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Kathryn Hyslop Photography

Kathryn Hyslop Photography

Pittsburgh, PA
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    Magical Day

    Katie did an incredible job with our wedding. She was flexible with our schedule and worked seamlessly within our unique venue space. Without being intrusive, she managed to capture stunning photos that truly reflected the essence of our special day. Katie made us feel completely at ease, and the results were nothing short of magical.
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    Sarah Sent on 11/03/2024
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    The Best Photographer We Could Have Asked For!

    Katie was absolutely incredible and perfectly captured exactly what we envisioned for both our engagement photos and wedding photos! She listened to my partner and I, took time to get to know us, and understood exactly the vibes we were going for when taking photos. I cannot emphasize enough how beautiful her pictures turned out -- we are completely in love. Katie is so friendly and instantly made us feel at ease in front of the camera. And on our wedding day, she was ON it, helping to organize family shots, and made sure the day went smoothly. And on top of that, she even drove out early on the Friday before our wedding to capture sunrise running shots with us and some of our running friends! I simply cannot recommend her services enough!
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    Nikki Sent on 05/15/2023
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    Absolutely stunning photos!!

    Book Katie for your wedding ASAP!! We had our wedding in April 2023. When our first look spot didn't end up working out due to another wedding couple having the area reserved, she came up with THREE back up options right on the spot and honestly it was 10x better than our original plan! Katie made us feel relaxed the entire day while somehow also keeping us right on time. We received an amazing sneak peek photo reel on Instagram the NEXT DAY and then received our entire wedding album in about 3 weeks. The photos are absolutely stunning. I am so thankful we chose Katie as our wedding photographer!!!
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    The BEST wedding photographer! Could not recommend more!!

    Katie was absolutely incredible to work with, she is a true artist, and our wedding photos are stunning! She was extremely helpful with the day of timeline, she is energetic and communicative, and extremely detail oriented. She was so much fun to work with and talented beyond words! I could not recommend Katie enough!
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    Exceptional photographer

    Katie is totally AMAZING!!! She's very professional with timely communication and helpful with relevant information prewedding day. She thought of details that we would never have thought off which led to BEAUTIFUL PICTURES. We were blown away with the quality of photos she captured. We had many request asking who our photographer was and we are glad to share Katie's name with them. We highly recommend hiring her to capture your wedding or other event!
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    Amanda Sent on 10/05/2021
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    Will make your photo experience great

    Katie is absolutely amazing! We had a wedding meeting prior to the wedding for her to capture details of the day. The day of she was early and filled with energy. She made sure to capture every detail. She kept everyone organized by letting us know how to pose, who needs to be in the pictures, where to look to capture great pictures, and so much more. Her editing skills are amazing as well. Over all such a great experience with her, and I absolutely would recommend her to anyone!
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    Kathtyn Sent on 09/04/2021
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    Kathryn Godby Married Wedding

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    Amazing Photographer

    I don't even know where to begin reviewing Katie. She was absolutely amazing! We got married in Ireland with 25 of our closest family members and friends. Katie fit right in! She tagged along with us for the 5 days and documented our entire journey. Katie made us feel extremely comfortable while she was taking our pictures and it wasn't awkward at all. I'm one of those people who don't like PDA so I was impressed she could get me out of my comfort zone! Although she listened to our photo requests, we didn't have to continue to come up with ideas for a "good shot". Katie had a million great ideas of what the perfect picture looks like and our wedding album shows that. We continue to get told that we had the most beautiful wedding photos that anyone had ever seen. Throughout the entire trip, Katie was easy going, prompt and randomly helpful. I say randomly because she would just appear out of nowhere like a Fairy Godmother helping in any way she could. It was obvious she has a lot of experience with weddings because she had so many tips and tricks that I don't know what we would've done without her. I recommend her any chance I can. If I could give Katie a 10, I would! You won't be disappointed with her professionalism or her photos.
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    Brooke Sent on 08/21/2019
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    Budget Friendly with Exceptional Service

    Katie was an incredible photographer to work with. She was very thorough from start to finish when it came to pricing and planning. And with that she was able to meet our budget needs while still providing us with really beautiful quality photos. I highly recommend, Katie. You will not be disappointed.
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    There are so many wonderful things to say about Katie. She is incredibly easy to work with, friendly, and still maintains a professionalism to get her work completed. She was punctual with our engagement session and early on our wedding day. The final meeting before our wedding was such a help to keep us organized and calm, as well as to inform us of what to expect. Then we got our photos back (very timely) and were just blown away! Be prepared to stare at your phone/computer for hours!! Katie is extremely personable, talented and creative. This is her calling in life and we would recommend her to anyone ( and we have been!)
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    Zachary Sent on 09/27/2024
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    Katie is the best!

    Katie is what made our wedding day special. She is so talented and what we loved about her is how she captured our relationship in a way that was organic as well as beautiful. Katie is organized and knows the city well. We loved our engagement session in the snow a few months prior. We cannot say enough about her advice during the planning stages and how she helped us navigate the wedding day itself.
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    Rachel Sent on 05/23/2024
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    Amazing Amazing Amazing

    Kathryn was wonderful from the beginning - she was very responsive when I started my search and answered all of my questions, and allowed me to thoroughly review the contract. Her payment schedule was clearly communicated. Leading up to the wedding, she worked with me to develop a timeline for the entire day, and talked through my crazy family photo requests (even though that part of the day ended up being very different day of - she adjusted perfectly!) She captured my and my husband and all of our friends and family perfectly. She matched our vibe, and you can really see the fun through the pictures. Day of, she was every where getting all of the best shots but also somehow right next to me when I had a specific request! I could not recommend her more - her and her 2nd shooter were worth every single penny!!!!!
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    Courtney Sent on 11/03/2023
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    The best! So kind so helpful

    Katie is SO WONDERFUL!!! She is so helpful and kind throughout the entire process and captures the most BEAUTIFUL photos!! Highly recommend her!!!
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    Liz A. Sent on 06/03/2023
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    May Wedding - Heinz History Center

    Katie brings a fun energy and you can’t help but smile and laugh around her. My husband and I were drawn to her work from her website especially with her work at the Heinz History Center where we had our ceremony and reception. She made us feel at ease right from the get go. We appreciated seeing all the areas we would photograph ahead of time. She was so organized and was able to capture so many moments and shots in a timely manner - and made sure we stayed on time. In addition, she worked so well with our videographer. We are over the moon with our photos and will cherish these moments she so vividly captured. I highly recommend Katie and want her to continue to capture our special moments in the future.
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    So grateful!

    The perfect photographer!!! Katie was energetic and excited, and it sure showed in her work. She captured our day better than we ever could have hoped for! She was always available leading up to our special day for questions or suggestions. She turned around our photos 3 weeks ahead of schedule. My wife and I couldn’t be more satisfied with how wonderful our pictures came out! Absolutely book Katie; it was one of the best decisions we made.
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    Charles Sent on 12/11/2022
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    Highly recommended very professional and creative!

    We were so happy to have Katie photograph our wedding at the Frick!
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    Katie is the one you want to photograph your event!

    We can't say enough about 1) the fantastic experience we had working with Katie for our wedding; 2) the amazing photos we received as a result! Katie is just the best. From our first meeting to our wedding day, she was on top of every detail. We never had to ask twice or worry that anything would be missed. Her professionalism and organization made us (and all of our guests) feel completely at ease. And she's incredibly talented... Katie understands lighting and has a creative flair that is totally unique. We've received our photos this week and our family and friends are really impressed with the results... and so are we!
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    magical storytelling and professionalism from a true artist!

    It's always inspiring to be around someone who is just SO GOOD at what they do. It's even better when they're an awesome person on top of that. Katie is a true storyteller and artist, while balancing the professionalism and classic elements you'll want on your wedding day. When we hired Katie for our engagement and wedding photos, we knew we had one big worry off our minds - we had the best and could trust her to capture our day authentically. She will make you feel so comfortable while truly capturing who you are as a couple. Each of our wedding photos captures a beautiful moment and tells our story in a way we can't stop revisting!

    I can't recommend Katie enough. Not only will you want to work with her over and over - you'll want to be her friend, too. And that's the kind of vendor you want at your wedding!
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    Alaina Sent on 12/19/2020
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    Best photographer ever!

    Katie is a phenomenal photographer! She is incredibly detail oriented, sharing ideas and asking questions you may not have thought of that are so helpful in adding to your special day. From the engagement photos to the wedding day, she made us feel so at ease and provided us with helpful advice throughout a very stressful wedding planning experience. Not only does she take beautiful photos, but she’s so fun to work with! She will make you laugh and bring out the best of you and your significant other’s relationship through her photos. She cares about the couples she works with and her photos are proof of that!
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    Wedding & Engagement Photos

    Katie was a fantastic photographer for both our engagement and wedding photos. Neither my husband or I would describe ourselves as photogenic but Katie was great at directing and making us comfortable. She was responsive, positive, and efficient. We really appreciated her flexibility with rescheduling and working around any hiccups. I’d highly recommend her for any form of photography.
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    Can’t recommend enough!

    This year obviously added some unique stressors to wedding planning, unfortunately not all vendors we dealt with rose to the occasion, however, Katie was an absolute delight to navigate it with. She was incredibly receptive, positive and helpful throughout the entire process. We had to cancel our big celebration but she was sweet enough to capture our small ceremony with short notice giving us beautiful memories to cherish forever! Can’t recommend her and her amazing work enough!
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    Fantastic Experience

    We absolutely loved working with Kathryn on our wedding day. She's extremely professional with an artistic vision. Her approach to all our guests and family was very warm but she worked very efficiently to get the photos we wanted in the time allotted. We would highly recommend her services. ~ Rob & Bridget
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    Katie is the best photographer we have ever worked with!

    Katie truly did an amazing job with making our wedding guests look so unique and beautiful in her photos. We were surprised at how much personality and joy could be captured in a well-timed shot.

    The photos of the bride and groom were remarkable!! We both feel that Katie was truly able to capture the emotions of every stage of the day - anticipation, celebration, and love. Everyone we show our photos to says "Wow, that should be on the cover of a magazine!" She just did such an incredible job!!! If you are hesitant about pricing, realize that her services are merely priced competitively and DEFINITELY worth it!!
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    Katie was the best investment for our wedding

    We had the pleasure to work with Katie on two occasions-the surprise engagement proposal and our wedding day.

    To capture the moment as it was happening (and a total surprise for me), Katie met with my husband a week before he planned to propose to me over a lunch. Katie researched the best time, angle and spot in the Strip District of Pittsburgh to provide the best lighting and one of our favorite views of the City. Following the proposal, we had a photo shoot where Katie was able to professionally capture the emotion, excitement and elegance of the day while working with an industrial atmosphere/background. Katie was able to capture great photos in a short amount of time. I was able to look back at photos after the fact, and take in the details I may have missed since I was in shock that my boyfriend of 4.5 years had finally decided to propose!

    I started planning our wedding immediately, and the first vendor I wanted to secure was a photographer. I did some research and contacted a few other photographers, but Katie was the obvious choice from the beginning. My husband and I couldn’t believe how organized and professional she was throughout the entire process. A year before our wedding, Katie invited us to her studio to help us plan a timeline of our wedding day over a glass of wine. Her advice and insight from her previous experiences was so helpful when planning our formal family portraits, bridal party photos and candid wedding day shots. She worked with us to establish a realistic timeline for our wedding day to ensure we were able to capture all the special moments with our friends and family. We were blown away by how Katie was able to professionally guide us throughout the day and stick to the schedule we established together…especially since we are a detail-oriented couple and we had a pretty big bridal party (10 on each side)!

    Most importantly, KATIE MADE THE WHOLE DAY SEEM NATURAL AND FUN FOR ALL OF OUR GUESTS. You know you have one of the best photographers in the industry when many of your guests didn’t realize that some of the most authentic and candid moments throughout the wedding reception were artfully captured. Nothing was forced, and the entire day flowed perfectly. Unlike many other photographers, Katie does not over-edit photos or take the same darn shots over and over again. She edits photos to enhance the natural beauty of the day and creates unique photos for every wedding she shoots. All of our other vendors (who were from Erie, PA/ Cleveland, OH /Pittsburgh, PA) have told us that they have never worked with a photographer as good as Katie.

    For those reading this review, you are not going to find a better wedding photographer than Katie. We interviewed several, and many of our friends married before us wished they would have found her. Since our wedding, we have had multiple couples see our photos and instantly set up a meeting with Katie for their own weddings.

    Make your wedding day last forever and hire Kathryn Hyslop Photography!
    It will be one of the best investments you make.
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    The Best in the Business

    Kathryn Hyslop is an absolutely amazing wedding photographer!

    She was excellent throughout the entire process, providing excellent support throughout the planning process, but she really shined on the day of the wedding itself. She was calm, so friendly, orderly, and a lot of fun on the day of wedding. She ensured that we got all of the shots that we wanted on a tight timeline, was courteous and professional with all of our guests, and really made the logistics of the day proceed without a hitch.

    She provided engagement photos free of charge which were beautiful (!) and was extremely flexible, allowing us to reschedule 3 times in order to get better weather with no issue or complaint. She also traveled 90 minutes from the city to Ohiopyle to get us some amazing nature shots. Kathryn has a wealth of experience in the greater Pittsburgh area and was able to recommend to us a plethora of great ideas for locations for both our engagement session and wedding photos. We almost had trouble deciding she had so many great and unique options - luckily she helped us with the decision process too.

    Prior to the Big Day, she had a great planning session with me and the groom to walk through the timeline for the big day and she was efficient and knowledgeable. She gave us some great tips on sequence of events for the day (including locking down the time of sunset and ensuring we scheduled time to get night shots), certain aspects of the event (such as purchasing specialized sparklers for the sparkler send-off, creating a detailed list of family combination shots - including not batting an eyelash when we requested help in arranging the family to ensure we could edit certain members out in the future if need be), and discussing start and end times to maximize photograph coverage of our day, etc.

    Kathryn does amazing veil shots, captures special candid moments deftly without you realizing she's even there, and had lots of other creative stagings of the wedding party. She has a very unique vision and was described as "some sort of magician" when our family saw how out of this world all of the final shots were. Moreover, she really worked with us to get to know us and figure out what aspects of the day were important to us.

    Finally, Kathryn provides digital release of all photos and has a great on-line web portal with well-organized photos that are a breeze to download and share with friends and family. All of the shots that she got were excellent, well-edited, and she didn't miss a single event of the wedding (even getting lots of little shots of parts of the wedding that we didn't get a chance to enjoy during the rush of the day). As a bonus, Kathryn finished edited our photos and delivered our final product lightning fast (less than one month post wedding during the height of wedding season).

    Kathryn is a gifted photographer and is ready for any situation. We were almost sad that it didn't rain on our wedding day due to her creative and stunning shots in the rain (which is always important in Pittsburgh).

    All in all, Kathryn Hyslop provided an amazing value and I can unconditionally recommend her to anyone. We hope to work with her again in the future.
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