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!

You know that posting to social media, writing those blog posts, and sending out emails will help drive customers to your website and ultimately get them buying and raving about you. But all the content creation can get so overwhelming! What do you want to say? What picture goes with that? When should you post?   […]

Work/life balance is one of those terms that totally gets under my skin. Work is a part of my life and life is a part of my work. They don’t balance each other out, more they exist in and of each other. The real challenge people are talking about with work/life balance though is using […]

Do you ever notice that you are writing the same emails over and over again? One of the best things I’ve done in my business to save time and create a better customer experience is write canned emails. Canned emails are saved responses you can easily tweak and send over and over again to each […]

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 […]

It’s really important to me that every session is smooth and stress-free for my clients’ families. I’ve created guide after guide and written tons of emails to make sure that you everyone knows how to prepare and what to expect. The problem was, I didn’t do a great job of keeping track of who got […]

It’s been a little while (read: years!) since I’ve introduced myself on the blog so I thought it was time for a refresher! I’m Kate, newborn and family photographer based out of my Loveland, CO studio and connecting with families throughout northern Colorado. I serve parents who know that time is fleeting and that their […]