Katherine Brackman Photography

n hiring my vendors (after all, it is the only thing you still take with you after the day is over and the one thing you will share with your grandkids one day), so it was important to me to find the perfect person to capture our day. I not only wanted someone whose style I loved and who could capture our emotions in our photos, but I also wanted someone I felt I could click with. I heard from friends that you are with your photographer more than anyone else on the big day and that the photographer can be the person to make or break the timeline, and they weren’t wrong. From the very first time I met with Katherine over zoom, I felt like we clicked!! Her pictures OBVIOUSLY speak for themselves (I mean, they are STUNNING), but her personality is also amazing! She is so calming, laid back, and down to earth, but still managed to keep us on time all day, wrangle 17 total bridesmaids/groomsmen, and get ALL of our family photos (the longest list she’s ever had ;)) while still letting us make it to our cocktail hour! On top of that, Katherine delivered a “sneak peak” the week of our wedding that felt like an entire gallery of photos that were simply flawless. I am simply OBSESSED with all of our photos that we have gotten so far!! Katherine is truly amazing and you are not going to find any better photographer than her!!

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m the rest of the photographers out there. I tell her all the time her work is amazing. When we had our initial meeting she was one of the few photographers to have video conference with me and it just made it so much easier to connect with her. She's humble, kind, and very patient. But she's also super fun! During COVID, she was so reassuring and helped us feel better about navigating uncertainty. We ended up re-scheduling twice. We even booked 2 engagement sessions because I was sad we had to delay our wedding. Both our engagement sessions were gorgeous and she spent more than the anticipated time with us. On the wedding day, she was prompt, her usual happy self, super calming, easy going, and fun. We had sort of a hectic day and we had a huge family. With a huge family it's a bit harder to get everyone organized and ready for photos, but it was honestly seamless for her. I told her I generally wanted photos with the venue in the background because the venue is gorgeous and she listened to what I wanted. She notices the little things and important people and she captures them too. She even delivered our photos quicker than we thought. In my opinion, her style is more candid/real/emotional which made me feel like I was reliving my wedding day again. It certainty made me tear a bit. We're so happy with our photos. Thank you for everything Katherine!!

our wedding day. She was also SO attentive throughout our year + of planning with guidance and timelines, that she helped to make our wedding day seem too easy. We got married at the State Room in Boston on April 2, 2022 and she captured our day so perfectly! Her creativeness coupled with the romantic and timeless look of all her work is simply unmatched. She brought so much fun along with calmness to our whole wedding, it was the perfect combination. We received our FULL gallery so fast after the wedding and going through all her photos brings us right back to 04.02.22! Booking Katherine was the easiest and best decision when it came to planning our most perfect day—stop looking and book her!

e very beginning, upon our first call with her, we knew she was going to be amazing. She is incredibly kind, friendly, fun, down-to-earth, organized and professional. She took the time to get to know my now husband and I, not only by listening to our love story, but observing our interactions and behaviors. She has an incredible attention to detail and picks up on every.single.thing. Our engagement shoot, was so much fun and she made the entire experience so enjoyable. Then, we saw her work...we were completely blown away. Her talent, the way she captures the smallest moments so beautifully and the way she captures moments that we didn't even know she was paying attention to, was absolutely incredible. Leading up to our wedding day, she was always there to answer questions or touch base, and work with us and our wedding planner to ensure every detail was taken care of, planned out and that everything would go smoothly. On the day of our wedding, she and her assistants were simply remarkable. During the family portraits, my five year old niece got nervous and started crying, and Katherine and her team went above and beyond to make her comfortable and laugh, but also were so patient to give her the time she needed to turn a corner. My niece eventually did and we were all just so grateful to Katherine and her team for being so incredible with her. As the evening went on, Katherine touched base with me and asked if I wanted to her to stay a bit longer, which I did, and I so appreciated her flexibility. When we got our wedding photos, I was literally speechless. Katherine's talent is simply remarkable. There were so many photos where I didn't even realize Katherine was there for. It's like Katherine was literally everywhere and nowhere the entire wedding day. No detail went unphotographed. Not only did she capture everything, but the way in which she captured it, her style, her eye is so classic and timeless, yet unique and captivating. I truly felt like I was reliving our big day through the magic of her photos. Katherine is an insanely talented photographer and quite simply a wonderful person. We are forever grateful to Katherine for making our day so special, and capturing it so beautifully and perfectly -- something we will always cherish.

tunning and the way she captures the day from the portraits to the details to the candids is flawless. 10/10 recommend her!

eeing her work, we knew she was going to be the perfect fit. Our full wedding album of over 900 photos was completed in about 3 weeks on 7/26/21 which is just unheard of. I do not have the right words to express how happy we are with how the pictures turned out. I have looked through the album every day and am still brought to tears and in awe of the magic she captured. They are better than we ever could have imagined. Katherine captured every single moment and emotion so perfectly, allowing us to relive the day over and over again. Our wedding day was incredibly rainy and Katherine was the most calming presence and reassured me that we would still capture beautiful pictures despite the weather. The pictures are absolutely incredible. When there was a break in the rain, Katherine was running outside with us so we could capture some outdoor photos. Despite the pouring rain, we were lucky enough to have fireworks. Katherine ran outside with us, getting drenched, and captured the most stunning, breath taking, magical fireworks shots. We will cherish them forever. The family and party portraits are also incredible. The ceremony and first looks emotion, the getting ready photos, the reception, every single shot is beautiful and perfectly captured. Every time I go through the album, I find a new favorite photo. Again, every single moment was captured so perfectly. Working with Katherine was an absolute dream. In addition to her amazing talent and capturing the most beautiful photos, Katherine's personality and demeanor make her a joy to work with. When we first spoke with her, we felt like we knew her for years. She makes you feel so comfortable and reassured. Magical is most accurate word to describe our wedding album. We are so thankful we had the pleasure of working with Katherine and cannot recommend her enough!

unity to work with Katherine on our engagement session, our elopement in September, and our wedding reception in May. So, I can say we have gotten to know her very well, and have become friends through the process. Not only was she extremely flexible with us, she truly put me at ease throughout the entire process. Regarding the photos, since they are our wedding photos I of course love ALL of them so much, but we have gotten more compliments and questions about our photos that I can count. She made us feel totally comfortable and natural for all of them, so we ended up with the most beautiful candid photos. Many of our guests also commented on how much fun they had with Katherine at our wedding, which I feel like is a rare benefit to working with Katherine. She not only captured every moment, but she participated in making us and our guests have the most fun time ever. I know how stressful it can be finding the right vendors, and I can truly say I couldn't give a higher recommendation. I work in a similar industry, and I can say that Katherine exceeded my expectations 10 fold from our first conversation through to delivering our final photos. If you don't hire her for yours, you will definitely regret it, and your photos are what you get to keep and hold onto forever! Fair pricing for the quality of work, amazing and easy experience, and most importantly, the most beautiful photos! Thanks Katherine!!

d Romantic and she delivered just that. When I was initially choosing between Katherine and other photographers with a similar style, the deciding factor for me was that she captured the best of the people in her photos and the emotion behind the big day, not just photos for the sake of photos. The most important players (bride/groom/family, etc) were represented in the best light and looked great in all her gallery photos. Our wedding photos were exactly what I wanted and gorgeous beyond our wildest dreams. I couldn't be happier with her style and the end result. Working with Katherine was equally as amazing and just talking to her on the phone also helped seal the deal when it came to choosing a photographer. She is so sweet, kind, and professional and she put us at ease throughout every step of the process. Katherine was calm when faced with the normal wedding stresses that arose and definitely prioritized my husband and I on the actual day, keeping us relaxed and organized and making sure we got all the shots we wanted. She was a source of positivity and personally kept me grounded, because I already knew and trusted her after taking our engagement photos (which also turned out amazing) and working together leading up to the wedding. Putting together our album and everything after the wedding date was a breeze as well. Katherine is so easy to work with, so talented, and gave great recommendations. Our albums came out gorgeous - they're pricey, but totally worth it, since I knew we'd get the quality we wanted using her vs taking the photos to a random company I would have been unfamiliar with. I also found the amount of collaboration we had with her while choosing the photo album to be exactly the right amount - we were able to give her ample feedback, but allowed her to put together the layout and make initial recommendations with her professional eye. I also had her create an Heirloom Bouquet for us (taking my bouquet after the wedding and creating a photo print of the individual flowers as a keepsake) and it was absolutely beautiful. Again, expensive, but I'm really happy I invested in that and ended up with something gorgeous to hang in our house and remind us of our wonderful day and how lovely my flowers were, vs preserving or drying out the bouquet, which to me is always tacky and not done well. TLDR: Katherine's photos and the experience of working with her were both seamless and wonderful. I promise she would not disappoint and I would highly recommend her and choose her over and over again if I could!

is sweet, organized and caring and really ensured a positive experience for us! She was amazing on our wedding day keeping portraits on time and seamlessly attaining all the shots we asked for without feeling forced or rushed. Looking through our gallery they are bright, airy and romantic and really capture the joy we and our guests felt on our day. There is a wonderful mix of posed and candid shots with some special shots of our guests that we would have missed otherwise! I would hire her again in a heartbeat!

the day of she helped to keep everything on schedule and captured all the special moments. My husband and I are in love with our photos! It is hard to pick a favorite. We have so many options to pick from.

atherine is also an extremely special person and amazing to work with. When first contacting her, I instantly knew she was our wedding photographer. She was interested in our vision, our love story, and our wants. She has a professional and calming demeanor while also extremely personable and funny. She will make you feel relaxed and keep you laughing all day which makes for some beautiful photos too! If you are looking for timeless photos that capture the essence of your wedding day and a photographer that you can trust, you have come to the right place.

g planning process and our wedding day, Katherine was a joy to be around, staying calm, making suggestions and keeping us and our families organized. Both our engagement and wedding photos are more beautiful than I could have imagined, and she was able to capture so perfectly the love in our relationship and our wedding day. Normally I can't stand to look at photos of myself, and I haven't been able to stop looking at our photos since we received them. I cannot recommend Katherine enough.

felt so comfortable around her the entire time and she was able to capture great candids. Even more impressively, she was able to effortless direct all fifteen of us and have us perfectly positioned when we did some group shots. She even managed to get the dog to look just right =)

othly!! I can’t say enough what a joy it was to work with Katherine. Thank you again for making for our day ever more special <3

n the wedding day, but it made a HUGE difference to us and made the day feel so special. Katherine is thoughtful, detail-oriented, and professional. It was extremely important to her to get to know us individually and as a couple to ensure she captured the day in the most authentic way possible. She made us feel at ease throughout the entire process and is responsible for how calm we were on the wedding day. The photos and our album are works of art. We have countless incredible photos that we will cherish forever. She captured so many incredible moments and we cannot stress enough how talented she is. She has become a true friend to us and we are beyond grateful!

comfortable, at ease. That is something that is BEYOND important on your wedding day, at least to me. I forgot about the timing and the stress and being upset & reminded me to focus on the fact that I was getting married. I am beyond thankful to her!!!

still captured momentous photographs! I never had to worry about forgetting a photo because she was always one step ahead of me. I have not stopped looking at the amazing pictures (that we received quickly)! She was amazing in every way and I definitely will be using her in my future photography needs :)

guided with any questions i had and prepared me for the big day. on the wedding day- all of my wedding party were saying how amazing Katherine was and how nice she was. she was never in the way, and always in the background getting the most amazing candid shots! great experience all around and i recommend her to any!

t moment and turn it into something beautiful. I am so thrilled that we had the opportunity to have Katherine capture both our big day (and engagement pictures!) Katherine goes above and beyond to give you perfection. Aside from all her talent, Katherine also has a way of making you feel totally comfortable and even more happy then you already were. I hope that whoever is reading this will book Katherine, she is exactly what you need!

r blog and Instagram that she is fully committed to her business. Her style of photography is natural, a mix of candid and posed, and romantic and fun. We love our engagement and wedding photos so much, there were so many good ones it was hard to pick out our favorites! She also has the best personality to have working with you on the day. I appreciated how she was fun and laid back but also took charge so I didn’t have to worry about anything. She knows weddings so well she was able to guide us seamlessly. I usually hate taking pictures but it was my favorite part of the day because I got to have time with my husband by ourselves while she shot the pictures. She is a pro and knows exactly what she’s doing but is not invasive!

oved most about Katherine was her ability to join in on the fun and make every moment feel special. Both our engagement and wedding photos came out beautifully and Katherine captured every moment perfectly. We cannot recommend her enough!

credibly talented photographer isn't enough, Katherine is also incredibly kind, responsive, professional, and timely. She made us feel SO comfortable from engagement photos all the way through photos on our wedding day. We loved that she offered both digital and film photography, as well as a second shooter! And we still can't believe we have all of our photos back - we were married less than a month ago! We can't wait to order physical prints. Highly, highly, highly recommend Katherine Brackman for any of your photography needs!

phone, we knew we had found our photographer. Right from the start Katherine was enthusiastic but was still able to put us at ease and offer helpful tips. We first met Katherine last summer to take our engagement photos in the Boston Public Garden. We were both a little nervous going into the session and did not know what to expect. Katherine made the whole process so fun and easy! She had such a great eye for shooting locations, lighting and posing us in ways that did not look forced or awkward. She went above and beyond and even stayed a little late so we could get photos on the Esplanade at sunset. Throughout the wedding planning process Katherine was always readily available. When I needed engagement photos changed from color to black and white, they were in updated in my gallery later that day. She checked in with us throughout the process and met with us leading up to the wedding. Katherine was extremely thorough when planning out the day of timeline and in gathering information for all of must have photos. During those last stressful few weeks she offered such calming and supportive presence that I really needed. The day of our wedding, Katherine arrived on time to snap some detail pictures and pictures of the bridesmaids getting ready. She was very organized and able to keep us within our timeline despite the day being hectic at times. When the rest of the wedding party rode on a trolley to the first look location, Katherine didn’t even bat an eye when I asked her to go in an Uber with me. She blended in at times to get great candids but also easily wrangled our large wedding party and family as quickly as possible to get our formal portraits done. Katherine went with the flow when we had some strange requests (family pictures with Christmas hats for future Christmas cards) but also directed us to get the most out of our pictures and our time with her. The day after the wedding Katherine posted a handful of photos for a sneak peak (despite it being her birthday!). A week or so later she posted an even larger selection of photos on her blog with a beautiful write up about our wedding day that made me cry all over again. We received our full gallery of photos earlier this week, less than a month from our wedding day, and I have not stopped looking at them. She perfectly captured every moment of our day - getting ready, our first look, us laughing throughout the ceremony and everyone dancing the night away. I feel so lucky that we found Katherine. She was so easy to connect with and I am so happy that we got to share our day with her. We will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives!

for a photographer! We had a rainy wedding day and every photo is absolutely perfect. I was absolutely amazed at how many different family and bridal party group photos that she got and never once felt like we were being pushed for time. Katherine and her assistant Kendra Engel (who by herself is an amazing photographer!) were a dream to work with. Within two days after the wedding we had a sneak peak and she had a blog of our wedding with even more photos on her website up in less then three weeks. Katherine and our videographer Greg from Willow Tree Films worked seamlessly together and compliment each others work perfectly. Highly recommend her for any photography needs!