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Kathy McDowell Photography

Kathy McDowell Photography

Milwaukee, WI
4.9 out of 5 rating, 14 Reviews
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14 Reviews
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    Erin D. Sent on 01/08/2021
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    Beautiful pictures!

    We met Kathy at a wedding show and loved her style! She was very easy to work with and responsive to all our emails. The turn around was also great, much faster than some of our friends. We had 1400 pictures at the end of the day and cannot decide which of the beautiful ones to choose from !
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    Lillie H. Sent on 09/11/2020
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    Loved every moment

    Kathy and Jake were wonderful. I cried when I saw the sneak peek and there are so many photos. They captured the essence of love in my pictures
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    Taylor B. Sent on 11/04/2019
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    Captures the perfect moments

    Our photos turned out so beautifully! Kathy and her assistant were very professional, timely and captured so many beautiful moments throughout our day! I would 100% recommend Kathy for your photos!
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    Kayla Sent on 12/11/2019
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    Amazing Job!

    Kathy and Clarice did an amazing job! Kathy spent the morning with me and my bridesmaids while we got ready and made sure to get pictures of the whole process. Clarice was with my husband and his groomsmen getting all their before pictures. They were both so nice and calming when things didn’t run exactly on schedule and when the rain hit when we were supposed to be doing pictures after the ceremony. They made sure and got the pictures I asked for and so many more! The Monday after my ceremony I received a sneak peak that included around 40 pictures and they were all so amazing! It took about 6 weeks to get the rest of the photos back and they all look so amazing! Kathy also gives copyright to the couple allowing us to go get our photos printed when/where we want! I had such an amazing time working with Kathy and Clarice and they made the whole process so smooth and easy!
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    Stephanie Sent on 05/05/2019
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    Best photographer to work with!

    Kathy and Sean were great! They did such a fantastic job at our wedding. Both of them were so easy to work with and fun to have around. I just saw the sneak peak of our photos and can't wait to see the rest! 
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    Leigh Sent on 06/22/2017
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    Kathy and Sean were so wonderful to have as part of our wedding day! My initial meeting with Kathy was fantastic - she was organized, prepared, genuinely kind, and had lots of great samples of her work to show my mom and me. She was easy to communicate with before the wedding day, and on the day of our wedding, she and Sean were prompt and ready to go. They did a great job of keeping us all on track in terms of timing, and took initiative at all the right times - I never felt that I had to "check" on them. Our photos turned out beautifully and arrived quickly. There were lots of great shots that I wasn't even expecting, because Kathy and Sean did a great job of mixing with our guests and being unobtrusive. They were both so fun to work with and calming to have around throughout the day. Thanks for a wonderful experience, Kathy!
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    Jessica Sent on 05/05/2019
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    Beautiful pictures; wonderful business

    Words cannot capture how much I enjoyed working with Kathy and Sean. Right away, she made me feel comfortable and at ease. She was able to capture so many personal moments without being intrusive. She remained energetic and creative throughout out entire event. The photos turned out beautifully; everything I could have hoped for. I would highly recommend Kathy McDowell photography!
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    Joelle Sent on 04/30/2019
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    More than we could of imagined!

    Kathy where do we begin. We spent almost an entire day with you this past Saturday. You and Shawn were absolutely amazing. Joelle said you both made her feel so comfortable right off the bat. We chose you for our wedding because after meeting you over a year ago you were classy, witty, professional, and just an all around wonderful person. We felt so at ease with you both after a day that could have been stressful. It was not and for that we thank you. We absolutely can not wait to see the pictures. Anyone out there looking for an amazing pair to get the job done and be so fun to work with, give Kathy a call. My wife sent her all these pictures she found on pintrist. Kathy made all of those ideas become reality. She also came with some really amazing ideas and the combination I know will be beyond our expectations! Thanks Kathy and Shawn from the bottom of our hearts!
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    Star Sent on 04/22/2019
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    Thank you Kathy!

    Kathy & Sean were amazing!! We enjoyed every moment they were with us!!! They were prompt and on time and take beautiful pictures. My Husband and I will be using Kathy in the future for other events as well!! Thank you Kathy for being apart of our special day and making it great!!
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    Sarah Sent on 08/15/2016
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    Kathy is absolutely wonderful. She did our engagement photos and our wedding photos. I love how she peeks out from behind the camera and smiles right before she takes the photo. It gets everyone smiling genuinely! You know she's serious when she gets out her comfy shoes! She and Sean ran everything on time, were so genuine and nice, as well as looked out for our timeline. She made sure we got all the photos we wanted and was flexible when we had to change around some of the portraits. I highly recommend Kathy McDowell (and her associate Sean).
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    Sean (her 2nd photographer) and her worked diligently to make sure all our photography needs were met even though the weather did not cooperate at all. She had my Pintrest board up to make sure every picture I wanted taken was photographed.
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    Marissa Sent on 05/12/2015
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    Kathy is the best photographer out there. She is so easy to work with. Responds quickly to any form of contact. Is quick to get pictures back. Has excellent work. Is affordable. I found Kathy at a bridal show and after meeting her I knew that she was going to be perfect for our wedding. She has an out-going personality and the experience to get the photos that you will want and love. She did our engagement session and I was absolutely blown away with those. We flew her down for our destination wedding and Kathy was perfect at getting the shots that we wanted. If you are looking for an affordable photographer who takes great photos and gets them to you in a timely matter, Kathy is going to be your photographer. I cannot gush about her enough, so we just amazing.
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    Steve Sent on 11/27/2014
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    Kathy (and Sean) worked our Wedding and I have to say I was impressed. They both put in a very long day and at the end they were still peppy and getting great shots. It started snowing (Nov. Wedding) and she was the one that pushed us to go outside for a few photos and they turned out AWESOME!

    I highly recommend Kathy McDowell Photography!
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    Stephanie A. Sent on 02/02/2021
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    Slightly disappointed

    She is very easy to work with and friendly. I do not know however if I would recommend her to anyone. She could have focused on taking candids of the wedding party instead of the same handful of guests. The most frustrating part of working with her was putting together the wedding album. Things that you would have thought would be common knowledge for a professional to do (like cropping out a hotel jacuzzi bathtub, a bed, people in the background who could be easily cropped or focusing on the people in the picture I selected) I had to point out to her. I honestly could have saved myself the stress and done the whole album myself instead of holding her hand, specially when I wrote her a letter explaining something and she didn't even bother to either read or just didn't care to follow.
    We did get pictures we loved and I was very happy with our engagement pictures, but I feel we could have gotten better a better experience from a different photographer.
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