Kayla Marie Photography

“It’s not just a picture, it’s a story”

$1,800 starting price

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Kansas City & Surrounding Areas

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Kayla Cavanaugh

OWNER

AWARD WINNER (1X)

Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot

Independence, MO, is home to Kayla Marie Photography. This talented artist wants to help you remember every detail of your wedding day with a gorgeous collection of photographs. Her light-filled, romantic style will capture the essence of your celebration in timeless film, preserving your most precious moments so you can cherish them for a lifetime. Kayla has been a professional photographer since 2014. She first found her love for photography at the age of 12, when she started taking photos on her phone. Since then, she has worked tirelessly to improve her skills, teaching herself various techniques from posing to lighting. Kayla’s passion has now bloomed into a successful career, spreading love and joy through the timeless art of photographs. Kayla Marie Photography offers various packages for your wedding day, designed to suit every budget. Depending on your chosen package, you’ll have up to 10 hours of wedding coverage to ensure that Kayla captures every unique detail of your celebration. Kayla’s packages also include a print release, and your expertly edited images will be available to view in an online gallery, where you can download and share them with loved ones. Kayla Marie Photography also offers timeline assistance, engagement sessions, and boudoir sessions. Please reach out to Kayla if you’d like to learn more or set up a consultation!

+11 years in business

Speaks English

1 team members

Prices & packages

Evermore

$1,800 starting price

Evermore

$1,800 starting price

6 hours

Printing rights

50-100 edited images per hour

Online gallery for easy downloading and sharing

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Destination Weddings

Destination Wedding Packages

Photo Shoot Types

Boudoir

Bridal Portraits

Engagement

Photo & Video

Digital Files

Photo

Second Shooter Available

Social Media Sharing

Photo & Video Styles

Artistic

Documentary

Dramatic

Lifestyle

Modern

Wedding Activities

Getting Engaged

Rehearsals & Parties

After Party

Wedding

After Party

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5.0

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16 reviews

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Kayla Marie Photography received rave reviews for capturing weddings, engagement sessions, and more. Reviewers were highly impressed by Kayla's professionalism, personality, and the quality of her work. They praised her for being responsive, organized, and delivering photos that exceeded expectations. Kayla was described as fun, caring, and talented in capturing genuine and beautiful moments. Many reviewers highly recommended her for any photography needs, emphasizing her affordability, communication skills, and ability to make clients feel comfortable and at ease during shoots.

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Justin N

3/21/2025

Kayla did an amazing job! She was so professional and worked so hard to make our day special. The photos turned out exactly how we hoped. She made our engagement photo session so fun and assured us we wouldn’t have to worry on our big day. Highly recommend her!

Andrew T

3/13/2025

We absolutely love Kayla’s photography! Not only did we use her for our engagement photos and our wedding photos, but we have recommended her to all of our loved ones when they need photos taken! Our wedding photos are hands down our favorite pictures we’ve ever had taken. Kayla captured every moment of our big day. From the flowers, the candles in the center pieces, closeups of my husband putting my wedding band on, to first looks, and everyone dancing, she truly captured it all! When we look back at the pictures from our big day, you can feel the love and joy that filled this special day. She just knows how to capture the most genuine and authentic moments between you and your loved ones. Because of Kayla’s amazing work, we are able to relive the most special day of our lives through our pictures 🥹🤍 If you are looking for a photographer to capture your big day, you have come to the perfect girl! Truly, she is the BEST and is such a joy to work with. If I could give her a million stars, I would! 📸🤍💍

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Whitney D

3/10/2025

Kayla was great she did both our engagement and wedding photos. We loved her so much we even used her for our kids senior photos. Kayla met with us prior to engagement photos to learn about our story and to get the vibe of what type of shoot we’d like. We shot at Nelson Atkins and in the West Bottoms it was great. Kayla was very responsive and professional. For wedding photos we sent her a list of our “must have” photos. She delivered on all of those plus great action/fun shots of our guests and celebration! I’d highly recommend Kayla she’s a great photographer and very fun and personable! You’ll fall in love with her.

Falon J

6/14/2024

Kayla did such a great job and we loved all of our photos! She always captures the special candid moments and her personality makes you feel comfortable which is helpful for people who don’t love being the center of attention like myself. Her prices are also very reasonable! Would definitely recommend using Kayla for your photography needs!

Kathryn M

6/14/2024

Kayla did such an amazing job for our wedding! She was so prepared and professional, but also so fun and kind. She’s extremely responsive and very easy to talk to. Not to mention our photos were even better than I could have imagined! She captured the exact style I was going for and did so well communicating about the pictures after the wedding! I’m normally so picky about photos of myself but Kayla made me look so beautiful! ❤️

Kathryn M

1/01/2024

Kayla was professional, fun, caring, and overall awesome for our wedding. She was very organized and prepared. We will most definitely be using her going forward!

Haley A

7/25/2023

6/5, 12/10 if I could. Kayla was amazing. She did our engagement photos and wedding photons and both turned out even more perfect than I could have imagined. Kayla is very fairly priced, she is kind, and super creative. We will definitely be using her again for future family photos!

Janel M

7/09/2023

Kayla is absolutely amazing! We first came into contact with her in 2017 for our wedding and we were so impressed with her work, we continued to work with her for years. Not only are her rates affordable, the quality of work is amazing. She is very quick to communicate back during the entire process. During the shoot, she is your #1 fan! I highly recommend Kayla as she truly feels like family at this point in our lives. She has gone on to not only shoot our wedding, but couple photos, maternity shoot, and just recently newborn photos. You cannot go wrong with Kayla.

Jordan B

7/08/2023

Using Kayla Marie Photography for my wedding photos is one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. My husband and I were literally in tears when we first looked through them. Kayla is so so talented at what she does- it is extremely clear that this is her passion! Everything about her work is spot on, down to the color work perfectly matching our color scheme and overall style. I am even happier with the photos than I thought possible, and receive so many compliments when showing the photos off. Kayla, thank you SO much! If you are looking for a photographer, do yourself a favor and look no further!

Amber A

7/07/2023

Kayla was a wonderful addition to our wedding day! She worked with me on making a list of groups for photos, and timing of photo sessions. Her attention to detail was superb and ALL of her photos came out amazing. She was very professional but also very personable and had a good sense of humor - she fit right in with the vibes of the group. She captures all of the intimate moments of your big day, from your tears to the most goofy of grins.

Nikki B

6/28/2023

Kayla was the photographer for our engagement photo session as well as our wedding in March 2021 and we could not recommend her enough. She made us feel comfortable while shooting, showed up prepared, communicated well, sent the photos to us quickly afterward, and the product of her skills and passion was clear in the photos we received back.

Kylee B

6/28/2023

Amazing photographer! Kayla Marie Photography shot both wedding and engagement events for us. Our engagrment shoot date was so cloudy and drab but she worked her magic and all the shots looked so vibrant and full of life! On the day of our wedding every precious moment was captured and no detail was left unphotographed. We have "picture" perfect memories to last a lifetime and couldn't be happier. She is a delight to work with and keeps things fun. 10/10 would recommend her for any event any time!

Brooke M

6/28/2023

I have hired Kayla for newborn photos and wedding photos. She has such an amazing talent and catches perfect moments. She is very professional and friendly. I was very impressed with my photos. You won’t be disappointed if you hire her.

Hannah B

6/28/2023

Kayla made our big day absolutely flawless. We had no idea on what type of photos we wanted for our wedding day and she was able to take the mood of our wedding and reflect that perfectly in our photos. She helped us get in the correct positions for the perfect shot, while still making sure all of the personality was captured. Naturally, my groom and his groomsmen had their own ideas for photos and she was able to work with them and get incredible pictures they loved (and the bride) lol. I let her know of what insecurities I had and she was able to make sure I felt absolutely beautiful. I will definitely be using her as our photographer for all future photos!

Caitlin E

6/28/2023

Kayla is such a wonderful person to have around on your wedding day! Her photos and ideas are gorgeous, plus she’s such a funny and bright personality who works so hard to make your wedding day special. My partner and I chose her because we like her editing style, but we adored her because she was so fun to work with the day of the wedding. She’ll hype you up and is happy to work with you on whatever your requests may be. I highly recommend her!

Rachel H

6/28/2023

Kayla was the photographer for our wedding and she was amazing! She was so cool, calm, and collected throughout the whole day even during some potential bridezilla moments. 😅 My Father in-law also commented on how professional she was. We really wanted to do a first look and although Kayla had never done one before she was all for it and those pictures are some of my favorites that's she got, she really captured our feelings in that moment. She also captured some RARE pictures of my Father smiling and I will truly treasure them for the rest of life. My only piece of advice to future brides is to not skip making a list of all the photos you would like because when the day comes you're not going to remember anything. Also, make sure you schedule enough time for everything you want. Kayla did an amazing job especially since we didn't provide her with a list of all that we wanted. She's just a lovely person! Someone that you'll want to stay friends with even after the wedding. Oh, and she got our photos back to us in record time, faster than I've ever recieved any professional photos! So that was definitely a plus as well!

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