real moments, good vibes & all the feels.
That’s all you want to see when you look back on these photos. And I get it, you hate being the center of attention, but like, this is a major life event, so you HAVE to take photos, right? Being in front of the camera when you’re not used to it sucks, I know.
But lucky you, the Google Gods have brought us together. I seem to have been born with this keen ability to make having your photo taken un-suck long enough for you to get epic photos of yourself that even a year later you still wont believe are yours.
It’s possible. To have a stress-free wedding day. To get all your kids to look in the same direction for literally one second . To take senior portraits that don’t look like they are from last century. To have amazing memories captured. To become bff’s with your photographer. It’s all possible. I swear!
As seen in:
“LET ME TELL YOU SUMPTHIN' ABOUT KELLEY RAYE.
Not only is she a wedding photographer, she is a true blue photo artist. Her photographs are authentic snapshots of moments in time, and her work with lighting is stunning. She shot our intimate mountaintop wedding at sunset, and the photos are the perfect combination of beautiful green mountain landscape, a sherbet sky, and painted portraits of the emotions of that day. We were so lucky to have such a talented, flexible, light-hearted, and easy-going human to work with. Looking back through our album makes me feel like I am experiencing the day all over again. The world (and folks getting married) are lucky Kelley Raye exists. If you are looking to capture authentic moments and raw human emotion from your big day, Kelley is the one.”
-Kat
They liked it. They put a ring on it.
I’ve gotta PHD in Thirdwheelology.
It's my job to make sure you feel comfortable in front of the camera, long enough to get those real moments, real smiles, real laughs, and real feels. And I take that job oh so serious.
And I already know what you're thinking, "But we're so awkward in front of the camera, I don't want to look stiff and posed." Look around my website! Do you see awkward? Do you see stiff and posed? Nope. Do you see rockstars? Um..heck yea you do!
I make once-in-a-blue-moon photo ops a BLAST! So even if taking photos is totally not your thing, stop worrying, I gotcha covered.
Neema & shomari // wedding
Atlanta, ga
Lindsay & andria // wedding
cleveland, oh
lisa & walt // elopement
positano, italy
courtney & chris // intimate wedding
Reykjavik, iceland
sarah & andrew // elopement
Savannah, GA
megan & jeff // wedding
los angeles, ca
Oh & fyi…
engagement sessions don’t have to be awkward. No, really…
And photos will me are a hell of a lot more than just walking around your local park fake-laughing and worrying that I’m getting your ‘good side’.
Engagement sessions are the perfect reason to capture what your life is like right now. And for the love of Beyonce, they should be 110% swoon-worthy and zero percent cringy.
So skip the park, and let’s take a walk around your favorite neighborhood, or hit up your favorite wine bar and have a few drinks. Roam around your favorite vinyl shop, hit up the arcade. Meet me in a whole nother city or stay home and document what your actual life is like on a Saturday afternoon cooking brunch and playing with your dog. Your lifestyle photo session is yours so anything goes! So get creative and document what’s true to you. And of course I can give you as any suggestions as you need, but the number one rule of booking a photo session with me is:
There are no rules, babe!