One of the great things about January being so long and unencumbered with the sort of holidays that require planning and energy is having a little bit of time to take a step back and reflect upon the previous year. With that, we lovingly post this message from the founder and owner of mkPhoto, Mr. “mk” himself, Mike Kehr:

“With 2014 behind us and 2015 just starting, it is time to reflect and appreciate the great experiences, the importance of our valuable clients and the special new relationships we made in 2014.

Experiences…
Lets start with experiences. We traveled near and far, exploring new places, capturing beautiful imagery. It has always been our goal to challenge ourselves but in 2014 we pushed our creativity even further.

Every time Jana and I picked up our cameras we made a conscious effort to make sure the shot was different, creative, and most importantly moving, even though it may have been the same venue or location. We were lucky and very grateful to be a part of your lives! We cherish it. It keeps us motivated. We thrive on bringing together the emotion of you and the life of all involved. We together transformed the life events into sheer joy and celebration! That is what it is all about- positive documented experiences that will always be remembered the day of and every day that follows.

The importance of YOU….
We could not, of course, accomplish any of this without you: our valuable clients. You not only invested with us but you put your trust in us 100%, something that we take very seriously. We are passionate about our work and want to make sure we exceed your expectations. Thank you for believing in us. We surely believe in you!

Relationships…
The most important and fulfilling part of the entire experience is the amazing relationships we made with you! Relationships that we hope continue well into the future. The wedding day is just one of many important life changing events that you will want to remember. Your lives will evolve and families will grow (and have grown!) and we want to be there with you capturing these special moments that will be remembered for a lifetime. This relationship is what we strive for- long term. We were able to begin new relationships through engagements and weddings and continue past relationships with baby shoots, Mitzvahs, family sessions.

As you watch our images and associated memories from 2014 we hope you will feel emotion coming upon you, a smile, a laugh upon your face and that tear of joy from your eye. That is all the satisfaction we need- knowing we moved you and made a difference in your lives, that we were able to provide some tangible evidence of all the beauty and love in your hearts and homes.

Best of luck to you and your families in 2015!

Peace + love + Happiness

mike + jana
mkPhoto”

Here is what a year of mkPhoto looks like! 2014:

Well check out this sassy, totally hip and totally fun portrait session we had in Center City Philadelphia with our stylish coming-of-age friend Tori! We are looking forward to photographing Tori’s Mitzvah this winter!

Lovely Julia’s big day was full of family, friends, (both two- and four-legged!), color, energy, laughter, and joy.

Some details:
Venue: Green Valley Country Club
Cake: Bredenbeck’s Bakery
DJ: All Around Entertainment

See Julia’s pre-Mitzvah portrait session with us (pups Banjo and Chloe make another appearance!) HERE

Drew and Ryan call Jana their favorite Photographer and Jana calls Drew and Ryan her favorite models! She has been taking their photos since they were born! This was a beautiful family session at Brandywine Creek State Park. What great brothers! Just look at these two!

Beautiful Julia and her adorable furry friends came down from the Main Line to have this colorful, stylish and fun pre-Mitzvah portrait session with us recently in Kennett Square. Banjo is the red Labradoodle and Chloe is the white Havenese!
We can’t wait to capture the celebration at her Mitzvah this fall!

The Hahns won a package we donated to the Independence School auction so we had the opportunity to take some fun and ultra SMILEY portraits for them at Gibraltar down in Wilmington! :)

The Bobka family bid on one of the portrait packages we donated to the Sanford School auction and won an afternoon session with us at Brandywine Battlefield!

We found a rainbow for lovely Lexi’s super fun Mitzvah held at the beginning of May! As a big sister to twin brothers, Lexi was definitely able to celebrate in bright, glamorous, girly style! Pinks and oranges popped at Green Valley Country Club following a beautiful ceremony held at Beth Tokvah in Erdenheim. Lexi was carried into her celebration as an entrance in her pretty pink party gown! The attendees finished the night off with a candy station and a Doughnut Truck parked outside in the parking lot! HOW FUN!

Some details:
Coordinator: Evantine
Reception/ Caterer: Green Valley Country Club
Videography: Unique Video Concepts
Band: NY Entertainment

See Lexi’s pre-Mitzvah portrait session with us HERE

This vibrant and sophisticated young lady is Rachel and she had her portrait session with us in her home recently. She was so excited when Jana asked her to put on her “party dress”! Rachel LOVES MUSIC and is gifted with the violin. The house was amazing and the perfect backdrop for this special pre-Mitzvah session. Making a cameo in this photo set is her adorable Shih Tzu! We’ll be there to capture her special Bat Mitzvah celebration this coming weekend!

Pretty young lady Remy posed for her pre-Mitzvah Getting to Know You session with us in Hockessin recently. She’s a natural! (Styling by Aubrey for Claudia Seyler Hair and Makeup)

These fun, informal portrait mini-sessions are wonderful for allowing our clients to see what we do and how we do it so they know what to expect at the actual event. The sessions are a part of the Mitzvah package the portraits from them are great to use for a variety of reasons ranging from Mitzvah party invitations to guest sign-in books for the Mitzvah celebration itself!

We are looking forward to Remy’s Bat Mitzvah coming up in June.