Hi. I'm Kayla. (✿◠‿◠)
I grew up in Kissimmee, Florida — theme parks and overgrown forests and a childhood spent mostly outside, noticing things. Wandering into patches of woods just to see what was there. The way light filtered through dense trees. The small, specific beauty of things nobody was paying attention to.
Photography found me young and never really let go.
My mom's old Polaroids, point-and-shoots, pictures of my friends and our adventures and whatever was growing in the woods that day. Professionally, music photography came first, then weddings — but the instinct has always been the same: pay attention, stay curious, don't miss what's right in front of you.
In 2012, I found my way into dimly lit venues with a camera in hand, and that was that.
Tour buses, greenrooms, the charged quiet before someone steps into the light. You simply learn to read a room, quickly, because the moment doesn't wait. I learned to adapt fast, and it has never stopped serving me.
By 2015, those instincts brought me to weddings.
The first couple who hired me found me through my concert photography — a cool, unconventional pair who met at a show in Hawaii and wanted nothing to do with traditional wedding photography. Intimate ceremony, their own playlist on a loop. They wanted someone with good taste and no interest in following the rules. I've been drawn to that energy ever since.
By the end of every wedding, I walk away thinking the same thing: damn, I really love people.
“Kayla is more than a photographer. She is a narrator in our tale. If you want your photos to build the legacy you share for years to come, you want Kayla.”
— Lauren P.
If any of this resonated, I have a feeling we'll get along.
Being photographed asks you to be seen — I never take that lightly. I'd love to hear what you're celebrating.
