Kat Ma Photography Reviews
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Brandon T. Sent on 02/21/2024Kat Ma and her team are the absolute BEST!!!
From the moment we met with Kat, we knew we were in excellent hands. Aside from already loving her photography and editing style, it was her candor, honesty, and efficiency that really stood out to us. We were still in the early days of planning our wedding, but after telling her about what we had in mind (and specific things we did or didn't want to do), Kat had so many great suggestions and recommendations when it came to the schedule and sequence of events that we hadn't even thought about. From day one and leading up to the wedding, she helped us feel comfortable and confident, giving us one less thing to worry about.
On the day of the wedding, she and the team helped make our day an absolute success and we are SO glad that we had each of them in our corner. We tend to feel shy and occasionally awkward in front of the camera, but they made us feel comfortable and at ease. Kat directed us seamlessly, moving us from one spot to the next, positioning us, and allowing us to be ourselves and enjoy every moment without feeling self-conscious or inauthentic. Kat and her team were ALWAYS looking out for us and thinking of what was best for us throughout the entire wedding - whether it be for photos, for the experience, or simply just for ourselves, and we are so endlessly grateful. We had so much fun with her and the team and would pick them again 1000 times over.
Oh, and the photos turned out absolutely AMAZING. We (or maybe just me) didn't know photos of us could turn out this nice, but Kat Ma and her team can work wonders. The photos captured the essence and aesthetic of our wedding and what we were going for perfectly. We are so thankful for Kat Ma and the team for making this such a wonderful experience and being a part of our wedding fam. Looking back, we can't imagine doing it any other way and would absolutely love to have the opportunity to work with them again. Thank you!!! -
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Abellona O. Sent on 11/08/2023Kat Ma is the BEST! 100% Recommend!
Choosing Kat Ma for our wedding day was the best decision ever! Kat Ma and her team went above and beyond to ensure that every details of our special day were documented. We truly appreciated Kat Ma's wonderful combination of humor, care, directness, and efficiency. Her ability to guide us in posing and smiling was so helpful because we had no idea how to smile and pose. She made us feel very comfortable the entire day. What truly stood out was her sensitivity to our needs; she would check in when we felt overwhelmed by photos and allowed us to take breaks. Towards the end of the night, we were touched by her dedication in staying a bit later to ensure that she captured any other special moments we desired.
The candid shots, in particular were our favorites and they truly told the story if our wedding day! Looking through the photos, it’s like reliving the entire experience again. We couldn’t be happier with the results and the incredible fun, crazy, and loving memories they’ve given us.
Kat Ma and her team are genuinely amazing! Without a doubt, we wholeheartedly recommend them. Kat Ma's swift responses to our phone calls and emails, something of utmost importance to us, clearly demonstrate her professionalism and unwavering dedication.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU Kat Ma Photography!
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Karen Sent on 08/20/2023Highly recommend
Where to even start…you book your wedding photographers hoping for beautiful snaps of the day, and you get that & so much more from Kat and her team.
Kat was the first vendor we booked immediately after we paid our venue a deposit. Her work speaks for itself, but I still have to add that our wedding photographs are better than we could have ever expected or dreamed of.
Kat and her team are extremely efficient and organize in a way that I could just not describe. They ensure we kept to our timeline to the T. They managed to snap every tiny detail of the day – the end result is truly amazing photography that captures every emotion of the day beautifully. To top it off, she can crack the funniest jokes in a middle of a shoot and the next thing you know, she’s capturing the most natural shot.
Kat and her team really have given us the best memories and we are so grateful to both of them. I can’t recommend them enough and will finish by saying just book them! It’ll be the best decision you make. -
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Andrew A. Sent on 01/29/202310/10…definitely recommend!!
We hired Kat and her team for both our engagement shoot and our big day. From the get go, Kat’s vibe was one we can relate to. She felt like our best friend and that was exactly what we were looking for. She made us feel comfortable and just be ourselves! Couldn’t have asked for a better team! They captured everything we wanted. From the small details to shots that were really breathtaking! Even ones we may or may not have remembered 🤣. Wife put me in charge of choosing our photographer and loved Kat’s natural lighting style! Her style is more organic and fitted the look that we both wanted! We’re even thinking of hiring her for future milestones on our new journey in marriage! Book this team now!! They’ve been busy doing big things at big locations!! Mahalo Kat and team!!! 🤙🏼 -
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Kristie L. Sent on 09/27/2022
The Best Photographer
From the minute we reached out to Kat Ma for a consultation, we were in great hands. Kat Ma & Team is literally the best photographer you could have for your wedding and engagement shoot! We were nervous and were scared that we would look awkward in our photos, but Kat seriously made us feel so comfortable and captured the best pictures. Her photos are literally perfection and our guests still talk about how they loved all our photos! The day went by so quickly, and I'm so thankful and happy that Kat & Team were able to capture these moments. HIGHLY recommend!! -
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Sandy T. Sent on 09/25/2022
Best wedding photography team!!
Let me put this out there first… Kat Ma and her team are hands down the BEST photography team you can ever work with!! My husband and I are extremely camera shy and very awkward (no joke lol) but we had such a great time!! We had Linda and Mark as our photographers and they sure knew how to help us capture the best moments of our big day! They were so professional, yet funny and cool. They made us feel a lot less nervous and so much more at ease. Kat, of course, is amazing at what she does! Although we didn’t get to meet, we feel like we have already met LOL. She was our main point of contact and made sure everything went smoothly. She (and her team) will always respond back to your emails/texts, so never fear about getting left hanging! Last but not least, we are looking forward to working with you again in the near future!!
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Danielle M. Sent on 10/02/2022Most Magical Photography Team Ever
Where do we even begin?! Kat and her team were the photographers at my best friend's wedding, and I was lucky enough to see how she and her team worked. I was a bridesmaid at the wedding, so I was in the thick of all of the action, watching Kat and her team effortlessly, professionally, and kindly run things. Seeing them in action, I told myself that if I ever got married, I would hire Kat in an instant.
That promise to myself became true a couple years later.
KatMa Photography was the FIRST thing my husband and I booked - before our date, before our venue, before my dress. We knew we wanted Kat, so we booked her first, got her availability, and found a venue that worked with her because that's how much we trusted her and wanted her as our photographer.
Before the wedding - Kat is a master, and the before wedding meetings were easy. She assured us that things would run smoothly, let us know what she needed from us, and got us super excited for our big day. We met over the phone as we live in a different country, and she was super flexible and accommodating to our time difference (8 hours).
During the wedding - find a better hype team, I dare you. Kat and Tam were honestly just part of our squad, they just happened to be holding cameras. They were so easy to get along with, everyone loved them and everyone trusted them and felt comfortable that photos weren't an extra task, but rather they were documenting the fun we were having in the lead up to the wedding. They also worked seamlessly with our wedding coordinators that it was just one big family party. Kat and Tam know their shots and are so efficient in getting the looks and images they want, and they help remind you to have fun in the process. During the ceremony, I honestly didn't even notice they were there, but they got AMAZING shots of everything.
After the wedding - THE PHOTOS ARE EPIC. They captured the genuine feeling of the day, nothing felt staged or fake, and we see the photos and remember how much fun we had. We still keep in contact with Kat as she is now part of the family (she has been since my friend’s wedding) and we can’t scream her and her team’s praises loud enough.
Stop searching and just book a meeting with Kat and hire her already! -
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Dalena Sent on 10/01/2022
100% Quality IT team
Kat and her team are amazing! Kat is very considerate, understanding & organized. Those qualities are something you need in a wedding vendor- well at least for me :) >
The initial phone call went so well- she asked all necessary questions she needed to know to plan for our wedding & our engagement shoot. I am no model, but she made sure to make me feel comfortable from telling me her recommendations on attire to directing us during the shoot. THOSE PICTURES CAME OUT FIREEEEE. She made me feel so preeetttyyyy. I blasted our engagement pictures in a 7 foot boards at our wedding. >
Our wedding had a lot of big changes along the way & Kat was so great at making me feel like I wasn’t a freaking nuisance emailing her each time about it. >
Before any shoot, she made sure to remind me via email a week before. Then slowly approaching the wedding, she would contact me a few times to confirm the schedule. I feel like she doesn’t sleep haha. She literally shoots weddings all weekend, manage her photographers & still delivers photos & does XYZ (I had some crazy request for the photos before the wedding) She literally goes above & beyond. >
I don’t want to say she’s a wedding planner because I don’t want future inquiries to expect that out of her, but her knowledge of the wedding world makes you feel like she literally helping you plan your wedding. She has great logical recommendations to your dilemmas. >
So her Team…
I fell in love with Kat because she was my per contact person & the person to initially shoot us, so I was nervous that we wouldn’t feel as comfortable with her photographers. (Kat had another wedding that day) But Let me tell you!! They’re amazing! They’re sweet, patient & know what they’re doing. (It’s like they did this before or something haha) They were great at directing my husband, the groomsmen, bridesmaids & myself on the wedding day. >
My sneak peaks came to us so fast! I wasn’t prepared- then our photos. I am in love. >
I thank Kat & her team for such an amazing and POSITIVE experience. -
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Jaelynn D. Sent on 10/07/2022
Amazing in every way
I can’t recommend Kat Ma and her Team enough! We had the best experience as she worked with our busy schedules, was very responsive, and gave us absolutely beautiful pictures to remember our wedding day. Her humor and organization took the edge off the stressful morning and allowed us to really appreciate the day. To organizing a timeline prior to the wedding and keeping us on track on the day of, Kat allowed me to relax as I knew we were in great hands. The photos turned out to be more than we could have ever imagined. Kat and her team captured raw moments and reactions throughout the day beautifully! Our bridal portraits are also beyond stunning! Being able to relive the day through these photos mean the world to us. Thank you! -
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Vi Ha Sent on 11/17/2022A Magical Experience!
Book Kat Ma and her Team! We are the most awkward people when it comes to being photographed, but Kat Ma put us at ease and made the experience super amazing! If I were to describe how I feel about all of our photos taken by her, they're like living photos. There was no awkward posing for the camera. We're big hikers so we loved how she captures landscapes and just makes us a part of that natural beauty. Put your trust in her and her team, you definitely will not regret it. -
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Niki F. Sent on 10/21/2022
Absolutely Phenomenal - Kept my wedding from being a Complete disaster
Kat came Highly recommended by two of couples we know and had done a beautiful job for all of their shoots. I loved her eye for Art and not too much of a "bright blue tint" that is popular right now. She did flash photography and I basically got photos of me *without changing me* that make me look the most beautiful/sexiest I ever have.
Now here's the part that makes me ETERNALLY grateful that was Above and Beyond. Kat Ma is POSITIVITY, she is Chill which I wanted, but could not have anticipated how important it would be to have someone like this on the big day. This year has been so emotional for us (health, work, planner drama) and Kat was our ROCK. I UGLY/Frustrated cried SO much the day of my wedding because of my wedding planner (one of many examples, cancelled our two Main guest shuttles the morning of accidentally) and somehow Kat kept us grounded, positive, and was honestly just a blessing. My five bridesmaids were asking Kat where to go, who was needed for photos, what the schedule for the day was- she held it together for me. My gratitude for Kat's AMAZING talents, and ability to work through LITERALLY a dumpster fire, and keep us on track and produce Stunning photos cannot be understated. Highly suggest her for your wedding!! This team goes above and beyond to make your day the best for you. I can't imagine a single thing she could have done extra for us during our wedding -
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Amanda C. Sent on 04/28/2022
Beyond Amazing!
Where do I even start? From the first call to my wedding day, Kat was so easygoing, fun, and professional. She had our backs through the whole process with her experience and expertise. She helped me with refining my timeline, helped calmed me during my meltdown on the wedding day, and even gave her best recommendations for our engagement shoot. I have nothing but positive praises and feedback for her. If you’re looking for a professional that makes you feel at-ease through it all, it is Kat and her team. My photos all came out gorgeous and the editing was speedy and on-point. I cannot recommend her enough! She is definitely my go-to for any and all my future photo sessions 😄 -
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Jack S. Sent on 04/29/2022
Great experience and awesome photographer
Kat and her team are very professional and provided excellent service. We had Kat take our family, engagement, and wedding photos and we loved them all! We received so many compliments from our family and friends. Highly recommended. Thanks Kat and co! -
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Jennifer D. Sent on 05/06/2022
Best Wedding Photographer!!
We met with several wedding photographers while planning but Kat Ma Photography came the most recommended. We met with her over the phone for a consultation and immediately connected! We knew from our first conversation that she would be easy to work with and make us feel comfortable. We saw the work that she had done and loved the light and bright photos she has. Her photos fit the aesthetics we were going for and these are pictures we will cherish for the rest of our lives. She reached out to us several times to consult on planning prior to our wedding day. She complied our schedule for us and ensured we'd have plenty of time for pictures with all of our friends and family. She even gives great planning pointers to help the day run smoothly. She suggested an outdoor venue for our bridal party pictures and it was absolutely beautiful and I had no idea that venue even existed. What I loved the most about working with her is that she made me feel so comfortable. I am awkward and shy but she was able to get me to pose in solos and with my husband without even realizing it. I never once felt out of place posing, it was all very natural and fun. She keeps things very lighthearted which helped me so much as I was so nervous the entire morning. She was able to gather all of our bridal party and keep us in line and on schedule. Throughout the night, she would give me bits of advice on how to keep my chin up to look good for the pictures. She was even very thoughtful to ask before she left, if there were anymore pictures that I wanted. It was a great experience working with her and now my husband and I have the most amazing wedding pictures! -
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John A. Sent on 04/16/2022
Incredible wedding experience!
Kat came recommended by our videographer (who's a personal friend of mine and my wife), and once we checked out her website, we were sold! Our goal was to find a photographer who had experience shooting couples with varying skin tones, and it was clear that Kat had the photos to prove it.
Every step of the way, Kat and her team made us feel relaxed and confident. We had a blast taking unconventional engagement photos in the LA’s Arts District, following Kat’s lead as she drove us from spot to spot. And when it came to our wedding, Kat and her team knew exactly how to make our day feel special. From the dress-up photos in our room and the first look, to our couples photos before, during, and after the ceremony, we had a great time being the center of attention.
We also appreciated Kat’s idea to take family photos before the ceremony, allowing more time for me and my wife to get great golden hour photos during cocktail hour. Looking back at all the photos, it really felt like Kat’s team was *everywhere* in the best way possible! We’re so happy with the delivery time and how they all turned out!
Kat Ma and her team are worth every penny! We’d recommend them to anyone looking for a wedding photographer! -
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