& PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE PERSON
WASHINGTON WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
ABOUT
KAMI
LALONde
Weddings don't need perfect conditions.
They need someone who can roll.
Over the years I've worked through sideways rain, vanished boutonnières, toasts that ran forty minutes over, and lighting that wasn't at all ideal.
The upside? When your timeline slips or the sky opens up, I've already adjusted. You'll never watch me panic, and you'll never have to wonder what we do now. I already know.
The enthusiasm?
That part's just me.
The experience comes from
500-plus weddings.
Nobody hires me to be the main character
Everybody belongs here
My job isn't to direct the whole day. It's to make it better because I was there. Sometimes that means taking photos.
Sometimes it means carrying flowers, fixing a dress, or making sure your grandma has a chair. You hired me to serve your wedding. Not the other way around.
SERVICE
EMPATHY
Every wedding has the shy ones, the wild ones, the kids with sticky hands, and the friend who gives a toast nobody asked for and absolutely nails it.
I genuinely enjoy all of them. Nobody has to be on their best behavior around me. The more comfortable people feel, the more your gallery looks like the people you love instead of people posing for a camera.
Meghan D.
that makes you feel like your best friend is running around making your wedding day wonderful. Also, she is clearly a total boss at her job.
“Kami radiates joy and kindness
Serious work and easy company
I sweat the small stuff
Weddings are emotional, meaningful, expensive, and often a little chaotic. I take all of that seriously. Myself? Not so much.
I bring jokes during family photos, hype for the reception, and calm when things don't go as planned. Because you planned a party. I intend to keep it one, and the photos will be better for it.
energy
ownership
I started working weddings long before I ever photographed one, which means I've spent years training myself to notice things, usually before anyone says a word.
The forgotten hair tie, the aunt drifting toward you with opinions, the cluttered corner about to be in every getting-ready shot. Paying attention to the little things means you get to stay focused on the big one: getting married.
Kathryn
and made taking photos super fun. She's a little ball of energy and that energy filled the room when she arrived! My family and friends loved her.
“ Kami put me at ease
Laura D.
“That is Kami.”
You know those rare people you meet in life that are literally sunshine in human form and every person adores them?
At sixteen, I started working as an assistant to a team of wedding makeup artists, carrying kits and cleaning brushes while I watched hundreds of wedding days unfold from the inside. In college I doubled in visual journalism and sociology, which sounds fancy until you realize it just means storytelling and people-watching, the two things I'd already fallen for.
Then friends started asking me to do their makeup. Soon they were asking me to photograph their weddings too. I never assisted another photographer, never borrowed anyone else's system, just built my own way of working one wedding at a time. Before I knew it, I'd built a career as one of Southern California's busiest wedding photographers.
Today I live back home in Washington with my husband Nick, our son, and a camera bag that's earned its scuffs. And I'm doing the only job that ever made sense to me.
