About Kaat

If I'm thirdwheeling you on one of the most important days of your lives, you'd probably like to know who I am and why I do what I do.

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Romantic by accident

Lover of train travel, negronis and the smell of petrichor.
A sucker for dramatic rays of sunlight and the sound of fresh snow under my feet.
Trying to save the planet one dissapointing vegan menu option at a time.
Forever fascinated by photogenic cloud formations.

But also…

World's only person eating a kiwi with its skin.
Destroyer of eardrums whenever Céline Dion is on.
2x marathon finisher after some surgeon tried to tell me I'd never properly walk again.

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kaat and her camera in front of mountain and ocean landscape

A person of opposites

Spends one weekend in a techno club in Berlin — to spend the next one off-grid camping. Thrives in the mountains — lives in a country that has none. Claimed she never ever wanted to become a wedding photographer… celebrating +10 happy years of having a successful elopement and wedding photography business.

Some people never go crazy. What truly groom and bride partly lit by one ray of sunlight horrible lives they must live. — bride and groom posing in front of white sand Charles Bukowski

Adventurous yes-woman

I'm Kaat (she/her). In English my name is pronounced as 'cat' (meow), but with an extra long a. My parents didn't really think that one through, did they? Since getting my bachelor's degree in Photography in 2014, I've been trying to find a way to merge my passion for the great outdoors with my career as a dedicated photographer. I quickly realized that those two things didn't have to exist independently, so for the past decade I've been wandering from New-Zealand to Hawaii and from Chile all the way to Sri Lanka.

Current location
48°51’N, Paris, France / 2°20’E

54°48’S — 68°18’W

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couple paddling out on their surf boards in wedding attire
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To travel is to live

I've been lucky enough to travel to every continent except Antarctica (still waiting on that penguin wedding inquiry). Travel is a huge part of my life and work. If your plans line up with my travel schedule, no travel fees apply. So you can meet me wherever I already am, or we can find somewhere nearby that feels just as magical. Make sure to check out my upcoming locations, you might just find the perfect spot for your adventure too! 

And for those of you worrying about my ecological footprint: I prefer traveling over land and offset all of my travels at the end of the year with Greentripper.

Carpe DM manifesto: 
10 rules to live by

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newly weds snowboarding and skiing down the mountain

1.

If it makes you happy, it doesn't have to make sense to others.

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married couple walking towards helicopter

2.

Always take the scenic route.

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couple hugging

3.

Love is love — all love is welcome here.

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groom wiping away tear from bride's cheek

4. 

Tradition is optional. Meaning is essential. 

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men waterskiing in their suits

5. 

Present over perfect, experiences over things.

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tiny couple on giant mountain top

6. 

Respect nature — respect others — respect yourself.

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out of focus couple in volcanic cloudy landscape

7.

Not everything 
needs a hashtag.

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bride and groom standing under waterfall

8. 

Photos are the most important thing. (Apart from the people in them.)

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bride climbing rock

9.

Drink water and 
don't be racist.

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bride and groom running away on black beach

10. 

Chase adventure, 
not approval.