It's safe to say that we're absolutely floored with our experience with Kate. Not only is she a phenomenal photographer, she's also incredibly easy to work with. From the planning process to viewing our gallery, communication was seamless and predictable. Kate's photos tell the story of our day without need for further context. She has a light, candid attitude and an ability to give easy-to-follow directions that made our photoshoots together incredibly stress-free. We're recommending her to everyone we know for weddings and smaller shoots alike. Be sure to book boudoir with her, too, it's so much fun. She's seriously the best!

Kate & AJ were top notch and beyond for both our engagement session as well as our wedding! We had all of the shots that we came into our wedding weekend wanting and left with those and even more that we hadn't even thought of! The photos were edited gorgeously and the engagement album we have already received is such high quality. We had such a fun time with Kate & AJ shooting us, we have recommended them everytime when asked! Obviously we highly recommend Katherine Elyse Media!

We purchased a wedding package from Kate, which included engagement photos and wedding photos. This also meant that Kate was with us from the very beginning of the wedding planning process. I can't really express how much of a blessing that was because my fiancé and I immediately had both a wedding expert and new friend on our side. :)

In fact, Kate was the first vendor we booked. In the midst of all the choices we had to make and the angst of all the decision making, hiring Kate as our photographer was the one thing we were certain about. We loved her aesthetic and the types of photos she captured. She is very involved in the community. And she is just as responsive behind the scenes.

Kate way, way, way, exceeded expectations of a wedding photographer for us. Her photography packages were great deals. She met with us on multiple occasions before our wedding to get to know us. She is warm and funny and supportive. She goes above and beyond to get great photos of you. For example, when we couldn't finish our engagement photo shoot in one day, we were able to meet up again with her at no charge. She didn't rush us. She made us feel comfortable. And we got a ton of photos.

Kate also surrounds herself with an amazing team. For example, we added her photobooth services to our package. And for our photobooth photos, I had a very specific vision in mind for how I wanted the photobooth templates to be and how the printouts would come out (ie as 4x6 photos). The things I asked for were things that her partners at OhReilly Productions were NOT yet doing. But they literally went out of their way to make my vision come true, including purchasing new software for me to design and offer the 4x6 photos I wanted. Lol. And I couldn't be happier with the result.

Furthermore, the second photographer Kate had along and her videographer were equally amazing. They really helped us get through our wedding day. They helped us carry our things. They cheered us on and encouraged us on how great our wedding was and how we were getting awesome shots on photo and video. They also captured what would end up being some of my favorite photos and videos from the day/evening. Having Kate's team on our side meant that we had an entourage with us all day and we loved having them around. Again, Kate and her team went above and beyond for us. At one point in the evening, we did an impromptu photography line where we posed with these performers we had at our wedding and Kate's team had to capture all these photos of us with our guests. It was not part of our wedding plans. And it was stressful for my husband and I. But Kate's team went for it and got our photos and they were so cool and chill about it.

And did I mention that on our wedding day, it was POURING rain? We got married on 12/31/22, a day full of storms and winds that were taking down trees. That didn't deter Kate and her team though. Kate helped us find creative ways to get really great photos indoors for our wedding. But not only that, we got some really awesome shots in the rain. And again, there were no complaints from her team. And actually, they were really into it. After our reception, Kate also stayed with us late and went with us downtown to catch some Post-Wedding New Year's photos. She helped make the magic last all the way through midnight. All I can say is, whenever I look back on our wedding day, I am always going to think to myself, "Thank GOD Kate was there to guide us through it all."

I think the most important thing for me was that our guests really loved Kate and they loved her team. All of my guests commented about how great Kate was and how friendly she was. Everyone loved her partners like those operating our photobooth and our second photographer and our videographer. And Kate also really got along well with our day-of coordinator and our MC. And in many ways, I think it was Kate's personality and demeanor and also her professionalism that made that happen. Kate really is the best.