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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 22, 2022
Where do I begin with this wedding and this couple? Julia and Aidan both met as college freshman at Franciscan University and their friendship quickly turned into love. In her toast, Julia’s sister shared how she knew Aidan might be the one because he made Julia laugh more than she ever had before and that […]
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June 18, 2022
When Danielle & Max reached out to me and asked if I was willing to photograph their Melkite Greek Catholic Wedding, I immediately said yes. I love learning about and photographing other traditions and it has been years since I last photographed an Eastern Catholic wedding. In a Melkite Greek Catholic wedding, there are actually […]
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June 5, 2022
“To love another person is to see the face of God.” This quote by Victor Hugo seems to perfectly sum up Christina and Kevin’s beautiful wedding day. From the moment we walked in the door of Christina’s childhood home, to the moment we waved them goodbye at the end of the night, there was just […]
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May 28, 2022
Last weekend on one of the hottest May days, Carissa and David became husband and wife. A record high heat wave (for May) decided to blow through the north eastern side of the US and we had temps soaring over 95 degrees on Saturday. Despite the heat (and the fact that Carissa and David specifically […]
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May 20, 2022
You guys, this wedding was SO SO special and beautiful for a number of reasons! Firstly, it was just objectively beautiful: I’ve photographed a number of weddings in Florida at this point but this was the first one that was truly tropical and everything from the invitations, flowers, wedding attire, colors, and photo locations fit […]
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May 12, 2022
On the last weekend of April, Katie and Sean had a true fairy tale wedding: complete with a sparkling ballgown, dozens of candles, crystal glasses, and a knight in shining armor. Katie & Sean were married at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Wheeling with their reception at Oglebay Resort. Alaina from Soiree by Souleret was […]
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April 29, 2022
This elegant spring wedding a week after Easter was such a joyful celebration! Nichole and Daniel are both such kind and wonderful people and I know I say this every time, but it really was such a joy to work with them! We started the day off with the boys. Daniel and his crew have […]
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April 1, 2022
In almost a decade of shooting weddings, I have never experienced such a crazy variety in weather on one wedding day as we did last weekend. In the course of nine hours, we had wind, rain, sleet, snow, hail, a thunderstorm, partially cloudy skies, full cloudy skies, and then a beautiful sunset with rich pink […]
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March 25, 2022
Last weekend, on the feast of St. Joseph (foster father of Jesus and patron saint of many things including married couples and families), Bonnie and Evan were married in the awe-inspiring Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis in St. Louis MO. This particular Cathedral Basilica has been a special part of Bonnie and Evan’s love story […]
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March 7, 2022
Gorgeous golden sunlight, the most perfect floral lace wedding dress, and two sweet souls vowing to spend the rest of their lives together. That is the best way I can describe Della & Patrick’s wedding! Della and Patrick’s story actually starts years ago when they were just kids living on the West Coast. Their parents […]
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February 25, 2022
Classy, genuine, and just plain fun are the best words I can think of to describe Lauren and Jacob and their winter wedding last weekend. I actually had not had a chance to meet these two before their wedding but they were both so calm and wonderful all day and it felt like we had […]
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February 11, 2022
My brother is engaged!! It’s so crazy to type those words but my whole family is overjoyed about this! A few weeks ago, my younger brother, John Paul, proposed to Kaleena in the midst of a crazy snow storm. He is the first one in my family to get married and so as you can […]
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January 26, 2022
Esmeralda & José’s riverside California wedding kicked off my 2022 wedding season and it was such a special day to be a part of! I had the best time getting to know these two last June when I flew out to CA for their two-part engagement session and I’ve been eagerly awaiting going back for […]
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January 19, 2022
It’s finally time to share this beautiful Dec. 31 wedding! This wedding was filled with so much love and joy and it was so fun to end my 2021 wedding season with this one! You will quickly see how joyful Makilah is, her smile lights up every room she enters and she was one of […]
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January 13, 2022
I have been so excited to share this wedding with you all! From beginning to end this was a magical winter wedding. I’ve known Taylor since college (we were household sisters together at Franciscan University). When Taylor got engaged last summer, I was so honored when she reached out and asked if I would be […]