Planning a surprise elopement for family across the country could have taken many a stressful turns, but working with Katie was hands down one of our wedding highlights. Our intimate chats prior, the laughs and giggles during (not to mention she can steam a dress to perfection!), and the absolutely most jaw dropping, gasping, and squealing photo results to capture our special day are our most treasured cherished memories. We cannot even believe we scored such a talented, professional, special human to be part of our day. 5 stars, A++, and a most confident "HECK YES" to Katie Perk Photography.

Katie is incredible! Her personality makes taking photos relaxed and easy and she makes you feel like she's family. We used Katie for our engagement photos and for our wedding and we could not have picked a better photographer. Besides that fact that she will travel, she makes the photo sessions fun and will make your vision come true. We are not the most photogenic people and were nervous that we would have a hard time getting photos we both loved. Katie nailed it! Her technique and flexibility makes the process fun, quick, and easy. We were able to have all of our photos more candid versus posed and they truely turned out perfect. She scoped out the area a day before the wedding to pick the best locations for the time of day and lighting. She even helped show us how to position ourselves for the best angles. She will make you laugh and before you know it, your photos are done! She is quick and efficient and worth it. She even blew the minds of the photographer at the resort impressing then with shots they had never even gotten before.

The best elopement photographer in the Chicagoland area!!! Katie made us feel SO comfortable in front of the camera. She had fun with my family and made my kiddo laugh and actually smile in a family picture… Lol, super important. Katie was so patient and kind the entire evening, never rushing us and helped create a great environment overall.

I literally cannot recommend Katie enough. I needed to find a photographer a few weeks out from my wedding, and Katie was able to pencil in our sweet little elopement. I must have reached out to a dozen of photographers, praying anyone could help since it was so last minute - Katie answered and omfg it was meant to be!!!

I cannot say enough good things about Katie as a person, and as a professional. I knew from speaking on the phone she was "the one", but in person she made our experience so much better. I have never been comfortable around photographers. Its always awkward, and its weird to have someone capture your raw moments when you don't have that bond with them. Katie immediately hit it off with us. She felt like a ghost, like she wasn't even there but she brought out the best in us and seriously captured every little moment. It felt so natural with her. Like she was a part of us! Her turn around for photo edits were extremely fast also! I had most of them 2 days after our wedding.

She truly made our wedding day so special, and I am forever in her debt for giving us the best photos of our moment. I can't wait for her to capture our pregnancy and birth of our daughter next! Katie was so great, she is now going to be our family photographer - that's something so special and I hope everyone can find "that one". If you can book her, DO IT! You will not regret hiring Katie.

Katie absolutely killed it with both our engagement and wedding photos!! She made us feel incredibly comfortable the whole time and made it a super fun experience! Every time she sent us a sneak peak of our photos we were with a group of our friends who were blown away (as were we) with the quality of the photos. Honestly, more than once, I said "how did she make us look so good?!" We couldn't have asked for a better cheerleader during the whole process and would recommend Katie over and over again.