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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...

To My Baby on His Due Date

Dear Baby James,

Today is the day that we marked on our calendars in October as soon as we found out that you were growing inside of me. It was supposed to be your birthday. There isn’t something magical about July 3rd.  We all know that due dates really mean nothing and if your story had been a normal one, you still probably wouldn’t have been born on this day. You probably would have been stubborn like your sister and made me go a week past due just waiting to meet you. Instead, we met you two months early under circumstances that I never could have imagined. 

Baby James, Personal Open Post

Christian + Amanda | Engaged

  • A William & Mary Campus Engagement Session

We have officially entered a season of our life where we feel old! I knew this day would come and I actually remember HOPING that this day would come 5-7 years ago when Michael was a full time youth pastor and I was really close to the kids… especially the girls. I remember thinking “You know, I hope one day down the road I’ll get a text or an email when these girls are all grown up and are engaged!” I remember that thought crossing my mind several times when I envisioned what our life would look like down the road. It’s so exciting that that season is HERE!!!

Engaged Open Post

Ryan + Amy | Engaged

  • A Waterfront Sailboat Engagement Shoot

I remember being really young and traveling up to Maine on a vacation with Amy and her family. The Cravens are the ones who introduced us to racing lobsters on the deck before cooking and eating them! ha! We may have only had one trip with them but those memories will forever be something that we love to reminisce about. Fast forward over a decade and I was just starting my business at CNU. Amy came to CNU as well, and we met up here and there! Since I remember Amy as a little girl with bright blonde curls and a spunky personality, it seems so crazy that I just took her engagement portraits!!

Blog, Engaged Open Post
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