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Since we moved to Indianapolis, I haven’t had a lot of time for family sessions, but with the start of our associate team and having more assistant help, I’ve been able to open up my schedule more during the week to fit more portraits sessions in with families and newborns!  So when Mary inquired with […]

The Hart Family | Coxhall Gardens Family Photos in Carmel, Indiana

April 19, 2022

Families

Coxhall Gardens family photos in Carmel, Indiana by Kaitlin Mendoza Photography

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Do you know the best time to have fall engagement photos?  Sometime between the last week in October and the first week in November!  That is typically when the leaves turn vibrant colors of yellow, orange and red allowing for the most dreamy fall photos!   Because of a scheduling conflict at Newfields, we had to […]

Sarah + Jon | Holcomb Gardens Engagement Session in Indianapolis

April 15, 2022

Couples

Holcomb Gardens engagement session in Indianapolis by Carmel wedding photographer Kaitlin Mendoza Photography

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Casey and Tyler’s wedding will be my second wedding of our 2022 season, and they were also the second couple to book with me after our family’s big cross country move from Charleston to Indianapolis!  So second is the best, right?!   I am so excited for their wedding at Black Iris Estate in April 2022, […]

Casey + Tyler | Engagement Session at Holcomb Gardens in Indianapolis

April 15, 2022

Couples

Engagement session at Holcomb Gardens in Indianapolis by Carmel wedding photographer Kaitlin Mendoza Photography

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Engagement season is just beginning, which means that it’s time to start planning what to wear for your engagement photos!  Even as a wedding photographer myself, this is always hard when we’re prepping for our own annual family photos.  Even though I know what looks best on camera and what coordinates well together without being […]

What To Wear For Your Engagement Photos

April 12, 2022

Couples

Kaitlin Mendoza Photography sharing what to wear for your engagement photos

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Spring has been slow to come, here in Indianapolis, but on Wednesday the temperatures warmed up just in time for Sondra and Dylan’s Monument Circle engagement photos! Since Sondra and Dylan love living downtown, they figured it was perfect to capture their engagement photos downtown as well! They love living in the Holy Cross neighborhood […]

Sondra + Dylan | Monument Circle Engagement Photos

April 5, 2022

Couples

Kaitlin Mendoza Photography captured Monument Circle engagement photos for Sondra and Dylan

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Have you gotten back the floral quote for your wedding, and had sticker shock?  Are you considering foregoing real flowers all together, simply because they’re so expensive?  Before you make any drastic decisions, let me share with you where to invest for classic wedding flowers to make it the beautiful day you’ve been dreaming of, […]

Where to Invest for Classic Wedding Flowers

March 16, 2022

Weddings

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Congratulations! You’re engaged!  Now that you’ve had time to soak it in and show off that new ring, it’s time to start planning!  Couples quickly realize that wedding planning takes a lot of time. Time that they don’t have, especially if life is already busy enough!  It can be hard to make decisions, keep everything […]

8 Reasons Why You Should Hire a Wedding Planner

March 9, 2022

Weddings

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What do you get when you put a small town couple in a big city downtown?  A darling couple making pure magic happen in front of my camera!  I had so much fun with Calie and Clayton last week, and I cannot wait to share their Indianapolis canal walk engagement photos with you! Calie and […]

Calie + Clayton | Indianapolis Canal Walk Engagement Photos

March 7, 2022

Couples

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A couple as classy as the location of their engagement photos?  Engagement sessions rarely get better than this in Indiana, and I’m so excited to share Marie and Wil’s engagement photos at Laurel Hall in Indianapolis! Marie and Will met on Hinge, a modern dating app during the thick of the pandemic!  During the first […]

Marie + Wil | Engagement Photos at Laurel Hall

March 5, 2022

Couples

Kaitlin Mendoza Photography captured engagement photos at Laurel Hall in Indianapolis, Indiana for Marie and Will

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I am ‘pawsitive’ that Brittany and Dustin’s Forest Park engagement photos turned out amazing?  It wasn’t just because of their sweet smiles, how they easily make each other laugh, the beautiful fall foliage, or that Brittany and I attended the same church growing up, but also because they brought their sweet pup Minnie!  I’m so […]

Brittany + Dustin | Forest Park Engagement Photos in St. Louis, Missouri

March 2, 2022

Couples

Kaitlin Mendoza Photography captured Forest Park engagement photos for Brittany and Dustin