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Eleanor Kathryn Photography

Eleanor Kathryn Photography

Garrison, IA
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    Abbi G. Sent on 06/29/2020
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    Best Wedding Photographer in the Area

    Due to Covid-19, our original wedding plans were completely turned upside down. Kaely was AMAZING to work with through all of the changes! She was punctual, professional, and so personable throughout our engagement pictures and our wedding day. She made group pictures painless for everyone, and all of our pictures turned out so much better than we could have ever imagined. She had great ideas for us, but was also SO go with the flow. With it being only our immediate family, it was significantly less structured than many weddings. By the end of the day, she was really just part of the family. We HIGHLY recommend EKP to anyone looking for a wedding photographer!
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    Jenna W. Sent on 01/04/2020
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    Best Decision made in wedding planning

    Working with Kaely for our wedding was amazing. She answered all of my questions and was very prompt in her response. She was very easy to work with for our engagement pictures even when we had to switch the date on a short notice. She made my husband and me feel comfortable during the entire session and was able to capture our true personalities.

    For our wedding, she was very professional and captured our day exactly the way we wanted it. She made sure she got all of our pictures we requested and even went to extra measures to get our must have photos. She was able to work well with our large wedding party and photos before the ceremony went very smoothly. We never felt like we had a camera in our face throughout the day and she captured our true emotions. She was so fun to be around all day as well. We received our full album back within a very reasonable time. The work Kaely does is phenomenal. I would definitely recommend Eleanor Kathryn Photography to everyone!
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    Abbey H. Sent on 01/04/2020
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    Best wedding decision you can make!

    Kaely is amazing to work with! Everything was so organized and thought through. I couldn't imagine having anyone else take our wedding photos. You will not be disappointed!!
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    Chelsey M. Sent on 07/30/2019
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    If I Could Give More than Five Stars I Would......

    Honest review for those wondering if the extra cost for an elite level photographer is worth it:

    If I could give more than five stars... I would with no hesitation. When you hire Eleanor Kathryn Photography, you're not just hiring any 'ol photographer.

    Kaely and Billy Pillars are top notch when it comes to professionalism, personality, and sheer TALENT. We've hired them for a fall family shoot, summer engagement shoot, studio denim on denim shoot, boudoir shoot, wedding shoot, and animal shoot of our baby goats. Every single encounter with them has had us laughing and smiling, the entire time, and even on the car rides home.

    What I love about how they structure their sessions is they know how to keep things from getting dull, they work with you on poses so that you always look your best, they are masters at working with lighting, and they make you feel genuinely comfortable which helps make the photos look like someone captured you just enjoying life versus just a stale posed shot. There isn't a photo they have taken for us that we simply didn't like (and we're picky!). Scheduling with them is so easy and they reply to questions and messages without any hassle.

    Kaely and Billy get you so relaxed that they capture your natural happiness. All our photos show our genuine love and care for each other and our animal family, it gives me butterflies looking at the photos and thinking that I will have these forever into old age and I will be able to see a feel our happiness and love by just looking at the photo. They are patient and great with all our animals (dogs, cats, goats and chickens) and always somehow know how to get that PERFECT shot!!!

    Nothing stands close to Eleanor Kathryn Photography in terms of photo quality, customer service, speed in which photos are completed, ease of ordering books/ prints, ease of downloading photos on to your computer, and just overall experience during the shoots. There is no one that I would have trusted with our wedding photos, and as life continues there is no one else I will even bother to call than Kaely and Billy.

    You get what you pay for, and honestly every dollar we have spent on photography this year with Eleanor Kathryn Photography was money well spent. Take my advice, spend the extra money and you won't be sorry. They are absolutely INCREDIBLE.

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    Katie Sent on 12/06/2018
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    Pleased client

    Her work is outstanding!!!!!!!
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    Brittany D. Sent on 12/06/2018
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    Amazing!!!!

    Kaely made our special day so fun and stress free! Our pictures are amazing! I can’t wait to have Kaely photograph all of our special moments throughout life! We will never be able to thank her enough!!
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    Justine Sent on 12/04/2018
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    Wedding/Engagement Photography

    I simply cannot say enough amazing things about Kaely and how happy we were with our engagement and wedding photos! Kaely was so easy to work it, easy to contact, and made our day perfect. She made my husband and I feel so comfortable and captured the true emotion of the whole day! She always had a smile on her face and worked so well with the other people there. Kaely has a heart of gold and photography is her true passion, she absolutely loves what she does. She had a sneak peak of our photos for us to view the NEXT DAY and our entire wedding album was back to us in less than 2 weeks after our wedding!! I would only recommend Kaley at Eleanor Kathryn Photography if you are looking for unique, timeless, and beautiful photos ❤️ ♥️
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    Shelby Sent on 12/04/2018
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    Wedding Photographer

    Kaley was absolutely perfect! She got every photo we could’ve wanted as well as accommodated with our large/crazy family! She was always on top of responding to me and getting me any questions i asked within a timely manner! She also made me a timeline for my day so I could finalize my timeline! (which helped me tremendously)
    Our day wouldn’t have been complete without having Kaley apart of it!
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    Nathaniel W. Sent on 01/04/2020
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    One of the best in the business

    Hands down will make your special day one to remember
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    Shellie C. Sent on 01/14/2020
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    The best team, ever!

    Kaely, Billy and team are phenomenal to work with. Capturing timeless memories and making the day go by smoothly. We love them!
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    Keri Sent on 08/20/2017
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    Kaely with Eleanor Kathryn Photography was absolutely the best. We had a bad experience with another photographer and were luckily able to book Kaely and it was the best decision we made. Kaely was extremely professional, always very prompt in responding to messages or calls, and captured our day in a way that absolutely stunning. She did a great job of keeping our large wedding party "in line" and kept our timeline for our day on track. We received our pictures back very quickly and are in love with them. Such a great momento of the best day of our lives and we get to re-live it through the pictures that were captured. Can't say enough great things!
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    Clara Sent on 03/09/2018
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    She's amazing!!!! <3 Our day was perfectly documented throughout the eyes of Kaely and we're in love with our wedding photos!
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    Jessica Sent on 03/13/2018
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    Kaely is excellent to work with. She makes you feel comfortable and makes the whole process fun. she also did great with our pup, who normally will not take a decent photo! She is speedy at responding to any questions or concerns. Pictures are also returned very fast following the event! I would recommend her to anyone that asks about photographers in the area. We are planning to continue with her and Cumberland Photography for all our future needs!
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    Jessica Sent on 03/01/2018
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    One of the best decisions I made while planning my wedding was picking EKP for our photographers. They are a wonderful, professional, efficient and kind group of ladies. I look forward to booking them for future sessions!
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    Amber Sent on 06/05/2017
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    "Working with Kaely, Jaclyn and the Cumberland Weddings team was amazing! They knew all the questions to ask leading up to the wedding to create a schedule which insured getting all the photos we needed. And they were super accommodating to the weather. When we were able to take photos they had a list and had everyone's names of who they needed so they were able to get everyone lined up quickly and were got through picture in no time.
    They were the nicest most organized ladies I've ever worked with! I cannot say enough about them. I would recommend them to anyone!!"
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    Ayli Sent on 09/27/2016
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    We had the opportunity to work with Kaely and her husband on our engagement photos last month and I could not have picked a better photographer!!! I would highly recommend her to anyone. She knew exactly how to keep us smiling and have the best engagement photo experience (not to mention how amazing the photos turned out!). I cannot wait until she photographs our wedding in May!
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    Morgan Sent on 03/01/2018
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    Kaely with Eleanor Kathryn Photography is top notch! She went above and beyond for our engagement and wedding photos! We could not be happier with what Kaely did! We have had so many compliments on our photos and would recommend her to anybody that is in need of a photographer! Deciding to go with Eleanor Kathryn Photography for our wedding was one of the best decisions!
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    Kailey Sent on 06/01/2015
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    I highly recommend hiring Eleanor Kathryn Photography to EVERYONE!! They made us feel very comfortable, we were able to be ourselves and Kaely definitely captured that for us! She did our engagement photos, and they turned out AMAZING! We cannot wait for our wedding day and cannot wait to see all of the great moments that will be captured!
    Look no further...Eleanor Kathryn Photography is the best!
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    We had a fantastic engagement session with Kaely! She was so easy to work with. She was easy going and fun to be around which made us more comfortable while we were taking our pictures. Our pictures turned out beautifully, everyone we've shown has loved them! We can't wait to work with her on our wedding day!
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    Kaely recently took our engagement pictures and we love them! She is very creative & makes the entire session fun! It was a cold & windy day and she didn't complain once, even when I was! The reason we chose Eleanor Kathryn Photography is because Kaely captured a friend's wedding and we loved there pictures & knew that we could trust her to do our special day!
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    Kim S. Sent on 01/13/2020
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    We had Eleanor Kathryn Photography photograph 2 of my daughters weddings. The experience we had with them was exceptional! The photos from those weddings are some of the images I hold most near India to my heart! They did a great job of capturing the true emotion of the moment, special moments throughout the day, and connections between family members. They made the sessions relaxed and comfortable, they had great interaction with not only the couples but with the guests, they were efficient and professional and we would most definitely recommend them to anyone! I have one more daughter that will be getting married and you can bet that we will be hiring Eleanor Kathryn to cover this event for us! We wouldn't choose anybody else!
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    Breanna Sent on 02/25/2015
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    My dad is a professional photographer.. and I don't mean the kind of guy that just has a nice camera and shoots as a hobby. He is well known and utilized by many for photography needs. That being said, I have grown up around photography. I have seen every single image of every single person's senior pictures for the last 17 years.

    That being said... I knew I wanted someone amazing to capture our special day. Eleanor Kathryn Photography has been amazing so far from her consultations with us to our engagement photos...
    I know we have chosen the right one.

    Thanks Kaely. I cannot wait for you to take our wedding pictures!!
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    Michael and I are incredibly thankful that we chose Eleanor Katheryn Photography as our wedding photographer! EKP did an engagement session as well as our wedding and we are still oohing and ahhing over the photos! They were such professionals and were willing to do anything to get a great shot including asking the farmer down the road if we could use their barn - and they said yes! EKP created so many wonderful posed photos and were able to capture precious moment. They have allowed us to be able to look back on one of the most important day in our lives perfectly! We highly recommend them! Thank you, Kaely, for a job very well done and for taking such beautiful photographs of our wedding!
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    Linda Sent on 01/16/2015
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    Kaely has a great eye for detail and provides fast turn around time for photos. She is also so much fun to work with. Our engagement session was a blast.

    We also had our wedding photos taken by EKP. Kaely was fantastic! Our entire wedding party and family loved her. Everyone wanted her contact info so that they could use her as well. She was fun and professional. Kaely went above and beyond. My husband and I will continue to use EKP for all of our photography needs.
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    Kaely was great to work with for our engagement/wedding photos. She is flexible and truly cares about your wants and needs for your photographs. She comes prepared with ideas, which accurately represent your personalities. Highly recommend for weddings, and will look to use her in the future!
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