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Hi there! i’m katelyn.

Hello, and welcome to the KJ Blog! I'm Katelyn James, and my husband Michael and I are a wedding photography team based in Richmond, Virginia. We hope you grab some coffee (or a diet coke, in my case) and enjoy viewing our latest work, browsing resources for photographers, and getting a little peek into our life!  Read more...

A New Season, A New Website!

I wrote on my Instagram today that this new website design that we just launched was so much more than just an “update”! I needed this website re-design to help me get back into the swing of all things business while still navigating the new waters of motherhood! It’s hard! Before Evy, I had a one-track mind. That caused issues in our marriage, and so now we have a life coach that has transformed the way we relate and work together. But NOW… now I don’t have a choice! I can’t wake up every morning and just TRY to put Evy first… she HAS to be the most important priority in my life, and I have learned so much from being her momma the last three months!

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Corey + Morgan

  • A Classic Cumberland Plantation Wedding

Several years ago my sister and her husband were newlyweds and were both on staff with CRU. This meant that they were support raising, and they planned to meet up with the Duvalls for dinner. We’ve known the Duvalls our entire life. Greg (Morgan’s dad) grew up with Daddy, and they have been great friends for a lifetime. They were so close that the Duvalls were actually our Godparents when we were little! So when Joe and Emy met up with them for dinner, it was a sweet reunion, and Emy had a chance to sit and talk with Morgan. We hadn’t seen them in YEARS. As soon as their evening together came to an end, Emy called me and said “We just had the best dinner with the Duvalls ….. and I think Corey should DATE MORGAN! They would be PERFECT for each other!!!”.

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Lake Como, Italy

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Last week you saw me blog one of my favorite weddings of my entire career! We had the opportunity to shoot a wedding at Lake Como, Italy and it was absolutely amazing!!! As soon as we found out that we were actually doing this, we had to start baby-planning. I was pregnant when we booked this wedding and so I had no experience with having a baby. We knew that we could be taking anywhere from a 8-12 week old depending on when Evy was born! We prayed for a baby that could sleep and travel well!

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