Capturing Love: The Art of Lesbian & Gay Wedding Photography

by Kathryn Hamm, Thea Dodds

Book by Hamm, Kathryn

Genres: Photography

86 pages, Paperback

First published January 16, 2013

About the author

A natural educator, entrepreneur and public speaker, Kathryn Hamm joined her mother, Gretchen, in the family business, GayWeddings.com, in 2004 (then, operating as two boutiques — TwoBrides.com & TwoGrooms.com) and became a full partner and president in 2005. Since then, she has overseen the operations of the company and played an integral role in the acquisition of GayWeddings.com and in the partnership development with WeddingWire, Inc., the nation’s leading technology company serving the $100+ billion wedding, corporate, and social events industry.

She is co-author of The New Art of Capturing Love The Essential Guide to Lesbian Gay Wedding Photography (Amphoto Books, 2014), and she writes, speaks and consults nationally with wedding professionals and engaged couples about why same-sex weddings are meaningful and why marriage matters. Kathryn is an Education Expert for WeddingWire, and also writes for the Huffington Post, Wedding Aces and WeddingWireEDU.

Kathryn was raised in Dallas, Texas, and received an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Women’s Studies from Princeton University and a master’s degree in Social Work from the Catholic University of America. Prior to her work with GayWeddings.com, she worked for ten years at independent schools in the Washington DC area and was a member of the front office staff for the WUSA’s professional women’s soccer team, Washington Freedom.

Kathryn’s 1999 wedding to her partner, Amy, served as a catalyst for her mother’s inspiration for the business and, in 2013, after twenty years together, Kathryn and Amy got legally married in Washington DC with their young son serving as Best Man.

Reviews

[Natalie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I applaud the effort here, but, personally, I found very little to work with here because my style is so much "hey guys, be yourselves! have fun!" but the idea that one is not the "woman" or the "man" should be well taken by everyone! I appreciate the concept that created this book, but it was ultimately less useful for me that I'd hoped.

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you are just looking for a book of inspiration images- this book is fantastic. If you are looking for a guide on how to begin shooting LGBTQ weddings- this would not fall high on my reads list.