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I'm Cait Kramer!

Baltimore, MD Wedding and portrait photographer helping joyful souls preserve their legacy

Whether you are looking for wedding inspiration, a scroll through a sweet family session, or the perfect tip to help make your wedding day just a little easier, I got you! My blog covers a little bit of everything! Tune in for the latest and greatest in the CKP world, including recent work to get you inspired plus tips and tricks to make the most of your time in front of the camera. Get to scrolling or search through some of my favorite categories via the links below. 

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We’re back with a wedding planning blog post today! During this busier wedding season, I’ve been working on dreaming up topics and blog posts that are extremely intentional, to the point, and direct in giving you exactly what you came here to read about! So… we’re not going to waste any time with lengthy intros… […]

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Happy Friday, friends! I’m doing something totally out of character this weekend, and I am putting my camera AND my computer down at 6PM tonight. I’ve made a promise to myself that I won’t pick either up until Sunday at 10AM! That’s right… I am taking my first FULL day off in over a month and a half. Busy season has been kicking my butt, and I am so excited to take some time to enjoy the company of friends that I haven’t seen in a while! I’m not going to lie… taking time off is something that I really struggle with. It is uncomfortable for me. I love my job so much that I really could do it every day! However, balance is so important, so this Saturday, you can find me brunching with friends and catching up on some much needed sleep.

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Today’s post is for all my fellow vendors! We’ve been at this wedding season for a few months now, and I’m sure we have all become too familiar with the dreaded and inevitable next day wedding vendor “hangover.” Now, before we get too far into this post I need to clarify something: A wedding vendor hangover is NOT a result of drinking too much while on the job! It’s not even a result of drinking!! I have never and will never drink at a wedding that I am working!! OK… now that we are all on the same page, let’s chat about what a wedding vendor hangover really is! 

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Ahh I am so excited to share this FUN friend session with you today! As many of you know, I also teach barre for a company called FlyWheel Sports! A few months ago, we had a fun themed pulse with a giveaway, prosecco and all of the pop music that I could squeeze into a 45 minute chunk of time. The giveaway? A 30 minute session on the steps of our nation’s Capitol! Sweet Anna was in class that day, and she ended up winning the session! 

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I looked at my calendar this week and realized that, as of this Saturday, I have officially called Washington, DC home for TWO years now! WOW time flies! Last year, I shared a letter to myself. I shared the words that I would have told the girl getting off the plane, fresh out of college with a dream and not a whole lot of plans. I reread this post this week, and I cried like a baby. It was a bit embarrassing… thankfully, I was alone in my apartment. Goodness… how so many things have changed and how so many things have stayed exactly the same.

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Ok… full disclosure: I had the hardest time coming up with the words for this blog post! I also totally edited & blogged this session through teary eyes. Anna and Darian are two of my sweet friends from college, and y’all…. THEY’RE GETTING MARRIED! (And I am obviously WAY too emotional about it all!) If you’ve spent any time around here, you may be familiar with my fellow photog friend, Savannah of Savannah Smith Photography! I met Anna & Savannah around the same time and we all became pretty close, so it was only natural that we decided to join forces to photograph A&D’s wedding! 

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Happy Friday, Friends! I’m gearing up for a double header wedding weekend with two of my sweetest gal pals in the industry, and I CAN’T WAIT! During last week’s Friday Chatter, I passed the ladies some tips help style their engagement session outfits, and today, we’re diving into style for for the gents. See part one here

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Oh I need to give a HUGE shoutout to these two for being SO flexible! I think we had to reschedule their session three times because of the RAIN! (The rain has been nonstop in the DMV, y’all!). When we were finally able to get together for their session, we had so much fun! We FINALLY saw some sun and spent the morning exploring the gorgeous Downs Park.

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Happy Friday, friends! I am SOO excited about today’s blog post! Today is part ONE of a two part series on selecting outfits for your engagement session. I am diving into four quick tips to help my ladies pick their outfits. Tune in next week for my tips for the men! 

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We have been diving into lots of timeline strategy items here on the blog, and today the party continues with planning tips for the timing of your reception! I’m bringing you three tips to help get your planning started with a little bonus at the end, just in case you get stuck! From traditions, to food to vendor timelines, we’re chatting about it all! 

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