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 pregnant mom that looks like she’s smuggling a basketball under her shirt? Totally Katie! We had a little bit of a crazy evening for Derek and Katie’s maternity session in Fort Collins trying to wrangle their pups, Russ and Dakota. I was so happy to have a shot where they are both […]

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, […]

Please visit www.dearkateseniors.com for more information on the ultimate senior experience in Fort Collins and Loveland. Class of 2015 Spokesmodel at http://dearkateseniors.com/class-of-2015-senior-spokesmodel-applications/Find me on twitter and instagram @dearkateseniors! Kayleigh’s senior photo session started out with the celebrity treatment of professional hair and make up with Jacque. I really love including hair and makeup in all of […]

Erin and I went to high school together and reconnected back in December when I took her little man’s newborn pictures at her home in Fort Collins. I was so delighted when she contacted me to photograph her whole family while her oldest brother was in town for Memorial Day. Not only did we get […]

I loved this maternity session with Matt and Marisa. On the day of the session, the weather was really iffy. It was windy and raining off and on and Marisa and I kept emailing back and forth over what to do. When it stopped raining at about 5pm and the overcast skies started to clear, […]

Growing Up Fort Collins inspired me to put together a summer bucket list today. Last year I shared some of my favorite summer activities in Northern Colorado in this post. While we’ll definitely hit up a lot of those again this year, there are few new thing we’ll be trying too! 1. Fairgrounds Splash Park […]

Please visit www.dearkateseniors.com for more information on the ultimate senior experience in Fort Collins and Loveland. Class of 2015 Spokesmodel at http://dearkateseniors.com/class-of-2015-senior-spokesmodel-applications/Find me on twitter and instagram @dearkateseniors! I had an awesome time with Maddie throughout her Senior portrait experience! Before we ever met, we got to know each other over email and worked together to […]

Three years ago this sassy, sweet, smart little girl entered our lives. She’s blown us away in some way or the other every day since. We are constantly laughing, even it’s through tears or frustration. You never know what the next thing out of her mouth will be. Don’t say something in front of her […]

Eleanor had a mind of her own as to when she should be born. Arriving 11 days after her due date, she’s stolen her family’s hearts. Big brother Henry is especially proud and was so excited to hold Eleanor during their newborn session. You can tell these two will be lifelong friends. In case you […]

Bryce is such a sweet little guy! We had an awesome time wandering around Dixon Resevoir in Fort Collins and getting to know each other. He was really into being right up close to the mountains and loves nature. You can tell he makes friends where ever he goes and wins over hearts. A fisherman […]