COLORADO + DESTINATION WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER

Documentary-meets-editorial coverage for photos that take you back to how it all felt.

For couples who want photos that are timeless but not boring,
candid but still cool,
editorial but never stiff

…you’re in the right place.

“I don’t even know where to begin because working with Kelsey was truly one of the best decisions we made for our wedding.

From the first conversation, she felt like someone we could trust, she was calm, kind, and so genuinely invested in making our day special. On our wedding day, she brought such a comforting energy. She made us feel completely at ease, like we were just hanging out with a friend who happened to have a camera. She captured moments we didn’t even realize were happening, and she somehow managed to be everywhere without ever feeling intrusive. The photos were absolutely beautiful. Full of emotion, warmth, and all the little details that made our day ours. She didn’t just take pictures; she documented our story in the most meaningful way, and we will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives. So grateful for her and her talent!”

-Megan + Tyler

Candids, champagne & capturing your memories.

If you’re drawn to my work, you’re probably the kind of couple who wants the day to feel as good as it looks.

You are:

  • Looking for someone who can capture the day exactly as it unfolds — big moments, inbetween moments, moments you didn’t even know were happening — through an artistic vision that never takes away from the experience

  • An intentional couple who is planning a PARTAY, not a performance!

  • Deeply invested in spending time with your people on your wedding day. You don’t take for granted the rarity and absolute joy of having all of your loved ones in the same place

  • Ditching traditional elements (garter toss who? bye) to truly make your day your own

  • Wanting to look back on your wedding photos and remember all of it and how it felt

If you’re nodding along to this, I think we’re going to get along!

And because your photographer is with you more than almost anyone else on your wedding day, I don’t take that lightly. I take the time to truly get to know my couples, so you feel comfortable, at ease, and fully yourself in front of my camera… which is where the best photos come from.

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Meet Kelsey // the face behind Sunbeam Studio

My background in journalism taught me how to observe before anything else: to anticipate moments, read a room, and tell a story through a photograph. Over time (and once I realized that I loved loved LOVED weddings and that would be way more fun than a newsroom job lol), I evolved my style to blend documentary honesty with an editorial eye. I believe you shouldn’t have to choose between great photos and a great time.

I’m drawn to the balance of it all. The polished and the imperfect, the composed and the completely unplanned. Your people all in one place, the big moments and the tiny ones, and everything in between. The result is you get photos that feel both elevated and deeply personal — and that take you right back to how you felt.

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“wait, we look SO GOOD”

-you, after you inquire

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