Hey Friends!
My name is Katiera! I am a wife, a mama, a wedding photographer, and a wedding photography educator for new wedding photographers! I have planned to start blogging more educational content for all of you for so long, and am FINALLY doing it! SO HERE WE GO!!
I wanted to take some time to introduce who I am, and tell you a little about my story before diving any further into the fun stuff. Educating photographers is a huge passion of mine. Quite frankly, I have dreamed of this and what it might look like for a few years now and I am so excited to see where it will lead.
Most days you are going to find me either chasing my toddler around or photographing a wedding! The time that is not spent working, I am soaking up with my sweet family. My husband and I live in Alabama with our little girl and 2 goldendoodles. I am so blessed to be married to my best friend, who also just so happens to be my second shooter on wedding days. (He is the OG student around here haha) I love quality time with my family, trips to the beach, football, and reading. I will never turn down a Dr. Pepper or iced coffee. I have a degree in education and am an elementary teacher turned photographer. I now have a huge passion for educating other people who were where I was 5 years ago. I strive to be intentional and genuine with each one of my students and I am just so excited you are here!



I started my photography business 5 years ago with the desire to be able to leave my elementary teaching position and eventually shoot weddings full time. At the time, I had ZERO weddings booked but knew this is the journey I wanted to take. So, I decided to invest in a TON of education and make this dream a reality. After just 4 months, I started taking on small sessions in hopes to get my name out there and to start bringing in couples. Little did I know, this would be the start to a successful business that I love SO much and that helps support my family.
I booked my first wedding shortly after and was completely hooked. I shot 4 weddings within the same year of starting my business, followed by being able to leave my teaching job and go full time the next year. To date I have shot 60 weddings and counting, and truly am in awe that I am living out what used to just feel like a dream.
You are probably saying, Katiera why are you telling me all of this…? Well, I want you to know that you can do this too! Maybe you have a dream of being a wedding photographer, or maybe you just started out and want to take this business full time. I get it because I once was in your exact shoes. That is why I am here. I feel a calling on my heart to educate new photographers who want to build a business in wedding photography and change the course of their lives. Please know that you can absolutely accomplish these things and I am here to help.
I am so thrilled that you are interested in building a wedding photography business. I want to help you get plugged into all the free resources I have for you!

I also have a free posing guide that I would love for you to check out if you are in need of some new poses to take into your next couples session or wedding day. Click here for the guide.

This is just the beginning and I am so happy to be along the ride with you! Being a wedding photographer is truly a dream come true for me and I can’t wait to see it be one for you too! If we aren’t already friends, be sure to follow me on Instagram!
XOXO,
Katiera
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