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About me

My name is Katy Regnier. I found my way into this crazy field of wedding and portrait photography after my own wedding to my amazing husband Ben. I love what I do and I'm absolutely 100% obsessed with documenting your memories in the best way that I know how. I love happy people in love, and I love capturing their smiles. If this sounds like you, I'm sure we'll get along famously! You'll learn a lot more about me by reading my blog than you would reading a bio... but just for kicks here are a couple of random facts you may not know about me:

  • I was born and raised in Southern California
  • I have been a vegetarian for over 16 years
  • I love my family, the ocean, dogs, and burritos
  • I sing and dance in the kitchen


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Introducing our little peanuts!

September 27, 2008 – 7:05 am

Wow!! What an unbelievable day (and night) yesterday! Being pregnant with twins is tough stuff. If you’ve been following my wedding posts you’ll know that I had to have some great backup shooters cover my last weddings for me since I was put on bedrest a few weeks ago. The idea was to stop any signs of preterm labor and keep our babies growing inside as long as possible.

Well earlier this week our doctor decided that the bedrest at home just wasn’t enough and I was checked into the hospital on Tuesday. They had a hunch that the babies were on the way, so they wanted to make sure that they (and I) got as much attention and monitoring as possible. Since they were going to be early I was given a series of shots to help mature the babies’ lungs and we are so glad that I did because the babies are breathing fabulously!

Long story short(er) at around 2:00 in the afternoon yesterday the doctors decided that my mild preterm labor contractions had transitioned into full blown labor and it was birthday! The whole experince from that point on was a complete whirlwind. Apparently when I go into labor I REALLY go into labor :) The doctor’s first estimate was that the babies would be born between midnight and 3 am, so he went home planning to come back later. By 6:30 that evening they were frantically paging the doctor to come back because the babies were ON THE WAY!! I can’t believe how fast the whole process went, the babies were born at 7:50 and 7:57, completely shocking everyone with their speedy arrival!

And now the part you’ve been waiting for…. photos!! The little guys had to go to the NICU for a checkup even though they were looking great, so Ben went with them and took some super cute photos for me to see them… meet our peanuts!

Amelia Ann, weighing in at 4lbs 13oz, 18 inches long


and Paul Joseph, weight and height EXACTLY the same as Amelia :)


Ben and I are over the moon! I can’t believe our little ones are here and I can’t wait to bring them home with us. I will be in the hospital for a few days, and the babies will be as well. Hopefully we will all be together at home in a week or two. Thank you to everyone for your well wishes and encouragement, we really appreciate it :)

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Big News!

September 26, 2008 – 5:33 pm

Hello all, this is Ben, Katy’s husband (and occasional second shooter.) We thought everyone out there should know that Katy went into labor a few hours ago, and the twins should be out soon! We’re very excited to be new parents, as I’m sure will be pretty obvious from the barrage of pictures that are about to appear. Wish us luck and we’ll keep you posted!

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Jessica & Sal Married!

September 19, 2008 – 8:10 pm

This post is a little behind schedule (my blogging in general is behind schedule, so sorry!!) but I couldn’t go another day without posting some gorgeous photos from the wedding of Jessica and Sal!

These two are an awesome couple and I knew Jessica was going to make a gorgeous bride and plan a beautiful wedding from the moment I met her! I had a great time with them shooting their engagement photos at Disneyland a few months ago and couldn’t wait for their August wedding! Unfortunately due to my doctor’s orders I was put on bed rest for my twin pregnancy and was not able to attend their wedding. Talk about disappointment!

Luckily two of my fellow photographers were on hand to help me out and they did an amazing job of capturing this beautiful wedding. All of the images in this post are courtesy of the lovely Kara Frans and the amazingly talented Nely Folk! I have snatched a couple of my favorites from Nely’s blog to post in static form here.. if you want to see more please visit her blog! I have also put together a “best of” slideshow featuring both Nely and Kara’s work. These two really outdid themselves, thank you so much ladies :)


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And the slideshow… enjoy! :)



Jess and Sal I wish you all the best and congratulations on your wedding! You are such a beautiful couple and I am so glad that I had the chance to meet you both!

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Laura & Mark Married!

August 29, 2008 – 9:54 am

Laura and Mark are such a fabulous couple! They are so sweet and so in love, their smiles are absolutely infectious! They were married at the beautiful Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Gardens in Claremont, which was a perfect backdrop to their special day. I was helped out by my friend Rowena who came along as my second shooter the day since I am getting quite big by this point in my pregnancy :) If you haven’t had enough of Laura and Mark after this post please go check out her blog to see some of her great shots!

I started out the day with Laura and her ladies getting ready… she had such a gorgeous dress and shoes I couldn’t just post one photo… and I should warn you as well that this is going to be a long post! Thank you Laura and Mark for your patience with me getting these all online!


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Laura looked absolutely stunning all ready to get married… gorgeous!

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All of the ladies were looking quite lovely as well… I adored the color of the bridesmaids dresses!

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Laura and her mom taking a moment together before the ceremony

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The ceremony was so beautiful and emotional…. Laura’s big walk down the aisle with her father was so special.

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I love a happy couple! :)

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After the ceremony we headed out to do some couple portraits…. I love when a couple is so happy and so radiant, it makes my job so easy!

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After the portraits it was time for the reception, and what a great reception it was! The night kicked off with a great first dance by Laura and Mark

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The toasts were pretty fantastic as well… this is certainly a loving family who knows how to give a speech!

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Once dinner was over the music picked up and this crowd really hit the dance floor! You know I love a good dancing crowd… so much fun!! :)

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Laura and Mark I had an absolutely fabulous time at your wedding! :) Thank you for inviting me along to your very special day! Another big thanks as well to Rowena for helping me out!

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Sneak Peek: Laura & Mark Married!

August 11, 2008 – 5:11 pm

Ok this post is a long time in coming!  I am so sorry for the lack of blogging in the last few weeks, I’ve had a couple of health issues that have kept me away from my desk and unable to get to all of the blogging I’d like to be doing!

Laura and Mark had an absolutely FANTASTIC wedding and I love this couple!  They are so sweet, so cute, and they have such fabulous taste that my job was a total breeze on their big day!  I have heaps and heaps of photo goodness to show you from their wedding, but since I haven’t been able to get it all ready for the blog yet I decided to give you a little teensy tiny sneak of what’s to come.

Is this not an absolutely gorgeous couple?  Love it!! :)


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Laura and Mark you two are the best… I will be posting your “full” blog entry in a few days and I promise to make it a long one to make up for the wait :)
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