Kara is so incredible!! She kept me so calm on my wedding day and she actually had our whole group AHEAD of schedule before the ceremony, which was amazing. It gave us time to relax so we didn't feel rushed going into the ceremony. I also appreciated that she captured all of the moments and pictures we wanted but I did not feel like she was following me around. She is super efficient and organized - she asked detailed questions ahead of our wedding day to make sure we got every variation of pictures with family. I have already recommended her to any friends getting married in San Diego. We will forever treasure our wedding photos thanks to Kara!!! <3

My wife and I hired Kara for our engagement photos and wedding in May of 2022 and we could not have been happier with her. Leading up to the wedding Kara helped us with everything from selecting the right locations for photos, our timeline, and fitting everything within our budget. On the big day she made us feel comfortable and made the process efficient. She gave us access to digital copies soon after the wedding in an organized and easy to navigate website. Most importantly, the photos are outstanding! I highly recommend Kara.

Kara is an all star photographer that you should absolutely hire for your photo needs! After seeing her portfolio, I knew I needed her to photograph my wedding. She takes amazing photos and provides great direction for her subjects. On top of that, she was also so communicative and provided great guidance on photo locations. She also made my fiance and I feel really special and connected during both our engagement shoot and at our wedding. After our wedding, it was so wonderful to wake up the next day and see that she had already sent a few sneak peek photos. She has earned herself lifelong fans in us, and we will absolutely be hiring her for any other photographer needs we have! Thank you, Kara!

I'm so thankful my husband and I found Kara. I knew within the first five minutes of our engagement shoot that she was the perfect photographer for us. She made us feel so comfortable and at ease. I actually screamed when I saw how good our engagement shoot turned out. When our wedding came around I felt so confident that Kara had it handled and turns out "having it handled" was an understatement. All of our photos are STUNNING - I've had multiple people compliment me on them, she made the day look even more magical. She works quickly and efficiently - we only spent 10-15 min taking bride/groom photos after the ceremony but have like 20 amazing shots. I also appreciated that she captured a lot of the in between moments; shots of our guests during the ceremony, the dance floor, speech reactions, etc. - I truly feel like we have moments captured of every minute of the day. She completely captured the energy and vibe of the day. So book Kara - you won't regret it!

I am so happy that we hired Kara as our wedding photographer. Originally, we booked with her to shoot at our large wedding, but eventually had to alter plans once the pandemic hit. Kara was super responsive, flexible, and understanding about us not knowing what our plans were. My husband and I are pretty awkward with photos & PDA, so the engagement shoot she provided really helped get to know her and be more comfortable with the camera. We eventually decided to have a "microwedding" and we were so happy with how the photos turned out. She captured so many raw emotions in that perfect day & she was really quick to turn the photos around. We got so many compliments from our family and friends on the photos we shared!

Hire Kara! She was so much fun to work with and really made us feel comfortable throughout our engagement shoot and then of course on our wedding day. She moves super quickly, but I really liked that about her process because you couldn't spend time over thinking anything, instead you are just living in the moment and having fun and that is exactly what her pictures show. Thank you Kara for our amazing photos that we will cherish for a lifetime!

Did we just become best friends??!! That’s how we felt after meeting Kara! We LOVE, Kara! Not enough words to describe my appreciation for this gal- not only is she a total professional and provides you with extensive knowledge but is so incredibly personable. After suffering the devastating loss of my father at the beginning of this year we were having a really hard time moving forward with our wedding planning process. On a whim (and I’m convinced some heavenly angel help from my dad), I looked at the forecast in Lake Cuyumaca and there was going to be snow on a random Thursday in March. If we are having a December wedding- wouldn’t you want snow photos too? Well my best friend had sent me her contact information and next thing I know I’m calling her on my lunch break and we are hatching a plan to play hooky with her in a couple of days and get up there for some photos. After a treacherous journey and way more snow than we imagined we made it up there and shot super quickly since I was totally frozen. Kara was such a trooper and had us laughing and made us so comfortable. We absolutely loved our time with her and the photos were proof of that! My fiancé and I both said how happy we were in that moment and she lit the fire for us summoning our strength to start planning again. If you need a photographer to capture your love, energy, and hope for your future ahead - look no farther!

I made the best decision ever booking Kara for my engagement and wedding photos. I love her style, editing and vibe - our photos turned out amazing and we could not be more thrilled!! Kara was professional, easy to work with, and made us feel comfortable throughout the entire process. She was also so understanding throughout COVID and was super accommodating. Everyone has been messaging me and commenting how amazing our photos turned out - thank you SO much Kara, I can't wait to get these printed and framed for our home.

“Kara is an extremely talented photographer and so fun and easy to work with! She shot my husband and I’s desert wedding and the photos were absolutely stunning! The second my husband and I got engaged, we knew we wanted her to be our wedding photographer. She is so amazing to work with, great with communication and was extremely quick to send us our wedding photos. Can I mention again how talented she is! I could go on and on. I would highly recommend her to anyone searching for a photographer. We are so happy to have had her as our wedding photographer and we treasure every moment captured by her.” - Meredith + Anthony

Kara is an amazing photographer with an incredibly calming presence! We loved working with Kara from our engagement shoot to our wedding day. We highly recommend her to any brides looking for a stress free photographer to help you feel relaxed on your big day. Kara is a great communicator and she turned around our beautiful wedding photos quickly so we could relive the day without waiting months. I highly recommend Kara to anyone looking for great photos with a natural feel and a photographer who makes them feel comfortable on their wedding day.

Kara was incredible!! I honestly couldn't have imagined a better photographer for our wedding day. She was a dream to work with - very professional, kind, fun and made everything go so effortlessly, plus the photos turned out stunning, couldn't be happier!

Kara is incredibly talented and I'm so happy she was our wedding photographer. The pictures she captured are absolutely beautiful, she is truly gifted. On top of all that, she's super friendly, easy to work with and was great at communicating up to our big day. Working with her was honestly so easy, it was like having a friend as a photographer on our big day. -Jonya + Matt

Kara is AMAZING!!!! We were so nervous and awkward and it was so nice that her wedding package included engagement photos. She took the time to get to know us and I am shocked at how beautifully she captured our love. We just got our wedding photos back today and we were so surprised in the BEST WAY!! There is so much going on the day of you forget all the details and all the shots and she got all of them! I don’t know how she did it but she took photos of every moment!!! Her ability to candidly capture our day is something that is hard to find in photographers. BOOK HER NOW!! You will cry of happiness when you receive your photos.

Kara was the PERFECT photographer for our wedding!!! I had seen her photos on Instagram a few years prior to getting engaged and knew I wanted her to be our photographer as soon as we had a date set. She has such a calm presence and helped my husband and I feel relaxed taking our engagement photos. My husband and I both aren't hugely comfortable in front of the camera, but she had some great prompts and ideas to help us laugh and be comfortable. We absolutely loved the photos we got back and couldn't wait to see what she would do for our wedding photos! We got our wedding photos back sooner than we thought and have LOVED the results. She has a natural talent of making everyone look good and captures so many of the sweet candid moments that you miss otherwise. We would recommend her in a heartbeat!! Thank you, Kara!!

Kara was the most amazing photographer!!! During our engagement photos when we were nervous she made us feel SO comfortable! During the wedding day she made us feel so calm and natural. Her good vibes were everything we needed! now about the photos....STUNNING!!! I have no idea how I will be able to limit myself to choosing less than 100 photos hung up around our apartment because they are perfection.

We got referred to kara by a close friend of ours and i am beyond happy we chose her to be our photographer! We just had our engagement shoot and not only did the pictures turn out better than what we could have ever expected but we had such a fun time during the shoot. My fiancé usually isn’t into taking photos and all he kept talking about was how much fun he had and how comfortable kara made him feel. I will be referring kara to everyone and can’t wait for our wedding! - Allison

“Kara was recommended to me by my videographer when I was in a pickle and needed a photographer ASAP. We talked on the phone and I loved her energy and she even agreed to include our dog in our engagement pictures (which turned out AMAZING). The day of the wedding, she was relaxed and seamlessly got pictures I didn’t even know she was taking. She’s a candid queen. My husband and I love love love our pictures and had such a fun time re-living that day through them. Kara is a wonderful photographer and human and I can’t recommend her enough.” -Emily and John

Kara's work is amazing and speaks for itself. She made us feel relaxed, comfortable and gave great direction. We loved all of our engagement and wedding photos and will cherish them for years to come. - Joyce and Kenneth

Kara was a wonderful pick for our engagement and wedding photoshoot. My husband and I may be photogenic, but we’re a bit camera shy & definitely not used to taking amazing pictures. Kara took the time to give creative direction, which encouraged us to just smile, relax and laugh. On our wedding day, her calm energy was much needed To calm my anxiety. During the evening she blended right into the crowd, took beautiful shots of our day and when we saw the slideshow, the story of our wedding day was beautifully presented. My favorite element of kara’s style is natural shots capturing the magic of the moment. She’s creative and frames a picture with nature as a back drop. It’s a special talent and I couldn’t be more happy with our beautiful pictures. Turn around time was about two weeks for picture edits after the wedding (we had a thanksgiving holiday) and I was very pleased how quick that was. We had a pre meeting to discuss our needs and built a contract based on what we needed, and Kara took all my Pinterest vision boards into consideration. She’s a gem!

Kara is plain wonderful. We got planned our wedding in four weeks and gave Kara less than one month's notice. She was so excited for the spontaneity and was incredibly flexible during the whole process. She made our intimate beach wedding feel comfortable, special, and beautiful. She always had her eye on the best shot, and I can't tell you how many compliments we've received on our gorgeous photos. Kara, thank you for jumping on the wild ride of our wedding and for the beautiful candid photos of our family and friends. We're so happy you were a part of our day! - Tory and Toufik

“Kara is not only an incredible photographer, but an amazing person as well! She is friendly, patient, professional, and yet so easy to work with. After we got back our beautiful engagement photo's, we knew we couldn't have anyone else do our wedding photos. So she did those too! Whether engagement or wedding photos, Kara has a creative eye and knows how to get the perfect shot. She covered everything we wanted in our ceremony/reception and then some! She also is extremely talented at editing the photos afterward and we couldn't believe the shots she got from our special day. And to top it all off, she does it all a great price tag and does not gouge her customers. Top quality and great value! PS - Kara's photos of our wedding day were so good that bridal companies contacted us after seeing the photos circling social media. They asked us "who did your wedding photography? The shots are incredible"! Our wedding photos are now being featured on blogs and bridal websites.. she's that good! Thanks Kara :)” - Andrew and Kirsten

If I could give more stars I would - Kara is amazing! She is incredibly talented, patient, kind-hearted, and has an incredible eye, capturing the most beautiful photos ever. We did our engagement + wedding photos with her and we were completely blown away by the photos. The overall whole experience working with her was easy, fun and so enjoyable. She makes you feel comfortable, has tricks up her sleeve to make you genuinely smile and laugh, making the entire shoot fun but also romantic - all the while she's shooting away taking incredible photos. I'm going to run out of wall space because I want to hang every picture from that amazing day. We absolutely loved working with her, loved our photos and we'll be recommending her to all our newly engaged friends! 5++++ stars for this lovely photographer!” - Michelle and Eric

Kara did our photos for our intimate wedding last year and she did an excellent job capturing the exact mood I was going for! The photos are exceptional quality, and I’ll cherish them forever.

I am so happy that we hired Kara as our wedding photographer. Originally, we booked with her to shoot at our large wedding, but eventually had to alter plans once the pandemic hit. Kara was super responsive, flexible, and understanding about us not knowing what our plans were. My husband and I are pretty awkward with photos & PDA, so the engagement shoot she provided really helped get to know her and be more comfortable with the camera. We eventually decided to have a "microwedding" and we were so happy with how the photos turned out. She captured so many raw emotions in that perfect day & she was really quick to turn the photos around. We got so many compliments from our family and friends on the photos we shared!

From my first phone call with Kara, I knew I was in the best of hands. I am not the most comfortable in front of a camera, but she immediately put me at ease, outlining exactly what to expect and helping me plan a vision for our wedding day. In our engagement session, she captured our personalities so perfectly with candid shots of us giggling and being in the moment together. Kara also has this amazing, calming energy around her, which helped so much on such a whirlwind of a wedding day. She helped me stay organized, was a source of support throughout the day, and captured the beautiful moments of us and the people we love. Kara sent me a few sneak peeks of the wedding photos while we were on our honeymoon (which was so much fun!!), and within just a few weeks, we were able to see the full album. My husband and I love these photos and are so so grateful to have these for the rest of our lives! Kara is fantastic photographer and a beautiful soul. I can't recommend her enough, and I can't stop looking at my wedding photos!!- Emily and Will

Kara is amazing! She did our engagement photos as well as our wedding! She is extremely responsive to any and all communication, she makes sure to take in everything you have to say and any requests you have, and is amazing with direction, which with our groomsmen, was extremely appreciated! Her personality makes you feel so comfortable! We both really appreciated everything Kara did for our wedding and the shots turned out so beautifully! Thank you Kara! - Gretchen and James

Kara is AMAZING! We absolutely LOVED working with her for our wedding. From our initial email/phone conversations until after our wedding - she was so easy to talk to and work with. She had great recommendations for our engagement photo shoot, and she put both of us at ease in front of the camera, which made photos on our wedding day so much easier! Kara also helped review our day of time line and helped us think through different extras to bring to photograph. All of our final pictures are truly amazing - and she event sent us a sneak peak the next morning!!
We cant recommend working with her enough! - Kaitlin and Zack

Kara was amazing! Getting married during COVID was stressful and it was great to know that we had reliable and quality vendors! Having to change the venue to my parents home I was worried that it would be hard to find a backdrop for beautiful pictures but Kara found multiple spots that transformed my parents home into a dream venue! Kara is super knowledgeable and it shows! I'm not being one for having my picture taken but Kara puts you at ease and helps your feel comfortable! Thank you Kara for documenting our day in such a beautiful way!

Kara is awesome to work with! She is very laid back and makes you feel at ease. She is very knowledgeable of the San Diego Area and has some really good suggestions for photo spots. She is creative and has a lot of cute, silly tricks to get real genuine smiles out of her subjects. I think my fiance/husband and I kissed more during our photo shoots than we did all year! JK. For our wedding photos she took us to several different locations so we have a wide range of photographs and they all turned out amazing. Highly recommend!!

Kara is amazing! We absolutely love our engagement and wedding photos! She is very easy to work with, professional and her photos are beautiful. She was patient with everyone the day of and captured all the little details of our wedding day. She also sent us our wedding photos in very timely fashion. We highly recommend Kara! - Victoria and Brian