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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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July 23, 2020
Eve & Nick are two of the sweetest people and I have been eagerly counting down the days to their wedding for over a year and half, ever since I did their engagement session in the early spring of 2019. They were originally scheduled to get married at the end of May, but ended up […]
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July 16, 2020
At the end of June I was able to meet up with Anne and Dominic in Steubenville, Ohio for their engagement session. The forecast was calling for thunderstorms all afternoon and evening, but this was the only day I would be in town so we just prayed and prayed for good weather and the storms […]
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July 14, 2020
At the end of June, one of my dearest friends from college married the sweetest man and it was such a joy to celebrate with them and photograph their wedding. Danna and Teddy met at Franciscan University and their relationship has been so beautifully centered on Christ since the beginning. Their wedding was no exception. […]
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July 9, 2020
Highschool sweathearts, Joelle and Matthew, had been joyfully awaiting their wedding day for a long time. However, as with all other 2020 couples, their plans hit a bump in the road when our world entered a pandemic. But they quickly changed their plans and went ahead with their smaller and different wedding with an impressive […]
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July 7, 2020
Meredith & Romeo were married in Ellicott City, MD a few weeks ago. Although they were forced to change their plans and rearrange elements of the day because of the coronavirus their wedding was a gorgeous combination of elegance and 1920s glamour. We did their first look at the Shrine of St. Anthony which served […]
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July 6, 2020
When I was driving out to Indiana for Erin and Ryan’s wedding last month, I stopped in Cincinnati to photograph Samantha and Clay’s engagement session. I absolutely love when my couples choose an engagement session that has sentimental value and so I was thrilled when Samantha asked if we could use some of their favorite […]
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June 13, 2020
Man oh man, where do I even start with this one? Exactly one week ago one of my best friends married the love of her life. Despite changing their location three weeks before their wedding, dealing with all the stress and uncertainty surrounding covid, and getting married in Florida during a tropical storm, Abby & […]
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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 […]
