My heart for service is at the center of this business. The Lord has always placed the need to serve others inside of me along with a love for genuine human connection. I’ve found that this is the perfect way to live out both of those things, combined with my lifetime passion for photography. I strive to bring a grounding, calming, funny, and loving presence to you during your session or wedding day!
This is so much more to me than just a photography business, I truly truly care for you and your memories, and it’s the honor of a lifetime to be entrusted with capturing them for you. Authenticity is what I strive for in every aspect of my life, including your memories!
An experience that captures your story with romance, real life moments, and intentionality
My turnaround time for sessions is normally 3 weeks, and for weddings it's normally 10 weeks. I pick out all the best photos by hand and edit them all by hand as well, so you can rest assured that your photos are being looked over and edited with the utmost care and intentionality! I truly truly care about my work and am a bit of a perfectionist for better or worse, and want your gallery to reflect that. Once I am done editing your photos, I upload them all into an online gallery that I will then email you the link to. From there, you can easily download everything onto your devices, and share the link with family and friends.
This is the best part! On the day of your session or wedding, I really prioritize capturing the time with a documentary styled approach. However, whenever it's time to pose, I fully tell you what to do in a way that feels natural- no need to stress about not knowing what to do in front of the camera or about being awkward. I guide you into poses or prompts to create genuine moments and catch all the in between beautiful moments. It should be a fun and relaxing process, creating new memories together that you now get to hold onto forever!
After you reach out to me with your vision for your session or wedding, I respond in no more than 24 hours and either share my availability and location guide with you for sessions, or my full wedding brochure for weddings. I will send you a proposal that contains the final invoice + contract, where you will pay the retainer and sign the contract to get officially booked. After booking, I get your date on the calendar and am open for any and all communication leading up to the wedding/session date. For weddings, we create a photo timeline together and determine your photo priorities for the day.
My Process
starting at $2275
Wedding Packages
When working with me for your wedding day, I combine both the documentary/candid style of photography with posed/editorial imagery, ultimately providing you with the perfect mixture of everything in your final gallery!
Gold Package- 10 hours of wedding day coverage with a Second Shooter + Engagement & Bridal Sessions
Silver Package- 8 hours of wedding day coverage + Engagement or Bridal Session
Bronze Package- 6 hours of wedding day coverage
Elopement Package- 4 hours of wedding day coverage
Engagement and Bridal Sessions, Second Shooter Coverage, Rehearsal Dinner Coverage, Extra Hours, and Film Rolls can be added to any package.
Get in touch with me for the full brochure!
What’s Included
starting at $350
Couples Sessions & Maternity Sessions
The bond between the two of you should be documented at every season- whether it's your dating anniversary, newly engaged, having your first baby, or having your 5th baby! Every stage of your journey together is equally as important as the last, and you deserve to have preserved memories through them all to look back on!
I approach sessions very naturally, never having you do anything super posey- I want you to feel as authentic to yourselves as possible! I always say that if you actually like each other, sessions with me are a breeze! There will be lots of snuggling, cheek kisses, staring into each others' eyes, and doing fun prompts with each other... almost like it's an actual date night instead of a photo session.
What’s Included
starting at $350
✓ Around an hour of shooting with your choice in location, up to 50 miles travel is included
✓ 2 possible outfit choices at one location- extra outfits or locations can be added on
✓ Will receive around 100 photos- there is no limit on how many photos you’ll get back
✓ For In Home sessions, I bring a few props such as blankets and a basket for solo baby shots
✓ Online gallery sent to your email from which you can share and download the photos to your devices
Family Sessions & In Home Newborn Sessions
Coming from being a mother of three myself, please please please book the newborn sessions & the family sessions!!!! Your home doesn't have to be perfect, your kids don't have to be "well behaved", none of those things matter for getting true to life photos of this incredible time in your life that you'll never get back. These early photos of your family will be the photos/memories that you look back on the most as you get older and your kids aren't keeping you up all night and aren't drawing on the walls anymore.
I embrace a realistic approach in photographing your family, nothing is super posed and we just go off of the kids! If they want to jump on the bed, we jump on the bed; if they want to play tag with you in the field, we play tag in the field. I catch all the precious in between moments like hugs and kisses in the midst of the chaos, and I promise you'll be surprised by the end result. With newborns, I don't do anything super posey, but I get all their little features while they're laying in their crib or the basket I bring, or while you're holding them and interacting with them.
What’s Included
Prioritizing authentic moments and fun during your session instead of stiff posing, I want you to feel as natural as possible
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Bringing a grounding, calm spirit to your day along with my 5 years of wedding experience
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Making genuine connections with my clients, I want to get to know you and your story
03 SUPERPOWER
After you submit your inquiry form, I will email you back as soon as possible to further discuss and plan your session. After all the details are planned, I will send you a proposal that contains a contract & invoice to get you officially booked! For sessions, I require a non-refundable 50% of your total to be paid upfront in order to secure your booking with the option to reschedule if needed. After we complete your session, you will later receive a link to your online gallery that includes all of the edited photos. After your 2nd full priced session with me, you will receive a 15% discount on full priced sessions, and previous wedding clients get 15% off full priced sessions!
I'm located near Spartanburg, SC and frequently travel all over the Carolinas capturing weddings and sessions! For local sessions, I have a 50 mile included radius- every mile above #50 adds a $1 travel fee. For local weddings, I have an 80 mile included radius- every mile above #80 adds a $1 travel fee, plus there is a $150 hotel fee if the location is more than 2.5 hours away from me. For non-local or destination weddings, I would LOVE to travel to capture your special day, just reach out to me and we will make it work!
Trust me, almost everyone says this, and it's NOT true!! I always say that if you actually like each other, you'll be absolutely fine, because you'll really just be interacting the whole time! I prompt you into poses that feel natural and allow you to be your true selves. I keep it fun and conversational to create an environment of authenticity.
Sessions are delivered in around 3 weeks, and weddings are delivered in around 10-12 weeks! You will receive wedding day previews around 48 hours after your wedding day, usually including 100+ of the best highlight images from the day!
There is absolutely never a limit on how many photos you will receive. I do not believe in returning a set number of photos to you, I edit and deliver all of the best ones! I also don't include a lot of repeat photos that look almost identical to one another, I intentionally select every image to be different than the one before it.
Sessions usually see around 100-150 photos returned, and weddings usually see around 50-100 photos per hour returned, but again, there is no limit.
Yes, payment plans are automatically built into every proposal for both sessions and weddings! Session payments are automatically split in half, with the first half being a retainer to book the session and the second half due the day of the session. Wedding payments are usually split into thirds, with the first payment being a retainer to book the wedding, the second payment due halfway in between the booking date and date of service, and then the third payment due a week before the date of service. However, wedding packages may be split up more if needed, reach out to me and we can further discuss your needs!
- Liv
Magazine-quality shots! Catherine has a calming energy amidst the chaos of a wedding day, and we loved working with her. Works quickly - we even made it to our cocktail hour! Got a ton of previews in 2 days. Thank you, Catherine, for giving us memories we will cherish for the rest of our lives!
"Memories we will cherish for the rest of our lives"
- Kelsey
Catherine is beyond amazing! She is so patient and sweet with our boys everytime we book her for photos. We have used her for maternity, our twins new born, 6 months, 1-3 year birthdays and have loved every single picture! The fact she can get pictures of our twin toddlers is magical. 100% recommend!
"100% Recommend!"
- Chelsea
After messaging Catherine and seeing how friendly and willing she was to work with me in a short timeframe, I knew that she would be our photographer! Every photo she took was perfect and she made sure to get every detail, even the ones I wasn’t thinking of! Catherine comes across as a very genuine human, with a talent for what she does. Looking at the photos, it’s like “Wow! Is that really me?” And she even managed to get pictures of my savage two year old!
