Kay Kroshus

Kay and Derek are truly an amazing duo that was instrumental to our big wedding celebration. Not only is her portfolio absolutely beautiful, but she is an incredibly professional photographer. In our first intro call, we already knew she would be a great match for what we were looking for. She was friendly and warm in her approach and empathetic when we mentioned we're extremely camera shy. She offered articles and tips on how to prepare and loosen up for the engagement shoot and wedding day. Day of, her calming presence really helped me enjoy the day and not take everything so seriously. Her style is natural and organic with some guidance but really allows you to be yourself! She made taking photos super painless! Her and Derek went above and beyond and got so many shots of us with our friends and offered to use our friends phones to capture some good shots for our guests. Cannot recommend them enough!

Choosing a photographer felt like the easiest and most complicated choice all in one. Half of our happy couple is incredibly photogenic and natural in front of the camera and the other half always seems to look mid-sneeze or "yikes" in the eyes when smiling too long. When looking at Kay's enormous portfolio, it was clear that not a single person she and her team have ever captured have come out looking less than magical. It was easy to select her based on her tremendous skill and her familiarity with our venue and the overall larger Tahoe environment in general. She had great ideas of where to stage, how to get me out of my comfort zone, and how to capture the true beauties that are my wife and golden retriever.

At our engagement shoot and on our wedding day, she let us feel naturally in the moment with each other while providing subtle direction to capture us in our best lighting/interactions. After our ceremony, Kay stood in the snow as a wintry mix drizzled down for over an hour and a half to make sure she provided us with the absolute best experience possible.

Despite having been with her throughout the day, we never in a million years expected the photos we received. At all. We knew with our wedding, we would have an experience of a lifetime with the people surrounding us and how that feeling would include the amazing vendors we had the opportunity to work with. When we look at these pictures, we are immediately transported back to every smile, every "edge of tears" word, and every precise feeling we had while being surrounded by all the love we had on that day. Now we are just under the extreme dilemma of which 843920 pictures to pick for albums, prints for the house, and another big canvas to hang!! Kay has given us the gift of being able to relive that day for the rest of their lives and that is a gift that has no equal in appreciative words.

We have these photos as every background possible on all work computers, personal laptops, ipads, and phones. Her work is now part of our home and with that, her gift is part of what will be a daily reminder of the love we have for each other - we are forever grateful for that. THANK YOU KAY AND THANK YOU DEREK!

I am so happy I booked Kay for our Tahoe wedding - My husband and I are not the type to love individual photoshoots and we find ourselves pretty awkward when we need to pose - Kay made us feel so comfortable in our engagement session and she was a dream on our wedding day. She understands the angles, the lighting in Tahoe, and is able to really capture the best moments.
She flew through our family photos (which was a big ask with how many people we tried to organize) with ease and I'm not sure how she did it, but everyone is looking, eyes open & looks good in the photos, which is rare.

Kay really took the time to get to know us as a couple and captured our day perfectly.

I loved my experience with Kay and highly recommend booking her for your wedding!

Kay and her husband Derek made our day so seamless! They were so professional and helped navigate through the craziness of my huge family. I got our sneak peeks back and I’m so in love with the quality of the pictures, I can’t wait for the full album. I couldn’t have been happier with our experience!

Kay's work is simply amazing and truly speaks for itself. Not only is her work top-notch, but she is also an absolute joy to work with. She has a relaxed and easy-going demeanor, allowing the wedding photography to seamlessly blend into the background. At the same time, she made sure to attend to all of our requests and exceeded our expectations. I cannot recommend Kay highly enough and believe she is a true talent in the wedding photography industry..

KAY-KROSHUS, YOU KAY-KRUSHED IT!!! We are both amazed at these works of art. Kay's photos will live in our home and in our memories forever, and they are a true reminder of all the magic that we felt on our elopement day. We are so incredibly grateful for Kay's expertise and talent - we're going to be looking at these photos nonstop ❤ Kay is effortlessly personable and she made us feel comfortable right away. She helped bring silliness and joy to our perfect day. She was even great with our two dogs who are less than cooperative for pictures (haha). Thank you, Kay!!!

If you are looking for light and bright mood boosting photos Kay is hands down the best. The way she edits her photos is magical. We had a chilly winter/early spring wedding. I am also very awkward in front of the camera and neither of these showed in the photos! Kay was very patient with some of the crazy wind gusts. She is kind, responsive and very easy to work with. She was able to capture everything we were hoping for and we received our photos back faster than I expected! I also love that she uses her husband as a second shooter.

Working with Kay Kroshus really made our wedding what it was. She was so easy to work with, very responsive, and flexible. When the pandemic hit we had to postpone our wedding more than a year out and Kay made such an effort to remain our photographer and was so patient while we were figuring out what we wanted to do. Day of, her and the other photographer that came, Roman, were amazing. Not only were the pictures fantastic but the whole party loved them and it never felt awkward or unnatural while having our photos taken. They were great at positioning us and getting candids, and there are good pictures of every single one of my guests. They also got incredible detail photos, it allows me to feel like I can remember every aspect of that night. I cannot recommend them enough!

Kay and Derek were a DREAM to work with, they photographed our wedding day and the whole experience was just amazing and seamless. They made us feel comfortable from the engagement session forward and were so easy to work with. We enjoyed getting to know them as people and are SO glad we chose them to shoot our wedding day. Kay is amazing and her work is just the best. We could not be happier with our photos and have LOVED reliving the day through them. I would highly recommend Kay as a photographer to anyone who is looking! I cannot rave about her enough, THANK YOU KAY & DEREK!

I am overwhelmed by how perfect our wedding photos turned out!! There were several aspects of our big day that made me nervous, but Kay's photography was NOT one of them. And she delivered ten-fold! I’ve actually been following her on Instagram since 2017, so to have her capture our wedding was a dream come true. I can't recommend her enough!

Kay is the absolute best photographer and all around person, ever! I cannot say enough good things about her and could not be happier with our decision to hire her (and her husband, Derek!) for our engagement and wedding day photos. From our first interactions in booking, to our first actual meeting at our engagement photo session, Kay made us feel so comfortable and confident. She is so sweet and kind and makes you feel like you’ve been friends for ages! She is also so creative and has the most beautiful, artistic eye. She’s not afraid to get in the weeds to get the perfect shot -- literally, she was pulling up weeds and moving rocks during our wedding first look photos, and climbing rocks / scaling mountains during our engagement photos! She is so great at guiding and encouraging organic movements, so you’ll get the traditional photos you want but also sweet and raw moments. All of our photos turned out SO BEAUTIFUL and we are so, so happy!

Kay + her husband Derek are truly so talented. Our photos turned out incredible! Kay is so sweet and easy to work with. She took beautiful in the moment shots that we will cherish forever. I also love the way she edits. Booking her and Derek was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding.

Not only is Kay an incredibly talented photographer, she is one of the sweetest people I have ever met. Kay took our engagement and wedding photos, and they all turned out STUNNING! I can't say enough good things about our experience with her. She is kind, professional, flexible, fun and has a calming aura about her that makes you feel at home. One of the best decisions we made while planning our wedding was hiring her!

I can't thank Kay enough for capturing my intimate wedding in North Lake Tahoe! She was very patient with my planning process and efficient with her photos, so it didn't feel like the photoshoot was the center of my wedding or dragging on and on. I was still able to be in the moment to connect with my husband and our families. She also balanced the natural vibrant setting of Sand Harbor Beach really well with our portraits- I.e. the background wasn't too washed out. Kay was easy and pleasant while still giving direction to get the best possible photos. Typically, I dislike 9 out of 10 photos of me and honestly feeling happy with my photos was my biggest wedding stress. It's a day with so much meaning and effort and money put into how you look. Kay BLEW US AWAY. We are soooooo thrilled with our photos, we've never looked better. I can't overstate how good she made us look! We've since hired Kay again for another event. She's incredibly talented. She will capture you at your most beautiful.

Kay was wonderful!
Photos beautiful! She was seemingly everywhere at once!