5 out of 5 stars and 18 reviews Best of Weddings (1x).
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(18)Philadelphia, MD, DC, and Destination Weddings
About this vendor
Kealy Creative offers wedding and portrait photography for people who believe (like we do) in husband and wife friendships, where no one else gets your jokes or made up words.
We believe in the kind of marriages that can and will persevere through time and circumstance and photos that remind us that through everything, there was love there.
We believe in spending quality time to make real, deep, and meaningful connections and that laughter has magical, healing properties.
We believe that weddings are the beginning of a much bigger legacy that will impact families and generations to come, which is why we will care for you, our couples, your families, and your loved ones genuinely and to the fullest.
At the end of the day, I believe in the last “I love you” because love can conquer it all.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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5
out of 5.018 reviews
LOOK NO FURTHER! We can't say enough about how amazing of a job Carolyn (and her assistant Erin) did with our wedding photos! Carolyn is professional and friendly. Her process is t...
ransparent and our meetings were always very helpful in determining the style and specific shots we wanted to capture. Carolyn never shied from a challenge - we did a photo dash and also gave her a long list of various family arrangements we wanted pictures with - and she accomplished it all in stride.
I would recommend doing the engagement shoot with Carolyn because it helps everyone experiment with poses and get comfortable prior to wedding day. Plus, the engagement photos came out great and we were able to use them for our website and invitations!
We had a very positive experience with Kealy Creative and would highly recommend her services to any couple!
I cannot rave about Carolyn enough! My husband and I were nervous about getting our pictures taken and if they'd look good or not. She made us feel so comfortable even before we di...
d our engagement photos so by the time we took pictures, we were so comfortable. We just got back our photos for the wedding and they were amazing! If you need a photographer, she's your person! She will capture exactly how the night is through her photos giving us a lasting memory forever!
Carolyn at Kealy Creative is the best photographer in the game! She was so attentive to our wishes and details and helped us create an amazing collection of memories. Any time I h...
ad questions or concerns while planning and re-planning a wedding throughout this pandemic she put my mind at ease. She was extremely professional and knowledgeable about the wedding industry. We are so grateful that she was such a big part of our wedding journey. We hope to work with her again in the future!
Carolyn was absolutely wonderful to work with. The photos that she provided of our March 2021 beach wedding are not just photographs, they are beautiful heirlooms that my family w...
ill treasure for years to come. She exceeded my expectations and I highly recommend her!
Excellent communication and photos. Very flexible to work with.
Carolyn went above and beyond! She truly captures the beautiful moments of the day in each photo. She was friendly and great to work with. Any questions we had, she was helpful and...
responded quickly. We received so many compliments from both our engagement photos and our wedding photos from her. We cannot thank Carolyn enough!
Carolyn is everything you could (realistically) want in a wedding photographer. Just the right touch at the right time, at every phase of our wedding. She was equally effective at ...
herding guests and getting people into place as she was at capturing the intimate, unscripted moments (ours and our guests') that only the best photographers with the best intuition can get. When we wanted to talk to her, she was there, and yet she was able to disappear and capture magic unnoticed (during the reception, etc.)
If you have a vision, she can realize it, and if you need the judgement of someone with experience (because you have no idea what you're doing), she can do that too. I can't imagine being more comfortable with a photographer.
Hiring Carolyn is the right thing to do and you will have the pictures to prove it.
Kealy Creative is a wonderful wedding photography service, but also a key component of capturing what a wedding truly is. When I contacted Carolyn to be our photographer, she was ...
immediately prepared to get started. Her prompt responses, attention to detail, and high professionalism were just the beginning of our interaction with her. As we arrived for our engagement photo shoot, she was friendly and warm, right away putting us at ease. We received our photos within weeks and the sneak peeks along the way made it that much better to look forward to. As our wedding neared, Carolyn took the time to go over the schedule and make sure that no moment was missed during the day and night of our wedding. She made sure that we were going to be taken care of on our special day which made it easier to know that we had one less worry. Our wedding was wonderful in so many ways and the pictures that Carolyn took truly captured our happiness, excitement, and love. Every moment of the day was captured and we will have these amazing pictures to cherish for many years to come. I cannot recommend a better photographer to encapsulate one’s special day.
Where do I start! Working with Carolyn on our destination wedding adventure had been the best part of our planning! Her thoroughness and professionalism was greatly appreciated e...
specially during the (stressful) months leading up to the big event. Having a destination wedding required us to make sure family and friends had travel plans and places to stay. Once we gave Carolyn the dates she was quick to schedule her flights and get back to us which was a huge relief and she was the first one we could check off our list! Super props for helping us relieve a little pressure off the scheduling! :) I’m sure there are very few weddings that go off without a hitch, so when our hair appointments ran over a little and the groom somehow misplaced his wedding shirt, Carolyn was still able to float around magically and capture all of beautiful moments in between with the bridal party and family members. I love looking back at the photos and seeing all the great shots I missed during the day of everyone just enjoying themselves! Our families quickly welcomed Carolyn in and I think had as much fun with the shots as we did! I really can’t say enough great things about Carolyn and her work and how she made me feel at ease whenever she was around. It was such a pleasure to work with her and I can’t thank her enough for the beautiful photos my husband and I can share with generations to come!
Carolyn was the photographer of our DC wedding in the spring of '16, and she was wonderful to work with - from initial contact, to planning, to the wedding day. Carolyn met with us...
twice in advance, including visiting the venue to plan indoor and outdoor shots. She also helped plan out our couple and group shots, which was a huge help to keep us moving and maximize time with our guests on the wedding day.
Carolyn captured some truly beautiful moments before, during, and after the ceremony and we love the results (so much that we had her do our one-year anniversary photos too!) We got all of our high-quality photos through an easy-to-use digital site within three weeks of the wedding day.
Carolyn is a fantastic wedding and family photographer. She is able to capture the subtle emotions experienced in an event, be it a marriage, newborn, or family outing. Her style i...
s professional, but mannerisms very personal. And working with Carolyn is also a joy she is easygoing and adaptable. But most of all, Carolyn works with a set of values. She truly cares about the people she is working with, and puts her heart into the work. Above all, this defines Carolyn's attitude and style. It's not just a job, but a relationship. Her love and compassion for others translates into the photography. For me, this is what makes Carolyn a superior choice to her competitors.
I can't say enough amazing things about Carolyn. Full disclosure, we know each other from living in the same apartment complex. She had done "family pictures" for all the neighbors...
at the dog park and I had seen her wedding work online when we decided to hire her for the wedding.
She included an Engagement session to get to know us better in front of the camera. She made us feel so comfortable, which is great because we can be super awkward with pictures. The turn around on those pictures was 10 days and they were phenomenal! She captured who we are individually, and as a couple. We did the shoot in my favorite place, and she captured the specialty of that place, while still making us the center of every photo.
For the wedding we had her and another shooter (she brought a partner). Both of them were amazing to work with. Carolyn got every shot we asked for ahead of time and day of. It can be a stressful day full of dueling personalities and Carolyn handled our demanding families with poise and professionalism all while keeping to what we wanted for our day. She was a calming presence while I was getting ready and her partner helped calm my wife ahead of time too. Carolyn came prepared with things I couldnt have even thought of for pictures (including a special hanger for my dress).
We received our pictures quicker than any of our friends who have recently gotten married. We received a full catalogue of like 600+ edited and perfect photos in less than one month. Every couple has a personality of their own, and she captured us and our family and the goal of our day perfectly. She was communicative with us through the whole process of booking, shooting and editing. She was prompt, efficient, professional and worth every penny! The price of service is so so reasonable given everything you get when you choose Carolyn to work with. I can't choose a favorite picture, I can't speak highly enough of her or our experience. Do yourself a favor, make the best decision, and choose her for any photo needs.
Carolyn was the photographer for my July wedding. And firstly, WOW, what an amazing person to work with and the moments she captures are beautiful. If you want the complete package...
choose Kealy Creative. My wedding was the first time I had to deal with booking a photographer, rentals, food, ect,
so many new things that I knew nothing about. Carolyn's experience really showed through her professionalism and helped me through the whole process of wedding day timeline and what moments I was keen on capturing. Carolyn has a wonderfully calming presence which was nice to have on my wedding day.
The quality of her photos are top notch. She captured things I would have never thought to capture, an excellent quality in a photographer. Overall a 100% positive experience.
Carolyn did an incredible job of really understanding the kinds of photos I wanted and my personal style. We met several times to make sure she really knew what I wanted. She also ...
did a great job of making everyone feel very comfortable so she could capture all the beautiful candids I wanted. I would highly recommend Carolyn to any engaged couples looking for that personal touch.
Carolyn is exactly what we were looking for--a perfect balance between super professional and a laid-back, awesome, easy person to be with for hours. She had just the right touch i...
n helping us plan, too. Not too prescriptive (where everything revolves around photo ops) and not too loosey-goosey (oh, we'll just take photos and hope you get what you want!) Oh, right! And the photos are amazing capture all our memories perfectly. I would definitely recommend her!
We hired Kealy Creative after seeing some of her work as well as the photos she took at a wedding we attended. We saw her creativity and were so unbelievably impressed with the pho...
tos! From the first phone call Carolyn made us feel special and wanted to capture our moments in a way that fit us and expressed our relationship. She did a wonderful job with our engagement photos and her originality was so evident. Carolyn created a wedding album for us that told our amazing wedding story in such a unique way. From the small details of getting ready to those big moments that we will always remember. People told us that our wedding day would fly by, and it did, but we are left with so many incredible photos and an album that we will have forever. We are so thankful and so lucky to have her capture our love story!
Hiring Carolyn was one of the best decisions we made when planning our wedding. Three years later, we are still getting compliments about our photographs and people consistently te...
ll me how great I looked. A HUGE part of that was Carolyn. She captures those special moments and looks that take the photos from really nice to beautiful photography. She helps make you feel calm and comfortable and does a great job working with difficult families! She finds great and creative photos of some of the “stuff” like the rings, shoes, dress and then also gets those classic photos. Carolyn is that incredibly warm, comforting presence that you want and need by your side on your wedding day. She is a photographer that loves love and shows it in her work! We are still so happy with our wedding photos!
Carolyn and her assistant Fatima did a superb job at our wedding! Her command of lighting and composition created truly magical moments from our wedding day. Her versatility was aw...
esome and she successfully captured the traditional "posed" shots my Mom wanted and the photojournalism style I was looking for. You will not be disappointed, Kealy Creative is the best.
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