Welcome, friend! I'm Kate. I married my high school sweetheart over 10 years ago and we have three curious and imaginative kids. You'll find motherhood stories and ideas here, along with gorgeous photos and videos!

As a solopreneur, audiobooks and podcasts are often my companion while I’m editing photos, doing dishes, or getting ready for the day. I’ve learned so much about marketing by listening to books! Here a few of my favorite recommendations. What are your favorite marketing books? SHARE **Dear Kate Studios is a participant in the Amazon […]

Running a small business requires you to wear so many hats sometimes! Luckily, there are tons of apps, programs, and services that help make your entrepreneur life just a little bit easier! These are the tools that I find most necessary! An Email Marketing Platform: You’ll hear it a hundred times but I’ll say it […]

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Robin Hughes of Family Balance Yoga and Better Beauty with Robin. She’s a local multi-passionate entrepreneur with a focus on better health through mindfulness, exercise, and skincare. Did you know mindfulness and yoga are good for children of all ages too? We chatted about the benefits of […]

I had the pleasure of chatting with Vanessa of Vanessa Leigh Movement for the next in this series of local specialist interviews! Vanessa is a Pelvic floor and Core specialist located in Fort Collins, Colorado. She offers group classes and workshops as well as private lessons which are also available virtually via Zoom! Vanessa helps […]

The weather is getting colder and colder and before you know it those sleigh bells will be ringing! Dear Kate Studios is hosting Holiday Mini Sessions November 24 this year! This will leave you plenty of time to order Christmas Cards and Family gifts from your images!  There will be two sets to choose from. […]

It’s that time of year again! I’m so grateful to be celebrating 3 years in business this year! I absolutely love what I do and feel so blessed to be able to do it and to stay home with my 3 little ones so much! To thank you for all that you do to support […]

Last weekend I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Texas for the Kitchen Sink Workshop with Amanda Holloway. The workshop was Saturday and Sunday and covered everything from editing to marketing to shooting and posing High School Senior girls. It was such an amazing experience! I made some amazing friends and learned so much! […]

I’m so grateful to be celebrating a second year of business as Dear Kate Studios. How incredibly lucky am I to be welcomed into my clients lives to capture that pregnancy glow, the flaky skin of a newborn baby, that moment in time where you are together as a family, growing and changing every second, […]

Welcome to 2013! The beginning of a year is always an interesting time as we reflect on the past and make goals for the future. Have you made your resolutions? Our family is working on being more organized overall. We’ve set a budget, we’re working on getting schedules figured out, and we are adding more exercise to […]

It’s been a great week so far for us. We’ve gotten a lot accomplished and I was lucky to be a part of a Twitter party that gave me some fantastic ideas for Dear Kate Studios. Be on the look out for some exciting announcements and changes within the next few weeks! On to What […]