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Katherine Elyse Media Celebrates 15 Years of Capturing Love Stories

From intimate moments to grand celebrations, we’ve spent 15 incredible years capturing love in all its forms. As Cincinnati’s inclusive luxury wedding photographer, we’re celebrating a journey filled with beautiful stories, LGBTQIA+ celebrations, and unforgettable destinations. Here’s to 15 years of where bold hearts meet beautiful moments! 🎉📸✨

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Lovely Sunday: Raequel + Jeff

What better way to celebrate summer than with the extra luscious golden hour maternity session?!

Raequel and Jeff bought a beautiful farm property in Clarksburg, CA to escape the hustle and bustle of city life in Midtown Sacramento.

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To Be Trans: Charlie and Roman

Charlie and Roman are trans cancer survivors, artists, and activists that sat down with me for a little Q&A for my “To Be” series. I had a blast chatting with them so check out the full convo in To Be Trans: Charlie and Roman.

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David and Maritza’s Ruth Bancroft Garden Golden Hour Maternity Session

Fill your soul with warmth and joy by checking out David and Maritza’s golden hour Ruth Bancroft Garden Maternity Session.

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To Be Queer: Maia

Meet Maia! They’re gendervoid quoriomantic, demi/noeti/bisexual and ready to tell you all about it. 🙂

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Rafael: The Real-Life Superman

The Palacios family came into my life for a Give Back Session in the early Fall of 2018 and I am so incredibly grateful to have met them and captured a small part of their journey. When Jackie first reach out, we spoke candidly about the fact that her strong, hard-working, smart, loving husband had […]

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Sarah, Ryan, & Baby Jackson

A little over a year ago I was sitting in my apartment crying with absolute joy as Sarah and Ryan sent me photo after photo of their perfect little rainbow baby Jackson. He was such a long-time coming and instantly SO loved. I’ve never seen a happier couple than them on that day. This summer, our […]

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To Be a Warrior: Torrie

This is Torrie I met Torrie a few years back at a wedding I was shooting. We hit it off during our time together on the day and stayed in contact on social media over the years, encouraging one another as friends from a distance and watching one another grow and flourish. After a time […]

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Karen: A Survivor Story

Sometimes life throws us curveballs we struggle to understand. Karen was diagnosed with cancer during her pregnancy with her son.  This was her third and final baby and she was shocked to find out she would have to give up breastfeeding early and instead begin chemo. She underwent treatment after soon he was born and, […]

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Sister Sister: Double Baby Trouble!

One day this past Spring I was working on some editing when my friend Julia texted me to tell me she was EXTRA excited because her friend Sarah had just told her she was pregnant. And even more exciting and flabbergasting? Sarah’s twin sister Julia had just told her that she was, in fact, pregnant […]

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