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Lily Catherine Photography is a wedding photography studio based in Akron, New York, that serves the Buffalo and Rochester areas. The owner, Lily Kelkenberg, is a professional photographer who specializes in wedding, family senior and real estate photography. On your special day, Lily Catherine Photography will capture your wedding love story from the moments before you say, “I do,” to after the last dance during your reception.

Services Offered
Lily Catherine Photography prides themselves on offering affordable photography services and packages to everyone in the Buffalo and Rochester areas. Their photography style can described as a combination of natural, photojournalistic and traditional approaches. Lily Catherine Photography offers the following photography services to couples for their wedding celebration:

  • High-resolution images
  • Multiple locations
  • Second shooter
  • Additional hours
  • Engagement shoot
  • Wedding portraits
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Digital Files

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

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
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
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints

Reviews of Lily Catherine Photography

Brittany
Brittany Sent on 09/17/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Book her. You won't regret it.

Lily went above and beyond for both our engagement photo session and our wedding in September 2022. She was quick to reply to communications and helpful when we had questions. Prior to the wedding, she made sure to check in with us so we could hit everything we wanted to for our special day. On our wedding day, she was SO helpful in guiding us through making special moments on camera with our families (especially getting my dress on with my sisters and the cake cutting). We treasure the photos we have and would recommend her accommodating experience to anyone who will listen!
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Erin Sent on 09/13/2022
5 out of 5 rating

A wonderful experience

Lily was a fantastic choice for our wedding photography! She was responsive and professional, and she even helped my husband tie his tie correctly. She was a pleasure to work with and we would definitely recommend her!
Megan
Megan Sent on 10/04/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Recommend!

Lily did both our engagement and wedding photos and I cannot recommend her highly enough! She was so easy to work with and we had our finished photos back within just a couple of weeks for both. Our photos turned out so beautifully, we couldn't have asked for a better experience. I would book with Lily again in a heartbeat!
Erin
Erin Sent on 05/05/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommended!

Lily is absolutely wonderful to work with! We had originally scheduled with her for our wedding last year, but when COVID hit, we had to postpone to summer 2021. Lily was very flexible and understanding of our needs. We had her shoot our small, at-home wedding, and the pictures could not have turned out nicer. We've given several as gifts to our parents and grandparents, and everyone absolutely loved them. Lily also shot and organized our engagement shoot this past fall. My husband and I are not the most natural people in front of a camera, but Lily was great with telling us what to do and where to be. And those photos turned out wonderfully as well! She is always on top of communication - as many engaged couples may know, it is easy to get lost in the many details of planning - and she makes you feel like you are top priority. We can't wait for her to shoot our celebration this summer!
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Helen Sent on 10/25/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Professional and creative photographer

Lily was very professional and easy to work with! We hired her for our engagement and wedding photos. Her photos were above and beyond what we anticipated! Our wedding date was during the COVID pandemic and she worked with us to ensure a safe and fun experience, she was flexible with her time and the guidelines that we needed to adhere too. We are so happy to have such beautiful photos to look back on and reflect on our wedding day!
S
Sandy Sent on 03/22/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Awesome memories captured for a lifetime

Lily is easy to work with , flexible, accommodating and captures the moments without any effort whatsoever. Our priest said she was the best photographer she ever had. She captured all the moments yet didn't interfere. You will be thrilled with her work!
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Kate Sent on 10/01/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful!!

Everything was better that we could have imagined! She was so flexible with timing and location. The pictures turned out amazing. My husband wants to frame every single one!
Becca
Becca Sent on 07/14/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Photography

Lily took our engagement and wedding day photos! All of the photos turned out stunning, and really illustrated the love expressed between my husband and I. Lily is very focused and patient while she shoots, and provides much needed direction for poses and locations. She was very responsive and reassuring throughout the whole wedding planning process. I worried it would rain on the day of our wedding, and we had planned on taking photos outside at Hoyt Lake and the Albright Knox. She recommended to reserve the Red Cross building as an alternate location. Luckily, we did not need to use this location, but it was reassuring to know we had this location on back-up. Overall, my husband and I are very happy with all of our photos and recommend Lily of all of your photography needs.
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Andrew Sent on 06/25/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Lily crushes it! Amazing photography!

Lily was an AMAZING photographer! She spent time early on with us discussing exactly what we wanted for the day and then set up an engagement shoot so we could get comfortable with her. Our pictures came out PERFECT - we couldn't be more pleased! Lily was so easy to work with and definitely helped keep us on track for the day, and handled our crazy bridal party with ease. We would HIGHLY recommend her to anyone in the area. She's super nice, very sweet, professional, and extremely talented! We love Lily!!
Monica
Monica Sent on 06/22/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing! Would use Lily again in a heartbeat

Lily is very professional with a personal touch. She was amazing on the day and updating us up before the day. She got to know us as a couple with engagement photos and o felt that reflected on the wedding day. She was more than easy to work with and we had fun taking our pictures. Would love to use her for our next big event! She also sent us our pics on a thumb drive and added a special touch of printing and framing one of our pics
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner

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Lily Catherine Photography frequently asked questions

Lily Catherine Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Digital Files
Lily Catherine Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Digital Files
Lily Catherine Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
Lily Catherine Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Lily Catherine Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
Lily Catherine 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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