I'm Kate!

You've made sure your whole family is in clean clothes, you find our location and pile out of your vehicle.  You look around wondering how this is going to go... 

Your 4-year-old either hides behind mom's legs or heads straight for the creek.  

You immediately envision this session not going well.  

Don't worry if someone in your crew is slow to warm up - we'll get there..  

No big deal if we end up with soggy shoes and sticks.  The photos of pure delight, muddy shoes and all, may end up being your favorites in the whole gallery.

It may feel like herding feral cats at times (my own family photos always do!) but you can trust the flow.  We'll do the large group photos first while everyone's a little bit inhibited and on their best behavior.  Then we'll ease into smaller groupings and prompts that bring out natural laughs.  We'll let the squirrely kids get the wiggles out with silly games before the next pose.  If you relax into your session, we'll collect a gallery of photos that will fill up your heart cup every time you look through them.

All of the planning & shopping & bribing that had to happen to get your group here is in the past. Now that you're actually here, you're going to look around and marvel at the mystery of this amazing family you get to be a part of.  You'll see chaos, yes, but you'll also see the reason why it's worth the effort - these crazies are yours in a way no one else can be.  You'll catch yourself feeling thankful, grounded & at peace with these beautiful people you get to call family. 

And I'll feel thankful that I get to call this my job :-)