Kat Mooney Photography

Where do I even begin? We got married at Jay Peak Resort and Kat came HIGHLY recommended from our wedding planner at Jay Peak. Being from out of state and not knowing any photographers from the area, I took their advice and contacted Kat. From the very first time I talked to her, I knew she was going to be the perfect fit! You truly feel like you have known her for years, she creates such a close bond with her brides and grooms. She is such a genuine, loving person who loves what she does and it shows! She was VERY quick to respond with any questions I had, and I felt so at ease that she had everything handled the day of (which she totally did!) She was on time, professional, funny, witty and truly fit right in. She was always aware of our timeline and was right on time the entire night! Especially when I was getting ready, I loved how she caught so many candid, amazing moments. None of the pictures (even the formal photos as she had us laughing and smiling through them) look posed or unnatural, and it was almost like she knew when the perfect moment was going to happen (which she always caught without being intrusive). So many guests commented on how good she was. The original wedding date that we had a contract with Kat for was a year away. Due to a family illness, we moved the wedding up and I contacted Kat to see if she could still photograph my wedding (which was now only 4 months away!) and she didn’t even think twice about it and was so awesome about the whole situation. My groom and I could not be happier we chose her. Our friends at our wedding loved her also so she is now doing the photos for their wedding 🙂. Our pictures were gorgeous and we had an amazing time working with her and her husband. I truly could go on and on but all you have to know is this is who you want to do your wedding photos 🙂

When Brian and I decided to marry, we did not think we wanted a photographer. To be honest, we were hoping for City Hall. We did decide to have a small wedding and although I love photography, I was not one for sentimentality or tradition. Good thing my mom found Kat! She was amazing to work with (funny, easy to be around - my dress slipped while she was photographing my mom and me getting ready and lets just say... she handled it like a serious pro). She made me feel relaxed and I instantly liked her. She was also extremely responsive. My JP almost didn't make it due to the flu, and she responded to my panicked emails within minutes. And the best part? I absolutely LOVE my photos. They're so... "US." We're not a typical couple and she caught that on film. She caught our goofiness, our playfulness, and I believe you can genuinely see how much we love each other and how much fun we are having in our photos. I cannot recommend Kat enough. She is an amazing artist and human being.

When I first spoke to Kat over the phone, I booked her before the end of the call because she made me feel so at ease with everything. Kat is a fun, accommodating, down to earth photographer who really knows what's she's doing!  When she first got to the house, I felt like my long time friend just showed up and I could take a deep breath and relax. We wanted to be at our cocktail hour, which can be difficult without a first look. However, she somehow captured so many beautiful photos while allowing us to enjoy our day to the fullest. Our bridal party was at the cocktail hour the whole time, and many of them said it was the most painless wedding they've been in as far as posing for pictures goes!  If you're on the fence about hiring Kat, just go with your gut and hire Kat. You won't regret it!

I had the experience of working with Kat Mooney Photography for my wedding in June 2018. When we hired her everything seemed normal and we were really excited. A month before our wedding day Kat sent us a form to get a feel for the timeline of our wedding day and what we wanted from here. We filled it out, heard nothing back, so we assumed we were all set. The Wednesday before our wedding Kat starts bringing up her concerns about the timeline of our wedding and tried to move it up an hour after we had previously discussed and what was in our contract. I had made my whole timeline around the photography and I wanted to her to stay for a sparkler send off at 9:30pm, she wanted to leave at 9:30pm (which I purchased a lot of sparklers for). I told her no, she said she could do a few shots and then leave. My fiancé told her no that we were sticking to the original timeline. She then continued to be negative with our first look plan, saying there would be too many people on the beach and that the beach be muddy, she insisted that it would not be a good idea. Thankfully, I ignored her, because that was not the case. My fiancé called her and asked her to stop the negativity and she said fine. 4 days before your wedding to bring up concerns is so unacceptable, like brides don't have enough to worry about. Throughout the day, She gave little direction and really acted like she had somewhere else she needed to be and was. several people noticed and commented about it afterwards. When we received the photos back I was not thrilled. We only received 540 photos back for 8 hours. There were several photos of people eating/chewing and several of people looking at there cell phones (who wants photos of that). I was most upset that we only had two sparkler send off photos, ONLY TWO! This was something I specifically told her I wanted a lot of and was the reason I wanted her to stay until 10pm, instead of 9:30, when she wanted to leave. When I asked why there were only two she blamed it on the timing of the sparklers (she said they only went off for 90 seconds, when they were 110 second sparklers and that would only be true if we lit all 280 sparklers at the exact moment) and our guests, which even if that is true you should have gotten more than 2. My fiancé and his friend had a full on sword fight with the sparklers after we walked through the group, there was no photos of that. and if in fact she did get only two why did she not say anything at the time? We had plenty of left over sparklers. In my personal opinion and from how she acted she had somewhere better to be, because no one acts like this on someone's wedding day. When I questioned this, because I purchased 280 sparklers that lasted about 10 minutes (I have a lot more photos of the sparklers from my guests, in fact I even have a photo from a guest of her not taking pictures during the send off, which is below) She denied it, gave a bunch of excuses. Then she said she was done corresponding with us and was sending us our photo drive in the mail. I responded quickly because I wanted to confirm the address, she ignored my message and just sent me the tracking number with the wrong address. When I tired calling her about 10 times to confirm an address, she would pick up and hang up the phone. who does that after someone paid you for a service. I wish I had a good experience believe me, she acted like I was being rude just to be rude and that I was out of my mind for questioning her work. She showed no humility, no acceptance of mistake. Be mindful when hiring her, if you disagree with what she says, your wrong she's right.. end of discussion. I don't think someone should be treated this way after questioning the work of the photographer they hired for their wedding day. The lack of professionalism from this women is not worth your wedding day photos. I was in tears, these are photos of the most important day in my life, I will look at the rest of my life. Kat Mooney Photography ruined this experience for me, but she will tell you otherwise.

My husband and I chose Kat for our winter elopement at Stowe Mountain Lodge and we couldn't have chosen a better photographer. Since we were driving to Vermont from Southern Ontario (just the two of us!), we were "winging it" in that we didn't really know where we were going to take the pictures, and I really wanted a white, wintery outdoor shoot. Even though the weather forecast was suggesting some rain, Kat's professionalism and unwavering confidence put me at total ease... no matter what, she was going to take some great pictures. We were lucky in that the weather was perfect but I have NO doubt that even if it rained she would have handled it like a pro. Her style is absolutely perfect - a terrific blend of posed photos with candid shots.... and the posed pictures look so natural AND flattering.. she KNOWS what she is doing - she truly has a gift. I'm extremely critical of myself in pictures and I had no problem choosing my favorites to frame on the walls in my home. To top it off she was very reasonably priced, and the quality of her work is TOP-NOTCH.