5 out of 5 stars and 113 reviews Best of Weddings (8x).
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(113)Chicago, IL / St. Louis, MO / Worldwide
About this vendor
Kara Volle Photography is an award-winning wedding photographer based out of Chicago, IL. Specializing in photojournalistic and contemporary styles, they will work with you to capture your authentic love story and retell it for generations to come. With emotionally impactful and artfully created images, clients can relive their wedding day and adorn their homes with treasured memories.
Husband and wife duo Kara and Daniel have been visual storytellers since 2013. They love blending their creativity, technical skill, and patience when documenting your special day. With this dynamic duo by your side, you will receive gorgeous images preserving all the best moments from your wedding day.
Kara Volle Photography offers a number of photography packages to suit your needs and budget. The team provides in-depth consultations to discuss your vision and plans for your celebration. In addition to wedding photography, Kara and Daniel offer engagement, portrait, boudoir, and anniversary sessions. Final images can be delivered in various forms, including curated albums, prints, canvases, digital files, thank-you cards, and much more. To ensure nothing is missed, they provide timeline planning assistance with all wedding packages to ensure you have the necessary amount of coverage.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
8-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2022.2021.+5 more.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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Kara is just the best. We were thrilled when we found out she had moved to Chicago (she was a referral from my St. Louis friend - but our wedding was in Chicago). Not only was she ...
an amazing presence throughout the day, but the photos themselves were great. I am a professional photographer myself so I was nervous about hiring someone who would do things "differently" than I would, but her work is beautiful and her work ethic shows in the photos.
She did a fantastic job helping us put together our photo schedule leading up to the wedding (we didn't have a planner so she REALLY helped) and was prompt in all replies.
If you're a Chicago bride wanting a chill, fun photographer, Kara is your go-to!
We are so lucky to have found Kara and she did an incredible job photographing our engagement session and wedding day. Kara is detailed oriented, has a bubbly & welcoming personali...
ty, gives great direction for poses, wonderful at getting those younger kids to pop a smile, co created our timeline & kept us ahead of schedule on the wedding day, very responsive via email and was such a delight to have with us on our wedding day. My husband and I have never taken couples photos and Kara did a wonderful job making us feel comfortable with natural fun poses. We are in love with our high quality photos and love the crisp light/ airy editing. My mother and bridesmaids loved Kara’s direction on the wedding day to make sure all hands, bouquets, etc were in the right spot. I highly recommend Kara for capturing life long memories. I’ll treasure these photos forever.
Kara & Daniel were INCREDIBLE! They made the day so fun & stress-free. I was so impressed with how quickly we received our sneak peaks & album. It's evident how dedicated & passion...
ate Kara & Daniel are. The pictures were absolutely breathtaking! Highly recommend!
Kara and Daniel were the perfect addition to our day. Their organization was amazing and they really went above and beyond to help us, not only the day of, but in preparation of ou...
r day. Their kindness and flexibility was truly appreciated. 10/10 would recommend!!
Kara was a dream come true when it came to wedding photography. I couldn’t have imagined a better photography experience. She and her husband, Daniel, made the perfect photography ...
pair. She went above and beyond, not only in capturing pictures that we’ll cherish forever, but as well as ensuring that we were comfortable, hydrated, and if we needed any breaks. And I MUST mention that her turn around time is out of this world.. We got our photos back within a couple weeks of our wedding. I could go on and on about how great she is.
We could not have asked for a better photographer for our wedding!!
After the first phone meeting we had with Kara, we knew she was the perfect fit for us! She is organized, deta...
iled-oriented, and very quick to respond. She made sure everything was planned far in advance, which was greatly appreciated!
When we met Kara for our engagement session, she made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and it was good practice for wedding day!
We are in love with our wedding photos! Kara and her husband Daniel did an amazing job and are very talented! All of our special moments were captured in the perfect way. Kara has a super quick turn around time. She had all of our photos sent to us before we even got back from our honeymoon!
Also, it was important to us to include our dog in our engagement and wedding photos. Kara did a great job of making that happen. She had many ideas to incorporate him into the photos and they are absolutely perfect!
We highly recommend Kara and would love to have her photograph all of our big life events in the future!!
Kara was so so amazing!!! We are so glad we chose her and Daniel to capture our wedding. From the initial virtual meeting with Kara, we both felt so comfortable and confident with ...
her. She made us so comfortable at our engagement shoot and that continued into our wedding day. She did an amazing job with pre-wedding timeline prep, and we stuck to the timeline exactly day of. Not only are all the photos amazing, but her turnaround time is so speedy! I cannot say enough good things about our entire experience with Kara and Daniel! I would highly recommend her to any couple planning their wedding.
Working with Kara and Daniel for our photographs was truly the best experience we could have had! From the first time we spoke with Kara about taking the photographs, she made ever...
ything so simple and easy for us. Being someone who gets very self conscious taking pictures and doesn't generally like having pictures taken, it's always stressful going into a photo session, but Kara and Daniel are amazing. They made us feel so comfortable, putting us right at ease and really allowing us to enjoy the moment!
Not only that but we got our images back incredibly quickly and they were BEAUTIFUL. Looking at the pictures you can feel the love, emotion, and energy of the moment. Coupled with Kara's beautiful eye for detail, the images are amazing. Truly the only thing difficult about working with Kara and Daniel was choosing which pictures we liked best!
I cannot say enough wonderful things about our experience with them, and we cannot recommend Kara and Daniel enough!
There aren’t enough stars for Kara and Daniel! These two were the absolute dream team. We were so blessed to have such incredible vendors for our dream wedding. When I started the ...
wedding planning process, I knew our photographer was by far one of the most important decisions and definitely one where we wanted the bulk of our budget to go towards. Your photographer is one of the most important investments as you will cherish those photos for lifetimes to come. I researched SO many photographers and exhausted so many other great options, but ultimately came down to Kara and Daninel.
We have so many friends that are all shades of the rainbow and we wanted to make sure everyone was cast in the best light. It’s challenging to make sure everyone is edited and captured in the best way when you’re working with such a diverse group like ours. One of the many reasons I chose Kara and Daniel was because of their diverse portfolio. I really wanted to make sure all our diverse friends and family were represented beautifully just as they are. I also chose them because of their true, timeless quality. Nowadays, you definitely see the trends of the light, airy, bright style with wedding photos, which are stunning. You also see a lot of wedding photos that almost seem to have a filtered look to them, which are also very lovely. But we wanted a very timeless, elegant, classic look that would be true to color and that is just what Kara and Daniel deliver. Our photos turned out absolutely breathtaking and we are thrilled! Couldn’t have asked for anything more.
Being very detail-oriented myself, I wanted a photographer that was also very attentive to the detail. One theme you will find as you read through other reviews is their impeccable organization. Kara was so organized and paid such close attention to the details, timeline and planning of both our engagement session and wedding day. We had specific photos, poses, visions, and vibes for some of our looks and photos and she really checked all the boxes and delivered. For that we are forever grateful! Photos are not something you can go back and redo. The moment is there and gone, so we really to make sure we got it right and they truly nailed it! When I tell you I spent weeks researching photographers and interviewing numerous people, I’m not lying. I chose them for several reasons. You will not regret your investment with Kara and Daniel! They are so professional and talented at what they do.
Kara did an amazing job! She is very professional and organized, and played a huge role in helping everything run smoothly on our special day. We are so happy with our pictures!
From the first phone conversation, I knew Kara was the best choice to capture our day! She was so accommodating and patient when we had to reschedule our engagement session due to ...
weather, I knew she would handle our wedding day perfectly with whatever came our way (like extreme cold!). Kara and Daniel are a great team together and made us feel comfortable in front of the camera with every shot. Bonus, Kara was able to have our pictures ready so quickly! Couldn't recommend this duo enough!
There aren’t enough words to express how amazing Kara and Daniel were on our wedding day!! Not even just on the wedding day but from the minute we booked her as our photographer it...
was like a weight was lifted off our shoulders. Wedding planning is stressful enough but Kara planned the entire day out down to the *minute* AND collaborated with all of our vendors so we didn’t have to do anything but enjoy our special day. And the photo turnaround time? LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. The photos are stunning, timeless, and absolutely perfect. Kara and Daniel captured the most special, hilarious, and meaningful moments and were incredible to work with! I can’t stress this enough; do not walk, RUN to book Kara and Daniel for your wedding!!!
Kara and Daniel deserve more than 5 stars! From our first meeting my now husband and I immediately clicked with Kara. When we met with Kara in person for our engagement session, sh...
e made some of the most awkward people in front of the camera into literal MODELS! After our engagement session, we became even more excited to have Kara and Daniel capture our wedding day. Throughout the planning process, Kara was very responsive to any questions or concerns that I had. She gave us a timeline that allowed for plenty of photos and even some buffer in case we were running late. We received our full gallery (over 800 photos!) 2 weeks after our wedding! Our photos are absolutely stunning and I cannot thank Kara enough for giving us the gift of being able to relive our wedding day for years to come!
We had the privilege of working with Kara and Daniel on our wedding day at the Missouri Botanical Garden. From start to finish, Kara was professional, organized, communicative, fle...
xible, and friendly. When we first met in person for our engagement photoshoot, she made us feel comfortable right away and provided clear directions for different poses throughout the session.
Kara is incredibly talented and has an eye for great shots. She captured amazing backdrops, angles, and lighting on our wedding day. She has strong attention to detail and took the perfect balance of candids and posed photos throughout the day. Additionally, Kara is very familiar with the Missouri Botanical Garden and chose perfect areas for shots.
We couldn’t have hoped for a better photographer to document our special day and are so happy that we were able to work with Kara and Daniel. We love our photos, and our family and friends have expressed to us how impressed they are with our photographer.
Kara felt like my partner in crime planning our wedding. She was beyond helpful from day 1 in helping us establish our wedding day timeline. She raised questions I did not even thi...
nk to ask our vendors. She was consistently professional and organized throughout the process. I was skeptical at first to do an engagement session but we approached it as practice for our wedding day photos and I'm so glad we did! She truly made us feel so comfortable (when we are so NOT comfortable having pics taken of us!). When the wedding day arrived, she was instrumental in making sure the wedding party got from point A to B to take photos. Once the ceremony started, Kara & Daniel disappeared in the best way possible - they did not block any guests views, they weren't in any guests faces to take photos... they blended in with the crowd but were right there if you needed them. Kara turns around the photos in about 2 weeks, too, and the photos are truly stunning. We cannot thank them enough and hope to work with them again in the future!
Kara and Daniel are just the bees knees :) Two of my old classmates (both extremely intelligent women) chose them for their wedding and their pictures were absolutely gorgeous so I...
knew I was in good hands but wow, if they aren't just the nicest, easy-going most awesome people to work with on top of that. My husband hates with a fiery passion having his picture taken but you would never know from our engagement photos and our sneak peak wedding pics. They made him feel totally at ease. They were the most supportive of my dream to get our fur babies in some photographs and helped make it happen. They worked with our awesome wedding planner to make a super detailed plan that was easy to follow and even wrangled my ginormous family and grabbed all of our portrait shots in record time. At one point during our couples shots, I looked over and Kara is full on lying on the ground to get this incredible shot in the St. Louis library. I got married last weekend and I already have a sneak preview and I know that the rest of the photos will be absolutely amazing. I can't recommend them enough!!
Words cannot describe how thankful I am that I found Kara when researching wedding photographers. It can be overwhelming picking such an important vendor, but during our first phon...
e call, I immediately felt at ease and knew she was the right choice.
Kara is kind, organized, efficient, and truly cares about her work. Her & Daniel are a fantastic team. Kara helped with the overall ease of wedding planning for me. She worked closely with me to help develop my day of timeline, which was a HUGE help.
They scoured our large venue for the perfect spots for first looks, group shots, etc and really got creative to use a lot of different elements of our venue, which I absolutely love. Kara kept the whole day moving smoothly and on time for us. At our reception, I even gave her a look when I was ready for the father/daughter dance based on our timeline because the DJ didn't start it immediately & she took care of getting things moving for me. She truly goes above & beyond.
We received sneak peaks within a few days of our wedding and our full gallery within 2 weeks, which is incredible timing. She edits her own photos beautifully. Our photos are absolutely stunning!! We cannot thank you enough! You will not be disappointed if you book Kara!
We knew after our very first call with Kara that she was the one for us, and we were absolutely in awe at the quality of her work. She is extremely organized, communicative, and an...
d easy to work with. Kara works very fast during and after the shoot. We loved how efficient she was with the kiddos during our big day. We got sneak peaks and our galleries for the engagement shoot and wedding day faster than I have ever with any photographer. MOST OF ALL her pictures are GORGEOUS! We are so happy with the end result (and the process along the way). Do not hesitate to hire Kara for your wedding. You will be in love with your photos!
Kara and Daniel are hands down the go-to photographers for your wedding! Not only have they perfected their craft, but Kara was easily the most organized vendor we worked with and ...
she can make any space look beautiful. Her and Daniel made our process so easy from start to finish. From meetings prior to our wedding, to a very organized timeline on wedding day, finished with a quick return on our photos— We highly recommend Kara & Daniel for all of your photography needs! Our photos turned out perfect and after working with Kara at our own wedding and bumping into her at multiple other weddings, we can say with confidence that Kara and Daniel are the best in the business. Don’t walk, run!
Kara and Daniel were recommended to us by a family member who was also getting married and wow! We are absolutely thrilled with the whole process. Kara was flexible when our origin...
al engagement shoot got rained out but remained determined to get another date within 2 weeks. The photos turned our BEAUTIFUL and she made my husband and I feel completely at ease with every shot. She was very organized through the whole process and even helped us get a timeline together to make our big day go smoother. She was fun and energetic while also being professional and efficient! Will highly recommend to anyone! We loved her and our photos! Thank you so much!!
Kara and Daniel exceeded our expectations for our wedding day and were SO easy and fun to work with. Kara was incredibly flexible as we scheduled and reschedule our engagement phot...
os, then scheduled and rescheduled our wedding day too. We absolutely LOVED our engagement photos and were happier than we thought possible with our wedding photos. Kara was excited to try a new lighting technique at sunset, and they turned out to be some of our favorite photos. She is very organized, fast, and efficient...all things you want in a photographer on your wedding day! We feel so lucky to have worked with Kara and are thankful that we will have these photos to look back on for the rest of our lives!
If you're looking for an AMAZING wedding photographer, look no further, Kara is the one!!! She captured all the romantic, sweet, funny memories from our special day and turned them...
into gorgeous photos that we will cherish for the rest of our life! We had all of our photos taken outside, and it was 88 degrees, sunny and HUMID. But looking at our photos, it looks like it's a breezy fall afternoon! So impressive! Kara and her husband, Daniel, were so easy-going leading up to our day, and always responded quickly when a question came up. She definitely eased a lot of the tension and stress I had the morning of the wedding, and even took it on herself to diffuse some family drama (which was totally unexpected but much appreciated!!) She worked so well with all of our venders, even our inexperienced videographer ;) We were beyond impressed with our photos, and so were all our family & friends. Wedding planning is hard, but hiring Kara as our photographer was easy, and turned out to be the best decision we made! We can't say enough good things about Kara Volle Photography - thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Kara is a true artist with photos brimming with natural light and a candid quality as well as a very knowledgeable in how to craft a wedding day timeline that fits in all the portr...
aits and artsy photos in a very thoughtful way so that your wedding day doesn't feel task-oriented. She and Daniel are a really fun, engaging, and easy-going team, which is equally important as you spend a lot of time with your wedding photographers. Kara meets with her couples to learn about them and what's important to them first, then closer to the date will draft a timeline for the day that was extremely helpful to me to take any stress out of the planning process (relying on her knowledge rather than having to make it myself!). Also very helpful was her ability to choose the photo locations in the moment based on lighting and weather -- also having a photographer who was willing to direct my family and the wedding party took pressure off us and made for amazing photos. She and Daniel were very flexible in fitting in specific requests that we had (such as a large group photo at the reception that was a difficult feat). We are so happy with how our photos turned out-- her photography has a timeless style.
To say Kara goes above and beyond in capturing the most perfect of shots, and assuring wedding day photos go as smoothly as planned is an understatement!
Kara was awesome about to...
uching base with us on a routine basis, to discuss any & all details for our engagement pictures and wedding pictures, and had a finished product for us within just a few weeks!!!
She was also fantastic about outlining the times and places to be for our wedding day schedule, which gave us much reassurance on how smoothly things would go.
Cannot imagine there is another photographer in StL who will work as hard as Kara does, she truly goes the extra mile!!
The BEST in the MIDWEST! Let's just say that Kara is exactly the type of person you want by your side on wedding day (and throughout the wedding planning process)! My new husband a...
nd I got to know Kara & Daniel very well, as we were a Covid couple and had to postpone our wedding for a year. From the moment I met with Kara through our wedding album, I can say with confidence: she is extremely organized, superb with communication, an incredibly talented photographer & goes above and beyond as your right-hand-woman on wedding day. Definitely do your engagement session with Kara & Daniel - our engagement photos were stunning and perfect to use for save the dates, invites, & wedding day decor. When Covid hit, Kara was super supportive and empathetic. She allowed me to lean on her to talk through the rescheduling process. When we picked back up a year later, it was like we hadn't missed a beat. She is SO helpful in creating a day-of timeline and communicating with vendors. She also diligently kept an eye on the weather & covid protocols and developed plans B, C, D, etc. for anything that popped up. Kara was always there to reassure us that everything would be amazing! And, it most certainly was. On the wedding day, everything was flawless. My new husband and I literally floated through the day. We sat back and watched the events unfold knowing that Kara was there to capture all the special moments. The bulk of photos we took before the wedding/reception and we finished earlier than expected because Kara & Daniel had everything ready to go (as well as umbrellas & several weather apps to be sure we wouldn't get stuck in a summer storm). During the wedding is where Kara really exceeded any expectation I had for a photographer - she just stepped in and helped me in every way. She held my train, changed my shoes, worked with our planner & DJ, played interference when I was swarmed by guests, and calmed my nerves when I got anxious. She is so enthusiastic and kind, but on wedding day she got down to business! That's exactly what you want when you're corralling family & rowdy guests. Oh, and the photos? They are jaw-droppingly gorgeous! We look like celebrities and the quality of her photographs are extraordinary. Thank you Kara & Daniel for everything over these past two years - we'll be forever grateful we had you by our side through the whole process & there to ensure we had (& will remember!) our best day ever!
Hiring Kara and Daniel was one of the best wedding decisions we made. They were incredibly helpful in making a timeline that we provided to the rest of our vendors. The photos have...
all been beautiful and I loved how quickly we got the engagement photos back. We received our sneak peak photos a few days after each event. Kara and Daniel are both incredibly professional and efficient. They moved us through photos very quickly while still managing to capture the moment and great lighting. I can't wait to see the rest of our photos and I know they will be beautiful! Thanks for being a part of our special day :)
Hiring Kara and Daniel for your wedding photography will be the best decision you make in your wedding planning stages! Kara and Daniel were beyond amazing, accommodating, professi...
onal, dedicated and ensured the day went smoothly and on schedule without any hiccups. Kara helped plan every detail of our 13 hour wedding day by creating a thorough timeline and even accommodated our requests to have pictures done at our house following the ceremony. The highlight of working with Kara and Daniel was seeing the beautiful pictures they were able to capture, especially at midnight on New Years Eve!! Even through the overwhelming stress of COVID and constant changes to our plans, Kara remained calm, reassured us that everything would work out and captured the most beautiful moments! We are beyond grateful to both Kara and Daniel for the memories they have captured for us to look back on forever!
You guys are wonderful, thank you so so much!!
Hiring Kara as my photographer was one of the best choices I made about my wedding day. She is incredibly organized, focused, and efficient, and that was evident from our very firs...
t meeting. Leading up to our day I had plenty to stress over, but I never once had to worry about photography because I knew Kara was on top of it. She created a perfect wedding timeline that my day of coordinators utilized as well as all of my other vendors. She knew all the spots and poses to get my dream wedding photos, and even helped my videographer to capture amazing footage as well. She is an incredibly talented photographer and I would absolutely recommend her for anyone's wedding.
I cannot express how thankful I am to have booked Kara for my wedding day! Kara not only produces absolutely stunning photos but she also helped us plan out the whole day by creat...
ing a timeline and made me feel so stress-free throughout the whole process. We decided not to get a wedding coordinator and I do not regret that decision because Kara was so helpful with coordinating and making recommendations. On the day of the wedding, Kara stuck to the schedule ensured that we did not get behind. I was worried that photos would take a long time in the June heat and that it would be a stressful part of the day for me, but with Kara it was fast and painless! I have since been in another wedding where the photographer was not organized and did not take charge to direct people in photos and it was a complete mess. As a result, the wedding party was over an hour late to the reception...I cannot recommend Kara enough! Her husband, Daniel, is a second photographer for the day and took photos of the groomsmen while Kara was with the bridesmaids before the first look. Kara and Daniel were both so great to work with. Choosing a photographer is such an important part of your wedding day and I promise that you will regret working with Kara!
Best photographer with whom I've ever been involved !! (Father of the Groom - - I was not involved in the decision to use Kara Volle Photgraphy.) Outdoor, Scottish - style weddin...
g, 5/15/21 at an Illinois state park - - retired French fort, specifically. Before Kara was awarded this engagement, SHE DID HER HOMEWORK !! ..went to the fort to survey best times, angles, even best location for the ceremony. Made her rec's to the bride to be, ..and was selected. Three other photog's barely included accommodating mutual meeting times: "I can meet with you Tuesday at 2:30, a week from Wed. at 9:45, or that following day at 8:30." - - - During the event: dealt very well with the typical difficult wedding crowd; not obtrusive, AT ALL !! Did not direct the flow; ..rather WORKED with the flow, and VERY WELL !! - - - - My Rec: WORTH EVERY PENNY !! I don't care how other photog's $$ compare !! What you might save with another WON'T EVEN COMPARE THE JOY KARA VOLLE WILL BRING TO YOU FOR YEARS TO COME !!!
Kara was an absolute joy to work with. So many great things to say about her but specifically her passion for her work speaks for itself. Kara was organized and kept us on schedule...
while making sure we had fun too. We got our complete wedding gallery back within a few weeks and we are absolutely thrilled. Kara captured everything from our special day. The photos are absolutely beautiful and will be treasured forever.
I cannot say enough good things about Kara and Daniel. They made us feel so comfortable during this rough time and were up for anything. They were so go with the flow and helped me...
make and change plans to fit our day. Our pictures look amazing and our turn around was so quick! I feel like they really captured us as a couple and I'm so thankful to have them forever.
I can't say enough great things about Kara and her husband Daniel. They were on top of everything. Kara was super organized, very sweet and both her and her husband's photograph...
y was incredible. We had to reschedule due to covid and she was very flexible and understanding. She even kept checking in to see if I needed anything. I highly recommend booking them for your wedding or any event!
We could not have asked for a better photographer than Kara! She was the first photographer we met with in our search, and we were so wowed with her professionalism that we booked ...
her immediately after our coffee meet up. Her preparedness at that meeting and throughout the planning process felt as if she were also a wedding planner; she created a wedding day timeline that helped us put all of the other pieces of our day into place. Her coordination on our wedding day made us feel totally at ease, and her talent and attention to detail gave us so many beautiful images to look back on. Our photo gallery is absolutely gorgeous and something we will treasure forever.
In addition to the stunning photos we received from our wedding, I would be remiss not to mention all of the support Kara gave us while trying to plan a COVID wedding. When our original date of 3/21/20 had to be postponed, Kara called us personally to see how we were doing and offer support and advice for rescheduling. As our new date of 9/25/20 approached, we realized we would need to scale down our wedding in light of the ongoing pandemic. Kara came back to the drawing board with us with the same enthusiasm and creativity as before and helped us create a completely new plan at a new location. I call it a COVID wedding, but our day was so perfect that it felt as if it should have been the original plan, and we owe so much of that to Kara’s help. She truly goes above and beyond, and I recommend her to every couple!
Kara is the best!! She and Daniel kept everything running smoothly on our crazy day and was very flexible with our changes due to COVID. All of my wedding party and family commente...
d on how wonderful she was- and our pictures turned out perfect :)
So thankful that we chose Kara! She was so organized with everything- from planning to engagement pictures to the wedding day. She even helped us re-plan things when we made change...
s to our day because of COVID. Kara and Daniel were incredible on the wedding day, because of them we were even ahead of schedule! She got our sneak peeks and entire albums to us so quickly. They were patient and flexible with us too, even at our August incredibly hot outdoor wedding. We would absolutely choose them again!
(They also got amazing engagement pictures of us with our two dogs, which we did not think was possible!)
Kara is simply amazing! Our original wedding date was April 24, 2020, then COVID happened and we rescheduled to August 2020 and then again to April 2021. Kara was so kind and accom...
modating BOTH times we had to reschedule! Her commitment to making out wedding day special never wavered! Her communication and organizational skills are unparalleled! Before and during COVID, Kara has always been available, especially during those stressful rescheduling days! She kept me sane when other vendors were not as kind and communicative. I also had a chance to experience Kara's photography during our engagement photos and the pictures are stunning! She was so quick to give us our pictures as well! I would recommend Kara over and over again!!
Working with Kara was so seamless and easy. We are so happy with our engagement and wedding photos. Kara was available to answer questions at all times, when we were faced with the...
possibility of canceling our big day due to covid-19 she was just a phone call away to help me make such a big choice. We ended up having our wedding with a few changes and they were the perfect team to work with. Her photography is so natural and clean!
The real test of a business is always in a crisis. My husband and I never dreamed that we would be needing to reschedule our wedding because of a pandemic, but we were SO fortunate...
to have Kara. She went above and beyond during the most stressful nightmare that I could have ever imagined. From the first week that things started shutting down, Kara was in constant communication with us. I was able to reach her day and night, and even though she was dealing with many other couples, I always felt like we were her top priority. It was so reassuring, because as many of our other vendors weren't returning our calls or emails, I knew I could always reach Kara even if it was just to vent. She maintained the same level of attentiveness and professionalism that we experienced from the start with our engagement session despite the quickly evolving situation with COVID. We decided to reschedule our wedding that was originally supposed to take place in early spring. We were able to quickly reschedule and replan thanks to Kara and her flexibility, she basically stepped in as our wedding planner to help us.
During our wedding day Kara and Daniel went to great lengths to help make the day special and we appreciated that they wore masks the entire day despite the heat. They had made many suggestions to help make our smaller wedding day better than we could have ever dreamed. Our pictures turned out amazing and we are so thankful that we were able celebrate our marriage despite the circumstance. We can't thank Kara and Daniel enough for all that they did for us. They were lifesavers and we can't recommend them enough!
Kara photographed my fiancé and I‘s engagement photos and I cannot say enough great things about her! Our pictures turned out beautiful! Kara communicated effectively about changes...
through these crazy months, updated me about weather issues as the day closer and even suggested a beautiful area to take the pictures! She even gave me a sneak peek of the pictures one day after taking them! John and I currently are not able planning a wedding in the United States but if we were I would use Kara without hesitation! Give her a try!
Kara and Daniel are not only amazing at what they do, but they are truly wonderful people to be around. While wedding planning and even the wedding day can be incredibly stressful,...
Kara was a calming presence who made me feel assured that she and Daniel had everything covered (and they did!). Kara was incredibly prompt and helpful in answering any questions we had throughout the wedding planning process, whether or not my questions were directly related to photography. We were so grateful that she worked with us to put together a wedding timeline and made certain that our entire wedding party stuck to that timeline on the wedding day - this is no easy feat! Most weddings end up behind schedule, and guests end up waiting around for periods of time, but thanks to Kara and Daniel, we were able to avoid this and still get an endless number and variety of amazing photos to treasure for generations to come. Our family and friends told us how impressed they were with our photographer. Kara was able to turn around the photos incredibly quickly - we received a sneak peak the following week and were shocked to receive our entire album before we returned from our honeymoon less than two weeks from our wedding date. I've had friends that waited months for their photos from other photographers. Kara's photography and editing style will never look dated, and I just love how so many of her photos are focused on the happiness and joy of the couple she is shooting. But I can't forget Daniel! He is a master at getting beautiful, covert shots without interrupting any moments. If you are searching for a photographer in the St. Louis area, look no further. Kara Volle Photography will be there for you every step of the way.
We LOVED having Kara and Daniel as our wedding photographers. When we first met Kara to do a meet and greet, she was professional and very organized. She was always quick to answe...
r questions after we hired her on as our photographer. During our engagement session, Kara was great at posing and making the pictures fun. The turnaround on getting pictures back was a few days for sneak peeks and a week for all of the pictures. In the photography and wedding business, this turnaround was amazing. As our wedding day approached, Kara and Daniel met with us again to put together a wedding timeline. This was super helpful and important as schedules on wedding days can get hectic. Kara made it easy and was willing to accommodate based on what was happening. For the wedding, Kara and Daniel showed up on time and immediately got to work with taking pictures. They both got the best pictures of our day and we had no regrets with not having a videographer because of how well they captured our day. Kara is really good at wrangling in a hectic wedding party and getting the family pictures done efficiently. She was able to get us our sneak peaks the Tuesday after the wedding and our full wedding pictures a week and a half after. Once again, we were blown away by the pictures that they captured. Fully recommend Kara and Daniel!!! We will be using them in the future for our photography needs and cannot wait to have another reason to work with them!
I can't recommend Kara enough for your wedding! From the start, she was amazing to work with. She is super friendly and easy going. She was flexible with working around our crazy...
schedule, as my husband lived out of state during some of the wedding prep. She was always on top of things and organized during the wedding prep and on the day of the wedding. She helped our big day go so smoothly and captured our wedding beautifully and helped make the day perfect! She helped take all the stress off me on the day of the wedding, which was an amazing relief to know everything was being handled by someone so capable. After the wedding, we were amazed by how quickly we had our sneakpeeks and our full gallery of pictures ready by! She never rushed us as we took months to pick out pictures for our wedding album (it was hard to narrow down a selection from all the remarkable pictures we had). Once we had our pictures chosen, she was super speedy with creating a fantastic layout for the album and ordering it. There was then a quick turn around for receiving our stunning wedding album. Overall, I highly recommend choosing Kara to capture your big day!
Kara and Daniel deserve all the praise in the world! They were absolutely incredible, their talent is so natural and comes through beautifully with their work. I received my sneak ...
peek pictures just two days later and I cannot wait to see the rest. They were patient with our big group and orchestrated us just the way we needed. Kara and Daniel captured so many amazing details I didn't even think to incorporate. If you don't choose Kara Volle for your wedding you are crazy, thank you so much Kara and Daniel!
Kara and Daniel did such an amazing job! Throughout the whole process, Kara was SO organized and on top of everything! She was able to work with my husband and I to reschedule ou...
r engagement session to get the best weather, and was amazing when we had rain on our wedding day still getting the most beautiful pictures. So many people were complimenting Kara and Daniel on their professionalism throughout the day, their talent did not go unnoticed! The gallery was ready in a week and a half (such a quick turn around it was the best) and the pictures turned out exceptional. I would highly recommended Kara Volle Photography to anyone and we will certainly use her in the future for any other photography needs!
Choosing a wedding photographer can be one of the best and easiest things on your crazy wedding to do list. Choose Kara Volle. One of the best decisions I made about my wedding. Fr...
om her galleries, you can see her natural talent and capability for yourself but you don't realize how epic she is until your wedding day (because you only get a sneak peek of how great she is during your engagement session). One huge reason that the love of my life and I were able to enjoy our day is because of Kara. She made it fun and kept tabs on things so we didn't have to. She took care of it. Her husband also helped with photographing our day and they just kept everything chill and yet moving forward in a timely manner but at a pace that we could handle. I even forgot to put my garter on and Kara helped me with it at almost the last possible second with no one the wiser. Trust me, life will happen on your wedding day. And that's okay. Plan ahead and book with Kara. She keeps you posted before and after the big day. And when you get to finally look at your pictures, you will be so relieved that you did. I guarantee Kara will capture your love story because she has the rare gift of bringing out the best of you and yours truly.
I’ve been lucky to know Kara for two years now, as she’s photographed weddings and engagement sessions of several friends of mine. Choosing her and Daniel to photograph our wedding...
was one of the best decisions we made throughout our wedding planning! They are just the sweetest. Kara has a way of making you feel so at ease when you’re taking pictures. She and Daniel capture so many beautiful moments so perfectly, without it feeling forced or fake. Kara is so organized and put my mind at ease the whole wedding day, as well as the months leading up to it. We got so many compliments on how kind she and Daniel were. AND we got all of our wedding pictures back in 12 days! I would 100% recommended her for any of your photography needs. I know we’ll be using her again in the future!
I’ve been lucky to know Kara for over a decade. Throughout those years, she has been there to photograph every major transition in my life. From professional head shots to goodbye ...
parties to our engagement session and wedding, Kara has been there to capture it all. I cannot begin to tell you how wonderful she is as well as how fantastic her work is. Kara is was best to work with - kind, professional, and fun. She is very knowledgeable about weddings and helped us solidify a timeline to make sure we got all the shots we wanted. I feel awkward in front of the camera but you cannot tell in her pictures. She makes you feel as comfortable as possible and has an eye for setting up breathtaking shots. I’m obsessed with our pictures and haven’t been able to stop looking at them. We didn't have to wait long to get all our pictures either! I was amazed at her speed and the quality of the amount of pictures we received. Plus, Daniel is an awesome photographer as well. These two are quite the talented pair. If you choose Kara Volle Photography for your big day (or for any special occasion), you will not regret it. Kara and Daniel, thank you so much for giving us beautiful pictures that we can treasure for a lifetime. I cannot wait for all the other moments you will photograph for us in the future.
Kara Volle and her husband Daniel did such a wonderful job of capturing all the special moments of the day for us. They took a blend of fun artistic photos along with beautiful tra...
ditional photos. Both helped us and our wedding party feel comfortable, which I think helped create really great photos. And not only were they able to take some amazing pictures of our day but they also were incredible in helping answer all our questions throughout the wedding planning process. By the time our wedding rolled around, I was relaxed knowing that Kara was able to help us and think ten steps ahead of any issue that we might have run into. They are a wonderful team who helped capture the essence of our day. I cannot recommend Kara and Daniel enough!
Kara was the best wedding photographer I could have ever asked for! I'm a pretty shy and awkward person when meeting strangers, but when I met Kara for the first time, I knew I had...
to hire her after our meeting as I was struck by how comfortable and relaxed I felt around her due to her warm, outgoing personality. She was also super professional, organized, and always very responsive to questions. She helped me develop my wedding day timeline during the planning process - and keep to it with plenty of time to spare on the day of! My husband, family, friends, and I were blown away by the photos she and Daniel took on our wedding day! It was a hot and humid August day to the point where I literally had sweat dripping down my face during pre-ceremony afternoon pics in Forest Park – but you can’t even tell in our photos. The lighting in the photos looks so natural and flattering and I love that she captures real photos (i.e. doesn’t artificially put Instagram-like filters which a lot of other brides like but is not my personal style). She also has a super fast turn-around time for the pics which was an unexpected and very appreciated surprise! TLDR: I am so glad we hired Kara to capture our special day!
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