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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October 8, 2012
I had a newborn session yesterday morning with my adorable newest cousin. This is one of my favorites from the shoot. ~Mary Kate
October 3, 2012
It seems to rain every few days around here and for the first time I ventured out past the protection of a roof to photograph the raindrops. ~Mary Kate
September 20, 2012
Way back in spring my mom came up with a plan to re-do my sisters’ bedroom and a few months later my dad helped make her plan a reality. In June he built his first piece of furniture, their loft bed. It’s truly wonderful and gives them so much more space in their already small […]
September 15, 2012
All the pictures are from Ocean City, NJ School has started, jeans and sweaters are out of closets, chai tea is a regular occurrence, and pretty soon the leaves will start to change. But this summer was amazing and I’m not ready to let it go. Not yet. When I was going back through my […]
September 10, 2012
I think I’ve finally found my “style” of photography. At least the editing part. I’ve been struggling for awhile to have my own unique style. I would end up editing my photos to look like other photographer’s photos but I wasn’t ever completely thrilled with the results. But then I started to shoot in RAW […]
September 5, 2012
Today is my very last first day of highschool and to celebrate my Senior year, I decided to start a 365 project. I’ve only tried this once before and I got through about a month and this time I’m determined to do better. And this time around I’m posting my pictures on flickr and they […]
September 3, 2012
I love these little girls so much! Their gorgeous Mama is my cousin, Jen. She’s funny, sweet, a wonderful mother and an excellent hostess. I had an amazing visit at their house in Napa Valley. And in a few months their family will be blessed with a little boy! Love you all! ~Mary Kate
September 1, 2012
I got to do my first guest post for Morgan over at Snapography. Here’s a small preview: Late night summer storms. The split-second flash that lights up the night sky, followed by the house shaking boom of the answering thunder. You know, the kind that make you want to run into Fraulein Maria’s room in […]
August 18, 2012
On Sunday July 22nd I flew to California by myself and had the best two weeks in Santa Paula, CA at Thomas Aquinas College. I went to the college’s two week High school Summer Program that they have every summer for uprising Seniors. And it was incredible. Everything was incredible, from the people I met […]
August 9, 2012
The Schultz’s have come to visit our house every year since before I can remember. They are part of my mom’s huge extended family, my Aunt and Uncle and cousins. This year they asked me to take their family pictures while they were visiting and luckily we were able to catch some gorgeous light at […]
August 6, 2012
This little character is the definition of “boy”. ~Mary Kate (Pictures are from a warm May evening.)
August 3, 2012
Shoes slipped onto our feet, the air outside is dusty sweet, we see the chickens, we see the cows, the horse, the donkey, and scores of meow’s a goat, a sheep, and a puppy too. To all we say a “how’d’you’do?” Pick a flower for mama, or maybe two or three, play a game of […]
August 1, 2012
Monica has been one of my closest friends for years. Tea parties, birthdays, sleepovers, phone conversations and much more. Funny, sweet and a fellow photography lover. And don’t forget how completely stunning she is! Thanks Monica for letting me take your pictures! ~Mary Kate
July 29, 2012
Photography is one of my passions, and one of the things that I do best with my photography skillz is taking pictures of…you guessed it…. FOOD. π Combine my love for food and photography together and the results from it will blow your mind….from mouth-watering sensations that is. π Now, I haven’t been taking pictures of food for […]