5 out of 5 stars and 61 reviews Best of Weddings (5x).
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(61)Serving Colorado & anywhere serving dessert
About this vendor
Kelly Erin is a wedding photographer based in Broomfield, CO. I specialize in candid and authentic photography. In my natural state, you might find me hiking around, day drinking margaritas, and petting all the dogs, but what you really need to know is how I approach photography and what you can expect from me when I show up to work.
I mostly take a photojournalistic approach to the day- only directing when the moment calls for it. Real moments, memories, and story-telling matter the most to me, but it's also important to have some classic, posed shots thrown into the mix. I love both!
I keep things light-hearted and moving along so you can enjoy your day, and if you offer me a Tequila Sunrise at the end of the night, I'm going to accept it. I want your photo experience to be fun and your photos to feel timeless. Ugly crying is encouraged ;)
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
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
5-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.2021.+2 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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Kelly has done our family photos for years and they are stunning every time. She has such a creative yet simplistic style that somehow always captures the beauty and warmth of the ...
moment. It’s truly amazing. I will continue to use her for our family photos and any other photos our family needs!
I am so late in getting to this review. But, we booked Kelly for our wedding that was supposed to be in 2024 but due to unforeseen issues, had to delay it until 2025. Kelly was GRE...
AT! We did both an engagement shoot and she did our wedding and I don't even know where to start. She is so kind and loving and caring and made our days so easy and fun. She has such a great eye for spots that will make photos pop. During our wedding, Colorado weather decided to not cooperate and during dinner it snowed, which made for a perfect photo backdrop! She was SO excited for us to come outside to take photos and I am so glad she did. They were some of my favorite photos from the whole day.Â
If you are looking for a wedding photographer who will not only be a vendor but become a friend, RUN don't walk to booking Kelly. She will capture your day just perfectly. Anytime we run into friends we haven't seen since our wedding, the first thing we get after a congrats is, "OMG, Your photos are STUNNING!" Thank you so much Kelly for everything!
Kelly just shot photography for our wedding last weekend and we couldn't be more thrilled overall. The process was simple, good communication, reasonably priced, great value. Kelly...
was awesome - fun, punctual, organized, managed our limited window of time well and produced excellent photo quality. We highly recommend Kelly!
Kelly was amazing to work with. She captured beautiful shots for our engagement and wedding! đź©·
We could not have asked for a better engagement and wedding photographer. Kelly is so skilled, talented, personable, professional, flexible, and overall stellar! We feel like we re...
ally lucked out. All of our guests commented on the joy that she perfectly captured in all of our photos, and looking through them makes it so easy to relive the day. We cannot recommend her enough!
My now wife and I loved working with Kelly! She met us for a beer, and we knew we would really click with her for our special day. We hired her for our pre-wedding party and it was...
so worth it as a way to get to know her style and help our guests feel comfortable with her. On our day, we got the "classic" photos, which she of course was excellent at, but we also got to do some fun poses and changes of scenery which we loved when we got our photos back. She had a super fast turn around on our photos too! Highly recommend!
Kelly was an exceptional choice for our national park wedding photo shoot. I unfortunately got sunburned a couple of days before the shoot and was very worried. However, Kelly reas...
sured me that everything would be fine with her techniques in posing and editing, plus her makeup advice made the sunburn effectively disappear. She was very flexible on the day of the shoot and her suggestions worked perfectly. Kelly made us feel at ease and comfortable throughout the day. She went above and beyond our expectations, stopping at various spots along the trail to capture the perfect lighting and views. Despite my dress folding up a bit during the shoot, Kelly skillfully edited the imperfection and made the final photos look flawless. The photos were delivered within weeks and we received numerous compliments. We are really happy we found Kelly and hired her for our special day!
We found Kelly through our wedding planner's recommendations and are so happy that we did. From our first email she was so communicative, answering all of my silly panicked bride e...
mail questions and she was honestly almost an extra bridesmaid/planner on wedding day. From floofing my train to just keeping everyone organized, Kelly was on top of it! Our photos turned out so beautifully, she captured such great candid moments. I also can not believe how quickly she got our gallery back to us, she sent it over within a month of our peak-wedding-season wedding! Her services are so reasonably priced and she was so honest in working with us on a number of hours that she felt was ideal and worked with our budget.
Kelly is the BEST!! She did a fantastic job of capturing our special day - all of the photos are absolutely gorgeous. She was very helpful pre-wedding gathering information from us...
and figuring out a day-of plan. Kelly also made us feel very comfortable while taking photos - everything just flowed and felt natural, rather than stiff and posed. We would absolutely hire Kelly again for any special photography needs!
Kelly is hands down the best photography and human ever! She made our engagement photos perfect but TRULLLLLY knocked it out of the water for our wedding! Shes everything you'd wan...
t in a photographer and then some, also her second shooter Elle was amazing as well! We will def be having her take photos of our maternity and newborn when the day comes!
Kelly was amazing to work with. She was easy to communicate with, laid back, and made everyone feel at ease when she was taking pictures. Both our engagement and wedding photos are...
beautiful and perfectly capture the day. We would highly recommend working with Kelly.
Kelly captured our wedding perfectly! She helped us obtain natural Colorado beauty and focused on our top interests! She was fun, laid back and easy going which helped us feel comf...
ortable taking pictures! When we travel back to Colorado she will be our photographer for future family photos!
Kelly is one of the most genuine, down to earth photographers I've ever met. She shot our engagement photos and our wedding photos, both turned out absolutely incredible! We've rec...
eived so many compliments on our photos and she truly captured us as a couple. She is professional, flexible, communicates effectively and efficiently, and gets the job done. I can't recommend Kelly enough for all your photography needs.
Kelly is amazing! She shot our engagement photos and our wedding and she is exactly we were looking for. Both days were comfortable, fun and she got the best moments. I also need ...
to mention the her prices were great and she was flexible many times. Thank you!
Kelly was a fantastic photographer for our small COVID wedding in 2021 that we hired here AGAIN for our larger ceremony this past June at Planet Bluegrass.
Kelly is professional, ...
asks about the style of photos you want, and produces fantastic results. Would definitely hire again for any occasion.
Kelly did absolutely amazing for our photos! I wanted our genuine reactions and personalities to shine through our photos and she did that and so much more! I couldn’t have asked f...
or a better person to capture our day. We received so many amazing photos I can’t even choose a favorite!
Kelly is an absolutely incredible wedding photographer!! She has a fun and caring personality, is super organized and helped to make sure our day ran smoothly. She captured every m...
oment we wanted and more. We are beyond obsessed with our photos and are so grateful to have worked with Kelly. Thank you!!
I cannot say enough about how amazing Kelly is to work with! We did both our engagement photos and wedding photos with Kelly and I am in love with how everything turned out.
Kell...
y is great at putting you at ease when posing if that's not something that comes naturally to you. This was especially important for our engagement photos, since it was just us and her in a big field in the mountains! She does her research, asking for your inspiration or shot lists and coming prepared to capture each one.
After delivering the photos (so many photos I loved it, and wedding photo turnaround was right in the 4-6 week window), she was gracious enough to edit like 20 of my pre-ceremony photos because my lipstick was smudged!
Communication was easy and frequent, never felt like I had to be the one following up, which cannot be overstated when you're stressed out the weeks before your wedding!!
Again, cannot recommend enough that you work with Kelly!
How is it that you meet someone, and they immediately bring a calming presence?
We were planning our wedding remotely, so we had only gotten to communicate with Kelly via email un...
til our actual wedding day. Leading up to the big day, she made sure to ask about all important shots we wanted to get in our photo list, and got every single one!
When I met Kelly and her second photographer (Stacy) on our wedding day, they could not have been more friendly and understanding. They were so easy to work with. They were flexible with our needs, and made us feel extremely special. Kelly and Stacy directed the group shots and bridal shots with ease, and were very patient with our younger family members who were a bit more difficult to photograph.
Kelly made sure to check in and ask if there were any final shots we wanted before they left. Honestly, I wished I would have had Kelly and Stacy as guests to stay at the wedding. They mingled in so well with everyone!
I had my sneak peeks back the next morning (which were STUNNING)! I cannot wait to see the rest of the photos Kelly and Stacy were able to capture for our special day.
Thank you both for all of your hard work.
Kelly was the most amazing photographer! she was so kind and fun to work with. She made the entire process effortless and got us our pictures within only a few weeks of our wedding...
, plus sent us several previews the very next day. I would highly recommend her!
Thanks for everything, Kelly!!!
My fiancé and I absolutely loved working with Kelly!! We recently moved to Colorado and wanted to take our engagement photos out here, and we are so grateful to have crossed paths ...
with her. We were able to meet up prior to the shoot and get to know one another a little, which was so awesome. Kelly was so kind, thoughtful, professional and creative throughout the entire process. My fiancé and I had never done a photo shoot like this before, and she made the whole shoot so comfortable! We cannot speak highly enough of our experience working with Kelly, and we absolutely LOVE how the photos turned out!! They are pictures we will cherish forever. She was able to incorporate some “inspo” pics that I had sent to her prior as well. The only reason we are unable to work with her for our wedding day is because we are getting married in Pennsylvania… otherwise it would be a no brainer! We cannot recommend her enough.
We had the best experience with Kelly. I chose her because she really seemed to have a warm and laid back personality that I thought would mesh really well with us as a couple and ...
we were so happy with every part of the photography process!
Kelly is really responsive and easy to get along with. The dates, payments, and planning were really straightforward and not stressful at all. She really listened to us and got a good understanding of us as a couple, especially during the engagement photos. For the wedding she jumped right in and captures beautiful moments from the start- our photos look so natural and reflective of us as a couple. We’re kind of awkward and were nervous about the posed photos, but she made it fun and easy and captured us so well.
Our experience with Kelly was wonderful and I’m so happy we chose her!
My husband and I absolutely loved working with Kelly! She was so incredibly thoughtful, energetic, and kind from day one. When I reached out to her last summer, she got back to me ...
immediately and was all in for our wedding this summer. Her enthusiasm carried through our wedding day and we so appreciated all her support and flexibility. The morning after the wedding, she had already sent us preview photos. We were in awe of the turnaround and loved being able to share those special moments with family who were still in town. Her attention to detail, eye for just the right lighting, her expert knowledge with photographing weddings, and creativity with her shots make Kelly the absolute best choice for a wedding photographer! I cannot recommend her enough!
Kelly is AMAZING!! She was so attentive and made sure to capture all of our special moments on our wedding day. We could not have been happier with the way both our engagement and ...
wedding photos turned out. Kelly's style is elegant, and she pays attention to the small details to make sure everything looks beautiful! She has great ideas and really makes you feel comfortable behind the camera, I 100 % recommend Kelly for engagement and wedding photos!
Kelly is wonderful! She is flexible, patient, kind, and listened to exactly what we wanted. Her photos turned out gorgeous, and we can’t thank her enough for saving the wonderful m...
emories from our special day!
Kelly is absolutely AMAZING! Her style is exactly what we wanted- natural and unforced. It was really important to me that things didn’t feel too posey. Not only do our photos look...
natural and effortless, she captured the tiny in-between moments that show how much we love each other and the fun we have together.
We ended up having to change plans for both engagement photos and our wedding so many times because of Covid. Kelly was so patient and supportive and never once showed any irritation at the many “change of plans” emails. Our photos look absolutely stunning and she captured every detail of the wedding. There is not a single thing that I could say “I wish I had a picture of that.” She got it all.
I highly recommend Kelly, and if you have a second shooter (which you should!) her partner Cara is fantastic as well. They make a great team. Thank you Kelly - I’m so glad we found you!
Kelly was wonderful! With COVID, changing event locations, and weather, she was a trooper. She captured gorgeous photos outside while it was only 18 degrees and lightly snowing. I...
ndoor photos were romantic, funny, and she captured us in our true form. So happy!
Kelly photographed our wedding and we could not have been happier with the before process, day of, and the resultant photographs. We loved her natural style and relaxed demeanor. S...
he is so prompt, professional yet friendly, and was very adaptive with our changing plans in a year of uncertainty with large events. She was so helpful in directing us and our family and we are so happy with the photographs she captured and the turn around was so fast! Highly recommend.
Amazing photographer. We couldn’t have asked for better pictures of our wedding. Kelly was also very professional and easy to work with. I would highly recommend her.
Kelly was absolutely amazing!! We love her pictures!! They are so high quality, and there are so many that we now have and get to look through to relive our day. She was so easy to...
work with as well. Things were definitely hectic when she first arrived, and she helped calm me down and just started taking pictures and deciding what to shoot and where. We also love the gallery she sent us and how we can order pictures directly from the gallery or share with friends and family and they can purchase their own. We were also able to download high res pictures for ourselves. I would highly recommend her to anyone!!
Kelly did both our engagement session as well as wedding photos and we could not have dreamed the photos she was able to take and moments captured! She’s very professional, sweet a...
nd accommodating to any and all requests, which makes being a bride and not having to manage another thing such a relief. Kelly was great with communication along with delivering our photos on time. Could not recommend more!
I highly recommend Kelly as your wedding photographer! From step one of planning, Kelly helped tailor a photography package to our exact needs and wants. Furthermore, she was extre...
mely patient with me and my husband as our wedding plans changed as we adapted to covid restrictions. She was there for us every step of the way, always had suggestions when we needed them, and never made us feel bad for having to revamp our plans over and over. Beyond that, our wedding photos are amazing and we will cherish them forever - Kelly is truly a talented photographer! I love her photography style - everyone looks relaxed, candid, and natural in our photos. Can’t thank her enough for capturing our day so perfectly!
Kelly was a fantastic photographer! I was looking for a wedding photographer with a more candid, photojournalistic style with affordable prices. Kelly photographed our engagement s...
ession and wedding day. She directed us when needed and delivered beautiful pictures earlier than I expected. Kelly was fun, responsive, and personable. I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding photographer!
Kelly photographed our wedding at the Oxford Hotel in Denver and she (and her assistant) did an incredible job! We were first interested in meeting with her after reading she takes...
a photojournalistic approach, because great candids were a huge priority for me. I can tell you she had SUCH a great eye for capturing special moments, and we have so many pictures now of really beautiful, quiet moments between family, friends, and of course, us. She also takes wonderful photos of small children that I know their parents will treasure. On the day of, she was such a pro at getting the important shots (and navigating us through them), and the staged photos are so beautiful as well. Kelly was super personable from the get-go and very responsive to any questions I had. She also sent us a sample of photos the very next day after the wedding and got us the rest of the photos very quickly. She definitely goes above and beyond -- I highly recommend her.
A million stars to Kelly, she is a STELLAR photographer. Our wedding photographs are absolutely beautiful. I may get fired from my job because I can't stop looking at them. We have...
so many gorgeous photos of gorgeous moments that I didn't even realize she had captured. She sent a sneak peak within a few days, and we got our full gallery much quicker than I expected, too. Added bonus: not only is she talented, she's fun to be around! She instantly made us comfortable and relaxed, and it shows in all of our photos. She manages to be chill, go-with-the-flow, and laid-back while also being incredibly focused, direct, and on her game. I reccomend Kelly to anyone looking for a professional photographer.
Kelly is amazing!! My fiance was so nervous for our engagement photo shoot, but within 5 minutes we had both relaxed, were laughing and seriously had the best time. Neither one of ...
us knew what we were doing, but she was phenomenal at guiding us through the process. She was extremely professional and she has the best personality. The location she suggested was beautiful! Our engagement photos are so stunning. Can't say enough good things.
We absolutely loved working with Kelly! Her eye for detail, light and editing make every photo an heirloom. She worked within our non-traditional family framework to give us both p...
osed and candid romantic and family shots. Kelly made our guests, our kids and my husband feel comfortable in front of the camera!! She captured the little moments throughout our day that I had missed and get to relieve! Highly recommend booking your wedding with her!!!
Kelly is a talented professional, and an excellent wedding guest! It is safe to say you can count on her keen eye, easy-going nature, flexibility, quick turnaround time, and creati...
ve vision. Our wedding photos are outstanding!
Kelly took our engagement photos in Boulder, CO. My fiancé was jumping up and down with excitement when she got a sneak peak of the photos the day after the shoot. Kelly was great ...
to work with and made everything easy. Definitely recommend.
AMAZING!!! Seriously, Kelly is by far my favorite photographer (I'm a wedding planner so I have been around many photographers). Not only are her photos amazing, she is so much fun...
. Kelly has such a great personality and it's easy to feel comfortable with her. I think that's one of the reasons our engagement photos turned out better than I could have ever imagined. She knows how to really capture the moment. Kelly had so many recommendations for our outdoor Colorado engagement shoot. Her Instagram has a ton of ideas as well (kellyerinphotography)! I 110% recommend her for your engagement and wedding photos <3
I think I found Kelly through Google or Pinterest and I'm so glad I did!!! Our wedding photos turned out AMAZING! Kelly was so fun to work with! She is very laid back and we were a...
ll relaxed and comfortable taking pictures! We got a sneak preview very quickly and the rest of our gallery a few weeks later. If you're having an outdoor wedding in the mountains, Kelly is your girl!!!
Kelly was recommended by a friend of mine, and I'm so glad we decided to go with her! Her photos are stunning (she did a great engagement shoot and wedding day combo for us) but t...
he best thing was how wonderful she was to work with. We had some surprise weather and some delays during our wedding in the Rocky Mountain National Park, but Kelly stayed late to make sure she was there for all our important moments. She was a real trooper getting the best photos even in some not ideal weather situations, and she let us know just what she needed us to do without getting in the way at all. I would definitely go with her again for any other photo shoots we do in the future!
Kelly is an absolutely amazing photographer and so fun to work with! She took our engagement photos, and we had the best time shooting them! She makes the experience relaxed and ea...
sy, she turned around a sneak peak of photos for us so quickly, not to mention literally everyone tells us they are the best engagement photos they have ever seen, which they really are! Kelly has such fun and creative ideas for photos that are both natural and posed in an artistic way. We are so lucky to have these photos for the rest of our lives! Couldn't recommend her more!
Kelly is amazing. She did not one but both of our weddings, plus our company headshots, and we will be hiring her for all of our future photography needs. Kelly is a rockstar!
Kelly photographed our engagement pictures while we were on Vacation in Colorado and we just knew we had to have her do our wedding also! She flew to St.Louis to photograph our wed...
ding and we couldn’t be happier! She is so fun and down to earth and the pictures are INCREDIBLE! She is amazing!! Thank you so much for everything you have done! 10/10 recommend her to everyone i know!
Kelly is incredible! She photographed our engagement session and our wedding, and we were so so happy with the photos. She is sweet, patient, quick to edit and return photos, fun, ...
talented, adventurous, and helps keep everything calm and running smoothly on the wedding day! Two thumbs up.
Kelly was the perfect photographer for our wedding in Laporte! Kelly was easy to work with, very professional, fun and extremely talented!! Our photos turned out amazing. :) Book ...
Kelly!
Kelly is a wonderful photographer and I highly recommend. She recently took our engagement photos in Boulder at Settlers Park and they turned out perfect. She knew we were anxious ...
to see how they turned out and sent us a sneak peak within hours! I can’t say enough good things.
After we had our first meeting with Kelly, we automatically knew she was the photographer for us. She shared our sarcastic personality type, she was a fellow dog lover, and most im...
portantly - she showed us how her ultimate goal was to capture our day in a realistic manner, documenting every storybook moment with authenticity and without trendy filters. The day of our wedding Kelly was professional, she made us feel comfortable, and she was simply a joy to be around. We loved every photo she took & going through the photos today it's almost like being able to re-live every moment of our wedding day. We would highly recommend Kelly - she truly is the best in town :-)
Kelly is an outstanding photographer and is an absolute joy to work with! We did our engagement and wedding photos with her and we are in love with every photo. She captured our bi...
g day so beautifully. On top of being an awesome photographer she also has a great personality and made the day so much fun! :) we highly recommend her!
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Kelly Erin Photography