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A talented wedding photographer based in Portland, Oregon, Kate Holt Photography brings a relaxed professionalism to enhance your wedding day. With nine years of photojournalism experience, Kate flawlessly captures all of your special moments that you will cherish for a lifetime. As Kate says, her goal of photography is to capture the true moments of your wedding, to make you feel relaxed and comfortable in front of the camera so that your love and personality shine through. She would love to document and help preserve all of the feelings, emotions and fun moments of your wedding day!

Experience
Kate’s passion for photography began as a teenager when she received her first photography training by an award-winning artist. After spending three years learning and growing from him, she graduated on to pursue a career in photojournalism. Once settled in Portland, Kate decided to focus on weddings and family portraiture.

Services Offered
Although she resides in Portland, Kate is available to photograph couples all over Oregon, as well as in Northern California and Washington. Kate Holt Photography offers the following:

  • Additional hours
  • Engagement shoot
  • High-resolution images
  • Multiple locations
  • One event/day
  • Second shooter
  • Slideshow
  • Toning
  • Trash-the-dress shoot
  • Wedding portraits
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

One Event / Day
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Natural
Photojournalism
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Kate Holt Photography

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Reviewers consistently praise Kate Holt Photography for their exceptional service and stunning photos. Kate and her team are highly recommended for weddings, with mentions of professionalism, organization, and warm personalities, making couples feel comfortable and at ease during sessions. The team's attention to detail, creativity, and flexibility, as well as their ability to capture joyful moments and emotions authentically, have left couples thrilled with their wedding photos. Clients appreciate the team's communication, guidance, and positive energy, making the photography experience seamless and enjoyable, ultimately creating cherished memories.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Reviewers consistently praise Kate Holt Photography for their exceptional service and stunning photos. Kate and her team are highly recommended for weddings, with mentions of professionalism, organization, and warm personalities, making couples feel comfortable and at ease during sessions. The team's attention to detail, creativity, and flexibility, as well as their ability to capture joyful moments and emotions authentically, have left couples thrilled with their wedding photos. Clients appreciate the team's communication, guidance, and positive energy, making the photography experience seamless and enjoyable, ultimately creating cherished memories.

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Natalya Sent on 10/18/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing experience working with them

I highly recommend using Kate Holt Photography for your photos! The photos turned out absolutely amazing, even better than I could have imagined! The pictures that Kate took really captured all the joy from our wedding day and turned it into beautiful photos. We got so many photos back from our wedding day and they are all so beautiful.

For the first meeting, I met with Dom, who was professional, very nice, and organized. He showed me past weddings they took pictures at, and explained the whole process. He explained all the photography options and pricing as well as the contract. They are very good at making you feel at ease during the whole wedding planning process. You can trust them to know what they are doing, and they are so helpful.

Kate was our photographer and she was absolutely amazing. She was very professional and organized. She was so amazing during the wedding day, she was so friendly, which made taking photos feel easy. She was so good at posing us and made it feel so natural. She even scouted out, the morning of the wedding, some absolutely amazing places to take pictures at.
Trami
Trami Sent on 10/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Best photographers ever!

Kate captured our very first photo together in our first year as a couple and to have both Dom and Kate there with us years later on our wedding day felt like such a beautiful full-circle moment. From the moment they arrived, they brought this incredible energy full of warmth, joy, and calm that made everyone feel so comfortable and cared for.
They made our entire day flow so effortlessly from the quiet, emotional moments to the wild, laughter-filled ones. Our bridal party and guests couldn’t stop raving about how fun and easy they made everything feel.
They worked a 12-hour day with nonstop positivity, creativity, and heart. You could see how much love they poured into every shot, every detail, every smile.
Dom and Kate, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for capturing our love so beautifully not just in photos, but in the way you saw us. We’ll cherish these memories forever. ❤
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Lexy Sent on 10/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Great Photography

Trang with Kate Holt Photo was wonderful! It was great getting to know her during a fun engagement session. Then she made our wedding day so smooth and captured so many great photos. Highly recommend!
Alyssa
Alyssa Sent on 10/07/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Experience with Kate Holt Photography!

We had the absolute pleasure of working with Kate Holt as our wedding photographer, and we honestly couldn’t be happier. From the very beginning, she was so kind, supportive, and easy to work with. She guided us through the process and made sure we felt comfortable and confident that everything we wanted captured would be.

On our wedding day, Kate was incredible. Not only was she professional and organized, but she was also warm and friendly, which made such a difference. Our families and friends kept telling us how nice she was, and she truly made everyone feel at ease. She even jumped in to help bustle my dress when we needed an extra hand—which just shows the kind of person she is.

The photos turned out absolutely beautiful—we’ll treasure them forever. Kate managed to capture the joy, laughter, and emotion of the day in a way that feels so real and genuine. We are beyond grateful to her for giving us such a perfect way to remember our wedding.

We’ll definitely be reaching back out to Kate for any future photography needs. If you’re looking for someone who is not only incredibly talented but also genuinely wonderful to work with, Kate is the perfect choice.
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Emily Sent on 10/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The BEST choice

Kate and her team are truly amazing! I cannot imagine a better experience for our wedding. We met with Kate several times to plan the overall event, Noah did an engagement session with us, and Noah and Trang were on site day of. We had such a wonderful time with all of them. We were drawn to Kate Holt Photography due to the editing style - bright colors, fun candids - and her whole team delivered during the event and after!
Noah was absolutely delightful with such positive energy. He immediately understood our vibe (goofy) and ran with it in the best way! One of my favorite photos from our wedding is my now-husband and his best man in the "Titanic pose," which Noah suggested. He captured everything we wanted while maintaining professionalism and keeping us on track. We were so nervous about posing (neither of us like being in front of the camera), but he made it fun, easy, and somehow look natural! We felt immediately comfortable with Noah, and we are so grateful for his time, effort, and energy.
Trang only met us day of and adapted her style immediately. She understood when we needed more direction and when to just let us do our thing. She kept an eye on my hair and makeup (it ended up being an outdoor wedding on one of the hottest days of the year), dealt with my fan and water bottle, and stayed upbeat and positive through it all.
Although we needed a light-hearted, goofy experience, I have no doubt that Kate, Noah, and Trang could adapt to and capture any client's vibe in a beautiful way. They coordinated perfectly with our videographers and other vendors, and we are so grateful to have had them as part of our team. They care deeply about and take pride in their work, and it shows.
Our photos turned out better than we could've ever dreamed. They show all of the emotion and beauty that we experienced. Your photographers are one of the most important decisions for your wedding day, and I promise that Kate and her team are the right call! They made the experience seamless and fun, and have given us the gift of memories to look back on for the rest of our lives that capture our love perfectly. We cannot recommend them enough!
Thank you Kate Holt Photography!
Caitlin
Caitlin Sent on 09/21/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend

Kate and Dom were so wonderful to work with from the very start. They were so helpful with the whole process. Kate sent me a welcome gift with all kinds of neat things to help plan and organize the wedding! Above and beyond in every way and the cost was well worth what we received from them. They have the best personalities, and made our day absolutely perfect. They took incredible pictures and captured the day beautifully, better than we could have ever hoped for. We were so happy they were willing to travel all the way to the northwest corner of Washington state to capture our day for us. We even had guests telling us how awesome they were.
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Colin Sent on 09/19/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Kate Holt Photography records memories perfectly

My wife and I found Kate Holt Photography online when searching for a photographer for our wedding. Before going any further with our review, we will just say that we couldn’t recommend Kate Holt Photography enough! And we have recommended to multiple friends, and couples, since who have had fantastic experiences themselves.

We chose to go with Kate Holt Photography because of the beautiful photos with a natural style and great candid captures of those special moments. We had a conference call and met with Dom (of Kate and Dom) whom we worked with. He was such a friendly, down to earth person from the start, and we immediately knew it was going to be great to work with him. And the photography spoke for itself. Dom was very organized, spent time getting to know us, and made sure to ask us all the important questions in terms of what we were looking for. We not only used Dom (Kate Holt Photography) for our wedding but for our engagement and since, for maternity photos. We could go on and on given every part of working with them was wonderful so we will share one specific instance. When coordinating our engagement photos we selected a location and met Dom there. Upon arriving we encountered torrential rain but Dom was quick to offer flexibility and he drove over a hour to a new location so we could have the perfect photo shoot.

As we started off, we can’t recommend Dom and Kate of Kate Holt Photography enough. We will be using them for all our future photo shoots!
Lauren
Lauren Sent on 09/07/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Dynamic Duo

Kate and Dom went above and beyond for us as soon as we booked them. Their constant communication and updates throughout the year leading up to the wedding were incredibly helpful. On the day of they showed up early and got right to work with the details photos. They remained calm, cool, and professional during moments of chaos and family drama. They were essential to directing traffic and keeping the timeline. During the ceremony and reception they got any amazing photos of everyone. They were stealthy- positioning themselves where they wouldn't get in the way. Everyone attending made sure to tell me how kind and helpful they were throughout the night.
Overall, they took the most beautiful photos of my husband and I that we will cherish forever. We highly recommend booking with them!
Rachael
Rachael Sent on 09/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The Absolute Best

Kate and Dom are the absolute best at what they do! The engagement photo session was so fun and we learned a lot about posing. Our wedding day photos perfectly captured the moment and are absolutely stunning, better than I could have imagined. Kate and Dom made us feel comfortable every step of the way. They also went far above and beyond, offering help and guidance with wedding planning and timeline. I cannot recommend their services enough. Thank you Kate and Dom
Damon
Damon Sent on 08/30/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Wonderful people, great photos!

We worked with Gabby for our wedding and Dom for a pre-wedding event, and both were absolutely wonderful! Highly recommend them. The photos look great, and they're incredibly warm people.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2026 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2025 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2023 Winner
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Kate Holt Photography frequently asked questions

Kate Holt Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
Kate Holt Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
Kate Holt Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
Kate Holt Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Kate Holt Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Kate Holt Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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