THE ASSOCIATE TEAM
Every associate on my team is a part of this team not only because of their incredible photography talents, but because they are AMAZING humans. Scroll down to get to know each of the associates!
Alex
Alex lights up every room she walks into and puts a smile on everyone’s face! This gal knows how to get a room laughing, feel comfortable, and make the photography experience so much fun. Alex was born and raised in Hutchinson MN, and then headed to Bemidji State University, where she graduated with a Bachelors degree in Marketing Communication! Outside of photography, Alex loves traveling, spending time with her husband Zach and their sweet puppy Berkley!! Alex and Zach got married this year and just bought their first home!
Nicole
Nicole is a Minneapolis based girl with roots in Southern Minnesota. Nicole and her husband Nate love to travel, eat tacos, and laugh so hard they cry. They have one fur baby, Wally, who is the CUTEST golden retriever ever. Nicole is an enneagram 3 wing 2. She is passionate about capturing love and making sure each session feels like a date for the couples she captures.
KATY
Katy was born and raised in Minnesota, where she met her high school sweetheart Wyatt, and now hubby! Together they have three sons and built their first home! Outside of photography, Katy loves to travel and LOVES coffee! At the age of 18, Katy found her true love for photography and has been pursuing it ever since! Katy is an extrovert at heart and makes everyone around her feel so welcomed and loved!
ivy
Ivy picked up a camera at 17 (ten years ago!), found her love for photography and has been pursuing it ever since. She is a proud cat mama, loves iced cold foam lattes from Starbs and spending time with her husband Steven. Ivy is ALL about the crazy adventures and has traveled to SO many amazing places including: Banff National Park, Zion National Park, Moab, Oahu Hawaii, Tulum, Venice, London, and so many more!
Samantha
Samantha’s passion for photography started as a little girl when she fell in love with a film Barbie camera and began capturing everything! Samantha says that capturing people and relationships is an honor to her, as she gets to witness love through her lens. Outside of photography, Samantha loves music (playing guitar, piano and signing), Disney (so much so, that they had annual passes and went hundreds of times), and working on renovating her home with her husband!
CLAIRE
For Claire, taking photos started all the way back in elementary school! Fast forward to 2020, Claire and her husband Ben got married and after they received their wedding gallery, Claire started pursuing going full - time with her photography business. Photography brings Claire so much joy! Claire loves people and deeply values community and friendships. Claire makes the experience of having your photos taken so comfortable and a ton of fun!
Kyra
Kyra has been a photographer for over 10 years! She takes pride in making photography sessions fun and loves making anyone in front of her camera feel comfortable and confident. Kyra has photographed weddings all over including Arizona, Colorado, California, West Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Illinois and Kansas. When she’s not taking photos, Kyra loves going for walks, learning to sew, and reading thrillers + romance books. She is also a toddler mom! Together Kyra and her daughter love playing card games, hiking, and spending time on the lake in the summer.
Emily
Most people call her Em! Outside of her passion for photography, Emily enjoys taking road trips, watching the sunrise or sunset with her husband, reading one of the latest New York Times best sellers, drinking iced coffee or spending her time outside. Emily fell in love with photography a few years ago and hasn’t looked back since. She says “I am still in awe that this “job” is able to bring me so much joy and allow me to be a part of so many monumental life moments for my clients.”
REVIEWS
“Booking Emily Paulson Photography for our September 2024 wedding was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. We decided to book with one of her associate photographers, we were so lucky to be paired up with Ivy! Ivy photographed our engagement shoot as well as our wedding; both times she was such a joy to work with and the galleries we received were gorgeous! Emily was also amazing to work with, she was always quick to respond and she edited the photos so beautifully. We also got our photos about one month after the wedding which was a great surprise (I was expecting them to take much longer). We would absolutely recommend Emily Paulson Photography”
“Our wedding day was an absolute dream and we cannot thank Emily Paulson and her associates enough for capturing every moment of it in perfect way! Emily was incredibly professional through the whole process and we had a couple of very easy meetings to make a plan for the day of. On the big day, Emily’s associates were very personable and were and gave great direction to us on poses which gave us the sweetest photos. They also went above and beyond by helping the events run on time and I didn’t have to stress at all about the photos staying on schedule. We received a sneak peek of the photos during the week after the wedding on our honeymoon and the rest of the photos barely a month after the wedding. I have heard horror stories of waiting months for photos and was so happy that we received them so quickly! The photos are easily accessible online and easy to download as well. We absolutely love the photos and photo quality and couldn’t be happier with the whole experience overall. Thanks to Emily and her team for capturing the love my husband and I have for each other with such gorgeous work!”
“Highly recommend!! Emily and her team have been so wonderful to work with and our photos turned out better than I ever could have hoped. Her planning tools were also SO HELPFUL!! And we received our photo back way quicker than I expected. They did a beautiful job of capturing everyone important moment & emotion of our wedding. And the gallery site the photos are delivered on is super user friendly which was a huge bonus! Thank you to Emily and her team! And a huge shoutout to associate Ivy for doing a STUNNING job capturing our day!”
“Emily and Associate Morgan were both AMAZING!! Morgan was such a sweet hearted individual and made us all feel comfortable in front of the camera and helped to guide us through poses. Morgan also worked great with our videographer! Emily’s editing is beautiful! There were a few photos that I asked Emily to touch up and she did it, no questions asked and very timely! Everyone was shocked with how quickly we received our photos back. I am completely in love them them and so glad we chose to go with Emily Paulson Photography”
“We had such an amazing experience with Emily Paulson Photography! The team went above and beyond to make our wedding photo experience the best possible. We were able to get the engagement shoot and wedding pictures of our dreams because of the team members’ talent, flexibility, and dedication to being phenomenal. Both my husband and I are not used to being in front of the camera, and appreciated how comfortable her associate made us feel. I absolutely recommend Emily Paulson Photography!”
“Highly Recommend Emily’s company! I’ve used her for engagement, family pictures and my wedding! We used her Associate Morgan who did a fantastic job at capturing all our moments and emily did such a great job delivering our final albums perfectly! Pictures last a lifetime- you can trust her to ensure that here! Will continue to use her for any shoots we need in the future!”
“I had a wonderful experience with Emily Paulson Photography! Emily was so responsive and quick to get our pictures back after the wedding. Her day-of associate, Nicole, was amazing! Her photography captured the day perfectly and it was so enjoyable to work with her on the wedding day! She was so funny and fun to be around. I really appreciated how she was able to keep everyone on scheduled. Highly recommended!!”
“THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS! Emily and her team were helpful and responded quickly to the many changes we had with an adjusted wedding in 2020. Emily runs an extremely professional business with clear pricing and easy communication, answering questions clearly and easing the stress in a busy event, like a wedding. Her and her wonderful associates ensured that they captured everything we wanted on our big day and the pictures are beautiful! We received ALL of our photos quite quickly. I would recommend Emily for any special event and felt extremely blessed that we were able to book her for our wedding day!”
“Ivy was so sweet and willing to do whatever we wanted creatively. She had such great ideas and helped us with how to stand and pose and whatnot when we weren’t sure what to do. She is also such an amazing hype woman; she made us feel so confident and beautiful the entire time we worked together, and for that we are so grateful. We really loved working with her!”
“Emily and her associates are absolutely amazing. The booking process was easy and so helpful to have a few locations that were suggested. I felt so at ease and happy during my session. I felt so comfortable and really enjoyed my session. The photos came back absolutely stunning!! I am so beyond grateful for the work Emily puts in.”
“Emily and her associate were absolutely wonderful to work with. Quick responses and made the photoshoot 100% tailored to our family. The photoshoot was so much fun and now we have beautiful photos as well.”
“Absolutely in love with our newborn/family photos we just received. Both Emily and her associate, Claire were so sweet and a dream to work with. Taking photos with a 2 week old and a 5 year old can be chaotic and it ended being a wonderful experience. I will most definitely use Emily and Claire for future photo needs. Thank you for capturing this very special time for our family!
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“Absolutely loved working with our Emily Paulson associate! She was fun, positive, very knowledgeable about poses, and super great with kids! We’ve gotten so many compliments on our wedding photos from friends and family. I would absolutely recommend Emily Paulson Photography!
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“Emily Marie Photographs exceeded our expectations. From the experience during shooting to the finished outcome, we were so impressed. Emily did an amazing job editing out photos and we were thrilled with the final product - I cried. We had a mini session with associate, Ivy, and had a blast!! We are looking forward to booking future sessions with Emily and her team.
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“Emily is amazing to work with! I’ve done family pictures twice and maternity pictures with her and they have all turned out better than I ever could have hoped!! I have worked with Emily and Ivy and they have both been so amazing to work with! They’re both so kind, patient and easy going. Best I could ask for, we will definitely be using her for all our pictures and would recommend her to anyone looking! You will not be disappointed!!”
“Emily and her associate team are an absolute dream to work with! When our wedding plans changed because of COVID, she was sympathetic, supportive, and assuaged any fears and concerns we had. And the creative eye these women have is astounding; our engagement photos turned out better than I could have ever hoped for! We felt so comfortable and relaxed, and we seriously had the best time. We are so excited for Emily and her associate team to photograph our wedding! Choosing her to capture this special day is by far one of the best decisions we have made.”
“I would recommend Emily to every one of my family and friends! Not only did Ivy take amazing photos, but the editing is what really made the pictures come to life. My boyfriend was so excited to see them he made me check my email every morning, and were in love with every single photo. I don’t think I’ll ever want someone else to take our photos. So in love with them!
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“Our experience surpassed all my expectations! The session itself was professional yet very personal and comfortable. I was curious to see how family photos would go with our two kids, but they were relaxed and entertained! We are thrilled with the result and look forward to hiring Emily Paulson Photography again for next year’s family photos.”
“Emily and her associates, Chloe and Hannah, were fantastic to work with. Emily was so easy to get in touch with, was willing to work with us in any way needed and answered all of our questions almost immediately. Getting Chloe and Hannah to photograph our wedding was honestly the most perfect fit. We had so much fun spending the day with them and they made us feel so comfortable and kept us from feeling rushed. Our photos turned out better than we could have hoped for and we will definitely cherish them forever.”
“Chloe was just the sweetest. She had a way of telling us to do things that we would do naturally, and capturing at just the right moment. It was super cold that day and we were her third or fourth session, but she treated it like she hadn’t already been outside all day. She did a fantastic job of making sure we were able to get all the shots we wanted in a short time frame. It felt like way more than a half hour!
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“Okay I can’t begin to explain how great my experience was with Emily and her associate Nicole. Emily was so easy to work with and reschedule with, especially with how hectic our world has been this year, and Nicole, just wow!! I am normally an awkward and shy person but she got me out of my shell in an instant and made a best friend shoot, turned individual shoot so much fun. I can’t wait to get my sneaks and to recommend this team to anyone looking for a photographer. ”
“Emily & her associates are great! They made us feel very comfortable, made sure to ask if we wanted anything in specific and were so laid back (even when you brought our dog & 8 weeks old puppy). We have so many of the pictures printed and hung up all the house and every person that comes over comments how much they love the pictures & editing style. We loved working with her and couldn’t recommend her more!”
“I had Nicole as my photographer & it was exactly and more than what I expected. I had so much fun & I laughed & had fun the whole time. She was always complimenting me & helping me so that my pictures and everything felt comfortable. I would highly recommend!!”
“Emily’s associate, Nicole, was very easy to work with. She made up feel comfortable and she wasn’t even there, my partner and I were just alone having fun. I appreciated her communication and absolutely love the photos we can cherish for years to come!”
“Emily & her team are fabulous, talented, and kind! They are passionate about the photos they are taking, and truly care about the people in front of their lenses! We couldn’t have been happier with our experience!
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