I guide my couples with simple, natural prompts so what unfolds in front of the camera are your best, most romantic moments. Like the end of your favorite date, when you hold each other a little longer and a little tighter. Not wanting it to end.
The results: images that bring you right back to that feeling, every time you open your gallery. The ones you'll want to pass down for generations.
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Genuine Moments Artfully Captured.
I want photos like that.
This is the day you'll return to for the rest of your life. I believe it deserves to be documented the way it actually felt: unscripted, romantic, and entirely unforgettable.
Genuine Moments Artfully Captured.
Your story.
Every detail.
Unrepeatable.
Fill out the contact form below, and we'll set up a video call — a conversation where you share your vision for the day, and I help translate it into a plan.
This is where my experience meets your dream: you tell me how you want your day to feel, and I'll guide you on exactly how to capture it
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From our first conversation, to your engagement session, through your last dance, I guide you with clarity and confidence.
Working alongside your planner and vendor team, I ensure photography moves and flows seamlessly with your day. The result is a wedding day you can experience being fully present, living every moment as you imagined it.
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Before your wedding, we'll connect to clarify exactly who and what matters most to you. The people, the moments, the details you don't want to miss.
You will see your wedding weekend, fully lived. All the hugs at your welcome dinner. Your parents' faces as you say your vows. Your best friends laughter during the toast. The way your grandmother outlasted everyone on the dance floor.
My team is there for all of it, not just the two of you, but the whole story unfolding around you. You get to be fully present in every moment, trusting it's being captured exactly as it happened.
MAKING ART from YOUR WEDDING weekend
Your wedding day, relived every time you open your gallery. Each image is hand-edited with care, then delivered to your own private online gallery.
And for the images you can't imagine living anywhere else, I personally curate and design your Heirloom Album — each spread thoughtfully composed so the story flows exactly as your day did. Some moments are meant to be held in your hands.
That's your Heirloom Album: the one you'll pull out on anniversaries, hand down to your children, and reach for on the days you simply want to remember how in love you are.
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We love our photo album so much. It’s such an easy way to make the photos accessible in a format that feels more personal than just scrolling highlights on your phone.
Kari also made the process incredibly easy – while I knew some of the photos I wanted, her eye for design and ability to pull a cohesive look together made the album process so easy for us. I just indicated a general idea of my favorites, and I knew that leaving it in her hands, the result would be good. 100% worth it!!
The parent album was also great. My in-laws love it and have proudly added it to their collection!
Thanks again!
Martha + Anthony
Why couples love heirloom albums
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"When Kari first sent just the sneak peaks of our photos I couldn't believe how beautiful they were, they looked like art! Kari was our dream wedding photographer. She went way above and beyond what we could have expected or asked for. Not only did she make the day run so smoothly, but she also delivered our images extremely fast! And I can't stop looking at our photos"
"Kari was our dream wedding photographer"
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"Kari was an absolute joy to work with! She is so kind and warm and makes you feel at ease the minute you meet her. She is a true celebrator! I was amazed and over the moon with the results. I absolutely love the photos and am so thankful we had Kari as our photographer!"
"KARI MAKES YOU FEEL SO SPECIAL AND HAS SUCH AN EYE FOR CREATIVE, BEAUTIFUL SHOTS"
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Working with Kari for our wedding was an absolutely amazing experience! Kari is so warm, kind, and funny and made us feel so comfortable. Not only does she make everyone feel comfortable, she makes the photo process incredibly fun. We had an absolute blast taking pictures and it shows in the final product. We love our photos and everyone has absolutely raved about how wonderful our photos are. Kari is absolutely amazing and you will not be disappointed!
"Kari felt more like a friend and the ultimate "hype-man" than just another vendor we hired."
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"My husband and I have looked through our wedding photo gallery multiple times a day ever since Kari sent them over and every day we find new favorites! I am sooo obsessed! Not only was Kari professional, but she strives to serve you and ensure that your wedding day goes perfectly! I will forever recommend Kari Joy Photography!
"KARI IS TRULY A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY TALENTED SOUL AND IT COMES OUT THROUGH HER WORK. "
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"Not only did our pictures come out looking AMAZING but she was also the funnest person to have around on the day! She put us both at ease and made the entire day a pleasure."
"WE CANNOT RECOMMEND KARI HIGHLY ENOUGH."
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"I am SO glad that we found Kari! From the first meeting, she was warm and professional. She answered all of our questions and we felt an immediate connection that continued into our photo session. She made us feel SO comfortable and provided great coaching throughout the session. She has gone above and beyond to surprise and delight us and I can't recommend her enough!"
"THE PHOTOS KARI TOOK ARE STUNNING AND PERFECTLY CAPTURE OUR RELATIONSHIP"
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kari Joy Photography wedding collections begin at $10,000 for full-day coverage across Colorado, including up to 10 hours of coverage, a second shooter, a complimentary engagement session, photo timeline curation, a flat-lay album, and a full online gallery of 600+ professionally edited images. Multi-day wedding weekend collections start at $15,000, and associate photographer collections start at $6,000.
Every Kari Joy Photography wedding collection includes up to 10 hours of coverage, a second shooter, photo timeline curation to keep your day calm and on schedule, a flat-lay album, a complimentary engagement session, and a full online gallery of 600+ professionally edited images. Everything is built around capturing genuine joy and emotion — not just checking off a shot list. **Custom packages are available to fit your wedding day!
Yes. The Kari Joy Photography wedding weekend collection starts at $15,000 and covers your celebration beyond the wedding day itself. It includes 10 hours of full-day coverage, a second and third shooter as needed, two hours of rehearsal-dinner coverage, and two additional hours for a welcome party or any wedding-weekend event the day before.
Yes. Kari Joy Photography photographs destination weddings and elopements across Colorado, the Rocky Mountains, and beyond. Whether you're saying "I do" in Aspen, Vail, Telluride, Rocky Mountain National Park, or somewhere far outside Colorado, travel can be built into your collection. Reach out with your date and location and we'll put together a custom quote.
Yes — a complimentary engagement session is included in every Kari Joy Photography wedding collection. Beyond beautiful save-the-date images, it's where you get comfortable in front of the camera and build trust before your wedding day. Couples who do their engagement session almost always show up on their wedding day relaxed, confident, and ready to simply be present.
Most couples book Kari Joy Photography 6 to 18 months before their wedding, especially for peak Colorado season (June through September) and Saturday mountain dates, which fill first. Only a limited number of weddings are taken each year to protect quality and attention, so earlier is always safer. If your date is close, reach out anyway!
For every Kari Joy Photography wedding, you'll receive sneak-peek images within 24 hours so you can relive the day right away, and your complete online gallery of 600+ professionally edited images within 8 weeks. Every image is hand-edited in a warm, timeless style — never outsourced, rushed, or run through a filter.
Kari Joy Photography captures emotional, joy-filled Colorado weddings — real laughter, happy tears, and the in-between moments, rather than stiff, over-posed portraits. Editing is bright, true-to-life, soft film edits, and timeless, so your gallery still feels like you decades from now. The guiding belief is simple: the joy is the point, and it lives in every single wedding.
Kari Joy Photography is a hybrid film and digital wedding photographer, shooting both intermixed throughout your Colorado wedding day. The film images set the tone — their color and warmth become the editing reference for your entire digital gallery. Film and digital frames are woven together and delivered as one cohesive gallery of digital images. Original film negatives are available on request.
