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Katie Mallett
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My style is fresh, fun, and overflowing with emotion, beauty, and laughter. Let me guide you, as one of the most highly recommended photographers in the area, in creating breathtaking memories that tell your love story in the most unforgettable way.
With over a decade behind the lens, I've become an expert in the art of posing & lighting which gives your photos that natural, in the moment, beautiful, soft, romantic, magical glow that you see all over my website.
As the night grows darker, I am also equipped with top-notch lighting gear to keep that well lit, warm and inviting atmosphere alive all night long.
I've got the experience and know-how to make sure your day flows seamlessly. Hop on a phone meeting with me and I'll help you nail down your schedule so your day runs like clockwork.
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Katie Mallett
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Thanks for stopping by! My photography is all about love, laughter, and beauty! I have a unique lighting style that creates a soft, elegant, magical feel and I pose my couples to look very natural and passionate. Don't sweat it though, I will walk you through the whole thing and your photos will be just as gorgeous as the ones you see on my website. I have photographed tons of weddings and devoted my life to wedding photography so that I can photograph your wedding flawlessly. Feel free to watch my behind the scenes video of what it is like to work with me.
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4.9
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The photographer was professional, communicative, and efficient, delivering bright, dreamy images with strong attention to detail and lighting. She helped create timelines, coached couples, and turned photos around quickly, including engagement and surprise sessions. Note she prefers managing family combos herself, so point out any must-have individual shots to avoid misses.Kimberly S
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5.0
10/26/2022
Katie Mallett was wonderful to work with from start to finish. I chose her after painstakingly looking at tons and tons of photographers and their portfolios. We did an engagement ...
photo package with her in addition to the 8 hour wedding package. My husband and I aren’t super comfortable having our photos taken but her warm personality and skill (helping to pose us, helping us not look awkward) made us feel at ease in front of the camera. We loved our engagement photos so much that it was hard to choose favorites. When it came time to order prints I ended up just having every single one printed out since I couldn’t decide and loved them all. We just got our wedding photos back and they are everything we hoped for and more. She captured all of the special moments and emotions. The colors/lenses/angles she used made the photos looks so beautiful and professional. They are going to look so gorgeous when framed! Katie was also super helpful with creating our wedding timeline (definitely save yourself some stress and speak with her before trying to come up with the timeline on your own. She makes it so simple and knows how long everything should take so you can budget your time accordingly and figure out how many hours you need/what the exact timeline of the day should be). She was punctual and organized and set up several phone meetings beforehand to make sure every detail was discussed and set so we knew exactly what to expect on our wedding day. Day of it was almost like having our own event coordinator & photographer all in one. She kept us on track and made sure we had time to get all of the photos and events done that we wanted. She is patient, kind, relaxed, and fun to be around. You want your photographer to be all of those things since you spend so much time together on your special day! We ended up getting back over 1,000 photos and they were worth every penny. We’d choose her again over and over!
Meg S
3.0
3/27/2026
We booked Katie as our engagement photographer and our wedding photographer last summer. We loved her with our engagement photos, and they came out super clean, bright, and they we...
re full of our personality. She was easy to work with and made us feel comfortable.
On the day of our wedding, it didn't feel quite the same. She was still very kind and easy to work with, but there was a difference between our ceremony/family portraits in our church and the bridal party/couple portraits at our reception location. Our bridal party/couple portraits came out just like our engagement pictures, which we were very happy about. However, looking at our ceremony pictures now as I'm making an album, there are a lot of inconsistencies and details that I feel were missed. I bought my dress partly because of the beautiful train I had, and part of it was cut out in quite a few pictures. They weren't all centered or they were tilted at an angle just slightly off center, and if I try to fix them with simple editing, it cuts out more of the photo. Some of the photos are also cropped in weird spots leaving inconsistent framing between photos. For example, because of this, we don't have a picture of my husband with his groomsmen that is centered as well as has all of their feet in the picture. With all of the combinations of various people we did, we don't have any duplicates of some to choose between; there is only the one (maybe two with the second cropped at the waist) picture of him with them in the church and that is what we have. (For formal pictures, we don have some of them outside at our reception.)
Overall, her work was beautiful and well done, and I have many pictures that I look at and love, but there are a few that didn't come out quite as I was hoping they would detail wise.
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Bridget H
5.0
1/24/2026
Katie was perfect for our wedding day! She made us feel comfortable behind the camera and had timely and professional communication throughout our event! She captured our day so pe...
rfectly and I received many compliments about how great she was from our family, friends, guests, and bridal party. I plan on using her expertise in the future and highly recommend her for all of your photography needs!
Miho H
5.0
11/05/2025
Katie is amazing. We had a limited time to do a photo shoot, but she was very efficient to pick up great spots and navigate us, and she took absolutely amazing photos. She was easy...
to communicate with, too. Highly recommended!!
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5.0
4/08/2025
Katie Mallett was very professional, she also was a great communicator and made sure of important little details. Our photos came out so wonderful and beautiful, we really were sup...
er blessed to have her as our wedding photographer. Our photos looked very Dreamy and Elegant.
Erin M
5.0
10/03/2024
We chose Katie Mallett Photography for our wedding and were so happy! From the beginning, Katie was so responsive in answering all of our questions. Katie even set up a few differe...
nt phone calls with us to go over questions we had and to create a timeline. She is very skilled at creating a timeline, which was so helpful for our day.
One thing to note is that she does not want a photo list, that she does all of the combos of family photos. However, I recommend making a mental note of people you would like photos with as we missed out on photos with just my husband’s grandparents and with our officiant who was a family friend.
We received our photos recently and were so pleased with the results!! We love Katie’s editing style, creating bright photos. Thank you so much for capturing our day!
Response from Katie Mallett Photography on 10/03/2024
Hi Erin, Thank you so much for your wonderful review! I’m absolutely thrilled that you lov...
ed your photos and had such a fantastic experience!
I always set up a phone call the week of the wedding to go over final details, the family tree, and any photo requests that are out of the norm. I’m truly sorry I didn’t have notes on those specific photos—I completely understand how meaningful they would have been, and I feel bad that I didn’t capture them for you.
To all future brides: I’m here to capture every moment that matters to you! Please don’t hesitate to share any must-have photo requests during our final call. I want you to feel confident that we’ll create beautiful memories together!
Thank you once again for allowing me to be a part of your special day—it was truly an honor!
Ashley H
5.0
9/07/2024
Katie is simply an amazing photographer! She was very professional during our first meet and greet and brought amazing examples of her work to make sure her aesthetic was what we w...
anted. Her work is amazing and she deserves all the awards she has received throughout her career. She has a great eye for detail and lighting. She caught some amazing photos of my husband and I and had a good array of fun candids and beautiful show stoppers for both our engagement photos and our wedding photos. Her coaching also helped! As a type A bride, she was amazing to work with as she helped us walk through exactly how our day needed to be laid out and making sure we got all of the photos that we wanted. She was very quick to turn the photos around for both the engagement and the wedding and made sure our wedding book was perfect. Loved, loved, loved working with Katie and we know you will too!
MATT G
5.0
10/16/2023
Katie went above and beyond for our surprise proposal/engagement session. From advice on what to wear, to recommending the best spots for the surprise shoot, Katie nailed it. We a...
re very thrilled with our photos, and it was an absolute pleasure to work with Katie!
Kedona C
5.0
3/23/2023
My husband and I are so glad we chose to work with Katie Mallett Photography! We were lucky to have her for our engagement photos and wedding day photos. We never had pictures take...
n professionally together so we were unsure what to expect. With Katie, we picked great locations for all our photos and our wedding day timeline was ironed out with her help. The photo memories we have mean so much to us and it wouldn't have gone the way it did without Katie’s help and touch! I highly recommend Katie Mallett Photography to any future brides- in fact- one of my bridesmaids has booked with Katie for her wedding! Simply put, we would choose to work with Katie again (and again).
Kristin M
5.0
7/07/2022
Hands down the best photography. She was so organized and so easy to communicate with. Katie made the day run so smoothly. We had rain on our day and we were a little upset Katie m...
ade sure that we used the rain to our advantage and not only had so much fun with her, but the work itself is breathtaking. I’m so happy with our choose to work with her. Thank you so much!
Kaitlynn M
5.0
11/01/2021
Katie was amazing. She kept us on schedule and made taking pictures fun! Thanks Katie!
Brittany T
5.0
10/30/2021
Ten out of Ten! I cannot say enough about how much Katie personally contributed to making our wedding day absolutely perfect. She cares about every single detail imaginable. Fro...
m preparing an entire wedding day schedule to ensure sunset photos with the couple don’t overlap with any other important event, to making sure every meaningful item was captured in a beautiful photo setting, she is extremely detail oriented and takes pride in every photo she snaps. She has the natural eye for capturing that “perfect moment” and that is exactly what every bride hopes for. On the day of our wedding, Katie arrived early, began capturing the photos of our meaningful belongings in the perfect lighting that she had already scouted out, then snapped our “getting ready” moments while myself and my bridesmaids popped champaign. She had already familiarized herself with our venue so she knew exactly where the perfect place for our “first look” photos should take place, along with every single group photo. Our wedding party was a total of 24 people. Katie was easily able to manage, corral and keep in line the entire group with grace while capturing every moment. She even accommodated for family photos of 60+ members in just a few minutes immediately following our ceremony to ensure no guests were inconvenienced during cocktail hour, while still satisfying our requests. She set up professional lighting inside our venue to ensure every photo had the perfect lighting regardless of the setting. Katie kept to the schedule that she planned out specifically for our day and had communicated to me well before the wedding. Because of this I felt 100% confident in her ability to make sure our special day would run perfectly smooth and according to plan, which it absolutely did. The bonus of working with Katie is that she is extremely quick to communicate and answer any questions, and not to mention is very professional yet personable. It feels like talking to a friend when you’re working with Katie! I could go on and on about how thankful I am to have chosen Katie as our photographer; she truly made the best day our our lives worry-free and absolutely perfect from beginning to end. And just wait until you receive your photos from her, you’ll be blown away all over again! I’m 100% recommending Katie Mallett Photography to every bride-to-be that I know.
Dillon P
5.0
4/29/2021
We met Katie at the Lake Lawn bridal show in 2020. She was in one of the reception rooms.
We viewed her photos she had, fell in love with her editing skills, and overall appearan...
ce/style she used.
We booked Katie for our wedding, she included an engagement session which we used for Save the dates. She got some photos to us in advance, and ensured we were very happy with them before proceeding.
Our wedding day came and left so fast. Katie was amazing through our entire experience. She made sure we got all the combinations of photos we wanted, and all the extras as well. Letters to each other, ring box, stickers on our shoes, etc.
We got lucky and had a pretty solid timeline for our wedding day, but things were running early. Katie was able to get some photos of the bridal party before the ceremony, allowing more time for photos of my Wife and I after the ceremony.
We loved that Katie was very informative, she always followed through on any questions or concerns very quickly. Katie was very fluid on our wedding day, adapting to everything changing or moving, and theres nothing really bad to say about Katie. She was perfect for our wedding!
If you need a photographer who is reliable, adaptable, has a unique style with her photography, and ensures your day is perfect. Book Katie!!
Jillian N
5.0
10/29/2020
Katie is a wonderful photographer & really great at finding perfect locations & lighting to capture the best moments. She is so easy to work with and good energy which is also imp...
ortant on a wedding day. I’m a professional makeup & hair stylist so always appreciate when my work is shown yo it’s best potential which Katie has done every time. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Pastor Jane R
5.0
10/27/2020
Katie captured the magic of autumn at this outdoor wedding. As the wedding officiant for Fab Weddings, I appreciated that she was present but not obvious--not an easy balance. Most...
importantly, she portrayed the sweetness of the bride and groom.
Morgan J
5.0
8/26/2020
Katie was so pleasant to work with! She was prompt in answering any questions and flexible in working through the changes of our wedding due to Covid. She was willing to incorporat...
e our ideas and made us feel comfortable with very clear directions. I highly recommend Katie and would love to work with her in the future!
Jen G
5.0
11/12/2019
My wife and I were honored to have Katie Mallet Photography share our wedding day with us! She did an excellent job with every detail! We couldn't imagine this day being captured a...
ny better! Her eye for great photos is second to none. We really appreciated how hard Katie worked to provide the best possible pictures of every cherrished moment of our wedding day. Thank you for everything Katie!
Jake W
5.0
11/05/2019
Katie is an excellent photographer and wonderful person! I chose her to be the photographer for when I proposed to my girlfriend in Lake Geneva. I wasn't familiar with the area so ...
after I popped the question, Katie did a great job taking us around the town to get some shots with a unique and pretty backdrop. From beginning to end, she communicated very well. My fiance and I received well over a hundred photos and we had a hard time picking out our favorites! Katie was very kind, patient, and trustworthy so I highly recommend her!
Emily B
5.0
10/13/2019
Katie is great to work with! Throughout the entire process, she got back to us quickly, and answered all our questions. We were not sure what to expect having our photos taken, but...
during our engagement session she made us feel so comfortable and at ease! We absolutely love the photos. She listened to what photos we wanted taken at our wedding, and had some great ideas of things to add. We highly recommend working with Katie!
Sylvia W
5.0
7/26/2019
Katie was amazing to work with! Not only did she get in contact with us during the upcoming months before our big day she made everything so easy! From making sure we knew what wa...
s going on to making us feel comfortable with the posting she does right down to her capturing some special request moments for us! I 10 out of 10 recommend her! She does such a beautiful job capturing the moments she captures! You will not regret hiring her!
Raven K
5.0
6/03/2019
Katie was a GREAT photographer for us! She helped me from the very beginning with our goofy timeline. Every time I had a question she was very quick with responses and always was a...
ble to work around all of our changes. The day of she was calm cool and collected as she helped me and everyone else be where we needed to be. We are so happy with our photos and Katie's services!
Erin P
5.0
5/31/2019
Katie was AMAZING!!! My fiance found her work online and showed it to me when we were in the process of looking for a photographer. I loved the elegance of her photos and how natu...
ral everyone looked in them. Katie was very approachable (via phone, Facebook messenger, and in person). That is huge to me! She also makes you feel at ease and relaxed, especially if there is something you are comfortable with in photos (for me it was my double chin). Katie also helped my fiance (now husband) smile in photos and he is a guy who hates pictures. This made me so happy! All in all Katie is simply amazing! Her calm demeanor and professionalism is second to none. She collaborates with you to make your pictures what you are looking for! You will love working with her!
Tia L
5.0
5/09/2019
Katie was amazing from start to finish! She has an eye for what looks good, and really takes the time to make you look the best you can possibly be. My wedding day presented it's o...
wn host of challenges, like the surprise snowstorm at the end of April, but Katie took full advantage of the craziness and made my photos absolutely magical.
Katie was also fantastic through the planning process! She was very responsive to my thousands of questions, and made sure to communicate with me several times throughout my engagement. This was especially helpful for me since we booked her nearly two years in advance!
I am so happy I hired Katie to capture my wedding day - she exceeded all of my expectations and made me one happy bride!
Nohemi P
5.0
6/21/2017
Working with Katie was AMAZING!! She captured pictures that really show the love we felt that day. Her work speaks for itself. She is very professional and makes sure she is fully ...
prepared for the day. Photos are so important for your big day and I am so glad I choose Katie to capture these moments! I definitely recommend her :)
Steve C
5.0
6/16/2017
Katie was fantastic! We did our first look at Memorial park in Appleton and, not only did she commute for us with no problem, she really brought out the beauty of the park and made...
the most perfect backgrounds for our photos. Katie was very fun and easy to work with, especially with our bridal party. She let us really be ourselves and made our experience a lot of fun. We would definitely recommend Katie for all your photography needs!
Kristi R
5.0
1/10/2017
Katie is a sensational wedding photographer. From the moment we contacted her, we knew that she would be the perfect person to capture our day. She was so organized and she even ma...
de us a schedule for how our day should follow, which I was stressed out about doing myself. Katie was very easy to work with and very experienced. On our wedding day she was a lot of fun and kept us on time for everything. I was able to relax and enjoy our wedding day because Katie took care of everything for us. Katie's work is very high-end and gorgeous! You can really feel the love in our photos.
Jenny H
5.0
1/09/2017
I have never seen such beautiful wedding photos! The first time I saw our photos, I cried. Katie's work is out of this world. I couldn't believe these were actually photos of my hu...
sband and I. We have never taken decent photos together, so I am just blown away. These photos never get old. Katie pays so much attention to detail and everything about her manner is incredible, ESPECIALLY her photography. Her ability to capture the connection between my husband and I is something really special. Katie is very, very passionate about what she does and is amazing at it. Katie was one of our best decisions for our wedding and, because of her, we have a lifetime of beautiful memories. Thank you Katie.
Sarah K
5.0
6/12/2015
Katie's work is phenomenal! My wedding day was cold, windy, and rainy BUT she made the pictures look like it was the best day ever! She was so polite and friendly. I highly recomme...
nd!!!
elizabeth G
5.0
9/29/2014
I had found Katie on Craigslist looking for some less expensive photographers than what Duluth had to offer. I looked at her Facebook page and loved what I saw. I messaged her and ...
was blown away with how organized and experienced she was. She even made a schedule for me which I was stressed about doing myself. She said she was not familiar with the Duluth area but she had captured it beautifully. She has a true photographer's eye and gave me and my wedding party some much needed direction when it came to photos. My husband and I were very impressed with Katie.
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