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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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Yellowstone Highlights Part One

February 7, 2024

Last June, I photographed a wedding in Cody, Wyoming and I made a trip out of it with my friend Katie and we spent some extra days exploring Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park. Our first full day was mostly taken up exploring Grand Teton National Park (see that blog post here) but […]

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Downtown Steubenville Winter Engagement Session || Emily & Joshua

February 1, 2024

These two are getting married in just 9 days so it feels fitting to share their downtown Steubenville engagement session! We didn’t intentionally go for the small-town Hallmark movie vibes but that’s totally what we ended up with and I’m not mad about it at all. And I know I’m a little biased, but I […]

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Highlights of Grand Teton National Park

January 26, 2024

Last June, I had the opportunity to travel to Wyoming (and Montana and Idaho) and cross a few new states off my bucket list! I had a wedding in Cody, Wyoming (check it out here if you missed it!) and I convinced my friend, Katie, to come with me and spend a few days before […]

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Joni & Noah || Winter Wedding at Old St. Patrick’s Pittsburgh

January 18, 2024

My first wedding of 2024 could not have been more beautiful! You might remember Joni & Noah from their swoon-worthy engagement session a few months ago. We had such a good time during their engagement session and I’ve been looking forward to their day ever since. These two have one of the most beautiful love […]

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Best of 2023 Weddings

January 4, 2024

Happy New Year my friends!! Goodness, 2023 was such a beautiful year! 2023 was also a super exciting year for my business because it marked my 10th anniversary as a wedding photographer! (That is so crazy to me – how am I old enough to have been doing this for a decade??) This post was […]

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Colleen & Stephen || Stunningly Reverent St. Patrick’s Columbus Wedding

December 1, 2023

It’s hard to believe I’m sharing my final 2023 wedding! This year has flown by and I’m so grateful for everything it has held! Colleen & Stephen were the perfect couple to end my 2023 wedding season and despite their mid-November wedding date, the trees were still full of gorgeous colors! These two met at […]

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Sarah & Nate || Gorgeous Charleston WV Wedding

November 24, 2023

This wedding is long overdue on my blog and I’m so excited to finally get to share it with you all! Sarah is one of my good college friends and I’ve had the joy of deepening our friendship over the past 3 years of us both living in Steubenville again. Nate was living in Pittsburgh […]

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Sarah & Jacob || Sacred & Joyous Plymouth, MI Wedding

November 13, 2023

Near the end of October, I found myself in Michigan for my very first Michigan wedding. The colors were at peak beauty, the sun was shining, and the day was overall quite glorious. Sarah and Jacob actually met at a wedding a few years ago and their love story has God’s hand written all over […]

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Joni & Noah || Sunrise Forest Engagement Session

November 9, 2023

You guys. This engagement session was absolutely amazing. Seriously. First of all, we had the most dreamy sunrise golden hour light. Listen, I’m a huge fan of sunset golden hour, however, there is something different and more ethereal about the sunrise golden hour. It’s usually less intense, more gentle, and honestly just so dang romantic. […]

Engagements

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Liz & Kris || Cozy Pen Ryn Mansion Library Wedding

November 3, 2023

When two librarian book lovers get married, there has to be a library involved somehow, and if you are extra creative, the Dewey Decimal System makes the perfect unique seating chart. Which is precisely what Liz and Kris did. Liz and Kris met while working at the Library of Congress in DC and share a […]

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Megan & Kevin || Joyful October Wedding at Hillcrest

October 26, 2023

Nine years ago, a Michigan boy met a Pittsburgh girl at a highschool retreat at Franciscan Universisity.  And almost a decade after God first introduced them to each other, on the first Saturday of October, Megan and Kevin finally became husband and wife. It was a glorious day – the weather was the most perfect […]

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Sara & Brandon || Historic Engineer’s Club Wedding in Downtown Baltimore

October 19, 2023

Sara and Brandon’s wedding on the last day of September was a stunning Catholic wedding with the most elegent reception in a historic mansion in downtown Baltimore. Having met when they were students at John Hopkins University, it was only fitting that Sara and Brandon chose to be married in the same city that brought […]

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Elizabeth & Rafael || Romantic Downtown Pittsburgh Wedding

October 13, 2023

At the end of September Elizabeth & Rafael were married in downtown Pittsburgh, the city that had brought them together. Since I travel for most of my weddings, it’s very rare for me to shoot in the same place twice in a row but my first two weddings back after the Camino just so happened […]

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Teresa & Andrew || Rainy Cathedral Wedding in Pittsburgh

September 28, 2023

It might have rained last Saturday (despite not being called for in the forecast) but that didn’t make a difference in the joy that radiated through Teresa and Andrew on their wedding day. It was evident that God brought these two together and their mutual love for the faith and for each other was a […]

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Clare & Patrick || Classy Wedding at DC Estate Winery

July 18, 2023

This past Saturday was a BEAUTIFUL wedding! And an extra special one because it was Deirdre’s younger sister’s wedding! I’ve known Clare for 8 years now thanks to my friendship with Deirdre and it was so wonderful to see her finally marry the man of her dreams! Patrick makes Clare so incredibly happy and she […]

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