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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...

I want to be her!

  • Lucky

be her. I want to be Lucky… our 7 year old Springer Spaniel.  Her day consists of eating, drinking, sleeping and laying in the sun. What a life! While I’m running around the house returning phone calls, finishing albums and working on emails, she is laying downstairs in a puddle of sunlight.  That is the only thing she has to do!! Can you imagine what that would be like?! One day,….. one day I’ll wake up with NO to-do list! …. and that day is coming! During all of  this wedding planning, I forget I’m going on a honeymoon!! ah! VACATION! YaY!  Our honeymoon destination is a surprise! But get excited because I will have a TON of photos to share!!!!

Personal Open Post

Hampton Roads Wedding Photographer

  • Nathan + Connie

a small school.  I never liked to admit that until my junior or senior year. I always thought the “big school” concept was “cooler”.  Michael and I lived our “Big school” experiences through Tech football games and weekends spent with friends at Clemson.  CNU doesn’t have a huge sports program or a massive stadium with thousands of fans… but what it does have is an awesome community.  I feel like I was a part of so many little communities at CNU… one being the “Comm” community. That’s right, the Communication Majors were tight…. we pretty much brought TWITTER to CNU! …. in my opinion. ha! No. Big. Deal. Anyway! Why am I telling you all of this? Well, because I met Connie in through the comm department!

Weddings Open Post

Unlikely Accents

  • Wedding Wednesday

the wedding industry is so inspiring sometimes! I LOVE LOVE LOVE getting my issue of Southern Weddings and being inspired by awesome, new and unique ideas. One part of wedding planning that most brides don’t think about are the little things… like accents.  You may have a GREAT floral display in your head but if you have no accents and little details to go with it, you may find that the centerpiece is missing a little something! This happened to me yesterday! I was starting the huge task of finalizing our centerpieces and I realized they just weren’t complete.  I squinted and walked around them and stared for an extended

Wedding Wednesday Open Post
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