We had a fantastic experience with Kat. With her professionalism, class and quirky sense of adventure, she was the perfect photographer for us. She is sincere and genuine, qualities that shine through in the resulting photos. We had a tiny transatlantic wedding of 20 (half English, half American) on a shoestring budget in a rural setting, buffeted by rain and winds and washed out by hurricanes... but our photographs glow with the meaning and beauty of a real wedding, with friends, family, love and laughter. Every frame tells a story, and that story is "most awesome wedding of the year." Sorry, Wills and Kate, you should've hired Kat.

Value: Her services are fantastically priced, and what she offers goes above and beyond the competition. Her website is hands-down the most attractive and useful out of all of them. Other photographers in the area will waste your time before eventually admitting that they intend to charge you the moon for very little work. Kat makes it clear exactly what you will get when you work with her.

Ability: Kat knows how to get good photographs, which is important to us. In particular, I do not photograph well (I'm an attractive woman in motion, but I never look comfortable or pretty in photographs) and my husband tends to glaze over when a camera lens is pointed at him. Somehow, Kat took two of the worst models ever and made something beautiful. I felt like I looked beautiful on my wedding day, and I have lovely memories to treasure. We look relaxed and happy. The candids of our family and friends are wonderful. Even the formal portraits are appealing, with a sense of our personalities shining through.

Examples: Check out the blog post Kat did for us: http://kingdomweddingphotography.com/blog/?p=786
Yes, she caught the high-five.

Skills: It was raining on our wedding day, and Kat was a trooper. Whether sloshing through muddy grass to get the perfect angle, or having her umbrella mobbed by overzealous mothers, Kat remained perfectly chill and calm. (She also managed to do so while keeping her white linen trousers pristine, which proves that she is magical.)

Anecdote: Kat briefly borrowed a friend to hold her big, gorgeous umbrella so that she could snap pictures of our posed portraits. We were on the covered porch of the Kedron Valley in, while Kat was out in the rain. Many of our excitable female relatives realized that Kat had set up the perfect shot while also possessing the perfect shelter. They ran out and stood under her umbrella too, pointing their cameras at us. With remarkable aplomb, Kat side-stepped out into the rain and took pictures of the mothers huddling under the umbrella.

In short: Oh, hire the woman already. ♥