Candid Captures by Kristina

Best of Weddings (1x).

North & Central New Jersey

About this vendor

Candid Captures by Kristina is a wedding photography company based in Bloomsbury, NJ. Owner Kristina Karpew is passionate about her work and active in her local community. She feels that life’s precious moments are too important to be missed, and she would be thrilled to capture all the wonder and joy of your wedding celebration. Kristina believes that life’s beautiful moments are meant to be celebrated and shared. She is delighted to be able to share her passion for photography with you, and she can’t wait to use all her talent and experience to capture the moments that you and your loved ones will want to remember and treasure forever. Your wonderful future awaits, and Kristina wants you to enjoy every step of the journey. Candid Captures by Kristina covers engagements, rehearsals, and wedding day celebrations. Kristina’s basic wedding package includes two hours of coverage and a collection of high-resolution digital images. Kristina is also available for engagement and portrait sessions.

Details

Business Attributes

Woman-owned Business

Photo Shoot Types

Bridal Portraits
Day After Session
Engagement

Photo & Video

Digital Files
Photo
Social Media Sharing

Photo & Video Styles

Classic
Documentary
Lifestyle

Wedding Activities

Getting Engaged
Rehearsals & Parties
After Party
Wedding
After Party

Awards and Affiliations

2026 'Best of Weddings'

out of 5.0

24 reviews

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Brandon E

Kristina was completely and utterly lovely. She went above and beyond in many ways making our wedding day so much easier. Her photos were beautiful and she caught so many amazing m...

oments. There are a lot of tough decisions to make while planning a wedding, but I assure you, this is an easy one. She rocks!

Kelly C

Really fantastic deal for some too notch photos. Entire family, especially the wife, loved them!

Lisa E

My husband and I hired Kristina to snap our wedding photos for us for our September 2026 wedding. From the start she was so kind and professional. She is easy to communicate with, ...

which is very important to us. The day of the wedding came and she was so sweet and excited for us. She knew all the best angles and best scenery for the background. We love our photos and couldn’t be happier with the way we get to remember the best day of our lives! Amazing job!

Lucien P

We were searching for someone affordable but who also had a great vision when we found Kristina!! She did FANTASTIC work!!! She worked tirelessly throughout the day to get us the b...

est wedding photos we could ask for, and boy did she deliver!! She even geeked out on us during the shoot saying they were magazine quality - and they really are!! I love her! Definitely will be hiring her in the future for our family portraits.

Jennifer F

We could not have asked for a better wedding photographer! From the very beginning, she was incredibly professional, responsive, and easy to work with. The entire hiring process wa...

s seamless, and she made everything feel effortless. Her creativity is truly exceptional. She has an amazing eye for capturing the little moments that you might otherwise miss, and her candid photographs are absolutely beautiful. She captured the emotion, energy, and personality of our wedding in a way that feels completely authentic to us. And one of our favorite parts—she perfectly captured our dog as our ring bearer! She somehow managed to photograph all of his personality and the special role he played in our day, which means so much to us. Beyond her incredible talent, she was simply a pleasure to have around. Professional, personable, unobtrusive, and genuinely fun to work with. We are thrilled with our photos and will treasure them for years to come. We highly recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer who combines exceptional professionalism with truly outstanding creativity and artistry!

Rachel T

Kristina was absolutely amazing! It was a little hectic when she arrived. We were getting ready at the hotel room. She immediately started looking for little details to take pi...

ctures of, and finding a spot to hang up my dress for a picture. She brought a crochet hook and helped my mom button my dress, and she even helped bustle my dress during cocktail hour. She remembered the sunset pictures (my husband and I were on the dance floor and we would have forgotten!). I forgot to take pictures with some of our guests, but luckily Kristina took a lot of candids! She was fantastic! We would absolutely hire her again for any event.

Megan M

Kristina was great too work with. She’s professional, talented and great value for money. Would highly recommend.

Lee H

Kristina is the absolute best. So easy to work with and her rates are more than reasonable. She's a great photographer and such a sweet, wonderful person. I cannot recommend her h...

ighly enough!

Derek W

PLEASEEEEEEEEEE book with her!! She is the most amazing and immaculate photographer, very professional, her rates are reasonable, goes above and beyond, super helpful, very respons...

ive and such a great friend at the same time!

Emily R

Kristina has the perfect personality to be a wedding photographer. She was super responsive and on top of everything during planning, and was very nice and accommodating when I wa...

nted to add things later on. The day of she was a dream come true, my husband is still talking about it months later!

Teresa K

We truly couldn’t have asked for a better photographer for our wedding day. From the moment we met her, she was incredibly attentive, down to earth, and just on it in every way. Sh...

e went above and beyond her role—not only capturing the most perfect, timeless photos but also stepping in during some chaotic moments, including helping with a hiccup in our flower delivery and smoothing over a few last-minute issues at the venue. What stood out most is how grounded she kept me throughout the day. Her calm, confident presence was exactly what I needed, and it felt like having a supportive friend by my side. My husband, who is not easily impressed, was absolutely thrilled with her and her work. We’ve had multiple family members comment on how fantastic she was, and a few have even said they’d be reaching out to her for future events. That says it all. I cannot recommend her enough—she is the full package: incredibly talented, professional, and a true calming presence on what can be a hectic day. We’re so grateful to have had her capture one of the most important days of our lives.

Erin S

She was fantastic! The pictures were absolutely stunning. She was funny, professional, all around a great person. We were so thrilled to have her capture our special day! 10 out of...

10 would recommend!!

Kerrie A

Kristan was the best, the pics were amazing, she captured so many great moments for us, I would highly recommend her

JESSICA Q

Kristine was amazing, she was very detailed, listened about my insecurities when taking pictures. She did both our engagement and wedding pictures. Everyone loved the pictures. We...

can see the hapinnes, the moments lived full of smiles and happiness, she left us with a memory forever. Every pictures tells and reminds us of something. I love love thank you so much.

Kim C

Kristina's pictures were beautiful. She was very organized and made sure to get the portraits that I asked for. My candid pictures are great too. Not only was she professional but ...

also made everyone feel at ease.

Carolyn H

I wouldn't hire anyone else! Not only do you get amazing pictures, you get a friend. Even our first time meeting felt like we were life long friends. She did our engagement phot...

os and our wedding. She will be the only photographer we hire!!

Jenna S

She should charge MORE for the quality and work ethic she puts into her craft. My photos are nothing short of STUNNING! Kristina is amazing, inside and out, she became such a trust...

ed friend and I hope we get to hang out again!

Jackie H

We loved Kristina so much! She was very professional, understanding, HELPFUL, and so very sweet. She made our day a lot less stressful. Highly recommend & pictures came out amazing...

and were available a few days after our wedding.

Andy B

Kristina was incredible on our big day! In the time leading up to our wedding, she was very helpful in providing recommendations on how to capture the best moments from our first l...

ook to our family pictures. Throughout the day, she captured all of the best moments, and took some AMAZING candids that we were so excited to see, including some incredibly sweet photos for our guests enjoying themselves and reuniting. Even when a torrential downpour unexpectedly occurred, Kristina rolled with us and still captured some amazing moments, including photos of us overlooking an incredible sunrise (that she convinced us to to take). Throughout the day, she was calm and collected, and stepped in when prep work was needing in draping one of our party's sari. She was an integral part of the day, even beyond the photos. And simply put, we will be looking at her pictures for many, many years to come! If you're looking for a photographer to capture your special day, look no further than Kristina!

Heather M

Talk about blown away!!!! Kristina is the absolute best of the best! She went above and beyond what any photographer would have done on my wedding day. From taking photos to helpi...

ng my girls getting ready (right down to lacing up corsets!!), Kristina wasn’t afraid to step in and get your hands dirty. She arrived on time and ready to work…. With a pleasant, inviting smile on her face. Kristina has such a warm demeanor that makes you feel like you’ve been friends with her forever. I got compliments all night about her, and I’m still getting compliments days later. From the sneak peak photos I’m getting, I can tell I’m going to love my photos. She wasn’t pushy about getting shots and listened about what we wanted from our photographer. I loved that she was willing to work with us…. And didn’t shove her ideas on our throats. She even has a sweet photo booth that we were able to rent too!! That was definitely a hit with the kids at our wedding (and to be honest, most of the adults!) Kristina, thank you so much for being part of our special day! You made it so much better just by being you! I cannot thank you enough…

Jessica M

We didn't want all the bells and whistles of a traditional wedding photographer. Just the basics. And Kristina was perfect. She never intruded into the ceremony/reception, but caug...

ht all the right moments. And we had our photos to download within a few days. At a reasonable price.

Frances F

Kristina was so wonderful! From the first meeting I felt so comfortable with her and I loved the pics of her work. Wedding day photos were magnificent—and she sent them to me so qu...

ickly! My family found Kristina and her assistant remarkable and appreciated that they were very subtle and respectful during our wedding Mass. I am 100% impressed and cannot recommend her highly enough!!!

Gavin K

Kristi is great! She went beyond our expectations as a photographer. She took wonderful candid photos, used our pose suggestions as a springboard for a fun and creative photoshoot,...

and then she even helped to bustle the bride’s dress. At our reception, she helped to hype up the dance floor by teaching people some dance moves, talked us through how to cut our cake (we were nervous), and was overall very friendly and energetic (made much more impressive by the fact that she did all this while pregnant with her second child)! She took so many beautiful photos and captured so many wonderful memories from our special day. She also edited and returned the photos to us very quickly. We highly recommend hiring her! ~ Gavin & Kaitlyn Keasler

Rema C

Kristina did a phenomenal job with our wedding photos. She arrived right on time and began snapping some amazing shots right away. She managed to capture the best, genuine moments ...

from our wedding and service. My husband and I loved her warm, friendly personality and are so grateful that we reached out to her for her talent.

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112 County Rd 639, Bloomsbury, NJ | North & Central New Jersey