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    Karen D Photography

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    Timothy E.

    Karen was the utmost professional when it came to our Santa Barbara Courthouse elopement. She helped plan our entire week for the wedding and honeymoon. We had a great time with lots of energy and happiness! Our photos were absolutely gorgeous and she was very prompt, giving us sneak peeks by the time we got home from our special week! We can't thank her enough. Tim & Bridgette Edgmon

    Alice P.

    We hired Karen to shoot our elopement at the Santa Barbara Courthouse and we cannot recommend her enough. Not only was she an excellent communicator and a consummate professional, she was willing to work with our budget and even allowed us the opportunity to shoot at multiple locations. She provided us with so many beautiful photos, and we are so thrilled to have found her. Obsessed doesn't even begin to cover it!

    Karen was an absolute dream to work with as the photographer for our wedding at the Santa Barbara Courthouse. We had our reception at Arnoldi's Cafe and the photos turned out magical. From our initial call until the day of, her professionalism and experience were evident in every interaction. She was very responsive and answered all our questions regarding the location since it was a destination wedding for us. She guided us with helpful recommendations for most of our other vendors, gave advise regarding color schemes and helped keep everything running smoothly on the day of. She also took our engagement photos which we were gonna skip, but per her suggestion, taking them made us feel completely at ease in front of the camera which made for less awkward looking photos. Beyond her incredible skill, Karen's personality truly sets her apart--she's warm, easygoing, and calming, making the entire day even more enjoyable. She helped create our timeline and she planned it perfectly that eventhough we ran a bit late for our scheduled photo times, we were still able to execute our shot list and were in time for the ceremony. Her work is stunning; the photos captured genuine emotion, beautiful details, and the essence of our wedding which turned out to be a perfect day. We especially loved the candid one but there were so many amazing pictures that we just wanna print all of them! She provided us with preview photos within a week of our wedding which we loved and delivered the rest promptly as she promised. I called her my wedding fairy godmother and picking her was one of the best decisions we could've made. We wholeheartedly recommend Karen to anyone looking for a talented, experienced, and fantastic photographer.

    Rebecca P.

    After finding and loving Karen as our wedding photographer in 2022, it was a no brainer when choosing Karen for our maternity shoot this year. She was the only photographer my husband and I wanted to capture our first pregnancy. We were already comfortable with Karen and trusted her with taking amazing photos. Low and behold she did not disappoint. Karen helped us chose the perfect location of Orcutt Ranch. We could not have been happier with the variation of backgrounds at Orcutt Ranch and of course her expertise in always snapping the perfect frame. Karen's professionalism and passion for her work clearly shows in every photoshoot. She informed us what time to start the shoot in order to have excellent lighting, what colors looked better and what colors to avoid wearing. Karen is all around the best photographer and we are so grateful for her. My husband and I will definitely be reaching out to Karen for newborn / family photos. Thank you again Karen!

    Jack G.

    Karen was a delight to work with (she was funny and fit right into our family dynamic on wedding day) and produced wonderful photos that will last a lifetime. We already have our favorites framed and hanging on our wall. I would highly recommend her for any wedding in Santa Barbara, though for the courthouse specifically, she was a pro and knew all the spots to leverage and rules/guidelines for how to optimize our time there.

    Shannon L.

    I cannot say enough about how absolutely wonderful it was to work with Karen for our Santa Barbara Courthouse elopement. She was a consummate professional and an absolute delight. She made us both feel at ease, and truly helped us enjoy our day. Our guests even commented how she was so mindful of the "little things" and that our pictures came out so beautifully as a result. Karen was supportive, responsive, and really knows the SB courthouse intimately. We cannot thank her enough for the lifetime of memories we have in these wonderful photographs. If I could give 10 stars, I would.

    Alex H.

    Karen was an absolute joy to work with. We got married at the Santa Barbara Courthouse in June 2023, not only did she take AMAZING photos she assisted me with vendor referrals, which was so helpful, making our small wedding easy to plan. We spent about an hour before the ceremony taking pictures of my husband and I, she knew all the best places on property to take gorgeous photos. We were at ease, she was so kind, patient, and understood what I was looking for in wedding photos. After the ceremony she was able to wrangle family (not an easy task) and capture all of the group photos we were looking for. I highly recommend Karen to anyone looking to capture authentic, gorgeous photos. She's the best.

    Stephanie D.

    Karen is the best! We eloped at the Santa Barbara Courthouse and wanted to capture the moment to share with our families. From the start, we hit it off with Karen over the phone, and knew we'd be in good hands. She knows what she's doing, and the process was seamless. We had so much fun and laughter hanging out with her. She has that artistic eye to find something interesting in addition to the must-have standard pictures. We had such a wonderful time! We thought we'd get a handful of good photos out of this, and when the sneak peak came a day later, we loved all of them! We were able to use a few of them for our reception we had the week after getting married. To top it off, she's very responsive and was always following up with us/keeping us up to date. Thank you Karen!! P.S. We're obsessed with finding reasons to print these photos out! Our family loved our Christmas cards!

    Ittai S.

    We are so so thankful we hired Karen D as our photographer for our Santa Barbara Courthouse wedding! Karen took care of every little detail to ensure we had a perfect, unforgettable experience. Ahead of time, she ensured we had all the information we needed to know what to expect and what to do the day of the wedding. Thanks to her extensive experience at the courthouse and relationships with the officiants, she convinced them to perform our ceremony in the most picturesque location possible on an especially busy and chaotic Fiesta weekend. When she heard we'd have an elderly guest, she offered to bring and carry a stool for them to sit on throughout the ceremony, knowing they'd get tired standing otherwise. For ceremony photos, family photos, and couple photos alike, Karen did a fantastic job directing us on what to do, how to pose, while still being natural and true to ourselves, engaging young children and elderly alike, having fun and laughing through it all! The end result was a seamless wedding and an incredible set of pictures we're so thrilled to have as lifelong memories! Thank you, Karen!

    Working with Karen was absolutely amazing! She is very talented, a great communicator, and very knowledgable about posing photographs. She made our not so photogenic family look great in our wedding photographs. Our wedding was at the Santa Barbara Courthouse and she knew all the right places to take pictures. She even got our archway pictures by positioning us just right to block out all of the visitors behind us. I couldn't recommend Karen enough! She made our wedding day stress free.

    Jessica C.

    I found our amazing photographer Karen through a simple ig search. She literally became such an asset throughout our entire wedding planning process. Our wedding was small and technically a destination wedding (Santa Barbara) as it was a few hours outside of our residing community (Upland, CA). Karen was such a great support and very great to work with. Since neither myself or my now husband are from Santa Barbara we felt so fortunate to have Karen, she was very familiar with the Santa Barbara courthouse (our ceremony location), the surrounding area including our reception location. The amount of stress of planning a destination wedding post COVID was somewhat not as overwhelming thanks in part to Karen and her skills. She is very skilled, organized, respectful and communicative. I would definitely recommend her photography services again and really appreciate all the time and dedication she put into getting to know us and capture our special day so beautifully.

    Santa Barbara Courthouse
    Sally A.

    We are overjoyed with our experience with Karen--she deserves more than 5 stars! We found Karen through a friend who also hired her for their elopement and after seeing some of her work and speaking with her, we knew she was the perfect fit for our style. We wanted to capture images that included us but highlighted the beautiful architecture of our hotel (Hotel Californian) and ceremony location (Santa Barbara Courthouse). Karen was easy to work with and we had so much fun working with her on our wedding day. She allowed us to be in the moment and captured so many great images. Our only challenge is selecting the images we want to frame and use in an album--there are SO many fantastic choices! We highly recommend Karen!

    Karen was our photographer for our wedding reception at the beautiful Glen Annie Golf Club in Santa Barbara, CA, and boy did she do an incredible job!! We just about cried a million happy tears when we received our photos as she perfectly captured all the joy and love everyone felt that day! She got everything down to a T and knew the perfect spots around the venue for the best shots. Karen is extremely easy to work with and is very organized. She was also involved with the planning of the timeline for the day which made the event run as smoothly as it did. If you're looking for a wedding photographer, Karen is your girl! We are so lucky to have had her document our special day.

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    Karen was an absolute dream to work with as the photographer for our wedding at the Santa Barbara Courthouse.

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    Elle was an absolute pleasure to work with. Not only is she extremely personable, kind, easy going…read moreand flexible... but the photography that she captures is absolutely incredible. She is patient, can help direct you if needed and allows you and your significant other to feel comfortable capturing beautiful candid shots. Elle is great at using the natural sunlight to add artistic touches to the photos and allows the scenic background of Hawaii to compliment itself. We are so thankful that Elle was able to capture such stunning engagement photos for us. Highly recommend.

    From the owner: I am a photographer and videographer and I love to preserve beautiful, authentic moments together…read more I love to laugh during my shoots and I want you to laugh too. I believe that being able to laugh at ourselves is a really great quality. Photography is a big passion for me and I like to try new things. Silly poses and natural laughter are often my favorite shots. Some technical info… I am a natural lighting photographer and I prefer to shoot during early morning or late afternoon (soft sunrise and set hours). I use a Canon Rebel T6 DSLR camera with options for water shots and film and I am confident in giving direction and prompts for posed and candid photos. Lastly, I want our shoots together to produce great photos that you love but I also want it to be a special memory for you to treasure so if we aren’t having a blast and developing a sense of commitment to and love for the land we are on we aren’t doing it right. Thanks for getting to know me a little and reading this! Reach out to book so I can also get to know you!

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