Kate Hayter Photography

Hi, I’m Kate. I've been a wedding and family portrait photographer for over 20 years, here in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I strive to capture authentic, timeless and joy-filled images that help tell the perfectly imperfect stories of your families and your celebrations in life.

I’m tall, often funny, I love to dance, and I photograph people for a living. As a photographer and a person, I’m creative and calm, passionate and organized, romantic and practical, and I like to dream big with my feet still on the ground. I’m married to a fantastic man who enables all this in me, and I love what I do almost as much as I love my twin hooligan 11-year-olds Ruby and Nate.

When people ask, I always joke that being a wedding photographer prep’d me for being a twin mama… I have a very high threshold for panic, the ability to find beauty in chaos, and know how to have fun inside of a schedule. Weddings require of this, and, and then, there is cake.

As a dancer, the music tells my feet what to do. As a photographer, my eye and instinct do. Elements such as inspiring lighting and locations are nice to have, but it’s the challenge of creating authentic and alive images of my client's relationships and personalities that keeps me on my toes.

On your wedding day: I'm there when you need me, moving things along, organizing your family for you and treading lightly the rest of the time. When we are doing "the photos" I shoot efficiently while still creating joy-filled, timeless and relaxed images with a variety of backgrounds, candids versus smiles to the camera, laughter and tears, and fine-art compositions. I'm told I'm pretty laid back and easy to get along with, while still delivering you to your reception on time.

I work to create images that are real, beautiful, and descriptive of all the events, emotions and details of your celebration. On your day, you should just get to "be". Be in the moment and breathe in your day. You worked hard to plan it all and I'll be there capturing it for you.