Kara Marie Photography

Here are a few fun facts about me! I grew up on my family's farm outside of Winfield, IA and had THE BEST childhood growing up in a loving family with my two younger sisters. My husband, Kolton, and I started dating back in 2010 when he was a senior and I was a junior. After high school I attended Western Illinois University where I earned my Bachelors in Graphic Design with a minor in Photographic Media. While in college I was blessed to have a photographer back home take me under her wing and be her second shooter for weddings (Shoutout to Billi Gerling, Photographic Memories!).

My world was rocked a month before graduation when my dad passed away suddenly from a heart attack. After college, I moved home and started as a Graphic Designer for a shirt printing business. During this time I started shooting more and more sessions on my own. In 2018 I accepted my current "9-5" career as a Marketing Director for a Bank and love it. This is where I started to become more serious about my side gig and started up my LLC. And now we are here. I'm still working full-time, taking photos on the weekends!