Karen Loudon Photography

Karen showed up amid me having a freak out moment that things weren't set up and I still wasn't done with my makeup. She help calm me down by just talking calmly and taking photos of my dress and rings while I finished getting ready. She was so nice and such a lovely person to work with. My husband and I both agree that when it comes time to take our family photos we have our photographer. Thank you so much Karen!!!

After seeing her photos on her website, I called Karen and left her a message. I wanted her to photograph my wedding on Hapuna Beach.

She returned my call promptly and was extremely friendly and helpful over the phone, even making suggestions on timing and locations for the photo shoot.

Once in Hawaii we changed our plans and decided to get married on a different beach. Karen was more than happy to accommodate our request.

I found her very friendly and easy to work with. She made me feel comfortable enough to just be myself in front of the camera.

I can't wait to see all the beautiful photos she took!

I booked Karen for our engagement photos while we were on vacation in Hawaii. My fiance had proposed just a few weeks before that so the experience of booking wedding vendors was all new. Karen had the perfect plan for us to get all the engagement "backdrops" we had wished for.

I was self conscious of my curvy figure and Karen had little pointers for me to pose in a more flattering way. When I got the sneak peak photos I looked two sizes smaller in all the photos!! Just what all girls want :)

My fiance is shy and his comments after the session were how comfortable he felt, that Karen was really friendly and she made the experience enjoyable. Just what you want for the man of your dreams!

The beauty Karen captures in the photos is unexplainable. Breathtaking and real. I am so excited to have every photo for memories that will last forever! If you are having your wedding or engagement in Hawaii Karen is your dream photographer!

Karen was a joy to work with and really made my wedding day that much more special. I am so happy to have stumbled upon her site. Her pictures are gorgeous and to make it even better her prices are reasonable. Karen was there to answer all my questions. She was early to arrive at my wedding and even stayed late to catch that perfect shot. My sneak peak shots are to die for and I cant wait to see the rest of the pictures. I loved working with Karen so much we plan on contacting her the next time we are in Hawaii to take family pictures.

I got in contact with Karen in September when my fiance and I had decided we were going to do a destination wedding for 12/12/12! Karen was responsive and helped us decide on a package that would fit our needs and though we had been communicating primarily via email as we were on the mainland, I felt pretty confident that we'd made a great decision having Karen as our photographer.

The day of our wedding Karen and her assistant Morgan were prompt and were very accommodating to the wedding coordinator's listed schedule! Thankfully it was just us, the bride and groom at this event as we had planned a surprise wedding while we were on vacation! Being usually insecure with photos and super self-conscious of myself, I've always been pretty awkward and uncomfortable taking photos...but Karen in her sweet and calm voice directed me to do exactly what she wanted....WE LOVED how she really thought things out and how she wanted to place us and pose and Morgan really helped ease my tension by making me laugh.

From our getting ready photos to the actual ceremony and sunset photos, they really made us feel like the day was about the two of us...most of the time I didn't even notice they were there as Karen documented one of the most important days in our lives...I would consider that as a compliment because I've heard many stories of demanding/pushy photographers making your day miserable! BUT KAREN was the complete opposite!! Just simply AMAZING and super easy to work with! We had sooo much FUN and a truly wonderful experience with her. IF you are even considering a photographer you should start and end with Karen Loudon!

Karen is an amazing photographer. She captures all the details and makes you feel comfortable and relaxed. Thank you so much Karen we are so happy with the photos!

P.s. I loved that Karen sent out an email the very next day with some sneak peak photos.

My Husband and I choose Karen as our wedding photographer, and would 10000 times over! Karen was willing to take time to meet with us prior to the wedding when we were back for a visit (we are from the mainland), and was right on top of any requests and communications. Even on the crazy day of, Karen was cool, calm, and collected, which helped all of us to relax. Her photos speak for themselves...she has an eye for beauty, and really knows how to capture Hawaii. We LOVE the final product of photos, and what's even better is her philosophy to give access to all of the photos she edits. They are something we will truly cherish for our whole lives! We ended up with almost 1000 photos for our 5-hour time with Karen. Absolutely amazing. We hope to use Karen in the future as our lives continue on together and our family grows.

Book with Karen for all of your Big Island photo needs. You won't be disappointed!

Karen is awesome! We feel like the photos she took of our wedding not only captured the moment, but the spirit of us and our relationship. Even though it was a destination event and we didn't have much time beforehand to get to know each other, she made every effort to find out about us, understand the details of our wedding, and make us feel comfortable with the process. She was super friendly, accommodating, and clearly listened to our preferences (if you like drama let her know and she can do it - if you like natural/casual, she's great at that, too). I can confidently recommend Karen to friends, family and any bride!

My husband and I decided to have a destination wedding. We did not visit Kona before choosing our vendors, but after reading great reviews on Karen, we made our decision and knew she would be our photographer. Karen was wonderful to work with. Our photos blew us away, they were so beautiful. I would highly recommend her to anyone. Please take time to see for yourself how beautiful her work is on her website. Mahalo Karen!

When we first got in touch with Karen, we knew right away that we were going to have a positive experience. She was responsive, very accommodating of our needs and requests, and made the entire process very smooth-sailing. This was a big thumbs up for us because the first photographer we tried to work with was just difficult.

This was our first time in front of a professional photographer, so we weren't quite sure how to pose for our wedding photos. At the same time, we didn't want a photographer who demanded certain poses or certain shots. Karen was open to our suggestions and she also gave us suggestions. We really appreciated her honesty as well in terms of what would make a good photo. We haven't gotten all the wedding photos yet but Karen did upload several sneak peek photos the day after, and we fell in love with them. What amazing talent Karen has! There were some photos that we didn't even know she took!

I would highly recommend Karen in a heartbeat. I know there are many photographers in the area to choose from, so if you are trying to choose who to go with, definitely go with Karen.

We loved the entire experience with Karen! She put us at ease and had great ideas to bring out our natural behaviors; she made us a lot less camera shy. Karen is one of those awesome down to earth people that you feel you somehow already know. She was patient with some of the rainy weather we had and spent extra time to ensure we got a suburb variety of shoots. I loved the sneak peak photos so much I can't wait to see the rest. I am so grateful Karen was our wedding photographer!!! She's truly a creative artist that is talented and gifted at capturing your story in photos that are more beautiful than I could have imagined. I can't wait to start a family so I can come back to Hawaii to have Karen do our family portraits. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for capturing the most beautiful day of our lives in photos we will cherish for eternity.

Karen and her assistant are fantastic! We live in Texas and had planned a destination wedding in Kona. We were worried about finding a good, reliable photographer to capture our special day. We found exactly that in Karen! She communicated with us regularly before the wedding to meet all of our requests and needs. The day of the wedding she and her assistant helped calm my nerves by getting me to laugh and have fun taking photos before the ceremony. She has great ideas for posing to ensure a spectacular picture. I love her creativity and her willingness to work with our ideas. She had a sampling of the photos available the day after the wedding. I wish she lived in Texas so we could use her for all our photography needs! Thank you Karen!

I couldn't imagine a better photography experience at our wedding than what we had with Karen Loudon. Karen was very easy to work with and made our wedding day all that more comfortable. She took the time to listen to our desires and work within our budget means.

We were initially drawn to Karen because of her pricing options and our small budget. That said, she still showed up early and stayed late, taking an enormous amount of high quality photos. We are also pleased to have an original copy of the photos for ourselves, a feature few other photographers will offer.

We could not be more happy with Karen's photography work for our wedding. If you need a photographer for any occasion on the Big Island, do yourself a favor and call Karen!

I can't begin to explain how AMAZING Karen is. Her work is unbelievable and she captures the most amazing moments with exceptional light and vibrant colors. Everyone is in love with our wedding pictures. We also did a "Trash the Dress" Session a few days after our wedding. I had an expensive ball gown and I got fully in the water, and my dress is totally fine :). Just a little sand which comes out with a dry clean. I can't express how happy we are with Karen and her professionalism with her humble and very sweet personality. Very easy to work with her. HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. The only thing that I'm bummed about is that I can't use her for every event unless I fly her to LA :/

We picked Karen after reviewing her website and blog and after getting quotes from karen and a few others. We liked her photos the best when reviewing the websites of several kona photographers....and her prices were reasonable; she also has great reviews. I really liked the fact that her prices were on her website....most are not. And she is available for a one hour session while some are not. And she provides the pics on CD. We asked the best time of day for pics and she recommended 5:45 for the best light (she was right)! She was very prompt in email replies to get our date booked in advance. She was on time and very nice / very professional....she asked if we had anything in mind and also offered some great suggestions as we did not have many specific shots in mind. She offered to stay a couple extra minutes to get some final champagne shots after we finished up outside....so great of her to do. I actually want to pay her more than the agreed on amount as she was willing to go a little extra for us. We received several sneak peak pictures secured online the very next day. The pictures are great - exactly what we envisioned! I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures and especially some of the fun shots she took (husband spinning me around, etc)! I would definitely recommend Karen...... Hurry, book now!

We had a great experience with Karen. We had a very small, intimate ceremony and Karen instantly got our vibe. She was on time, very pleasant and easy to communicate with, and made us feel very comfortable through the whole process. We just got the samples of pics and they look amazing, she got some beautiful shots that we had no idea she even took. We were nervous booking someone online, but we couldn't be happier with our choice. Highly recommended.

Karen was extremely easy and fun to work with. She helped us loosen up in front of the camera and we ended up really enjoyed the experience. She got so many wonderful pictures, and was so unobtrusive that most of the time I didn't even notice that she was taking my picture! She captured every moment of our wedding perfectly, and managed to get some really good pictures of everybody at the wedding.

The pictures are beautiful, she responded quickly to e-mails and phone messages, and her costs are very low in relation to other Big Island photographers. I'd highly recommend Karen for any event!

We were fortunate to find Karen to photograph our photos for our wedding in Kona. She was absolutely perfect! We were very nervous on our wedding day and Karen was very calm and non-intrusive. She made us both feel comfortable and her suggestions for pictures really paid off. We wanted an old fashioned feel at our wedding and the pictures really convey that. We pulled it off- in large part thanks to Karen!
We love the pictures. Her prices are the best I found, she was very generous with her time (she was with us for way over the agreed upon one hour), prompt (she beat us and the officiant!), and just very easy to be around. She was very professional and intuitive in her craft. Thank you Karen for the best pictures ever. We absolutely adore what you did! Karen Loudon takes BEAUTIFUL and UNIQUE pictures geared towards those she is photographing. I would wholeheartedly recommend Karen Loudon for pictures.

I live near Syracuse NY. I came to Hawaii to renew my wedding vows, even though, we were married on May 6, 2011. My original photos from that day are a reminder of a tragic event that happened 4 hours before my wedding...my mother, passed away unexpectedly. I needed some time to heal and came to Hawaii to do that. I found Karen online and was stunned by her pictures! She is truely extremely gifted and talented. She will make you feel at ease and you will be pleasantly suprised with the finished product. I highly recommend Karen. When we are back for our 10th wedding anniversary, we will be callling Karen! She is just WOW!

Karen was great! She is very down to earth and was so enjoyable to work with. She got some incredible shots of us in the three hours we had her with us. I highly recommend her for weddings, receptions, engagement photos, etc!!!

Karen is an amazing photographer. We were apprehensive about pictures but after we met with Karen and did a pre wedding day photo shoot we were put at ease. She made us look great and as a result we were relaxed on our wedding day. Karen is fantastic and I would choose her again every time!

Wonderful, wonderful photography!!!!

Karen was the photographer at our wedding and honestly we were NOT let down. She did and amazing job capturing our big day and giving us photographs that take our breath away. Our experience working with her was awesome, she got back to us via email promptly, answered any questions we had, and gave us excellent tips on places to pose and how to pose. Our guest have enjoyed the photos as well and have commented to us on how Karen did a great job capturing our big wedding traditions at our reception.
Karen also took our "Trash the Dress" pictures and I must honestly say that if you are interested in trashing your dress then Karen is who you should go to. She has the perfect location and really lets you be yourself.

Karen, we thank you dearly for the breathtaking images of our big day; there are too many great ones too choose from for our living room :) You Rock!

Karen did an amazing job with our photos! She was great to work with, flexible, and ready to go when we were! We are very happy with our photos and most definitely would use her again if we are in Kona! :-) She is amazing!

Karen was the photographer for our destination wedding in Kailua-Kona Hawaii on Sept 2-3, 2011. I am so happy we found her because she did an amazing job and we love our pictures. People have told us that the pictures should be in contests or magazines and I agree, I can't even believe they are our wedding pictures. It is a bit scary when you book vendors for a destination wedding based on what you find online but in this case we couldn't have been luckier or happier with our photographer Karen. Not only were the pictures amazing but she offers really competitive pricing and I feel we got way more than we could have hoped for. Thanks Karen for capturing our beautiful wedding in Hawaii!! Mahalo!

I can't say enough good things about Karen! She was helpful and responsive months before Big Day. The pictures came out AMAZING! Everyone in the wedding and the family love them! I live in Washington and I thought hiring someone in Hawaii would be impossible, It was isn't! I looked at everyone's web sites and priced them out, Karen was the best choice we could have made. Import fact-You get the rights to your pictures so you don't have to keep ordering and paying long after the wedding is over. We had Karen do some black and white getting up shots, they came out so beautiful, the getting ready shots and the wedding and all the family and friend shots, we have over 1,200 pictures in 8 hours!! and they are all amazing! We'll have to go back to Kona to do all our family shots! Darn! :D

We originally got screwed on our first wedding photographer 3 weeks before the wedding I found Karen and contacted her about doing our wedding! Although last minute she was happy to commit and be there to capture our wonderful day! She was wonderful and was amazing! I have to admit I am a bit picky I myself am a photographer and like things done a certain way! She came in and it was like we had know her for years! She knew exactly what we wanted and I couldn't have been more happy! Not only is she a great person she is a true artist and her eye is amazing! Thank you Karen!!!!!!
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Karen was flexible with her time slots, and quick to respond with any questions that I had. She had great ideas for photos and the end result was breath taking. The memories of our special day would not be the same without her to capture the moments that she did.

Karen worked closely with us to develop a theme for our wedding. We decided on a "Midsummer Night's Dream" and tailored our decor, clothing and lighting to match it. The result was exquisite! Karen staged a magical set of an antique chandelier and enchanted table and chairs to shoot some truly unique photos of my wife and I (with some shots with the best man and maid of honor). Our ceremony, through Karen's effectively lit lens, looked as if we were transported to heaven. That is what Karen does the best actually, she gets a sense of what your "heavenly" wedding would be and creates a set of images which captures you in this heaven. Much mahalo!

It is one year since our wedding and I am just as thrilled today to have worked with Karen as I was on my wedding day. Karen is a consummate professional and had a schedule and shot list for us. We did our photos before our wedding, since we had a sunset wedding and in the midst of setting up and getting ready we did our photo shoot. Karen was completely amazing and kept us all on task. And not only that, she kept us relaxed and at ease. She also photographed the feel and energy of our reception which matches my memory of that night perfectly. And she captured moments that I will treasure forever. Our photos are incredible and so beautiful. I would recommend Karen to any couple wanting amazing memories of their wedding day. Thank you Karen! <3 <3 <3

Karen did a fantastic job with our wedding photos. I would suggest anyone going to the Big Island to get married, or even just for a visit with family contact Karen for photos. We will be contacting her again when we take our children next year so that we can capture our vacation memories. Karen offers an exceptional value for the services that she provides. Karen had never even met us before our wedding day and she captured our love just the way we wanted!!

My family and I were delighted with Karen. She took the time to talk with us before the ceremony and set up shooting locations. She was very flexible and willing to work with our preferences and ideas about the photography.
My wedding was on a budget, and I wasn't originally planning on hiring a photographer to save money. I'm SO GLAD I changed my mind! Karen offers excellent value for the quality of the photography and she includes full rights to the photos in her price. I HIGHLY recommend her for weddings or for any occasion when you want a very talented and professional photographer.

I can't thank you enough for your loving gift. It was a beautiful and gentle wedding, and you captured it all. I love the pictures they are wonderful. I am grateful to who you are as a photographer as well. You were always calm, even when we had to change the venue the day before. You went the extra mile to visit the new venue and check out the surroundings, resulting in some great pictures. You were always calm, in a hectic situation, and I was always met with a smile when I looked up to see you. Most of the time I was unaware of you as you worked. I would, and already have, recommended you to others. You are the greatest!
Mahalo,
Sharon and Brian Hunter

Karen Loudon did an excellent job with our engagement photos. They turned out beautiful and the experience was fun. Her attitude and personality made it so we never had to force a smile. I would definitely recommend her to all of my friends and family!

Karen rocked our wedding and engagement pictures... I get compliments on them non-stop. She was easy to work with and very flexible with my ideas and schedule. My husband and I both loved the experience and we will use her again in the future!

Maybe 5/5 seems a little too perfect but I am absolutely thrilled with my wedding pictures. I was not looking forward to seeing the pictures as I am the least photogenic person I know, but they really came out great !She has a knack for lighting and ideas that are truly artistic and unique. She is also very patient and will give you all the attention and time needed to ensure getting the perfect shots. I recommend Karen to everyone, she will not let you down.

Karen is a friendly photographer that produces fine artistically edited and enhanced photos that highlight the best aspects of your wedding day in a fun and fresh way!