Kate Baker Photography

Real Wedding Inspiration Boards

2011-08-10T13:01:00.004-04:00

We are officially half way through our 2011 wedding season here at Kate Baker Photography. It's been an exciting year! All the weddings we have photographed have been so amazing and unique. It's been a great honor to be a part of all these love stories. Thank you!!

Below are inspiration boards for the weddings we have photographed so far this year. I can't wait to see what the second half of this year will bring!!

Jaime+Steve

Amie+Mike

Carrie+Jared

Heidi+Shannon

Misty+Joe

Anne+Steve

Elizabeth+Chris

In Love: Misty+Joe

2011-07-29T21:52:00.005-04:00

Misty and Joe are getting married TOMORROW!! Here's a look at their engagement session. I'm so excited to share their wedding images soon :)

Here's a look at their guestbook design:

Baby Rhys

2011-07-26T10:00:00.001-04:00

I am so beyond excited to be sharing these images!! I've photographed Aimee and Micah several times, including two maternity sessions! Up until now they have decided to not post photos of their little boy online, but they gave me permission to now blog these. :)

We've done two sessions now, newborn and three months.

Here's the newborn images:

3 Months:

In Love: Amanda+Tim

2011-07-22T08:17:00.000-04:00

Amanda and Tim found me through my friend Jen. I'm so happy to be working with them. We shot their engagement session in the Old Port. Now I'm really looking forward to their wedding in October!

In Love: Carrie+Jared

2011-07-15T19:01:00.000-04:00

I spent a fabulous evening with Carrie and Jared on Goose Rocks Beach in Kennebunk. These two had so much fun and were so comfortable in front of the camera. They really know how to live their love and life outloud! Enjoy!

Steve+Jaime - Reception

2011-07-10T20:13:00.001-04:00

I was honored when I received an email from Steve of Steven Fairfield Photography. He was getting married to the love of his life, Jaime, in Mexico. They decided to also have a reception in Maine for all their family and friends who were unable to attend the event in Mexico. I was so excited that he had asked me to be there to document the event.

Jason's capture - one of my favorite photos ever :)

Hello 2011!

2011-07-05T20:53:00.000-04:00

2011 season has hit full force. I've been behind the camera (and computer!) non-stop. Here's some things you have to look forward to:

Misty+Joe Engaged!

Amanda+Tim Engaged!

Carrie+Jared Engaged!

Mike+Amie Married!

Meghan+Tim Engaged!

Heidi+Shannon Engaged!

Nicole+Baby Bump

Baby Rhys - Newborn

Baby Rhys - 3 Months

Steve+Jaime - Reception

Shootstyle Workshop:

Carrie+Jared Married!

Steve+Anne Married!

Elizabeth+Chris

2011-06-28T20:34:00.004-04:00

I hoped you all enjoyed and were inspired by all Elizabeth's amazing DIY details! Here's the rest of the wedding coverage. Enjoy!!

The weather forecast was sketchy but we all tried hard to remain hopeful and positive. Just as we were doing the first look it started to sprinkle. I showed Elizabeth this image on the back of the camera and she was so thrilled you could see the rain. Yep, she's that awesome of a person.

Elizabeth and Chris include Lucy and Tuck in all they do :) They are the sweetest little family. It was only fitting they were there for the first look as well.

I told them to get as close to edge as they dared. :)

4 generations. All beautiful women!!!!

Every night Chris and Elizabeth do a "thankful" list with the kids. They decided to tie this tradition into the wedding. I believe this is the part where Chris told the kids he was thankful for the Tickle Monster. :)

The sun came out right after the ceremony and gave me perfect light!

A huge thank you to Sara (on the left) for getting married and introducing me to Elizabeth and Chris. And an even larger thank you to Heather for hiring me to photograph her wedding 2 years ago and starting this beautiful chain of weddings. Much love to you girls!! xoxo!!

Elizabeth+Chris - The Details

2011-06-23T10:52:00.005-04:00

Oh sweet Elizabeth and Chris. My heart sings when I think of this couple. I have never seen two people more in love with life and even more in love with each other. The first time I met them, I swear I literally saw sparks flying between them as they danced on the dance floor.

Elizabeth and Chris - It was an incredibly huge honor to be a part of your wedding day. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You have inspired me to live my life with more love and joy. Much much love to you both!!!!

I don't think I have ever shot a wedding with so many DIY details. Elizabeth and her mother really went way over the top with the details. I was simply blown away by how many hours must have been spent. I've decided to break this post into two posts just so I could show off some of her details. Tomorrow's blog will be the rest of the wedding. Enjoy!

Elizabeth designed her bouquet as well as her hair clips.

The necklace Elizabeth gifted to her daughter Lucy.

Crocs at a wedding?!? Yes please! :)

Seriously this is one of the coolest bouquets ever! It had egg cartons in it. No one but Elizabeth could place egg cartons in a bouquet and make it look fabulous.

Elizabeth's ring is three rings and symbolizes not only her union with Chris but their union with her kids, Lucy and Tuck. Elizabeth had specifically asked to not have a marquee cut diamond. But when Chris saw this ring he knew it was the right one, she agreed :)

Elizabeth's mother transformed the reception into a undersea world. It was beautiful!

How I spent my evening...

2011-05-27T22:26:00.002-04:00

In Love: Amie+Mike

2011-05-23T19:11:00.006-04:00

Among all the rain and dreariness the last few weeks, Mike and Amie were a ray of sunshine! We spent an hour walking and laughing through the Old Port. It was such a joy to get to know these two better. I am so excited for their wedding next month!

One of things that drew me to just adore these two was part of the story of how they met on a plane and discovered they are gummy bear compatible. How quirky cute is that?! In their own words:

Mike and Amie ended up talking for the rest of the flight. Amie discovered that Mike had just as many interesting passport stamps as she did, and Mike discovered their mutual love of food.

Three days later, they went on their first date over sushi, lots of nervous UMMs from Mike, and dessert. They learned that they shared the same favorite candy (Haribo gummi bears) and, more importantly, that they were gummi-bear-compatible (Amie prefers the red/white/green ones; Mike prefers the yellow/orange ones).

The rest is history!

Our New House!

2011-05-13T13:36:00.004-04:00

As I mentioned in my last post Jason and I were in the process of buying our new house. Well, I am very excited to say this process is done and we are now living in our new home!! We are unbelievably excited for this new adventure. I apologize for the lack of posts as the process of moving was far more stressful and time consuming than planned. I'm really looking forward to showing everyone the awesome sessions I have been shooting! We also just finished our first 2011 wedding!

In Love: Whitney+Chris

2011-03-28T21:38:00.003-04:00

Normally the winter months are a little slower for me but this year has been so different. We started with the bridal show in portland in January and life just keeps getting busier. Jason and I are in the process of buying our first home. I'll keep you all posted on that adventure! We also just returned from a vacation to California to visit my family. We had a wonderful time despite all the rain, those pictures coming soon! And now we are entering engagement session season for 2011.

There are still things I need to blog from 2010 but I wanted to share this session from Saturday. It was only about 30 degrees and there were 25mph winds but you would have no idea by just looking at these photos. We only shot for about 30 minutes but Whitney and Chris rocked in front of a camera! I was really impressed by these two! I can't wait to see the magic that will take place on their wedding day :)

Whitney has the sweetest laugh!!

Here's some recent tips I shared with my clients regarding what to wear on their engagement session. I hope they are helpful to you too!

Comfort - Wear something that makes you feel good! If you are uncomfortable I promise it will show in your images.

Layers - Layers really do look the best. From layered t-shirts to vests, jackets, scarves, or necklaces, anything goes! They will add more dimension to the photos. They also make for a quick outfit change.

Solids - Solid colors look much better than anything with a pattern. We want the images to focus on you, not your clothing.

Colors- Colors look and photograph better than pure white. Wear complimenting colors and styles but under no circumstances should you two match exactly. Unless you dress that way everyday :)

Published: Real Maine Weddings Blog

2011-02-10T10:27:00.005-05:00

I was so excited yesterday to see Renee and Ben's wedding featured on the Real Maine Weddings Blog! Click HERE to read their story!

Ellys and Kyle

2011-01-21T15:09:00.007-05:00

Ellys is like my baby sister. I was thrilled to fly home to Minnesota to capture the moment her and her best friend said "I do".

Starting things off with one of my faves!

Ellys is like my sister and Michelle a second mom :)

LOVED their first look!!

These two certainly took me out of my element! I'm so used to shooting near the ocean or a beautiful park but these two took me to downtown Minneapolis and challenged me to get as many buildings as possible :) It was hard to not want to crop them all out but a little bit into shooting I was loving it!! Check out their slideshow to see a bunch more like this and some fun bridal party pics :)

My favorite series was shot near an old building (train station?) with the most beautiful colored stones. I was loving the warm hues :)

I could have shot these two all day. They were stellar models!

I was simply in LOVE with Ellys' hair!!

Jason rocked this shot! Both of our favorites :)

I loved the white belt and the entire style they had to their wedding!

Even though we shot all pictures before the wedding. We took 10 min after the ceremony for a couple more. There's just something different about the excitement and feeling in the photos after the ceremony is done :)

Here is the their wedding slideshow:

A huge thank you and a perfect start to 2011!

2011-01-11T17:41:00.008-05:00

Words can not express the excitment and gratitude I felt over the last few days!!I can not thank everyone enough for all the love, support and kindness shown to me over the last few days.

First a thank you to my best friend, my amazing (yes, amazing) husband, Jason. He is the one that pushed and encouraged me to follow my passion and has continued to celebrate and share in it's growth. Thank you, for being the most wonderful person I have ever met. I love you!

Thank you's also need to go to my wonderful family for always being there to support and help in anyway they can, including moving and assembling a ridiculously large booth! Joan and her wonderful team at the Maine Wedding Association for making the Portland bridal show a huge success. My dear friend and past client, Jill, for volunteering her time on Sunday to help run the booth. My wonderful friends who stopped by the show just to say hi and share their support and excitement! All the wonderful photographers that I am happy to call my friends for their support and encouragement as they watch and support my business growth. And of course all of my past and future clients for choosing me to photograph your wedding day! I seriously would not be where I am today without all of you!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! Much love to each and everyone of you!

We spent the weekend at the Portland Bridal Show hosted by the Maine Wedding Association. It was so much fun to meet and talk with so many wonderful brides and grooms who took the time to stop and visit our booth. A huge thank you to all who attended the show!! 2011 is going to be our best year yet and I can not wait!

Here's a quick iPhone photo of our booth. Jason designed and built the booth. I don't think it could have been any more perfect! (although, maybe a little easier to move!) :) Sorry for the iPhone quality - I forgot to bring my real camera.

Melanie from Real Maine Weddings was there with her camera and grabbed a shot of me and my mom (who flew out from California to help with the show!) and featured it on their blog! Thanks Melanie for remebering your camera :) Click HERE to see the blog post!

Last night I also had an opportunity to hang out with about 40 other photographers at a meeting hosted by the Maine Photographer Coalition. Stacey Kane hosted the event at her studio in Scarborough. It was an evening filled with learning and networking. It was great to spend time with friends and to meet new ones too!! Plus I won a new Kelly Moore Camera Bag!! I'm super excited to be sporting this new bag during the upcoming wedding season :)

Thank you to everyone who made me float on cloud nine over the last few days! I love you all!

Jessica and Jamey

2010-12-29T09:51:00.004-05:00

Jessica and Jamey had a perfect fall wedding at the Marriott at Sable Oaks in South Portland. They had a clear vision of what they wanted for their wedding photos and I was thrilled with the end result!

The maple leaf theme was carried through out the wedding. Jessica had these little make-up bags embroidered with each of her bridesmaids names.

Jess was so happy to be getting into her wedding dress. I love her smile!

What a hot group of ladies!! :) Lauren just to the right of Jessica is actually in labor during this photo (none of us knew). She waited until after dinner to leave for the hospital. She is now the proud mama of a beautiful little girl :)

The cake was made by a family friend.

Jess's train was actually detachable! It was perfect and made photos so easy :)

And because Jess and Jamey's engagement photos never got blogged here are a few favorites from that session:

Jess's favorite image!

Jess and Jamey - Thank you so much for asking me to be your photographer. It was so wonderful getting to know you two and document your love. Wishing you all the best for the future! Much much love!!

Micah+Aimee+Baby Bump

2010-12-20T20:38:00.005-05:00

Micah and Aimee are quickly becoming some of my dearest friends. I was so excited when I got a message several months ago from Aimee asking if it was too early to book her maternity session!

We did her session when she was about 5 months along. A little earlier than I would normally book a session but we really wanted outdoor photos before the weather turned cold and icky. Thankfully Aimee is super petite so she was showing just enough!!

Here are the highlights from what is one of my favorite sessions ever :)

Love this one!!

Favorite!! This should totally be made into a canvas for the baby's room!

I want a picture of me like this when I'm pregnant. But I also would need Aimee's amazing red hair!

And a few outtakes... :)

I set them up in this setting and while I was adjusting my camera settings Aimee when to pose and snuggled Micah's tummy instead of her own!! We all had a good laugh at the mistake. :)

This is what we could call a silhouette gone horribly wrong, but I like to think of it as Micah+Aimee are so great they even fart sunshine!

Micah and Aimee - Thank you so much for allowing me to document this amazing time of your life, and for allowing me to declare myself Auntie Katie! You two are going to be amazing parents and I can't wait to see what adventures your little one will bring into your life! Much much love!!!

Darius+Haley+Kiddos

2010-12-13T11:58:00.005-05:00

This family session was about a year in the making. Darius had bought his wife a gift card for a family session last year. But due to weather and scheduling conflicts we didn't get to fit their session in before winter. So we were determined to make it work this year :) It actually worked well that the session had to be delayed because in that time they had a baby boy! I had so much fun spending an afternoon with this family!

How could you not fall in love this face?!?

A quick pic of mom and dad :)

LOVE her eyes!

My favorite from the session. Her face just cracks me up!!

In Love: Heather+Brendan

2010-12-03T20:57:00.005-05:00

I adore Heather and Brendan. We shot their engagement session in Ocotber on a rather cold day but these two were so positive and happy it made for a great session! Plus a cold day means extra snuggling :)

This was Brendan's idea of a great engagement photo! hahahaaaa

Heather's favorite! I think it's because she looks like a movie star here! Heather- you're hot stuff ;)

My favorite! Heather's one request - a photo of them laying in the grass! Check and mark!!

The reaction to when they realized I had said "touch your foreheads together", NOT, "touch your lower parts together". This is a way better picture than what I was going for :)

Abby and Todd

2010-11-29T12:10:00.004-05:00

Abby and Todd were married in the Church on the Cape on a beautiful October day! The reception was held at Pier 77 in Cape Porpoise. I photographed Abby's brother, Andrew's wedding last year (click here to see that post). It was such a treat to work with their family and friends again! I'm running short on time today, so I'll stop with the commentary and leave you with the highlights of their beautiful day!

Abby's one request - a picture of the bridal party with their hands in their pockets. Check and mark!

We only had about 10 min of daylight for Abby and Todd's pictures. But they rocked it out :)

Jill (2009 bride, Andrews wife) and Abby (2010 bride) :) I just love these girls!!

Sara and Josh

2010-11-22T19:55:00.004-05:00

To say I love Sara and Josh and everything about their wedding would be a huge understatement! I first met Sara at Heather and Eric's wedding in 2009. When she called me a month later to inquire about my availability for their wedding next October I was honored.

Sara and Josh were married at Pineland Farms on an amazingly beautiful day! Sara made sure that we had tons of time for creative portraits, and a trolly to take us all over campus!! It was perfect :)

Sara and Josh choose to see each other for the first time in the garden. Sara said of this moment that it was the moment she could truly start to relax.

We started photos in the apple orchard. It fit perfectly in with the fall theme of the wedding!

Sara's dear friend Elizabeth performed the ceremony.

The moment right before or after the kiss is SO much better. Love this!!

So excited to be there for Elizabeth and Chris' wedding next May!!

Love this picture of me and my girls :) Heather(2009), Sara (2010) and Carrie (2011). Elizabeth was not part of this photo because she had not yet set a date. Wishing we had one with her in it too!

Because Sara and Josh's engagement photos were never blogged only posted to Facebook, I thought I would share a few favorites here.

Coming soon...

2010-11-16T10:53:00.006-05:00

Here's a quick look at one of my favorite weddings of the year:

J+K were married at the Wentworth Lodge in Cape Elizabeth on an absolutely gorgeous day. I can't wait to finish processing this wedding! It's quickly becoming one of my all time favorite events.

I mentioned in my last post what a busy time of the year this is for us. Being busy has also meant I haven't had the time to blog everything I've wanted to. Here's a look at what is coming (in no particular order):

Shari+Aaron - Wedding
Ellys+Kyle - Wedding
Chelsea+Jake - Engaged!
Darius+Haley+Kids - Family Session - blogged :)
Sara+Josh - Wedding - blogged :) + engagement session
Jessica+Jamey - Wedding - blogged:) + engagement session
Heather+Brendan - Engaged! - blogged :)
Nikki+Jason - Wedding
Aimee+Micah+ Baby Bump - Maternity - blogged :)
J+K - Wedding
Abby+Todd - Wedding - blogged :)
Heather+Brent - Wedding

If you want more frequent updates please also be my friend on Facebook!

2010 has been absolutely amazing and I can't wait for the 2011 season! We're booking quickly and I'm so thrilled with the couples we are going to be working with!

We will be participating again in the MWA Portland Bridal Show on Jan 8-9. So if you or a friend are getting married please stop by and say hello! I can't wait to meet you! :)

Holiday Deadlines

2010-11-08T17:14:00.009-05:00

Fall has always been my favorite time of the year. I just love the fresh, crisp air, the beautiful fall colors and of course, hot apple cider!

The fall has also now turned into my busiest time of the year. We are busy finishing up all of the image processing for our 2010 weddings, designing albums, and shooting beautiful fall portrait sessions! Between all of this I have managed to take the time to just soak in all my favorite things about fall and enjoy the season. I hope all of you have been able to do the same!

It's hard to imagine that the holiday season will soon be upon us. Here are our holiday deadlines for 2010:

Albums:

I will need your final album design approval and cover choice no later than November 22nd.

Prints:

All online web gallery orders must be placed by December 5th.

If you are going away for the holidays and would like your album or prints to be shipped to wherever you will be to make sure you receive them in time for the holidays please send me an e-mail with the shipping address. Thank you!

If your web gallery is no longer active but you would still like to order prints. Please send me a direct e-mail. Thank you!

katie@katebakerphotography.com

Elias: Class of 2011

2010-11-02T20:01:00.003-04:00

Elias was my last official shoot of the year and it was a blast! Granted it did rain on us while we were shooting but we still managed some amazing shots despite the inclement weather.

Elias - I wish you all the best as you start a new chapter in your life! Enjoy the ride! :)