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  • Hi there!

    I started photographing weddings a few years ago and absolutely fell in love. It is so humbling to be invited to share such a personal look at one of the most amazing and unforgettable days in a person's life. I especially love weddings because there is so much going on and so much raw emotion - I'm on my toes all day, capturing it all. It's one of those jobs where you are so sore the next day but feel light as air while you're shooting. It's amazing, and I hope I get to do it for the rest of my life. I'm currently based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and am available for worldwide travel. Please 101,109,97,105,108,32,109,101em liame with any questions you have about photography for your special day.

dulcie & alvin – charleston wedding photographer

Well over a year ago Nate’s cousin Dulcie contacted us to see if we would consider shooting her wedding. Of course we said yes – what is family for? And when she decided to have it at the historic Boone Plantation in Charleston, SC, that was just gravy. A few months later, I found out I was pregnant with Jasper. Would she mind if we had a six week old baby along? Of course not!

At the end of February we headed down to South Carolina to meet up with Nate’s family and photograph Dulcie & Alvin’s wedding at the Cotton Dock of the Boone Plantation (where apparently part of The Notebook was filmed!). Dulcie did a ton of the work herself – including putting together all those beautiful cotton bouquets!

A few of my favorites from the day…

 

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charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography bridal portrait
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography

They decided to do a first look, which I love.

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charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography portraits
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography portraits

MMy favorite from the day.

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charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography groom portrait
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography

Oh, did I forget to mention that Milo was the ringbearer?  :)

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charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography first dance
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography
charleston south carolina wedding boone plantation katy gray photography

Dulcie & Alvin – thanks so much for having us! We had a great time.

Thanks for looking and please feel free to leave comments! Click here to check out their slideshow, or head over to Facebook to see some more of my favorites.

xoxokt

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Moving Picture Weddings - Wow, these are so awesome. Pretty different from Portland. I love the trees and that adorable ring bearer. He kind of stole the show, I bet.

florida

After our trip to Charleston, I figured that since I was on maternity leave ANYWAY, I might as well hop a plane and go visit my prarents in Florida. As luck would have it, my brother was able to fly in from New York for the weekend and we got to have a super fun family visit. Nate couldn’t make it, which meant I had to do all of the traveling with both kids by myself….terrifying. But my fellow travelers were absolutely wonderful – I got lots of offers of help, people carried my things for me, and my mom even got to come through security in Sarasota to help me with the first leg. It’s not something I want to do every day, but it wasn’t nearly as hard as I was worried it would be. It does help that Milo is obsessed with the iPad and spent most of the Atlanta -> Salt Lake flight playing Angry Birds and watching movies.

A few photos from the trip -

On our way to Midnight Pass.

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family florida vacation

Ew, sandy orange. And beach baby!!

family florida vacation

Tiny sandy toes.

family florida vacation

My parents have 5-6 pools around their condo complex. Quite the pool buffet for a three year old.

family florida vacation
family florida vacation

Making bread with Uncle Bob & Grandpa.

family florida vacation

AAAAAH!!! LEAF MONSTER!!!

family florida vacation

At Sarasota Jungle Gardens. The flamingoes (or pie-yingos, if you’re three) are super tame and will eat right out of your hand. And they’re hilarious, they make the funniest sounds and rove back and forth across their area in a big clump.

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family florida vacation

Bob & Jasper.

family florida vacation

Jetty on the Gulf.

family florida vacation
family florida vacation

 

Thanks so much for looking!

xoxokt

 

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Kris - beautiful! Seems like yesterday.

south carolina

At the end of February we took a trip to South Carolina to photograph a family wedding and spend some time with Nate’s family. I have never really spent any time in the south and was pretty excited to see an area that is so different than what I’m used to. A few things that stand out -

Boiled peanuts.

All side dishes are called vegetables. So under the ‘vegetables’ heading on a menu, you’ll find applesauce, mac & cheese, and fruit salad.

Deep fried EVERYTHING.

Amazing history – houses from the 1800′s, streets that are 300 years old, cannons from the revolutionary war…pretty cool stuff.

A few of my favorite images from the trip -

Live oaks at the Boone Plantation.

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Milo & Nate on the beach at our condo on Isle of Palms.

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charleston, south carolina family vacation, isle of palms
charleston, south carolina family vacation, isle of palms

Hey look, pictures of me! These were at a candy store in Charleston. Chocolate pralines are TO DIE FOR.

charleston, south carolina family vacation

At Hyman’s Seafood.

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charleston, south carolina family vacation
charleston, south carolina family vacation, boiled peanuts

The boys.

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charleston, south carolina family vacation, brothers

Milo & Jasper with their uncle Chris.

charleston, south carolina family vacation

It’s me again! What’s going on here?

charleston, south carolina family vacation

At the Charleston Aquarium.

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charleston, south carolina family vacation, beach
charleston, south carolina family vacation, beach
charleston, south carolina family vacation, beach, isle of palms

 

From here I went on to Florida with just Milo & Jasper – quite an adventure to travel with a three year old and an infant on my own! Photos to come…  :)

xoxokt

 

 

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Kris - Fantastic! I couldn’t begin to pick a favorite. But the ones of the boys together are especially wonderful.

Janet - Love the pictures and memories of the trip. Would love to see the pictures of us on the beach taken by the our Owatonna neighbor–how did they turn out?

katy - Hi Jan! I didn’t put those on the blog because Nate & I didn’t take them! I’d be happy to email them to you though. :)

ella – jackson hole baby photographer

I first met Melissa in Julie’s pre-natal exercise class – she was due just a week after I was and we exchanged numbers so we could hang out during our shared maternity leaves. After the first class, she realized that we had actually even met before at a mutual friend’s birthday party and then again for some apres ski fun last winter and that Nate and her husband Jason had worked on some of the same projects around town. Small world! Or rather, small town.  :)

Turns out that Jasper was born early and Ella was born late, so they are almost three weeks apart. I think they can still be friends though.

A few of my favorites from our shoot -

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jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
jackson hole baby photographer
Thanks so much for looking and don’t forget how much I love comments.

xokt

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Joni Schrantz - Katy! I just discovered your work, I love your style!! New fan!

brothers – jackson hole children’s photographer

A few of Milo and Jasper together. I can’t believe how sweet Milo is with his little brother – he wants to hold him all the time and is always saying how much he loves him. It’s super cute.

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jackson hole children
jackson hole children
jackson hole children

And in other news, a new color scheme and watermark! What do you all think? I’d love some feedback.a  :)

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Emilie - That last one is priceless. :)

katy - Thanks Em!!

Erika - I just might take a quick study of contortionism so I can fit in Leah’s suitcase when she comes out! They’re so snuzzly!

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