THE BLOG

bride wearing wedding gown on white horse at vineyard in california holding a white sun umbrella in front of pond by katherine krakowski photography

Last year, I woke up one morning with a styled bridal session vision that included a white horse. My husband and I would begin to see numerous white horses on our drives, but seemed like they were all on private residential areas. One summer day visiting his family’s ranch in the El Dorado hills, we […]

Horse-Powered Fairytale | A Wine Country Vineyard & Equestrian Elegance Wedding Bridal Elopement Styled Session

bride wearing sparkly wedding dress in rose garden in reno nevada holding a fan taken by katherine krakowski reno lake tahoe photographer

// Old Money + Secret Garden Inspired Feeling like a Disney princess in a rose garden interlaced with old money was vision I had for my next styled wedding bridal session – it came out as that and more! I reached out to Jen, who has modeled wedding gowns from AW Bridal for me previously […]

Styled Wedding Bridal Session Timeless + Enchanting Rose Garden x AW Bridal x Erin Green of The Craft Collective

woman sitting on stool with mob wife mentality holding martini and candle in studio session by katherine krakowski lake tahoe reno photographer

No Bad Vibes// I’ve collaborated with Brit, owner of Haven + Flux, last year for her fall and winter collection content – hands down, it was such a rejuvenating and fun branding session. You can find those photos here, as with all the holiday craziness that went on I forgot to write a blog about […]

Haven + Flux Candles Collab with Brit Tincup // Lovers & Friends Collection

bride with bridal bouquet shadow on face in sand dunes desert nevada taken by katherine krakowski

//Sea of Sand You know when you get that urge to want to do something and you can’t sleep or interested in doing anything else? That is how I felt about want to style a session with lots of textures in the sand dunes! I started taking notes down of the various shots I had […]

Sea of Sand // Randy Fenoli x Grace & White Bridal Sand Dunes Desert Reno Nevada Styled Session

indian bride holding bridal bouquet from galena forest flowers at steamboat hotsprings in reno nevada taken by katherine krakowski photographer

Raghavi Anand // Raghavi is constantly traveling around the world and currently lives on the East coast. One morning, I woke up late at night with an extra fire to work on my next styled session listed in my journal – an Indian bridal session. I began thinking if I knew any of my friends […]

Modern Indian Bride | Reno Nevada Steamboat Hot Springs Bridal Styled Session

couples popping champagne on canoe in lake with mountains and sunset in background

// Love Story Shooting a session in a canoe has been on my list and I knew that is what I wanted to try to execute as soon as AW Bridal reached out about the Janet gown! It’s a show stopping mini A-line gown with eye-catching strapless puff sleeves and a princess corset style sweetheart […]

Love Boat // Modern Romantic Canoe on Lake Reno Nevada Elopement Engagement Session x AW bridal

bride sitting in desert wearing wedding gown from aw bridal with vibrant neutral bouquet

// bridal western Spanish style inspo Wow, heart felt thank you to my model Jen and her friend who allowed us to capture this dreamy session on their beautiful property! Also, a huge thank you to AW Bridal (www.awbridal.com) for this absolutely stunning wedding gown. Jen and I were TOTALLY on the same page when […]

Spanish Desert Old West Reno Nevada Styled Bridal Wedding Shoot // Collab AW Bridal

boho bride standing on rocks in reno nevada desert

Styled bridal shoot with AW Bridal in the high Nevada desert on digital + film I was beyond ecstatic when AW Bridal contacted me on collaborating and I knew I wanted to embrace the high Nevada desert regardless of the gown style – All their wedding gowns are a perfect blend of modern, classic and […]

AW Bridal Collab // Rhapsody of Light

couples sitting on blanket holding each other with pampass grass decor sand in desert in sand dunes in nevada during maternity session in lingerie by katherine krakowski photography a lake tahoe reno photographer

Maternity + Bridal Styled Session in Nevada Sand Dunes I’ve been wanting to start a blog for quite sometime and what a better time than the new year! While reflecting on the past year, I realized there were so many special sessions including model calls where I had the opportunity to get creative and collaborate […]

Maternity Sand Dunes & Bridal Styled Shoot | Johnnie + Matt