About the business
Samantha Kopecky Photography is a Midwest-based Catholic wedding photography company started in 2016 by a young woman with a desire to bring deeper meaning to the hearts of humans.
The Story
I was fourteen the first time I picked up a professional camera.
I bought it from my aunt with ALL of my savings, and from the moment I had it, I was obsessed. I photographed anything that would sit still long enough. My friends at coffee shops, flowers and trees, and my first ever paid shoot that year: family photos for a friend that lasted THREE hours and took over twenty hours to edit.
I didn’t have a business plan—I just loved PEOPLE. Encountering them, capturing their innate beauty and unfitered emotion: raw, human moments they could look at and recognize their own goodness. Very early on, I knew, "This, this is it."
Hundreds and hundreds of shoots, SD cards, and social media posts later, Samantha Kopecky Photography has become a business that even this big dreamer could have never imagined: a team of photographers, media managers, and editors with one vision: to tell human stories, with Jesus Christ at the center.
What makes us different?
This business is Catholic. Not just in name—at our core.
My team and I have knelt through countless nuptial Masses. Prayed with our couples. Sung the Ave Maria while adjusting our shutter speed.
Because we know: this isn’t just a party. (although, we WILL hit the dance floor later :))
This is a sacrament.
So while others might focus on the pretty, we’re tuned in to the profound. The way he watches you veil your face before the altar. The tears your mama thought no one would catch. The moment of the Consecration.
The moment your rings are blessed—and the look you give each other when you realize: this is it.
WHo we are
We're a team of photographers with sacred imagery and faith at our core.
We exist not just to take photos—but to witness love stories that reflect the heart of the Church.
We primarily serve Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and the Midwest—with our bags (and hearts) always packed for where God calls us next.
You’ll find us praying to St. Veronica (our patron of wedding photographers), cheering for your vocations, and absolutely throwing DOWN on the dance floor right there with you once the photos are done.
Prayer for our Couples
Our Promise
Our Style
TRUE TO COLOR
LIFE OF THE PARTY
What we're known for
I would give THEM a 10 out of 5 if I could!
-Clare Donovan, Catholic Bride
Samantha did not simply click the capture button, she created art.
-Mia Romero, Catholic Bride
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