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Kaitlynn Rivera Photography, Richmond, KY (2026)

06/06/2024

I think it’s impossible to put into words the depth of feelings we experience once we become mothers. It’s like we’re only aware of a small portion of our hearts capacity… and then all of a sudden we’re holding our baby and realizing it’s capacity is actually a million times bigger than we ever thought was possible. And it’s just incomprehensible in a way, the amount of love one tiny human can bring into your life. It’s wild and so so incredibly beautiful. My goal with these sessions is to share my art with other moms and create images that capture this unique piece of motherhood - of just how deeply and completely we love our babies ♥️

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05/29/2024

Life doesn’t always go as planned, no matter how much we want it to. **TLDR - business refresh is on hold, self care is becoming a priority, and I’m ready to schedule a few more sessions! ☺️**

As someone who loves a good plan (so much so that I plan out time to plan lolol)… I’m trying to learn to roll with the punches a bit more 😅 which means changing to more of an “it is what it is” mindset. Honestly, it’s so freeing now that I find myself more content saying those words. I’m just letting go of the pressure to try and do all the things all the time, giving myself grace to navigate these hard times in whatever way I need, and finding joy in all the little moments of our every day life. I mean really, that’s what life’s all about anyways - enjoying all the small moments and being content wherever you are. Because despite the difficulties, our life really is so sweet 🥲

I still have so many exciting things I want to do with this business of mine but for now, I have to be patient and wait. I’ve always struggled with patience so maybe this is the universe trying to teach me a lesson lol. But for now, the majority of my time and energy is needed in caring for myself, my incredibly strong and resilient husband, and our wild, sweet little toddler! So while I may not be able to take on as much work as I’d like to, I am still working some! I’m officially opening back up to add a few more sessions to the calendar actually so if you’ve been thinking about it, now is the time to reach out 🤍

As much as I want to dive head first into all of my exciting ideas… I’m taking a step back and learning that it’s not realistic to try and do all the things… and that there actually IS a limit to how much a person can “just keep pushing” 🤪 hard lesson to learn tbh lol. I’m stubborn and so determined when I set my mind to something… but now I know that it only works if I’m also taking care of myself in the process lol. So for now, I’m just enjoying the journey and doing what I can, when I can. No more pressure 🤍 it is what it is.

04/18/2024

I always knew I loved photographing motherhood and families. Long before I ever became a mom myself, the sessions that left me with the fullest heart were those of mamas and their babies. I’ve come to understand that while this passion for documenting families and motherhood has always been there, quietly and incessantly tugging on my heart… it wasn’t until my sweet Mila girl made me a mama that I understood just how much love I have for those types of sessions. There’s a saying that says something along the lines of finding yourself in motherhood, about how becoming a mom finally made you feel so complete and whole. And while I know that’s not every mom’s experience (don’t hear what I’m not saying lol, we’re all different, and that’s SUCH a beautiful thing) but I couldn’t resonate with that more! I’m beyond lucky that my two greatest passions in life, photography and being a mom, can meld together so easily. I’m so excited about the future of this little business of mine 🥹 I can’t wait to share all about my plans for merging my two passions and serving you guys in even better ways. I’m getting *so* close to having everything ready to share 🤩♥️

04/12/2024

Hey, hi, still here 🥲 my brand refresh will be launching along with the opening of my calendar so soooon ✨ and maybe even a little giveaway for funsies?? 😉🥰

03/06/2024

I mentioned in my last post that I wanted to talk a lot more about what alls been going on in our lives lately and why it was so important for me to take a bit of a break from posting. My struggle now, is that I have so much I want to talk about and share with you guys that I don’t even know where to start lol. But I guess I’ll start with the one thing that is more important to me than anything else, the thing that brings me the most profound joy, and what has changed my life more than I ever could’ve possibly imagined… motherhood!

This might sound a bit dramatic and totally cheesy… but I have truly found myself in motherhood and I have never felt more at peace with my life. Being Mila’s mom has brought me the most joy and contentment that I’ve ever known. I have never felt more rooted and settled in who I am as a person. I just have the deepest sense of happiness and confidence that I am exactly who, and where, I’m meant to be. It’s like all of a sudden, the rush and urgency to keep pushing and reach the next life milestone has totally disappeared. I guess I just feel like I have really and fully made it in life 🥹 I get to love on and care for my baby every single day, follow my passion for photography and other creative interests, be a dedicated and loving wife to the most incredible man, and just soak in every little moment! I’m loving this life Thomas and I have created and I just feel so so thankful!

With that being said, it’s because of our precious Mila girl, and the gift of being her mom, that I’m changing things up with this business of mine! My passion for motherhood is merging with my creative passion for my photography and I’m SO EXCITED about what’s to come! I’ll continue to share more as time goes on and as I work through all the details. I’d hoped to have it all worked out by now and to be finally sharing my vision for the future of my work with you guys, but life has had other plans unfortunately. We’re still dealing with some issues that are consuming a lot of our mental and physical resources and because of this, progress on the business front is having to slow down *temporarily*. I’m itching to make all of my exciting ideas for my business a reality, but my family’s health and well being comes first, and they need me more right now ♥️

Please know that the continued support and patience shown by all of you is truly getting us through, you have no idea. Words can’t accurately explain mine and Thomas’s gratitude 🥺♥️

02/23/2024

Hi friends 🤍 it’s been a while. I’ve put off making this post for quite a bit now, waiting for the perfect time and the right words to come to me. I’m realizing there’s not really a perfect time to talk about hard things and I’ve rewritten this post a million times (and could keep rewriting it still, if I’m honest lol) so we’re just gonna go for it. But most importantly, let me say really quick before getting into the other things, yes I’m very much still in business! I can’t wait to share exactly what I’ve been planning for the future of Kaitlynn Rivera Photography - it’s just so so good! 🥹 It’s all things I’ve been dreaming about for years and I’ve finally forced myself to slow down, plan it all out, and work through all the details. But more on all of that later! ✨

You may or may not have noticed but, I’ve been mostly absent on social media for the last year or more. There’s a lot to it, and I want to go into more detail eventually, but one big thing I realized about myself is that I find it almost impossible to post on socials when I’m going through hard times. I’ve always tried to be someone who shares their real and authentic life but until I began going through some really hard things, I didn’t realize that I’d find it so difficult to keep sharing when things weren’t so positive all of a sudden. I tried on a few occasions to just push through and get back into the groove of posting again but, I could never stick with it. I wasn’t ready to share what I’d been going through and because it was such a large part of my day to day, it felt weird to post and not actually talk about it. I sat in this weird place for a while of wanting so badly to post and connect with people, but not being ready to share openly what I was going through. So I eventually decided to just take a breather and focus on myself and my little family for a while. *spoiler alert, I think that was exactly what I needed!*

While I still have a ways to go and we’re still in the trenches of some scary and unknown health related things for my Thomas, I’m feeling so at peace with life these days. I’m finding so much joy, passion, and excitement in my work again - which is so huge for me! At one point I was almost ready to put away my camera for good. I’m so deeply thankful I didn’t though and that I kept pushing through because truly, I LOVE what I do! I just need to be extra mindful and careful moving forward, to not overwhelm myself with the amount of work I take on.

Life is always changing and evolving and this past season sure has thrown us for a loop… but we’re (Thomas and I) coming out of it so cautiously hopeful and excited for the future. Both with the business and in our personal life! I’m so excited to share more about our lives and what we’ve been up to. There’s just so much I want to say and talk about but I’ll leave it at this for now - life has been unbelievably hard for a hot minute but, there’s finally some light at the end of the tunnel and we are so ready for it 🥲 so stay tuned! And thank you times a million for still being here ♥️

10/27/2023

My sweet, goofy, strong willed and beautiful little bestie 🥹 ugh how I love her SO DANG MUCH!!! Even when she’s pushing boundaries all day long 🤪 toddler parenting is a whole new level of parenting and really puts your own emotional regulation abilities to the test lmao. Anyone else in the same boat currently?

*Christmas mini sign ups are still open! I added a ton of spots to make sure I didn’t have to turn anyone away for this round of minis so there’s a few left 🫶🏼 oh also! I’ve been thinking about getting a little pretend play set of cookies and milk for anyone who wants their kiddos in Christmas pjs… would anyone be interested?? Comment down below or shoot me a message! I just think it would be so darn cute lol.

10/23/2023

Christmas Studio Minis ❄️ November 17th and 18th - the link is in my bio to book! Pictures of my cute little Mila girl with this set up to come tomorrow ☺️

10/14/2023

I find that I procrastinate on sharing a lot of my sessions on here (especially weddings!) and I think I’ve figured out why. I just have so much love for my clients and I want to share some meaningful thoughts about them and their photos but it’s hard to find the time to sit down and organize my thoughts! Thank you adhd brain 😝 but also I’m a big time over thinker and I put way too much pressure on it which is so silly lol. So here, please just enjoy some favorites from this sweet couples beautiful day. One day I’ll share some more and tell you a bit about their “didn’t go as planned but turned out PERFECT” wedding day 🥰

10/11/2023

This sweet family 🥹 I’ve documented so many memories for them and it just makes me so happy to see them again! Scroll to the last photo to see the shirt and hat I photographed big brother wearing for his first birthday photos! 🥹

10/09/2023

One of these days I’m going to start being consistent with posting again 😅 life is just so busy these days being a mama and a business owner. I’ve been trying to be very intentional with my attention and energy and one thing that’s just had to sit on the back burner is social media. But I’m trying to make it a bit more of a priority because I have soooo much beautiful content to share with you all! And several big announcements coming soon! The biggest one is my Christmas set up that I’ve been dreaming up for the last couple of years that I’m finally making a reality this year! 🥹 I cannot wait for you guys to see it! I have a few more items I’m waiting on and then I’ll be taking some promo images to share. But for anyone interested, mark it in your calendars for November 17th and 18th! They’ll be hosted in my home studio space and can be booked for couples, families, or even just kiddos 🥰🎄🎁✨

These photos are of some of my favorite people of all time 🥹 my cousin and her beautiful family! Our girls are only 2 months apart and going through motherhood with her has been the sweetest and biggest blessing! I don’t know what I’d do without her, that’s for sure ♥️

09/14/2023

Family sessions with littles just have my heartttt 🥺 I love them so much! This family session in particular was extra special for a few reasons - it was on their beautiful farm and also… they’re some of our best friends! ☺️ crazy to think that my job as a photographer has brought most of my closest friends into my life. So when you hear me say how basically all of my clients are people I’d be great friends with outside of photos - I truly mean that! It’s always been something I’ve loved about my business, it just tends to draw in people so similar to me. I feel like I’m just making new friends constantly 😂🥰 it’s the best lol.

Also I just wanted to put it out there, if you want to have a session in your home, on your farm, or doing a fun activity that you and your family love doing together, let’s do it!!! Those types of sessions always deliver some of the most heartfelt photos with that extra special little *something* ♥️

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