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Hi, I'm KaylA!

When Mary Jo Olson handed me my high school diploma on that June day, it might as well have been my plane ticket, because I was going places. Wherever my newspaper needed me would be my home, and I would do the one thing I new how to do: Tell stories of conflict and hope in the face of tension. I had immersed myself in all parts of print journalism, especially writing and photography. Inspired by the great photojournalist of the time, I consumed their images and learned what they did in terms of lighting, composition, angles, and more; I was obsessed in knowing what they did to create the great, everlasting, iconic images that became a part of history’s cannon. It was my greatest goal in life.

But, as life tends to do, it had other plans.

I was asked in middle school what I wanted to do when I grew up...and I said I wanted to just connect to people and tell their story. I wanted to travel, make strangers friends, and see the light they held inside and then share that brightness with the world.

I now get to do just that. For you.

"I was obsessed in knowing what they did to create the great, everlasting, iconic images that became a part of history’s cannon. It was my greatest goal in life."

Also, as life does, it comes full circle.

After ten years as a high school educator, I stepped back through a door I thought was closed. Journalism came back into my life. Armed with a Masters of Arts in Communication, I was again challenged and prepared to tell the stories that would become history, but with a twist: It is now your legacy I document. The tension I seek is that from every tear, smile, laugh, and moment of love on your wedding day. 

And I wouldn't have it any other way.

My goal in photojournalism has always been one thing: Bring light into the world
and allow truth to flouish.

Be that through a wonderfully romantic wedding day or from the unseen corners of our world, 
it is my life's work, and I  am beyond thankful for it.

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day...so don't mind me if I have it for lunch and dinner, too.

100% POWERED BY FRENCH TOASTS AND ROASTS

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I have an undergraduate degree from University of Minnesota -Duluth in Teaching Communication Arts and a Master of Arts in Communications from Johns Hopkins. Do I PhDo it? That's the eternal question.

I AM DEFINITELY A COMM NERD

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I am a human mama to this fur baby, and I'm not afraid to admit that in the same way Benny the Jack Russell isn't afraid to ask for treats.

UNAPOLOGETIC
DOG MOM

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A FEW THINGS ABOUT ME, KAYLA LEE...

As much as it hurts from time to time, Vikings Football is my sport of choice. You can find me any given Sunday watching and waiting for a Purple Reign. 

IN THIS HOUSE, WE BLEED PURPLE AND GOLD

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At one point, I had over 100 pairs of shoes stuffed into my closest. While I am most likely to be caught wearing Rothy's flats, I do enjoy a nice pair of heels or a cute pair of booties.

SHOES ARE TOTALLY MY KRYPTONITE

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Ms. LaTarte

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Gifting (it's my love language)

Secret talent

Kate Spade, J.Crew, H+M

TAKE MY MONEY

Queso AND Guac at Chipotle 

GUILTY PLEASURE

The Champagne of Beers

Favorite cocktail

Your at-a-glance guide to where I stand on all the truly important things.

THE QUIZ

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Everyone lives the greatest story ever told, and it deserves to be read out loud in our own words.

A FEW THINGS I BELIEVE:

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Life's sweetest moments are the ones spent with a pupper on the lap, coffee in the cup, and time to appreciate it all. 

A FEW THINGS I BELIEVE:

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Love it love. Period.

A FEW THINGS I BELIEVE:

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No outfit is truly complete without a cardigan and flats.

A FEW THINGS I BELIEVE:

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Minnesota weddings are basically the greatest thing since Target.

A FEW THINGS I BELIEVE:

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