$8,450 starting price
About this vendor
Okay I have to start with a confession: I didn’t grow up picturing my wedding day. I’ve just never been one of those people. All I knew was that I’d get married by the ocean in Maine. Lucky for me, my husband Nate is also from Maine so that part of wedding planning was easy. We met in high school so you could say AOL Instant Messenger was our dating app of choice, and now two decades and (too) many cats later, here we are. Living on the South Shore, the unceded land of the Massachusett, Wampanoag, and Pokanoket nations.
Sometimes (okay, often) I eat cake for breakfast, so you can always count on me to help taste test yours. If I’m not photographing people in love, I’m probably drinking prosecco on the couch, planning my next trip, or trying to sneak new plants into the house. I’ve spent more than a decade teaching middle school, so I can charm any kiddo and wrangle even your sassiest uncle for family photos. I promise not to talk your ear off about trashy reality dating shows. Probably.
Your wedding will be more than perfect. It will be real. And you want images that truly reflect that. The genuine emotion, those unplanned moments. I know from years of experience (and even my own wedding!) that no matter how carefully you plan, things happen. Someone forgets the rings, it might rain, makeup can smudge. And guess what? Your wedding will still be freaking incredible.
Your photography experience should be just as incredible. My passion is capturing your connection and the electricity of the day without all that stiff, stuffy, boring posing. No giant list of photos that feels like a chore. You will be able to soak up every second and have beautiful, genuine images that transport you right back to the warmth and energy of your day even when you’re old and gray. Let’s leave perfect to the fairytales - you want real.
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- Woman-owned Business
Photo Shoot Types
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
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Kendra was the most amazing person to work with and we are so grateful we found her for our wedding and engagement photos!!
I am not crazy about having my photo taken and was worried about being stiff/awkward or not being happy with how I looked in photos (which is how I generally feel about my own photos). Other photographers we met with intensified this concern with their intensity or demeanor, but I was immediately at ease with Kendra. Kendra is such a wonderful and positive person that it felt like hanging out with a friend and it was so much easier to be natural and not think about it. Our engagement and wedding photos turned out so amazingly!! Despite 140 guests, she managed to capture fun moments between them, and us, and our families... we have such a wonderful record of that day and have gotten large prints of several of them. We both teared up looking through the photos as soon as we got them (which were delivered in a very timely manner) because they really captured the joy of that day and the quick, but meaningful, moments that take place. She was also on top of all the family and friend photos we requested and moved through it all efficiently without it ever feeling rushed or stressful. Also, our pup took to Kendra instantly and we love that she managed to not only capture photos of us with our active pup, but took phenomenal photos of our goofball pup.
From start to finish, the experience with Kendra was so effortless and positive... she is 100% worth it!
What can we say about Kendra that her photos don't say for themselves? As is evident in her work, Kendra flawlessly captured each and every moment of our special day, preserving the emotion of each precious memory. But what truly sets her apart is her remarkable ability to make you feel comfortable in front of the camera. Her warm approach creates an atmosphere of ease and allowed us and our guests to be ourselves, resulting in authentic photographs we will treasure for years to come. We are forever grateful for Kendra's expertise, professionalism, and exceptional ability to beautifully document our love story.
Kendra is the best. She brought the best energy ALL day – so professional yet so personable. As a couple who gets super nervous with a camera, she made us feel SO relaxed. We actually forgot we even had cameras around us for most of the day. She guided us through everything and was just so patient and on top of everything. From start to finish she was so great to work with… she knows what she is doing and took a huge weight of stress off my shoulders knowing we were in good hands.
I have not even seen all our photos yet, just teasers, and I am obsessed. She is so talented and captured moments we will cherish forever. I cannot wait to see the rest!!!!
We HIGHLY recommend Kendra
Kendra was perfect for our engagement. She remained professional yet also so so personable. She answered all of our questions in such a timely manner, and went above and beyond in every way possible before, during, and after the shoot. We both have crazy busy schedules and she accommodated us all the way through. One thing that stands out is that we were late to book a make up artist for the shoot and asked Kendra if she knew anyone, she said she’d reach out to people and within moments notice we saw on her Instagram story she was asking for make up artists! We also didn’t do our homework in what kind of poses to make, but Kendra still made us look candid and guided us through every step. She made pictures that we will keep forever. Would highly recommend her!!!
I couldn’t have asked for a better wedding photographer. Writing a review just does not do this wedding vendor justice as Kendra went way above and beyond the scope of her job. Not only is her work amazing but she was a joy to work with. She was organized throughout the whole process and my husband and I couldn’t have asked for more! These photos made our wedding day!thank you so much, Kendra and we can’t wait to see you again for some future photo shoots!
Would give Kendra a 1000 stars if we could! Kendra brought the most incredible energy to our rehearsal dinner and wedding day. She was calm, hilarious, and kept us on schedule during a hectic pre-wedding family photo session. She brought a second photographer to ensure all the special micro moments were captured, who was also just amazing. On top of her photography duties, Kendra literally sewed me back into my dress during the cocktail hour when a button came loose. Talk about multitalented!
We just got our sneak peaks in record time (and she sent over 100 pictures!) and they are absolutely INSANELY GORGEOUS! She captured the energy of the day so beautifully and we are just blown away that we have these incredible images to keep forever and look back on.
Working with Kendra was an absolute highlight from our wedding process and we feel like we gained a friend as well because she is the absolute coolest <3
Wow! Kendra absolutely deserves 10 stars!!! I’d you’re looking for a photographer, Kendra is the best. Starting with the initial communication, Kendra was so thorough with her details and planning to help me figure out timing on my wedding day. She was so kind, so courteous and so helpful! Our engagement photos came out absolutely beautiful and she “literaly” climbed on boulders to get the perfect angles. My husband and I had never had professional photos done and she made us feel so comfortable. My wedding day was perfect and Kendra made that possible. She not only coordinated perfectly the timing for the mornings pictures but she quite literally saved the day by sewing one of my bridesmaids dresses after the zipper popped off. We couldn’t have had a better photographer to photograph the moments that we’ll cherish for the rest of our lives. Thank you Kendra! I can’t wait to work with you again!
We had the most positive experience working with Kendra. She was friendly, personable, and did a phenomenal job capturing the joy of our wedding day and so many magical moments. Kendra was easy to work with and very communicative throughout the process. During the wedding itself, she moved around with such ninja-like skills, many of the guests didn't even notice she was there. She made my husband and me feel at ease when taking photos, and as a result, we have some beautiful candid photos of us smiling, laughing, and celebrating throughout the day. We are so grateful to have these photos to remember the day by. We highly recommend Kendra!
We are SO happy we chose Kendra as our wedding photographer and cannot recommend her enough. Between our engagement photo shoot to actual wedding day we were beyond happy with Kendra’s work. She is easy to work with and was so helpful throughout the whole wedding planning process. Her years of experience in the wedding industry are invaluable. Not only is Kendra talented but she is just an all around great person - you will be so happy to have her there on your wedding day! She also brought along an incredibly talented second shooter and together they were able to capture every aspect of our day. We are so thankful we found Kendra and know that you will be, too!
So happy we found and hired Kendra! We found her through instagram and fell in love with her photos. Her talent speaks for itself in her beautiful portfolio, but then to see your own event captured in that same perfect light is just incredible. She made us feel comfortable in our engagement shoot, which made posing at our wedding much easier! Kendra was more than a photographer - she helped us find our florist, she kept us hidden during our first look, she even helped with a dress malfunction right before going down the aisle. Kendra was a huge support through the pandemic and all the confusion that came with it, and there for us when we chose to move forward with our wedding. Kendra was a perfect professional as well, managing a rowdy bridal and groom party with ease. Kendra captured our wedding day perfectly, and we will cherish our photos forever!
I feel so lucky to have met Kendra! Not only is she incredibly kind hearted, her photography is absolutely stunning. Her style incorporates light, bright and airy imagery which makes any image she captures beautiful. Working with Kendra was a seamless process, with her quick response time and knowledge of photography and the industry. With her direction and experience of photography she makes every couple look and feel confident and comfortable on their wedding day! Every image that she captured was absolutely spectacular! Look no further for an amazing photographer!
We had the pleasure of doing an anniversary shoot with Kendra last year and are so pleased with the results. Neither my husband nor I are super comfortable in front of the camera, but Kendra put us at ease and gave us great directions. She also helped us pick the perfect location for our photos. Her husband even came to help us out with our dog who made it into the pictures. Our dog also fell in love with her husband! The photos came out amazingly and I’m so happy that we have them. I look forward to working with her again! If you are considering hiring Kendra as a photographer – do it!
Choosing Kendra as our wedding photographer was one of the easiest decisions we made during wedding planning. I met Kendra through a creative networking group (shout out to Tuesdays Together) and was so excited when she told us that our date was available.
My wife wasn’t thrilled with the idea of being behind the camera but Kendra made it so easy for us to be ourselves. We spent 95% of the engagement session giggling which left us with photos that we love. On our wedding day, Kendra was such a calming presence. She and her second shooter, Lauren, meshed right in with the bridal parties.
In addition to being a fun person, she is unbelievably organized. We had multiple planning calls before the wedding and helped us develop a timeline that made the most sense. Connie and I have pretty large families and when we did the big group shots, she was able to wrangle people without a problem.
Our sneak peeks were delivered shortly after the wedding and I am truly obsessed. We are so excited to get the full gallery!!
Kendra was so much more than just our wedding photographer. We do not consider ourselves a very photogenic couple, as soon as the camera goes up we tend to freeze into a “what do we do with our hands” panic but from the moment we started our engagement photo shoot I knew that Kendra was going to make the process so fun and easy. She treated us like old friends and made us feel so comfortable and it shows in both our engagement and wedding photos! Not only is Kendra a gem behind the camera, during our many phone calls and emails she listened to my crazy bridal worries and offered swift advice and solutions that were much appreciated and took a huge weight of stress off my shoulders in the planning process! As soon as she arrived the morning of the wedding and got to work I knew that the photos would be beautiful and was just a joy to have around while I prepared to walk down the aisle! We love every single photo we got back and have Kendra to thank for making our day such a breeze while it was happening and having captured so many great memories to look back on for years to come. I could not recommend her enough!
We found Kendra on Instagram (yes, Instagram!) and instantly fell in love with her style. She is so personable and made us feel like ourselves in front of the camera, which included lots of giggles and following us around while we adventured for our engagement shoot. We picked Kendra as our wedding photographer for a lot of reasons, but initially because we loved her natural, bright and romantic aesthetic. As soon as we started working with Kendra, it was like we had been friends for a long time. She made us feel special and knew exactly what to say to capture our emotions and love for one another in the way that we expressed it, which sounds like a no brainer, but it can be challenging to feel "normal" when a new person is in front of you and taking your picture! In addition to being an incredible photographer, we turned to Kendra for her opinion and advice in some of our wedding decisions that we were having trouble making. Kendra gladly and professionally provided us with her input and even sent us some photos of examples of things we were considering that she had previously photographed so we had a visual. On the day of our wedding, from the moment Kendra arrived, she ran the show. I was so excited to see her and felt like she was a wedding guest that had arrived, but even though we developed an excellent rapport, Kendra meant business and was ready to do her job, so she got the ball really rolling. Shortly after her arrival, tension started to grow as we became closer and closer to the time of the ceremony and things didn't go exactly as we had planned them. Kendra had our backs and helped us to solve as many problems as we could, and make the best of the others that we had to move on from. This would be described under going "above and beyond the call of duty"! Kendra was there for us as our incredible photographer, but she wore many hats that contributed to the success of our wedding day. You should select Kendra as your wedding photographer if you want someone who is calm and personable, while delivering natural, bright and romantic photos. We are so grateful to Kendra for our beautiful photos and all of her help in making our day be a success!!
Kendra is so beyond talented and kind, I'm almost having trouble finding the right words to describe her both as a person and as a photographer. I'm not so sure a short review can do her justice. Kendra's passion for photography and love for working with her clients shines through her breathtaking portfolio. Kendra photographed my surprise bridal shower this past fall and I knew immediately when I saw her that I was going to be so lucky to have that special day captured by her. When she sent along the gorgeous gallery, I felt exactly how I did walking into the shower that day. Thank you, Kendra, for giving me those special mementos from such an exciting time!
Kendra was our wedding photographer and she also did a complimentary engagement shoot for us at our house so we could meet and get comfortable. Working with Kendra throughout the wedding planning process was super easy and she always made us feel at ease. On top of that, our pictures are absolutely stunning! She captured so many special moments that we missed during our wedding and our couples photos are very natural looking/not too staged. Highly recommend Kendra as your wedding photographer!
Kendra photographed my surprise proposal to Nisha in the Public Gardens this past month and we are so glad we had her to capture this moment. Not being from Boston, I looked to her for advice on what areas of the Garden would photograph well and she knew just the spot. Communication with Kendra leading up to the proposal was always clear and prompt, without me ever feeling like I had unanswered questions. It was obvious that she was very experienced in photographing proposals, as she made sure we had many pictures leading up to it and after. We did a short photoshoot after letting everything settle in and Kendra was able to guide us to avoid awkward poses and make us feel at ease. She knew just the places in Beacon Hill that would photograph well and got a ton of shots in a short amount of time. Furthermore, she made sure to capture any specific requests we had and delivered some sneak peeks next-day to share with family and friends. She was super professional from the first time I talked to her on the phone to when she delivered our full set of pictures (which was amazingly quick)! We’re so happy with the way our pictures turned out from that day, she has a true talent for identifying picturesque spots and natural lighting.
Kendra was our wedding photographer on 10/21/17. She was amazing from the moment we met! I found her on Instagram and immediately loved her crisp, light and bright photography style. I reached out for pricing information and couldn't believe her reasonably priced packages. Next, we video chatted with me and Kendra let me pick her brain and gave me as much info I could ask for. I loved chatting with her and making sure our personalities "clicked." Honestly, she is so funny, friendly and outgoing, I don't think there's anyone she couldn't click with! The engagement session was amazing. I loved how she let us be natural and interact organically in front of the camera. She was open with letting us know it takes a few minutes to warm up in front of the camera. I was thankful for the engagement session for my husband and I to get used to being photographed and to also establish our relationship with Kendra. Our engagement photos turned out gorgeous. They look like they belong in a fine art museum! We had so much fun spending the afternoon with her art the engagement shoot, and when I finally got to see her again on our wedding day, it was like spending the day with an old friend. She was so prepared with knowing exactly which formal portraits we wanted, and helped us stay on schedule. She got our photos to us in less than 8 weeks after the wedding, and they are the most beautiful photographs! I constantly get complimented on them. They're so crisp and romantic and elegant! Kendra was the best wedding-vendor decision I made and I can't recommend her enough! We love Kendra and will cherish our photos forever.
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