Eleanor Kathryn Photography - Vinton, Iowa

Hayley Levenhagen

My husband and I found Eleanor Kathryn Photography on a goggle image search that led us to their website. Little did we know that that google search was going to lead to collaborating with the most perfect wedding photographers. We are so impressed with Kaely & Christopher. They were both professional and precise with our timeline, family photos, and bridal party photos. We loved how they told us exactly what to do and how to pose as that made it easy to smile big and not worry about how we looked. Kaely was open to all of our photography ideas and even added a ton of her own to make the sessions fun and memorable. Highly recommend this company!!

Leah Philipp

Kaely & Christopher were WONDERFUL to work with on our wedding day! As soon as my husband and I got engaged, I knew I wanted a photographer that had a clean, crisp look - I am such a "look at the clouds" kind of person, and I wanted our background to be clear and not blurred or greyed out!

Our engagement session was so much fun, and without even seeing our sneak peeks yet from our wedding day, I know booking Eleanor Kathryn Photography was one of the best moves I made in our wedding planning!

If I could give them a higher rating than 5 stars, I definitely would because they went above & beyond for us! We had a couple spur-of-the-moment requests, and they were both super supportive of them & made them happen!

Chelsey Montgomery-Gusta

Honest review for those wondering if the extra cost for an elite level photographer is worth it:

If I could give more than five stars... I would with no hesitation. When you hire Eleanor Kathryn Photography, you're not just hiring any 'ol photographer.

Kaely and Billy Pillars are top notch when it comes to professionalism, personality, and sheer TALENT. We've hired them for a fall family shoot, summer engagement shoot, studio denim on denim shoot, boudoir shoot, wedding shoot, and animal shoot of our baby goats. Every single encounter with them has had us laughing and smiling, the entire time, and even on the car rides home.

What I love about how they structure their sessions is they know how to keep things from getting dull, they work with you on poses so that you always look your best, they are masters at working with lighting, and they make you feel genuinely comfortable which helps make the photos look like someone captured you just enjoying life versus just a stale posed shot. There isn't a photo they have taken for us that we simply didn't like (and we're picky!). Scheduling with them is so easy and they reply to questions and messages without any hassle.

Kaely and Billy get you so relaxed that they capture your natural happiness. All our photos show our genuine love and care for each other and our animal family, it gives me butterflies looking at the photos and thinking that I will have these forever into old age and I will be able to see a feel our happiness and love by just looking at the photo. They are patient and great with all our animals (dogs, cats, goats and chickens) and always somehow know how to get that PERFECT shot!!!

Nothing stands close to Eleanor Kathryn Photography in terms of photo quality, customer service, speed in which photos are completed, ease of ordering books/ prints, ease of downloading photos on to your computer, and just overall experience during the shoots. There is no one that I would have trusted with our wedding photos, and as life continues there is no one else I will even bother to call than Kaely and Billy.

You get what you pay for, and honestly every dollar we have spent on photography this year with Eleanor Kathryn Photography was money well spent. Take my advice, spend the extra money and you won't be sorry. They are absolutely INCREDIBLE.

Cheyanne Gray

Kaely was so gentle and patient during our newborn session. She took her time and made sure our little boy was comfortable. Our photos turned out AMAZING!!! She also does our family photos every year as well! I highly recommend EKP for any of your photography needs!

Courtney McNurlen

Kaely was wonderful during our newborn session! She was personable and fun to work with! We gave her a challenge of photographing two babies (my best friend’s baby and my own) and she did it seamlessly. Our session was very laidback and went so smooth. Our pictures turned out amazing! I recommend Kaely and EKP for any of your future photography!

Darien Smothers

We had an amazing experience with EKP. Kaely was careful and very patient with our newborn son. We felt comfortable and welcomed while we waited for his session to be over. Highly recommend EKP for your photography needs! She does an amazing job and always very friendly!

Katelynn Moss

Kaely does amazing work and is absolutely amazing to work with! I have been in multiple weddings that she’s photographed, including my own! When I had to switch my wedding date, Kaely was super accommodating when working with me to get a new date. She was very good at helping my husband and I feel more comfortable when taking our pictures! She had a sneak peek up within 48 hours and all our pictures to us within a week! I highly recommend her to anyone looking for engagement or wedding photos!!

Kim Smith

Eleanor Kathryn Photography was absolutely amazing for my daughter's senior photo session. They have also photographed 2 of my other daughter's weddings and were exceptionally wonderful to work with during those Sessions as well. Billy and Kaely are Absolutely amazing to work with. The sessions are always so much fun, so easy going and relaxed, and the resulting images are spectacular! We would most definitely recommend them for any type of photography needs you may have!