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Hey friends and welcome to the IMK Blog! My name is Mary Kate (aka Mary Katherine) and I am an East Coast & Destination wedding photographer for those seeking all things good, true, and beautiful. I am so glad you are here and I hope you enjoy browsing my past work, exploring my recent travels, and perhaps even learn something new!
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June 2, 2020
After a 17 month engagement, a year long deployment and three different rescheduled wedding dates (and a change in location) due to the coronavirus, Erin & Ryan were finally married in Bloomington, IN this past Saturday. There was so much joy and relief that despite all the hurdles and difficulties they had been through, this […]
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May 26, 2020
Week Three is all about the beautiful outdoors, using what we learned in week one and two, and our knowledge of light and color, we will focus on flowers and landscapes and learn how to capture the beauty of the natural world with our phones. FLOWER TIPS // Get close to the flower and focus […]
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May 20, 2020
I have been itching to make Kristin Johns’s “Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies” ever since I saw her youtube video this past January. Since I normally do my best to avoid sugar and unhealthy carbs, I knew I had to wait until a special occasion to make these. Mother’s Day last week provided the perfect opportunity […]
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May 18, 2020
Week Two we are diving into COLOR because color is one part of photography that is often forgotten. But learning a few basics about color theory and then implementing them into your photography will make a huge difference in your images. There are three main “relationships” between colors that create the most pleasing color combinations. […]
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May 15, 2020
Catie & Patrick were originally supposed to get married in Kansas City tomorrow, May 16th. However, like so many other couples, their plans were completely changed by the coronavirus. Instead of a big wedding in Kansas, they ended up having an intimate wedding in their current city of Columbus, Ohio a couple of weeks ago. […]
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May 13, 2020
For anyone following me on Instagram, you may have seen that I started a phone photography challenge this week. All you need is the camera on your smartphone, and a free editing app (like VSCO or Lightroom Mobile). I hope you learn something new and have fun getting your creative juices flowing! For this first […]
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May 8, 2020
Last year I did a monthly reading series on my blog, sharing what I had read the previous month and a little mini book review for each read. When it came time for 2020, I knew I wanted to still share what I’ve been reading, but I wanted to do it a little differently. It […]
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May 1, 2020
One of the main questions I receive from brides all the time is: how much time do we need for portraits? The answer is actually pretty simple but I want to break it down a little first and explain a few things. First, when we speak of “portraits” on a wedding day, there are three […]
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April 29, 2020
Last October I was able to second shoot for Casey from Casey Crowe Taylor Photography. Casey is such a talent photographer and sweet woman and I had a fabulous time working for her. She was also generous enough to let me blog my images from Jillian and Tommy’s wedding. Jillian and Tommy were in married […]
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April 27, 2020
Right before Covid hit and everything was shut down, I was able to visit one of my favorite families. Kelsey & Anthony are some of my closest friends and it has been an absolute joy to photograph their love over their years. (You can check out their engagement session here and their wedding here). I […]
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April 24, 2020
Baking has had a special place in my heart since I was young. (Probably because I love to eat all things sweet and chocolatey). I actually used to think I was going to grow up and own my own bakery someday haha. Since starting to eat healthier a year and a half ago, most of […]
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April 20, 2020
Where do I even begin? This past month has been so very strange. While our family is not officially “quarantined”, we have been obeying the stay-at-home order and in fact, besides going to the park for walks, I haven’t been anywhere at all since this started. On one hand, our day-to-day life hasn’t changed drastically: […]
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March 13, 2020
Earlier this week I met up with Tessa & Zack on one of the most beautiful days we’ve had so far this year. It was an absolutely perfect evening for an engagement session and I am so glad it worked out this way. Tessa & Zack are two goofy, sweet, and beautiful humans and I […]
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February 28, 2020
I have been looking forward to this wedding for months because Jess was one of my closest friends in high school and I have not seen her or her family since they moved to North Carolina several years ago. This wedding was also particularly special because Jess’s older sister, Rebecca, was the very second bride […]
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February 21, 2020
Earlier this week I met up with Meredith & Romeo in Old Ellicott City for their engagement session. We had absolutely beautiful weather, sunny and 50 degrees and we had a grand time walking around the main street of what might be the cutest historic town in Maryland. (To be fair, I haven’t been to […]
