Mrs Corn Posts: Finding our Photographer

**warning...lots of pictures below ;)

So, I have to admit, I am a desk jockey and most, if not all, of our vendors were found via the good old fashioned internet. This isn't to say that I didn't research the people that I hired, but for the most part, booking our vendors has been a testament to the powers of the World Wide Web.

Mr Corn and I knew at the beginning of planning the wedding that the two things we didn't want to skimp on were a day-of-event coordinator and photography. Now, we are fairly practical people, so not skimping doesn't mean going hog-wild...it just means finding what we like and then determining if the cost is something we want to do.

Specifically, I wanted someone from the area who was used to working with the different lighting conditions of being at the coast who took beautiful posed shots as well as a hybrid-documentary style candid shot.

Luckily, we didn't have to worry too much because I found a wonderful photographer, who lives in Middletown, RI (the next town over from Newport) who takes the most lovely wedding photos and who I think is moderately priced; Shooting packages start at $2,800. Custom albums and additional products are sold separately to allow for the most flexibility.

Her name? Kathryn Whitney Lucey, you can see her website here. And here is a write up from her site:

Photojournalist Kathryn Whitney Lucey has been documenting professionally since 1984. Her ten years as a staff photographer for the Newport Daily News in Newport, Rhode Island has given her extensive experience as an unobtrustive observer in any situation. Kate specializes in shooting events for both corporate and editorial clients, wedding photography, candid portraiture and stock photography of children and Newport, Rhode Island scenes. Special Assignments have taken her to France, Zimbabwe and a refugee camp in Belize.

Kate applies the same photojournalistic approach and style to her wedding photography. She photographs in an unobtrusive way, capturing candid moments and creating beautiful heirloom portraits. Kate believes that each wedding is different, with its own story to tell and moments to capture. She incorporates both black and white and color photography to fully document the couple, their families and the day.

I have included some of my favorite shots below.