Who is Katie Sikora?

A young woman with long hair, wearing glasses, a tan beanie, and a maroon jacket, standing outdoors near water with trees in the background. She is holding a camera and shielding her eyes from the sun with her hand.
A young woman with long hair, wearing glasses, a tan beanie, and a maroon jacket, standing outdoors near water with trees in the background. She is holding a camera and shielding her eyes from the sun with her hand.

Well, I am! I am a documentary photographer based in New Orleans specializing in destination weddings and elopements. I have been shooting weddings since my first one in Milwaukee in 2015 and since then have worked with clients in Louisiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Washington, Massachusetts, Indiana, and even Poland. My work is a mixture of organically captured candid moments shot throughout your wedding day as well as artfully directed but natural portraits to create a style I like to call "glossy documentary.” I celebrate each couple's individuality by incorporating the unique elements of your day that showcase your love story and capturing it all—digitally and on film (if you’re into that!)—so that you can look back at your images ten days or ten years from now and remember exactly how your wedding day felt.

A photographer standing by a waterfront with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background.
A photographer standing by a waterfront with the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background.

The Backstory

After spending my childhood watching my photographer dad do his thing, I graduated with a degree in visual journalism from University of Miami and worked as a Photo Editor in Door County, Wisconsin, a Media Strategist in Chicago, and as an Archivist at The National World War II Museum in New Orleans before changing paths to freelance photography and journalism with heavy focuses on the environment, music, social activism, and of course, weddings.

I am Senior Photo Editor at ANTIGRAVITY Magazine and have a sweet husband, two dogs, and a cat, all of whom I am obsessed with. I grew up in Chicago (go Hawks!) and can eat my weight in deep dish pizza.

When you work with me, you are working with a longtime pro who is constantly searching for all the moments: a glance, a misty eye, a smile, a roaring laugh. Those are my favorite shots to take, the ones where you have forgotten completely I am in the room. Because even though we know the big moments are important to us, it turns out the small ones are too.

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You have worked long and hard to craft the wedding celebration that looks and feels perfect to you. It is my job and my honor to document that as authentically as possible so that you and generations to come can look back on your album and feel it just as you did.

you’ve heard about me.

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Now it’s your turn

tell me your love story.

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