HI, I'M karissa.

CAFFEINE DEPENDENT.over caring.over swearing.

  If you ever wanted to know 3 things about me - Those 3 statements pretty much sum my life up in a nutshell. I can’t function without caffeine. PERIOD. Especially after becoming a mom on top of a full time business owner.
  I’m loyal to my core, which makes me care like A LOT. I’ll be the first to admit, I fog up my own glasses as I cry during the exchange of your vows or hearing your best friend’s voices crackle while giving their heartfelt speeches. I’m also the first to laugh and encourage something even mildly inappropriate if it encourages some crowd participation. 
  The third part of that statement is over swearing, yes I cuss. *spicy* i know but It’s a form of expression, I hear that people who cuss are more intelligent? so, let’s go with that!
Here are the basics - i was born + raised in las vegas. I know all the ins and outs of this crazy city! i grew up around the boys, so i'm a little rough around the edges. i fell in love with a dude who hated me in middle + high school. we did long distance for years and we had the cutest kid on planet earth. i function on a fluid only diet (coffee/red bulls, white claws, whiskey sours, and wine) my past times include Shopping, decorating, and thrifting, ya girl loves to spend money. I dig my rap/rock MGK, good acoustics + violin covers. I have an obsession with Will Farrell movies because I love dumb comedy. fair #Warning You will get Will Farrell memes from me at some point, so just be prepared. Did we just become best friends?!


AT THE MOMENT...

THINKING ABOUT:

Redecorating my home

CRAVING:

My next Disney trip

drinking:

Whiskey Sour

LISTENING:

Morgan Wallen

watching:

Will Farrell Movies

holiday:

Halloween/Christmas

how it started

how it's going

My roots truly began from being obsessed with myspace.. IYKYK. I loved creating custom things that my friends didn't have which turned into a side hustle. I ALWAYS carried a point and shoot camera around with me. You can literally ask anyone who knew me then. I had a few *iconic* pics. I've recently deemed myself the friend "treasurer" because I still have so many of those photos in my possession and backed up on hard drives.

Fast forward, I graduated HS, moved to CA for college, and picked up a camera for social media. at the time I was working for a motorcylce company. (my roots are deep in action sports) from there i fell in love with helping at weddings after i swore up and down I'd never be a wedding photographer.

I've been at this for 8 years now (6 years full time in weddings) since I decided to quit my salary job, move back to Vegas, and just go for it. Now I have an amazing team of women under me. I've had the privilege of being apart of 350+ weddings and elopements, a commercial on TV, billboards, and signs downtown. Not to mention the countless relationships with other entrepreneurs around town that I treasure so much. 

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