About this vendor
We are based in the Kansas City area but we travel the globe yearly for weddings. We specialize in everything people. I shoot with natural light and capture those moments that you want to remember forever. I love chatting with potential clients or hearing about your vision so send me a message so I can learn more about you and your big day! (We are queer owned/operated and we love shooting humans from our community!)
Details
Business Attributes
- Hispanic or Latinx-owned Business
- LGBTQ+-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- 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
Awards and Affiliations
2024 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Kelsey is seriously the best photographer ever. I’ve been going to her for years now and I absolutely love her. The first time we used her was for Christmas pictures with me, my hu...
sband, and our dog, and she did amazing. After that we booked her for our engagement photos and then our wedding.
Our wedding photos turned out so stunning and beautiful. She really captures the moment and I LOVE her candid photos—they feel so real and natural. She just knows what she’s doing.Also, she’s not just a photographer. On my wedding day she helped with so much and made everything run so smooth. She made everyone feel comfortable and confident, and that meant a lot to me.
My wedding party and guests were even talking about how amazing she was, and when people saw the photos they were like wow. My family has already printed them and hung them up everywhere—that’s how good they are.
I will always go to Kelsey for photos and I recommend her to anyone. She’s truly amazing.
Kelsey was the MVP of our wedding day team! Between her lovely presence and her obvious expertise, we were already singing her praises before even seeing the photos.
She was super...
gracious with our loved ones for group pics, winning over everyone from toddlers to grandparents, and then seamlessly blended into the background during the reception. Beyond hitting the highlights, Kelsey and her 2nd photographer also caught countless special little reactions and moments among our guests, along with memorializing all the small details we had worked so hard to put together.
And the photos? BEAUTIFUL. 10/10, wonderful, magical, better than we could’ve imagined. Every time we flip through them we’re transported back in time and we marvel at the way she captured the day as it actually *felt,* instead of just as it looked.
Trusting someone with our wedding photography was a big deal to us, but we felt like Kelsey completely had our backs the whole time. We would hire her again and again and again!
Kelsey was amazing to work with! She was super attentive to details and helped us with any details we needed regarding our photos.
Kelsey and her assistant were truly amazing and made our wedding day so much more special. She was organized and was able to get all the shots we asked for even though it was quite...
the list. She gave us a sneak peek the next day and the images she captured are truly works of art! I could not recommend her enough!
Kelsey was AMAZING! I love love love our photos. She was so professional and helped us feel comfortable. My husband has a BIG personality and she handled it with such grace. Great ...
turn around time for our engagement and wedding photos. Can’t recommend enough
I loved working with Kelsey! She made us feel so comfortable and we had so much fun taking pictures. She had so many ideas and incorporated our ideas as well. Communication was eas...
y and she made sure she knew exactly what shots to get prior to the wedding. She also did our engagement photos and a budoir shoot for me (bride). I love that the photos look so natural and timeless. I cannot recommend her enough.
We absolutely loved working with Kelsey and can’t imagine our special day without her! She was calm, cool, and collected, helping us stay on schedule and set a positive tone for th...
e day. My wife and I are not naturals in front of the lens and Kelsey really helped us stay loose and comfortable. She even stepped in to bustle my wife’s dress when our moms couldn’t figure it out. Our photos turned out amazing—you can really feel the joy in each one! Thank you, Kelsey! You rock!
We had such a wonderful experience working with Kelsey. From the initial planning session to the wedding day, she helped to make the whole process stress free - even when our origi...
nal venue closed 10 days before our wedding. Kelsey was able to easily adapt to the new venue because she had taken the time to understand our wishes for the day. We were thrilled with the quality of her photos as she captured so many special moments throughout the day - many which were unexpected and so cherished. We would highly recommend Kelsey as it was a pleasure to work with her.
Booking Kelsey as our photographer was by far the best vendor choice we made for our wedding. She made us feel so comfortable and at ease the entire day even with family stressors ...
and last minute changes. She was incredibly organized and on top of the schedule without being pushy or making anyone feel rushed. I cannot say enough good things about Kelsey. Even her choice in assistant was a perfect addition to our day. They both made us feel so gorgeous and in love.
Kelsey was amazing! We could not recommend her enough! She made the whole process stress-free and fun! She helped us with the timeline for the wedding, and she answered any questio...
ns we had whenever we had them! She and Jennie made sure that we were taken care of the entire wedding day! We are so in love with all of the photos we got from both our engagement shoot and the wedding! We couldn't be more thankful for Kelsey and are so excited to now have these photos to cherish and remember our special day forever!
Kelsey has a special gift, she can capture a moment and preserve it for you like it was just yesterday. We were blessed to have Kelsey shoot are wedding. A day that is usually full...
of stress was taken away by Kelsey. Her professionalism, her creativity, her personality, and her sense of humor put us at such ease, it was truly remarkable. Kelsey even dealt with a reception in our garage. Her photos were so in the moment that you did not notice anything but what she was capturing. I highly recommend her to shoot anything you would like to capture in time and look like it just happened. You can feel the emotion in every picture she captures.
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Kelsey is WONDERFUL! My husband does not like taking pictures, but she made him feel so comfortable and was able to capture how happy he is which was amazing! She truly cares about...
getting genuine shots and she makes our sessions so fun—I can’t wait to get more photos done!
Kelsey was an amazing photographer for us to work with here in the Kansas City area. Not only are her pictures stunning and spectacular, but she is terrific to work with. We had so...
me complications and last minute changes we need to make with our special day and Kelsey was incredibly flexible and accommodating! Would use her again and again!
When we were looking for a wedding photographer, we had received Kelsey Admire Photography as a recommendation from another local photographer. My wife and I knew planning a destin...
ation wedding that our photographer would be an integral part of the trip overall, not just the wedding itself. When we had our first meeting with Kelsey, we knew she was going to be perfect! During the planning process leading up to the wedding she was so easy to work with, quick to respond, and helped guide us on some of the timeline of the day that would work best to ensure we were able to get all the photographs we wanted. Once we got to our destination for the wedding Kelsey was great at capturing all the moments from beautifully orchestrated detail shots, all the getting ready moments, the ceremony, and GORGEOUS portraits. Kelsey went above and beyond though; she joined us for our small family and friends’ dinner that evening and captured some moments we will treasure forever as well as the following morning I had requested sunrise pictures with my wife and I. Kelsey was the perfect balance of professional as well as personal and we couldn’t have been more pleased with the results! We look forward to booking future sessions with Kelsey!!
Kelsey photographed my daughter's elopement. The photo's were breathtaking. She captured every moment we could have wanted and more. It is not possible to explain every moment that...
comes up but Kelsey had my voice in mind. Priceless moments were captured forever. We received the photos very quickly. Communication prior, during and after was quick and thoughtful. Photography is the most important vender. Highly recommend!
Kelsey took the most gorgeous wedding photos ever. The photo session was so fun and relaxed, my husband and I enjoyed the entire experience. Kelsey is so fun to work with and very ...
flexible. She has an amazing eye for photos and situations. I can not recommend her more!
Kelsey photographed our destination wedding and after party! She did had great communication leading up to the wedding and preparing to make sure we had a shot list ready to not mi...
ss any important photo. The day of she was organized and made us both feel comfortable in front of the camera! She made the day and all the photos a breeze to get through. And she captured our day absolutely perfectly. She even had sneak peeks for us the days following and stuck with her timeline she gave us for when the photos would all be ready. Would recommend her to anyone and everyone looking for a photographer. She genuinely cares about her clients and ensure that she captured exactly what we were looking for!
Kelsey is an amazing photographer! She was so natural in helping everyone feel comfortable and her pictures turned out amazing! She was a joy to be around and helped us make our we...
dding day absolutely perfect!
There are not enough stars to give Kelsey and her work. She did my daughter’s engagement photos and her wedding photos. She was so patient, especially when we had an extremely hot...
day with bugs and sweaty subjects! Kelsey made sure to get every single shot that my daughter requested. She was so organized and sent us great schedules for the entire day regarding when people should be ready and when pictures are being taken for each group. That was so helpful because when you have little children involved it was great to be able to tell their parents when to be there so they could plan their child’s day with naps, snacks etc. Kelsey is so sweet and helpful and always had a smile on her face through a long day ! Kelsey’s prices are reasonable and you can tell she loves her job! I hope to work with her again in the future !😊💍
Kelsey is literally the best! She takes excellent photos, is professional, and we love her use of natural lighting. We will continue to use Kelsey as a photographer for all of our ...
special events in life! She is awesome both as a photographer and a person!
Where to start about Kelsey. From the moment I got engaged I told my husband that we had to have Kelsey as our photographer and holy cow did she amaze me. After I saw our engageme...
nt pictures I knew I had made the right decision. She has been beyond helpful from the moment we signed our contract. She just delivered our pictures last night after less than 4 weeks even though the contract said it could be 8 weeks. I'm beyond impressed with the work she did and how helpful she was and I will definitely be using her for any photography needs in the future.
Kelsey is amazing to work with! I was able to come be a bridal model for her this past fall. She was full of great ideas and really made my personality shine in the photos. All the...
while we had an absolute blast, as there’s never a dull or uncomfortable moment around her. I so strongly recommend working with Kelsey!
Kelsey did some bridal shots for me. She chose the location and it was beautiful! I'm not the most natural in photos and always feel a bit awkward. Kelsey did an amazing job of pos...
ing me and just carrying a natural conversation, so the photos turned out great! Some of my favorite shots have some beautiful natural light in the background that hit wonderfully! She chose the spots and angles she shot very well and we had a blast! It was actually a great time! And she grabbed a few cute ones with my dog and hubby that I absolutely adore. :-) If you need a portrait or wedding photos, she's your girl!!
Kelsey was absolutely amazing! She took everything I could have wanted for my wedding photos and made them happen!!! I know we were one of her first weddings and she was still so p...
rofessional and so wonderful to work with! Can not recommend her enough! We plan to use her as our forever photographer with how much we loved working with her!!
Contact
Kansas City metro
Kelsey Admire Photography