Kami Olavarria: Photographer Reviews
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Katherine L. Sent on 04/19/2024
Utterly incredible & talented, Kami is amazing and you should definitely consider her for your wedding!!
Kami was an absolute dream to work with!! From our very first meeting I knew she had to be our photographer. My husband and I are not photo people and she has such a kind and warm energy that came in so handy on our wedding day. Also, it doesn’t hurt that she’s amazingly talented. Her photography captures the essence of each couple and her photos look like they were taken at different weddings instead of being completely cookie cutter. Kami was also so wonderful to work with from a professional standpoint. When we had to postpone our wedding she was more than willing to work with us while we secured a new date. She even flew down from Oregon after she moved out of our state in order to honor her contract! I thought that was incredible of her. Ok but back to the real reason anyone reads these reviews. Kami’s photos blew me away. I cannot wait to frame them in our home. We finally have photos I won’t be embarrassed to show people. Thank you so much for your artistry, professionalism, and kindness throughout this process! I will cherish these photos for all time. I've included a few of my favorites from the preview!
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Tori S. Sent on 09/26/2021
The brightest and happiest photos anyone could ever dream of!
If you want to have an absolute fabulous time and truly enjoy getting your photos taken, Kami is your girl!!! I first noticed how sunny, bubbly, and happy everyone looked in her photos and now I fully understand why. Kami is an absolute pleasure to work with! She is the ultimate hype person and ensures that she captures the bright, happy mood of the moment. Kami also provides a wealth of useful information and is always there to answer any questions you have, whether it’s related to photography or any other wedding-related concerns.
My husband and I had the pleasure of working with Kami for both our engagement photos and the wedding. We had never done a photoshoot together and Kami made sure we both felt comfortable, natural, and most of all, had fun with it! She gave us direction when needed, but really just let us be ourselves and laugh our way through it. The photos were better than either of us could have ever imagined -- great framing and the editing was on point. After the engagement session, we were even more stoked and ready to have Kami by our side to capture the magic of the big day. Her positivity and warm personality brought an energy like no other that made us feel like superstars. We never felt like we were under the scope of a lens the whole day -- it just felt like we had another friend to party with! (: -
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Lauren F. Sent on 09/02/2021Kami is PURE magic.
Everything about Kami is an 11/10. In fact, that it took me nearly three months to write this review because it's just so hard to sum our experience with her up!
Kami is absolutely INCREDIBLE at what she does in a way that goes beyond taking stunning photos. From the second you contact her, you feel like you have a wedding photographer, a best friend, a wedding planner, and the ultimate hype woman by your side through it all.
The passion she has for her craft is not only apparent, but it creates this energy that is just wildly contagious from the start. She takes the time to really dig into what you're looking for and from the very first click of the very first photo, you feel confident you're going to love your photos.
Kami is there to guide you through the nerve-wracking parts of your day and to celebrate alongside you the entire day. Kami knows what you want before you even have to think about it and that's just part of her magic.
Not only did my husband and I adore every second with her, but everyone, and I truly mean everyone, LOVED Kami. Family members, every single person in our wedding party, and even guests had nothing but amazing things to say about her. Loved ones who hate getting their photos taken actually enjoyed it. And we have the most stunning photos with them -- you'd never know they don't like being in front of a camera!
She is organized, prepared, enthusiastic, beyond talented, bubbly, kind, patient, warm, and just all-around wonderful. She goes above and beyond in every way and delivers more than you could ever dream of.
We love you SO MUCH, Kami! Thank you for helping make our day so special, we truly couldn't have imagined it without you. -
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Chaunice P. Sent on 01/02/2021Incredible isn't a strong enough word
If you are reading this review then you are already considering Kami. Go ahead and book her and I promise you will not be disappointed.
Everything about working with Kami was natural, and stress / hassle free. We hired Kami for a small wedding turned elopement (thnx 2020). Kami is an absolute pro. The perfect balance of personable creative artist meets organized and efficient business woman.
It was most important to us that we get a lot of direction from our photographer. I was going for the posed “un-posed" look. I didn't want to spend money getting dressed hiring a photographer only to have an awkward hand or fake simile in our wedding photos. Kami not only gave direction, she did it so naturally. Honestly, me and my hubs have never looked better. We were completely put at ease. Kami clearly has a lot of experience here, she caught way out of place detail, like "tuck your arm here instead of there, you’ll thank me later". I am thanking her 1000 times over.
We had the opportunity to let Kami know in advance any particular shots or areas of the venue that we loved. She did an amazing job of researching and scouting the shots in advance. We didn’t take all our photos with the same single background, but captured many angles + backdrops and moments. She found us a tiny rose garden at sunset. Talk about a money shot. I couldn't have imagined a better photo. Additionally, we had a wedding planner, but Kami was great with developing our timeline to make sure we had proper lighting and captured the sunset (a few hours after the ceremony).
All of this is on top of the usual qualifications you'd look for in a photographer
Punctual - in fact early to look around, chat with us, and research.
Responsive - emails, Zoom calls, follow up.
The portfolio - a true artist.
Absolutely no issues, which is a rarity in wedding planning.
Don't hesitate here. Kami will exceed even the highest expectations. She will put you at ease and your photos will be stunning. I couldn't be happier with our decision to go with Kami. Now I just need an excuse to work with her again in the near future. -
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Kelsey Sent on 03/31/2021Simply the best :)
Kami is absolutely AMAZING and a blast to work with!!! Her energy, personality, style, and talent create photos that exude the genuine pure joy that was felt on our wedding day. They are absolutely gorgeous and perfectly captured the entire day. Thank you, Kami!!! -
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Jasmin Sent on 08/29/2020Stop looking for photographers - you’ve found the best one!!
Stop looking for photographers - you’ve found the best one!! Here’s why:
1. She’s a tremendously talented photographer. Kami does her research, keeps you relaxed/comfortable, and is super creative. She was extremely prepared for our engagement shoot and on our wedding day and achieved amazing results (look at her albums). On our wedding day, she positioned herself thoughtfully, and respectfully.
2. Kami is a true professional, super fun and keeps it light. She brings amazingly positive energy, is fun to be around (an absolute bundle of joy) and has a higher level of emotional intelligence than anyone we know. She made us so comfortable in our pictures which reflected in how much we loved how they turned out.
3. Kami is a leader in both her field and as a person. If you could create a perfect photographer (and person) to go through a pandemic with, it would be her. Throughout some of the most difficult times of the COVID-19 crisis, she was calm, empathetic and so committed to making sure we were doing well, even when we had to reschedule, etc. We talked to her multiple times about our situation and she not only made us feel better afterwards, but feel on top of the world. She was with us at the worst moments and of course at the best (our 7 person wedding on July 11th). Take a second to reflect on the impact that the COVID-19 crisis had on photographers.
4. Kami is a great communicator. Always proactive, respectful, and timely
You learn a little bit about a person during the good times, but you truly learn about a person through the worst of times. We’ve known Kami over the last 1.5 years including through the COVID-19 pandemic and have learned about how she is an amazing photographer (again look at her albums!!), but more importantly an amazing person. She will be with you through it all. Congratulations on finding your photographer (and likely a great friend)! -
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Molly Sent on 02/08/2020Best vendor you will hire - book Kami!!
We got our wedding photos back this past week from Kami and I couldn't start smiling, crying and laughing looking through them because Kami captured our day in a way that tells your story of your wedding and gives emotion in every image! She will capture the moments that you missed out on, the moments that were most important to you and the moments that you didn't know were that important to you until later!! Kami was one of my besties in high school and even though she moved to San Diego, my (now) husband reached out to her 6 months before he proposed to see what weekend she'd be in Seattle and would be able to shoot our proposal - he literally scheduled our proposal around Kami's schedule and I'm so glad he did! The photos from that day and our mini engagement session were amazing and more than what I'd hoped for! When we were starting to plan our wedding, Kami was the only photographer I wanted to shoot our special day and again, we checked to make sure she was free on the dates we were looking at. Luckily, we booked 16 months in advanced, that girl fills up fast! Seriously, if you are flip flopping on whether or not to book Kami, this is your sign to do it!! Kami had a couple calls with us before our wedding and she helped me work through our entire timeline. We had a New Year's Eve wedding, 18 person bridal party (just with bridesmaids & groomsmen), massive family portrait session, all the getting ready photos that I could think of AND the sun set that day around 4pm so we were crunched! Kami helped us re-work our timeline to make sure everything could be fit in before daylight ended and was able to really keep us organized. Kami was also super helpful when we had the misfortune of our all-inclusive wedding venue shutting down 10 weeks before our wedding date. She started connecting me with people she knew in the Seattle wedding community and gave lots of recommendations on new venues for us to look at. She was so so helpful and helped us feel optimistic that it would all come together, which it did! Our wedding party and family made comments that she was so efficient with our time, made everyone comfortable and was so fun to have around. Kami is so encouraging and will tell you how beautiful you are but also help you if your pose looks weird and will give you tips on how to work with your dress, bouquet and everything else! I'll forever be grateful that we hired Kami - she is worth every penny, including the travel fee! Fly her to your wedding, you will not regret it, you'll love your images and be able to re-live your perfect day through her photos! -
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Tatiana S. Sent on 09/24/2019Best Wedding Photographer - look no further!
If you are reading this, book Kami already! You will be so thankful you did. From our initial meeting, we loved Kami, her energy and approach to capturing our wedding jived with our vision. We met with a few other photographers and instantly knew Kami was for us – we wanted our wedding pictures to be full of laughter, movement & candor. Other photographers tried to sell us on being featured in magazines and showed portfolios of over-enhanced photos. This was not appealing to us and securing Kami as our wedding photographer gave me such a sense of relief and ease. If all else failed and our venue burned down during the ceremony, I knew Kami would still deliver epic photographs.
Kami’s fun and bubbly personality allows her to seamlessly blend into any group but she has a quiet command that efficiently moves people into place (picture herding a room of excited girls or inexperienced family members into group photos). Kami is business when she needs to be but always does it with a smile on her face. I am so thankful Kami was on top of my schedule and knew what I wanted pictures of – without her, I would have forgotten to cut the cake or missed sunset timing for pictures.
A huge testament to Kami was a few of my guests mentioned that “my photographer was everywhere but was never a nuisance”. As a single-shooter, Kami is exceptionally talented and works like an energizer bunny – I don’t know how she does it! Seriously – within 1 day of our wedding, she sent over 40+ edited teaser photographs. These photographs feature candid moments but are also so flattering! No unfortunate face contortions or eyes half-closed (I’m often guilty of both) – Kami expertly timed each photo to capture the beauty & joy.
Kami delivered on everything we were looking for and more! I booked Kami for a pre-wedding boudoir shoot and outside of my wedding day – this may have been my favorite day of 2019! We had so much fun and she made me feel like an absolute queen. We shot for 2 hours and she turned around 150+ edited photographs within 1 week – remarkable! These are some of my most prized possessions, I am so thankful I booked this experience.
Finally, I must mention Kami’s professional service and communication – both are world-class and are very important when choosing a vendor partner. She is quick and helpful when responding via email, text, or Instagram. Her billing system is painless and direct through her website. The photo gallery she delivers is also through her website and it’s super easy to see & download all pictures. She is organized, prepared, and entirely competent to deliver on your vision. We could not have selected a better photographer. Thank you Kami!! -
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Lindsay Sent on 09/22/2019If she's already booked, change your date. You NEED Kami!
I should have written this review two months ago, but I couldn’t find the words. After thinking about it for the past 71 days I finally realized that there is no way to describe Kami that would do her justice. She is literally one of the most amazing humans I have ever met, and she was by far my favorite vendor. Maybe that was because she didn’t feel like a vendor, but a friend. The moment I ran across her website I knew she was the right gal for us. From our first Face Time date (yes, she really cares about you and wants to get to know you!), to our engagement session, to our wedding I was pleased and excited every step of the way with her. She is kind, friendly, organized, and just an awesome person. Kami is someone that my husband and I feel like we have know forever (and we really hope we do). She was our biggest supporter leading up to our wedding, and advocated for us on the day when she knew some other vendors weren’t following our vision. Kami not only is pretty much one of my favorite humans I have ever met, but she is an AMAZING photographer. She is literally magic with a camera. There is no way she was born in this Muggle world. Not only were the photos she took timeless and beautiful, but she captured the awesome party that our wedding was, from the dance floor, with her camera in hand. Kami didn’t feel like a vendor, but a guest of our wedding whom all of our friends and family are still talking about. If we had to do it all over a few details might change, but we would hire Kami over and over and over again! She was worth every single penny and more! -
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Dana H. Sent on 07/15/2019
Kami Olavarria: The Best Decision (Aside From Your Partner!) You Can Make for Your Special Day
Aside from the groom, Kami was the choice I was most confident about for our wedding this June. :) She is the consummate professional, and was the best of all our vendors at reaching out to us and coordinating each and every step of the way. Her work really speaks for itself. One of the best decisions you make for your wedding will be hiring her!! Her photos are absolutely gorgeous- just check out her Instagram! Kami has a knack for capturing the heart and soul of an event through stunning, beautiful images. However, the aspect of Kami that truly makes her the best wedding photographer in the history of the known universe is her personality! Bubbly and friendly, she immediately puts you at ease. Reassuring and master of her craft, she runs the perfect ship on the day of. She is passionate about her work, and caring towards her subjects. This gal is a GEM, and it blows my mind that her price is so reasonable for the quality of products and experience she delivers. You'll walk away from your day SO excited to see the photos, and pretty darn pumped about the new friend you just made. :) -
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Amy O. Sent on 06/04/2019She is the best- no question
If you are looking for a photographer that will just naturally sync in with your family and friends and make you and your partner feel supported day of, BOOK KAMI. I am not even kidding you, she is the most professional, most encouraging photographer, she will not only take breathtaking pictures but she will also cheer you on during one of the most exciting but low key stressful days of your life. ALSO she is more than a photographer, I have called her a couple times asking for advice on wedding day of coordination, my venue, and just all around wedding etiquette or wedding norms during my planning process. She was literally always helpful, yet never pressing her opinion but just gave general great advice with perspective on the questions we had. ALL in all shes just the best, we will use her for life with all our family, maternity, etc photos to come!
Just bottom line, your working in San Diego (or where ever, have you seen her IG with her pictures from Antigua?! yeah your going to need to see those), you want a true professional to work with your family and friends, be on time and ready to have an amazing day, get along with all your vendors and help with any questions regarding wedding while your planning? THEN produce the best pictures ever of you and your partner on your wedding day BOOK KAMI. No joke, you won't ever regret it, all the little awkward moments of planning a wedding and little discomforts of the unknown will disappear working with her. ALSO one more thing, (because like maybe my 108429 other reasons weren't enough) Kami cares, she cares about your photos, she takes her role day of seriously and takes the time to have you fill out a questionnaire so you are more than prepared of what you need from her and whats important to you for the day of, this is also for the both of you, so each partner has a part in the big day! She doesn't just want your money or to rob you because its your wedding and you want the best, she wants the best for you, the best pictures and for you and everyone to have an amazing day. We booked her for an engagement session (which we were super nervous for, we had SO MANY GREAT PICTUREs to pick from) and a full day coverage on the wedding day and I just got previews back (we only got married 3 days ago, she had them to me day after) and I have at least 50 amazing pictures to pick from, and no we did not hire a second shooter, just as an FYI, she doesn't need one (unless its a total preference for you) you will have plenty to spend money on leading up to the wedding, if Kami doesnt suggest it obvi based on location or size of your wedding you won't need it with her. Now that you have read my entire life story I will just leave you with this, book Kami and you will be happy and overwhelmed that you and your partner got so lucky to work with her. & Happy Planning!!! Love, The Smiths :) -
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Allie Sent on 05/25/2018Kami is INCREDIBLE. To say that our engagement session was all we'd hope for and more would be an understatement. Not only was the actual session itself one of the most fun experiences that I've had, but her photos are just breathtaking. I have had so many people tell me that they are the best engagement photos they've ever seen!
Kami is so warm and caring and makes you feel comfortable in front of the camera. I have also never met a photographer who clearly CARES SO MUCH about the couples she is taking photos of. She makes you feel like you've been best friends forever and has such a skill for seeing beauty and love in people. I would recommend Kami a million times over for any sort of photography (but especially couple stuff--it's so fun!!!).
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Brittany S. Sent on 01/08/2019We eloped & Kami captured it perfectly!
First of all Kami has the best personality! You can tell she loves what she does !
She FaceTimed is before the day to meet and go over what we wanted from our shoot . She also accommodated our budget and our date which was incredible to us !
Since we eloped, the only thing other then marrying each other that mattered was getting photos that would last forever to show our loved ones.
Kami is the best ! She was just as excited as us the day of our wedding , her energy was infectious !She made us feel so comfortable when getting our portraits taken. I was so glad she paid close attention to all the details around , like helping you get your hair out of your face or how to show off your bouquet just right. We loved her direction and trusted her completely to get the shots . Honestly my favorite ones are all the candid shots and the ones she took when we didn’t even know it !
Not only did she knock it out of the park when it came to our wedding photos, but Kami also was our only guest & the witness for our special day .
She even sent us a few photos a few hours later and boy were we excited to see the rest . Those 5 photos could have been the only ones and we would have been happy they were so great !
If you chose Kami to shoot your special day you are making the best decision of your life !!!
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Amanda Sent on 02/04/2019Best Decision!!
Kami is awesome! If you’re considering hiring Kami do it!! She was amazing the entire time. She was totally down for our idea of shooting our engagement photos in Mexico and they turned out amazing! She does a great job at making you feel comfortable in front of the camera. When it came to our wedding she was great at helping us with a timeline and making sure everyone was where they needed to be when they needed to be. She’s also such a fun person be around. Working with her is like working with someone you’ve been friends with forever. Our wedding photos turned out so great!! Kami was the easiest decision for us and by far the best! -
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Missy Sent on 11/27/2018She is Amazing!!!!
If you want someone fun, outgoing and charismatic then Kami is your girl!!! My husband and I wanted our day to be a celebration of love, fun and laughter and that is exactly what Kami got! I feel like we got lucky, I found her on a random website and contacted her and we hit it off right away and my gut just said HIRE HER before someone else does. She takes the time to get to know you and get a feel for what you want captured for our day and let me just say SMOKE BOMBS! We bought a few and she went for it and they came out great! Who says all wedding photo shoots have to be all ...stare into his eyes...now kiss her on he cheek while the sun is setting in the back ground?! Kami made us feel comfortable and was open to our craziness! I can not be more happy with how our photos have turned out!! She did an amazing job!! -
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Kelly Sent on 12/27/2018Best decision I made.
From the very first day of wedding planning, having an amazing photographer was always the most important aspect to my wedding. I can say with the up most confidence that hiring Kami was the best decision I made in my whole wedding planning process. I had interviewed a couple of photographers but from the first couple of minutes on the phone with Kami I knew that she was the perfect fit for our wedding day. Her energy, her 100% honesty and her positivity really made her stand out. I can’t say enough about her, she is just one of those people that you want to be friends with even after your wedding day. It didn’t even feel like she was a vendor, it felt like she was a friend shooting my wedding day. We had so much fun with her. She has a way of making you feel confident even when you want to feel awkward. She can turn any situation into pure photography gold. If she’s on your list of people you are thinking about shooting your wedding and you don’t choose her.. you’re going to miss out. -
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Jeremy Sent on 07/01/2018Can I just say, I LOVE KAMI. I feel obligated to say that I've known her personally for several years now. She helped me get started as a wedding photographer and I would be NOTHING without her. She takes the utmost care with her couples, she checks in and makes sure you're on the right track with planning, she's careful enough to show up early, she gets every single detail possible, AND she's just a fantastic person. My wife and I hired Kami because - of course, I knew all of this from working with her, but - we SAW all of this in action as well when she photographed my older sister's wedding a year prior. The care that she takes, the love that she has, and oh my gosh the photos. They are INCREDIBLE. Hire Kami for your wedding. Even just speak to her once and you'll understand. She is truly something extraordinary and that's something that translates into her photos.
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Alisha Sent on 11/28/2017If you are thinking about booking KNDM Co. you should 100% do it! Wedding photography is one thing that I have always said I don't mind paying for - because you truly get what you pay for. Kami is the whole package when it comes to photography. Both my husband and I are awkward in front of the camera and Kami makes it so much fun...seriously we had SO much fun during our engagement shoot and on our wedding day. She's so good at what she does and knows how to capture special moments. We have no idea how to pose and Kami knows how to make you pose so you don't look awkward. We had a few people come up to use during and after our wedding telling us how awesome our photographer was and we were not surprised at all because she's just that awesome!
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