Rachael & Scott

Rachael (bride) and Loxley (mother-of-bride) were definitely two of my favorite clients.  While Scott (groom) was the epitome of  the helpful & supportive fiance, participating in much of the planning, I worked most closely with the mother-daughter duo.  They were quite a team!  We had such a great time working together over the course of a year or so, and what a beautiful wedding it was...

Below are a few images from their photographer: Dennis Drenner's blog.  Dennis is a dream to work with  and terrific at making the happy couple feel completely comfortable in front of the camera.  The wedding ceremony was held at St. David's Church in Roland Park, with the reception immediately following at The Evergreen House.  The beautiful flowers including lilac and peony were designed by Shawn at The Floral Studio, and the guests were treated to a delicious southern themed dinner catered by Lynn Piette at Classic Catering.   Such a fun night!

More images to come...

Random Act of Kindness

I had the pleasure of working with Kimberly Brooke and Kathy Freundel at Sharon & Mike's wedding in June - and what a pleasure it was!  They are two fabulous women and fabulous photographers.  

That evening, Kim and Kathy were horrified by my choice of footware (flat sandels without any support) and then proceeded to rave about fitflops!  Realizing that I was completely out of the loop on what was being described as the latest miracle cure for foot pain and sculpting the derriere, Kathy was kind enough to let me slip my feet into her pair.  It was love.  After wearing them for a few minutes, I happily returned them exclaiming that I would own my own pair before my next wedding.  

Random act of kindness: the following week, I opened my inbox to find an email waiting for me from Kathy.  She had in fact treated me to a pair, and they were already in the mail!  I was overjoyed, and completely overwhelmed by her generosity.  It was a gift to be the recipient of such kindness, and was an inspiration to pay it forward.  

KBE just made a contribution and applied to be a wish granter with Wish Upon a Wedding 

Practice a random act of kindness.  I'd love to hear your ideas & updates! 

Consultation, Crimson & Clover, and Cocktails

I have an initial consultation this evening in my office, and then heading over to Crimson & Clover for a  Summer Jewelry Showcase!  Can't wait!

Engagement Shots at the State Fair

While I'm anxiously waiting to see the images of Stacy & Jon's wedding at AVAM, from the very talented and super nice wife-husband photography team led by Maria Vicencio, I thought I would post about the bride & groom's cute idea to have their engagement session shot at the State Fair!  Stacy and Jon told me that they picked the fair as their destination with high hopes that it would help them relax, laugh and reduce their fear of the spotlight!  So with September right around the corner, my advice is for all of you camera shy couples out there to grab your favorite photographer and head for the ferris wheel!

New Studio, New Blog

So, the website is updated and the blog is live - hooray!

Kate Beck Events is super pleased to finally announce it's new home in Ruxton Station.  It's perfect, and such a lovely space to set-up shop.  I must thank the talents who helped me get to this fun place in time: Rachelle and Katie @ Chelle Paperie for helping create my "brand", Christine @ Darling Design for designing my website, Ben @ Make Things Studio for updating my site & adding my blog, and Shawn @ The Floral Studio for giving KBE its first home and adding such beauty to the weddings of so many clients.  And finally, a thank you to Stephanie Bradshaw of Bradshaw Styling for helping me fashion the "lovely" in my new studio.  Take a peek at the fun changes on her facebook page... it has a long way to go, but it's getting there!  A bit of inspiration:

Stay tuned for our grand opening ~ open house coming soon...

credits: (1) Meg Perotti from Style Me Pretty, (2-3) Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic, (4) Thom Jesse