About this vendor
Pond Photography is committed to capturing timeless wedding photos while delivering a flawless experience. I strive for genuine emotion and real moments. When you can look at a photograph and truly see the connection between two people in love, you know your doing something right. Can't wait to meet you!
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
6-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2018.2017.2016.+3 more.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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We are super happy with our decision to go with Pond Photography to shoot our wedding and engagement photos. We did our engagement photos in April of 2023 and got married on the la...
st day of September. Kristin was so great to work with from start to finish. And the images she captured, both during our engagement session and on our wedding day, are truly amazing. We are still sorting through our wedding photos, deciding which one's to post and frame, because there are so many good one's. It's hard to narrow it down! We had our wedding photos back in two weeks. She them to us through an email link, and that leads you to a portal where you can view and download them. They were neatly organized into each segment of the day. They covered every significant moment from start to finish. It brought back a rush of great memories to go through the albums! We had never taken professional photos before, and Kristin made us feel at ease. She has a very calming presence, and you can tell she knows what she's doing. No matter the setting or moment, she knew exactly what poses would work best. She’s precise, thorough and has a great feel for the whole process. During the shoots, she’ll tell you exactly what poses to do, when to look at the camera or look away. For people like us, who aren’t naturals, it was a big help. She also gave great recommendations for locations to shoot at around Kansas City, both for the engagement and wedding photos. She led us to spots in the city we would've never found or thought of on our own. All of our wedding party photos were taken outside of Kauffman Performing Arts Center, and they are just so well done. Kristin is as nice as can be, but she knows when to take charge and did a great job of organizing everyone to ensure we got all of the shots we needed. We loved our experience with Pond Photography and look forward to the opportunity to work with her again. For anyone in the KC area planning to get married, Pond Photography would be an excellent choice!
Kristin is the absolute best to work with! She really cares about you and how you are wanting to capture your wedding day! She goes above and beyond and her photos do not disappoin...
t! If you are looking for a photographer go with her! She will make your dream day come to life in her photos! We love you Kristin and can’t thank you enough for everything you did to make our day so special! The Shafers 🤍
Kristin is the best! We got to know her at our engagement session a few months before the wedding and she did a great job helping us feel comfortable and giving us an idea of how t...
he big day would look and feel like. When the day of the wedding came around, Kristin did an amazing job capturing every highlight and passing moment of the wedding day to help us create beautiful images that will last us a lifetime. Kristin was full of great ideas during both the engagement session and the wedding day. She was very patient with us, and we appreciated her attention to detail. Her shooting and editing style is so beautiful, classic and timeless, which is what initially drew us to Pond Photography.
Sarah from Pond Photography was lead on our wedding day and did such a great job! Our wedding party commented on how much fun they had taking pictures when they don’t really like t...
aking pictures and how comfortable they felt. Our photos turned out amazing! It was so hard to choose which ones for our keepsake album. I would definitely recommend Pond Photography for other couples looking for beautiful mementos of their special day.
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We hired Pond Photography for our engagement and wedding photography. Kristin was a pleasure to work with and I cannot spe...
ak highly enough about her work.
I wanted candid and natural looking, timeless, bright photos. Beyond that, Kristin captured all of the joy of our wedding day and I will treasure these photos forever.
Kristin was a prompt and clear communicator, delivered photos on time, and was a calm and reassuring presence which is MUCH APPRECIATED as weddings have a lot of moving parts.
Kristin worked great with our other vendors and came up with creative, fun ideas on the day of for photos that I never would have thought of.
Kristin is extremely present, which you especially NEED in a wedding photographer. I was very appreciative of the fact that our first meeting was a sort of “get-to-know each other”...
style of meeting. To truly get THE BEST photos, you want someone that understands you and your likes/wants. I also was very thankful for our engagement session, where she continued to learn about our relationship, and how we move about as a couple in order to truly understand what wedding day photos would look like. Kristin is SUPER on point and will help keep to your timeline, as well as offer any pointers she thinks you need to hear. We recommend her!! Her background in graphics amplifies her creative eye. As a photography graduate from the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC, I felt like I was in the midst of a magazine shoot…at my own wedding, all thanks to Kristin!
Kristin is incredible - I truly wish we could give Pond Photography more than 5 stars! Kristin captured our entire day, from getting ready to the reception. We have incredible mem...
ories to look back on (captured beautifully!) and we had a wonderful experience as clients. Originally we were attracted to Kristin's romantic and timeless style, which is exactly what was delivered. I would highly recommend Kristin to anyone looking for a wedding photographer. Thanks to Pond Photography for an unforgettable experience!!
Kristin is AWESOME! She has such a great eye and gets the most beautiful shots! We also were so busy that we totally forgot to get a picture of us on a phone that day, so I texted ...
Kristin to see if she could get us a sneak peak. She had 6 amazing shots sent to us within 24 hours! So happy we got to work with her on our engagement photos and wedding photos. I highly recommend you work with her if you get the opportunity!
Kristin at Pond Photography has been amazing to work with! She was recommended to us by our venue and we feel like we really lucked out. She is affordable and easy to work with. Sh...
e delivered our photos quickly and captured our moments perfectly. We chose her because we loved how she captured the candid moments and captured the beauty in small looks. Her editing is natural and allows colors to shine bright. We cannot say enough good things and highly recommend her.
Kristin at Pond Photography is one of the best! Not only did we feel great during engagement pictures, our wedding pictures turned out flawlessly! Kristin has a way of making you f...
eel comfortable, always seems to get you to laugh at the perfect moments, and worked so hard in both our windy engagement shoot and during our sweltering wedding day! We couldn't have asked for a better photographer and we highly recommend her to anyone wanting beautiful pictures!
Pond Photography is the absolute best!! I can’t get over how fantastic our wedding photos turned out! Kristin and Nancy captured our day perfectly and I know we will cherish these ...
photos forever! Kristin was so easy to work with and posed us so naturally for both our engagement and wedding photos! I’d highly recommend her to anyone wanting beautiful, natural looking photos! Amazing!!
I wish I could give Pond Photography more than 5 stars! Kristin was amazing to work with! She made an effort to get to know us during our engagement photos and on our wedding day ...
it was like having a friend there taking our photos. You can definitely tell Kristin loves what she does and our photos turned out beautiful! She was very professional, prompt, and helpful throughout the whole process. We can’t wait to use Pond Photography again in the future for any photo needs. 😊
Kristin and her second shooter were great! I've already seen a sampling of the photos and I can't wait to see the rest!
If Pond Photography is available for your wedding you should book them. No questions asked!
We loved working with Kristin! She did a great job making us comfortable during our eng...
agement shoot and really got so many more beautiful shots than I expected. We love all of our engagement photos so much!
On wedding day, she was prompt and helped us stick to our schedule which was so important to me. She was kind and melted right into my bridesmaids, and even as I started to get overwhelmed she helped me to take a breath.
Kristin offered great suggestions and at the same time she made sure to keep an eye out for the candid moments. I'm so grateful for some of the more causal shots that she captured during the day with my groom and parents. They will be life long treasures.
She also really made sure to capture the details. The shots of our rings and invitations are beautiful, and she made sure to capture all of the family photos that we listed for her. She gave suggestions on how long the ceremony needed be to make sure we got the shots and helped us to stand up straight and smile bigger during the day.
The photos are beautiful and its so nice to have all of them digitally so quickly. We only waited two weeks before receiving access to an entire digital library of images, and its so easy to download and buy prints.
Pond Photography offers exceptional service, beautiful talent, perfect suggestions and ultimately delivers unreal photos. Our wedding day was captured perfectly! Thank you, Kristin!
Kristin and Nancy are the best! They make you feel comfortable in front of the camera and make taking pictures fun! I was so happy with how my engagement and wedding pictures turne...
d out. They have a knack for catching the special, candid moments as well as creating the perfect posed pictures. I would highly recommend Pond Photography!
We had a great experience working with Kristin and her team. We love our engagement and wedding pictures.
Kristin was amazing to work with. Pictures turned out awesome! Couldn’t ask for a better person to take our pictures on that special day.
Kristin, Cassandra and Pond Photography captured our June wedding so beautifully! It was a hot day, but Kristin was efficient and caught all the moments perfectly without a drip of...
sweat. They were friendly, outgoing and so great to work with, truly making my groom and I feel very comfortable! Our day flew by and I am so thankful that Kristin captured all the little details, even some I missed seeing the day of. Our engagement photos were great, but our wedding photos are more than I could have imagined! We would highly recommend Pond!
I highly recommend Pond Photography! We recently used Pond Photography for our wedding in November. They were wonderful to work with and we absolutely loved our wedding photos! ...
Can't say enough good things about them!
I really enjoyed working with Kristin throughout my wedding process. She made an effort to get to know us during our engagement session, and by the time we got to our wedding photo...
s, she knew what we were comfortable with, and was able to get some amazing pictures for us! It's very obvious that Kristin and her team care about their couples, and they work very hard to create the most beautiful pictures possible. Thank you Kristin!
We worked with Nancy for both our engagement photos and our wedding and she was amazing! You can tell she truly enjoys what she does and is committed to capturing everything about ...
your day. She was so easy to work with and our pictures look incredible :) Kristin is a true professional and we couldn't be happier with our wedding photos! Thanks Nancy and Kristin!
- Rachael and Andy Marso
Pond Photography did our engagement and wedding photos and let me tell you Kristin was amazing. She was so easy to work with. Engagement photos are probably not the most comfortabl...
e things (especially for guys) to do and she did so well posing us and telling us what to do. The wedding photos were unbelievable I’ve gotten so many compliments on all of them. My only complaint is that there are too many good ones i just can’t pick what to put up in our house! I strongly recommend investing in Pond Photography you will not be disappointed!
Kristin and Nancy did an AMAZING job capturing our special day! We couldn't be more thrilled with our wedding day photos. The amazing detail in all of our photos are just stunning ...
and hard to stop looking at! The direction they gave was amazing and made taking photos much easier! I will forever use Pond Photography and highly recommend them to anyone who needs any special event captured! Thank you so much Kristin and Nancy!
Krisitn stepped in as our photographer when Nancy was ill the day of our wedding. She was so great to work with and let us have a lot of fun with our pictures. We didn’t have to wa...
it a long time to get the pictres either, which was very nice. They’re great at what they do!
I've been following Kristin's work for some time now. I've had a few friends use her for their weddings, including one that I was a bridesmaid in. After seeing my friends photos I ...
knew I loved her editing style. When the time came for me to plan my own wedding I chose Pond Photography!
Nancy shot our wedding day,along with her second shooter Kat. They did a great job wrangling our large wedding party and family. They also worked well with our videographers.
Our photographs turned out beautifully and we'll cherish them forever! Kristin even came to our home to help us pick out some canvases. That was amazing!
My only suggestion is that you be specific on what photos you would like and point out important family members before the ceremony/reception. We have a lot of pictures of one side of the family and few of the other. Other than that, we're extremely pleased!
I absolutely loved working with Kristin and Nancy! I couldn't be happier on how my engagement photos and wedding photos turned out! I just got my wedding photos back and can't ...
stop looking at them. I highly recommend Pond Photography!!
Nancy and Kristin are amazing! They capture all the moments (even little ones that you think no one sees). The detail in their shots are things I would never think of or have never...
seen by other photographers. Both of them are very easy to work with and the quality of the shots are unbelievable. You also get to see your some of your pictures a few days after your special day. I was so excited to see my my pictures and when my online viewing was ready I cried looking at them. The moments that they captured brought back all the feelings I had on my wedding day, they also had pictures of things that I didn't know happened. I would recommend Pond Photography to anyone that needs engagement pictures, wedding photographer, family pictures, etc.
I cannot thank Kristin and Nancy enough for capturing my special day.
Kristin and her team were simply amazing!
Communication was quick and precise which was very nice. Our engagement photo's could not have turned out anymore perfect! Kristin assist...
ed with my wedding timeline which was a huge help! Nancy and her assistant took magnificent photo's on our special day and we got all the shots we were wanting. I will forever cherish my engagement and wedding day photo's. Thank you!!
When looking for a wedding photographer, Kristin's photos stood out to me. I liked the way her photos captured real moments and did not look over-edited. Our wedding photos truly c...
apture every aspect of not just the day and the decor, but the love and happiness felt by all. Kristen and her second shooter were wonderful to work with, and I can't imagine the day being captured any more perfectly. I'd highly recommend Pond Photography to any couple.
Kristin is fabulous! Kristin captured our engagement and wedding photos.
From the beginning, she made us feel comfortable and has always been so sweet and personable. She guided...
us when we had no idea what we were doing and laughed with us, too! It is easy to see that Kristin loves what she does! I cannot express my excitement and love for these sweet, fun, creative and timeless photos. I highly recommend Pond Photography!
I will 100% be referring ANY and ALL of my friends/family to Pond Photography! Kristin and her assistant were more than a pleasure to work with and I keep telling her the more I l...
ook at our wedding pictures the more I fall in love with them- which I didn't even think was possible! If you really do want 'timeless photography' look no further! We will absolutely be using Pond photography again in the future.
Kristin and team are fabulous! We are so happy with the photos we have seen and highly recommend Pond Photography!
We knew that choosing a photographer was one of the most important decisions for our wedding day. We did lots of research, narrowed down to a few, and met with them to learn more. ...
Feeling comfortable was important, as this person would be capturing both our engagement photos and the day of the wedding. We definitely felt right at home with Kristin through the whole process and couldn't be happier with our decision. She was professional, timely, and detailed. For our engagement photos, she accommodated all of our odd requests (shooting at the bar we met, bringing our very shy dog, and and outfit change). Earlier this year, she found out she would be having her second baby right around the time of our wedding. She was upfront from the get go, and had a back up plan just in case she came early, but reassured me we would be in good hands either way. Kristin ended up still shooting our wedding about a week before her daughter was born and was still so amazing! I don't know how she does it. We also loved our second shooter, Nancy. They were both so patient and moved around the day with such ease, it was like they weren't even there! The photos do a wonderful job of story-telling the entire day, and we now have priceless memories captured beautifully. From my dad tearing up during the ceremony, to doing the chicken dance at the reception, we will cherish these memories forever. Thank you Kristin and Nancy!!
I would highly recommend Pond Photography to anyone!! They were awesome to work with. Nancy shot our engagement and wedding pictures, along with another associate on our wedding da...
y. Both of them were extremely nice and made us feel comfortable. They made it such an enjoyable, fun experience! They were very creative, attentive to detail and captured amazing, memorable moments during the wedding day that we'll always cherish. We loved all of our pictures - both engagement and wedding photos! Nancy and the other associate captured our special day perfectly, and then Kristin did an amazing job editing all of the photos. She made the experience of viewing our engagement pictures in her studio so fun as well. We are extremely happy with how our photos turned out!! Thank you all for your amazing job! You captured our special day perfectly!
I would HIGHLY recommend Pond Photography for any bride-to-be! From engagement pictures through the wedding day, she is responsive, quick to deliver and her work is amazing!! My mo...
m cried looking through our wedding pictures because Kristin has the skill to catch the perfect moments in such an elegant way. From the getting ready pictures through the dancing at the reception, Kristin's pictures are high quality and you don't have to worry about a bad picture; she is so consistent!
She is a very organized photographer and keeps everyone calm and timely throughout the sessions, which was perfect! I will cherish these pictures for a lifetime and I am so happy Kristin was my photographer!
Kristin and her team are incredible! Our pictures were fantastic and she was so easy to work with. She knew all the great moments to capture. We will cherish our pictures forever!
Kristen of Pond Photography was wonderful to work with! My husband and I have never felt very comfortable being in front of a camera, but she was adept at telling us what to do, an...
d both our engagement photos and wedding photos turned out amazing! Her style is timeless, classic, and beautiful. She was prompt in communication and helped give us ideas when we did not know what we wanted to do for our photos. We are very thankful we chose her to photograph our special day :)
Loved Pond Photography's work! Kristin did a fantastic job taking pictures on our wedding day. Thank you for making our day so special:)
Deciding to work with Pond Photography was by far the easiest decision that we made throughout our wedding planning process. Within minutes of meeting Kristin, we knew that she was...
the perfect person to capture our engagement and wedding photos. She is extremely personable and made us feel at ease being in front of the camera which definitely showed in the final product. Both Kristin and Nancy captured us in our natural state without out being overly posed or staged and allowed us to have a fun, stress-free wedding day. Kristin was very flexible when it came to selecting photo locations, scheduling viewing sessions and creating a custom package that was tailored to our exact desires. Not only was the experience incredible, the photos are beyond amazing. Having crisp, bright photos was on our must-have list and Pond exceeded our every expectation. We can’t thank you enough for capturing our special day so perfectly!
When my husband and I were prioritizing our "Wedding Must Haves" A great photographer was at the very top of our list. We wanted nothing but the best for our wedding day because we...
knew that you couldn't put a price on one of the most important days of our lives. We found the best of the best when we decided to work with Pond Photography. From the first day we met to talk about budget, wedding details, etc to the viewing session after our wedding, Kristin was fantastic. She is enthusiastic and so caring. She listened to our wants, desires, and visions and was so accommodating in the planning process and when she shot our wedding. In all of the craziness of planning a wedding for us, (a destination wedding), Kristin made her part very easy and exciting! Our photos are amazing and they will truly be cherished for the rest of our lives. If you are looking for a photographer to go above and beyond for you doing your wedding journey, I would highly recommend Pond Photography. You won't be disappointed.
I highly recommend choosing Pond Photography!!! We had Nancy and Kristina as our photographers on our wedding day and they were so excellent! It was such a hot day, but it really d...
idn't seem to bother them, as I never once heard either of them say anything about having to be outside taking photos in the heat and humidity! They were still so fun, upbeat, and fantastic. They also took such great photos and we are so thrilled with the results. I can't even choose which photos to get prints of because there are too many great ones to choose from! It's really the best kind of dilemma you could ask for!! If you're wanting a talented, laid back, and fun photographer, go with Pond Photography! Kristin is the owner she was so amazing to work with! All of these talented ladies deserve many accolades. They were fantastic. Super happy for these local entrepreneurs.
Kristin was great to work with from start to finish. She's easy to talk to and made me and my husband feel very comfortable on our wedding day. We stayed on schedule and received a...
great balance of the traditional shots you want at every wedding, and more creative, artistic scenes. We were extremely happy with our photos, and really appreciated her help at the review session choosing our prints. I highly recommend Pond Photography!
Pond Photography photographed my wedding on October 3rd, and I already have my photos edited and back. They are wonderful! They pay attention to detail, make you feel comfortable a...
nd are amazingly talented! I would recommend them to anyone getting married. Pond Photography is one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day! I am so grateful we had someone we trusted to capture the best day of our lives!
Kristin (and her secondary photographer) delivered amazing photos, even though we did not have very much time to take them. We also loved getting all the digital copies. Kristin is...
very engaging and made us feel comfortable in front of the camera, even though we are generally more reserved people. We also did an engagement session with Kristin and had one of our photos printed on a canvas. It sits above our fireplace and our friends say great things about it all the time. We would recommend Pond Photography to any couple who wants a professional and fun photographer to join them on their wedding day.
We were so lucky to have Pond Photography capture our wedding day, and even luckier to have developed such a friendship long before our wedding. They are so professional, precise, ...
and truly care about their clients. They have a gift for capturing moments on film that far surpass any photographer I've ever worked with. They listen and note every element of your special day in the making and they do not disappoint. Simply one of the greatest in Kansas City!
We had Kristin photograph our wedding in Cancun, Mexico. She spent a lot of time walking the (HUGE) resort and planning her shoot. Unfortunately, we had a tropical storm and thin...
gs didn't go according to plan. Last minute we were relocated inside, and all of the places that she had scouted were not an option anymore. She was able to quickly figure things out and adjust as we went. Initially, she was a little out of our price range, but we decided to splurge a little for good pictures. Thinking back, if we had an inexperienced photographer, I don't things would have turned out as well. We have gotten so many compliments on some of our outdoor rain photos and even the indoor ones that we weren't planning to take turned out great! Kristin is very professional, creative and responds promptly. Thanks, Kristin for everything!
Loved working with Kristin at Pond Photography. Easy to work with and made our day perfect! Couldn't have asked for a better photographer and we love our pictures. She made our d...
ay so special and we are forever thankful for her!
My husband and I used Pond Photography for our engagement and wedding photos. I initially chose to work with them because their pictures looked so refreshing, crisp, and beautiful....
I came across wedding photos online done by Pond Photography of a wedding venue that I was trying to decide if I wanted to use or not, and their photos depicted the venue and people so beautifully. With the help of their photos, I actually chose that venue!
Not only are the photographers at Pond Photography amazing at what they do, they are also extremely friendly and easy to work with/communicate your needs with. They were super flexible when it came to scheduling photo shoots and viewing sessions as well.
Our experience with Pond Photography was absolutely wonderful and they helped make our wedding day very special. I would highly recommend Pond Photography for your wedding!
Kristin did a great job with capturing our wedding day. She was prompt and attentive to details throughout the day. She was truly up for anything as we wanted pictures taken in sev...
eral different places. Thank you, Kristin!
Pond Photography is AMAZING!!! Kristin shot our engagement photos which turned out wonderful. She is very attentive to details and takes away any awkward feelings associated with p...
osing, etc. Nancy and Jillian shot our wedding. Again, the experience and photos were super! They were both very kind, patient, and detailed oriented. They made the whole wedding party smile and laugh with ease. We know where our family photos will be coming from in the future!
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