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Kate Ames Photography

Kate Ames Photography

Portland, OR
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    Emma Sent on 05/30/2024
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    Natural, gorgeous photos; puts you at ease

    Gahhh what can we even say about Kate? That her photos feel easy and natural and yet somehow incredibly polished? That she is kinda the coolest and kindest person you could meet and you’re secretly like “please be my new best friend” but then you’re like “play it cool, play it cool…” but then she’s the most laid back chill person ever? That she will wholeheartedly absorb all your priorities and directions (we don’t care about long portrait sessions, we hate that background, we like these colors/edits) while infusing her own strong gut instincts, talent, and vision? All of that and more. We just received our sneak peek photos, and we are so blown away by her ability to capture the beauty and poignant moments in our wedding weekend.

    Some highlights of working with Kate:
    - First, we loved Kate’s down to earth energy. She is direct but generous, and this made us feel that we could trust her to cut the fluff and get to the good stuff.

    - She has a way of giving you a prompt if you feel awkward or aren’t sure of what to do with yourself, but never made us feel forced or posed - if anything it always felt like she was making space for us to open up and show our truest selves to the camera.

    - She was super receptive to the look/edit that we were going for - our photos felt like us and were the right tones of brown and blue etc, but also felt like her.

    In short, we were blown away by our engagement photos and wedding photos, and would hire her again in a heartbeat. We felt so so lucky to work with her and recommend her wholeheartedly. Kate, we can’t thank you enough!
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    Hannah Sent on 08/16/2018
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    Kate was a dream to work with, from start to finish. We had the joy of booking her well in advance of our July 2018 wedding, which allowed us to get to know her over the course of about a year. From our engagement photo shoot -- which she scouted out some super awesome locations for -- to our wedding day, Kate was AMAZING! She was responsive, helpful (when my indecision made things difficult), and helped wrangle our crazy bridal party of 16. And of course, the photos are phenomenal. Beautiful, stunning - Kate has an amazing eye. She delivered a big sneak peek the day after our wedding! Who does that?! We were so happy with our decision to book Kate to document the most important day of our lives. We will definitely be coming back for any photo needs we have in the future. She's simply the best.
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    Lauren Sent on 01/10/2018
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    Hiring Kate as our photographer was hands-down the best decision we made during the entire wedding process. We put photography as a huge priority, and it meant a lot to us - it was the only thing we would really walk away with after the big day was over, so we wanted a photographer who would capture the amazing moments and be really easy to work with. Kate was all of this and more. We can’t say enough fabulous things about working with her.
    We had so many guests come to us afterwards, and rave about the photos they saw of our wedding online taken by Kate. I even had friends tell me that they wish they had hired Kate for their wedding. We feel so lucky to have found the perfect photographer who we trusted completely to capture our wedding day, and she is so much fun to spend time with as a huge added bonus! If we had to do it all over again, we would hire Kate again in a heartbeat and we would absolutely recommend her to anyone who is looking for a photographer for any event!
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    Margo Sent on 10/05/2017
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    Kate was everything we wanted in a photographer and MORE! She is calm, beyond flexible , talented and very professional. She was so easy going and fun to work with that we forgot all about how awkward it can be to be in front of a camera (and ended up with amazing photos). Kate helped with our day of timeline, orgainzing family for photos, AND picked out creative spots to take photos. She even came to the rehearsal to scope out the ceremony location - since she had never been. The best part to us was that Kate was so calming, took creative gorgeous shots, put up with a rowdy bridal party of 18 and made sure we took the time to take photos even when things were hectic. BONUS getting a sneak peek on our honeymoon just DAYS after the wedding was the best surprise. Not to mention the photos are perfection. We have gotten so many compliments from family and friends who loved her too! I could go on and on - Kate is the best!
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    Alexandra Sent on 09/07/2017
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    Kate worked closely with me take make sure my lake-side elopement was perfect. She was always quick to respond and very helpful whenever I had questions. She returned a quick sneak peak of our ceremony and I am in love with these pictures. I definitely recommend Opal and Rose Photography.
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    User2940880 Sent on 06/25/2017
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    Kate was so amazing to work with. We did a post wedding "engagement photo-like" shoot because I really wanted to have nice pictures of us with Mt Hood in the background before we move from Oregon. Kate was so flexible working with us. I am terrible at planning and returning emails, and Kate hung with me and had a lot of great ideas. She was so sweet and fun on the day of as well, and it felt like we were truly hanging out with a friend. Kate had such a calming presence that put us at ease in front of the camera. She gave us a sneak peak of about 20 photos within the week, and then the rest within three weeks. They are so beautiful and both really casual and totally capture our personalities, with a mix of the classic couple poses too. She was amazing to work with and we would recommend!
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    Carrie Sent on 02/08/2017
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    Kate is the absolute best! Her attention to detail and knowledge of this craft are amazing. She is the most professional and easiest person to work with. Our photos turned out so gorgeous and I was absolutely blown away by every single one of them. I highly recommend Opal and Rose to anyone that wants tons of frameable beautiful photos from their special day!!!
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    Wow is this gal the coolest. She has a way of capturing absolutely beautiful unique candid pictures. She is down to earth and super great to work with. She was there taking pictures in all the great moments but also seemingly unnoticeable! Our engagement, my boudoir and wedding pictures are seriously breathtaking. Her contract is up front and she is worth every penny and more!!
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    A. Sent on 06/02/2016
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    Kate was absolutely amazing. We couldn’t have asked for a better photographer! Not only did she take stunning, creative pictures but also she was able to capture intimate moments we didn’t even know were happening. Her pictures are above and beyond what we were expecting and on top of that she’s just a great person. She’s relaxed and laid back and multiple friends and family members commented how great she was to be around.

    We didn’t realize how essential it was to have a photographer we felt comfortable around. Picture time was a breeze because she put us at ease and we were able to trust whatever she said because she’s a consummate pro. We had a few friends at the wedding that plan to hire her for their weddings and they won’t be disappointed because there isn’t a better option out there!
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    Kate Sent on 09/13/2015
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    We were so happy to have chosen Kate as our wedding photographer. I wanted a photographer that I was really comfortable with, and I've known Kate for a long time--so I knew I would be totally at ease with her. But the rest of the wedding party and many of our guests, who did not know her, commented on her wonderful manner: calm, warm, professional, flexible and friendly. She was awesome at herding together my family and friends to get the pictures we were hoping for, and captured so many lovely, candid moments oft the prep, and such fun, spontaneous moments during the celebration. Kate's photography is the perfect combination of timeless and unique, and she captures people, sentiment, venue and details just beautifully. I am so pleased that she was able to *fly across the country* to shoot our wedding, and would recommend her to anyone.
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    Andrea Sent on 08/15/2015
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    Kate is an amazing photographer, our photos are beautiful! I can't tell you have many compliments I've received. Kate was so professional, friendly and flexible. My mom is super hard to please and she was blown away. We only gave her 20 minutes after the ceremony for our personal photos (we had meant to have over an hour, but everything ran late) and she was able to somehow capture so many fabulous photos that we now have framed around our house. In all the chaos Kate was always a smiling face, finding the special moments and capturing all of them. We also got a photos back super quickly. It was such an amazing experience to go back through them with my husb
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    Sarah Sent on 08/12/2015
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    Kate and her assistant did an incredible job at our wedding. We could not have asked for a better experience, and our walls are plastered all but floor to ceiling with the evidence of her talent and professionalism. The day of the event, she arrived early to my house to shoot the bridal party getting ready while her assistant covered the grooms side. She was present, gracious and lovely, easily melting into the background while still capturing the smallest, most meaningful moments of the day. Throughout the ceremony, she and her assistant shot amazing candids but also specific photos that I had requested. She guided guests into different shots and helped facilitate the more posed photos so that we didn't spend too long away from our guests. When we received our photos just a few weeks later (in really sweet packaging), we were thrilled. Kate was able to capture the gorgeous weather, the beautiful venue, all of my crazy relatives and friends, the flowers, cake, dress- each and every moment and detail was photographed in the most tasteful way. We felt like we got to relive our day all over again. And though Kate swears she did not airbrush me, I must say, I look amazing. ;) The best part of the whole experience was when she pulled my husband and me away towards the end of the wedding to take some alone shots of us kissing and being goofy. There are a bunch of us standing in front of this beautiful wallpaper and a few of us kissing in the garden. These are particularly special because they weren't part of the ceremony. They feel very private, and we love having them. My ONLY complaint is that two of my college buddies badgered me for her number afterwards as Kate is quite the beauty. Too bad for them, Kate is already taken by a very lucky fellow. I am currently trying to badger Kate myself, as I need to her to come photography our new daughter. We can't wait to work with her again.


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    Sarah Sent on 08/12/2015
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    Kate did a wonderful job on our wedding photos. She really went above and beyond! She absolutely captured exactly what I hoped she would on film. She is extremely calm and professional- which is exactly what you would want in a wedding photographer. Everything is so crazy on the day of but Kate remembered a couple of the shots I said were important to me - even when I was forgetting them. She also ended up being very flexible when our timing was a little off on when we got done with our hair appointments. I think she even ended up being there to receive the wedding bouquets when they showed up a little early!
    When we got our pictures back I was so happy with what I saw. Kate really captured a lot of what I had hoped, and the photos have a unique flair to them. She also got some really good candid shots of us and our guests that were exactly what I wanted. I think of all the things that went into planning the wedding I was happiest with selecting Kate as the photographer- she couldn't have done a better job!
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