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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...

Tommy + Kayla | Engaged

  • Engagement Photos at the Richmond Capitol

Tommy and Kayla made the drive down from Baltimore for their engagement session! They loved the look of the Richmond Capital and as soon as I saw their first outfit, I knew that this location was the right decision! It was classic and bright! You can’t tell at all that it was extremely overcast and dreamy when we were taking these photos! Tommy and Kayla came ready for anything! When the sunlight started slipping away a little earlier than we hoped because of the clouds, they worked with us moved quickly to ensure that we could fit two locations in!

Engaged Open Post
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Max + Nicole

  • Destination Lakeside Wedding

Michael and I flew up for Max and Nicole’s wedding and everything seemed just fine! It was beautiful! However, as soon as we got into our hotel room, we had a tornado warning pop up on our phones and on the TV! We had just experienced this in Virginia a few days prior and so it seemed like dejavu! The storm clouds rolled in, the wind picked up, the hotel power flickered off and then back on, and then the downpour of rain hit. After the storm had passed, we thought that the Tornados must have been a false alarm but we would come to find out that wasn’t the case at all! Not one but two tornados had touched down around the city of Ottawa and did an incredible amount of damage. Over 170,000 people were without power, including our bride and groom!

Weddings Open Post

Evan + Grace | Engaged

  • Garden of the Gods Engagement Shoot | Colorado

We had their engagement session scheduled months ago, but both of our lives are crazy and we couldn’t find a time when we would both be in Richmond. So we did the next best thing . . . we flew out to Colorado for their shoot! It was a fast trip for us but it was well worth it!!! So many photographer friends of mine had recommended that we do the shoot at Garden of the Gods which is outside of Colorado Springs. As soon as we pulled up, I knew that they were right!

Engaged Open Post
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