Kim was so friendly and took amazing photos! We did all our couple and wedding party photos before the ceremony, and she photographed our ceremony as well. She arrived very early before anyone else. Taking couples photos was one of my favorite parts of the day. She made us feel beautiful and excited to be about to be married. She was very calm and professional with our very large wedding party. The photos are beautiful. It has been a week since the wedding and she has posted many of our photos. I have so many favorites already. She will send me the rest of the photos by next week. Thank you so much Kim! I had a great experience working with you.
Julie S.
5.0
Working with Kim is always an absolute pleasure—this was my second time hiring her, and she exceeded expectations yet again! She is incredibly punctual and has a wonderful way with people. She kept both the couple and their guests relaxed and smiling, making the entire photo session feel seamless and fun. To top it off, the final photos were delivered right on schedule, and the quality is absolutely stunning. Highly recommended!
Sophia H.
5.0
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Kim Hoyt
OWNER CHATEAU PHOTOGRAPHY
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Thank you for your interest in my services. Chateau Photography out of Tolland, CT has been in business for over 20 years, and I am passionate about providing you with the best photographs and the best service on your beautiful day. I have photographed over 1000 gorgeous weddings! My goal is to capture relaxed and fun pictures as well as creative, breathtaking portraits. I cover most of CT as well as parts of MA and RI. My prices are fair, service excellent and pictures breathtaking. Call me or email me to set up a time to talk about your special day! I am flexible and willing to work with you to make your day perfect! I look forward to hearing from you!
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Kim
Chateau Photography is a wedding photography service operating out of Tolland, CT.
Thank you for your interest in my services. I have been in business for over 20 years and I am passionate about providing you with the best photographs and the best service on your beautiful day. I have photographed over 1000 gorgeous weddings! My goal is to capture relaxed and fun pictures as well as creative, breathtaking portraits. Outside of shooting weddings, I teach French and Spanish at our local high school. I also am an avid equestrian, and I ride my lovely mare at least four times a week! I have three rescue dogs I hike with, and I love painting and cooking. Call me or email me to set up a time to talk about your special day! I am flexible and willing to work with you to make your day perfect! I look forward to hearing from you! Thank you! Kim, Chateau Photography. I also offer services as a wedding officiant! Please inquire! (We joyfully welcome and celebrate couples of all backgrounds, identities, and orientations!)
James McGennis
Wedding Officiant/ Technical Advisor
James McGennis is an ordained minister through the Universal Life Church and serves as a Wedding Officiant specializing in thoughtful, personalized, secular ceremonies. He also is the technical advisor and backbone of Chateau Photography. James can serve as the officiant at your wedding when Chateau Photography is booked as your photographer. $300 will be added to the package. (We joyfully welcome and celebrate couples of all backgrounds, identities, and orientations!) Outside of work, James enjoys power lifting, being a black belt in Jiujitsu, swimming, hiking, philosophizing and reading!
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The photographer was professional, punctual, calm, and great with large wedding parties, making sessions seamless and fun. Photos are beautiful, delivered promptly, and her venue knowledge sped up shots—helpful in hot conditions—and pricing was praised. Clients loved her personality, responsiveness, and highly recommend rehiring her.
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Isabella K
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5.0
Kim was wonderful to work with. From the moment we met her at our consultation to the wedding day, she was very involved, answered all of our questions, and really included such a ...
light on the day. Our bridal party loved her and her energy and she was great at really telling us what pose she wanted from us. She captured every moment perfectly, would absolutely recommend!
Julie S
5.0
Kim was so friendly and took amazing photos! We did all our couple and wedding party photos before the ceremony, and she photographed our ceremony as well. She arrived very early b...
efore anyone else. Taking couples photos was one of my favorite parts of the day. She made us feel beautiful and excited to be about to be married. She was very calm and professional with our very large wedding party. The photos are beautiful. It has been a week since the wedding and she has posted many of our photos. I have so many favorites already. She will send me the rest of the photos by next week. Thank you so much Kim! I had a great experience working with you.
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Sophia H
5.0
Working with Kim is always an absolute pleasure—this was my second time hiring her, and she exceeded expectations yet again! She is incredibly punctual and has a wonderful way with...
people. She kept both the couple and their guests relaxed and smiling, making the entire photo session feel seamless and fun. To top it off, the final photos were delivered right on schedule, and the quality is absolutely stunning. Highly recommended!
Jared R
5.0
Kim photographed our wedding at Georgina’s and she did an amazing job! All of our pictures are amazing, and the price was awesome!
It was also great working with a photographer t...
hat knew our venue, it made the photo taking process much quicker, since she already knew the best places for the photos. And our wedding day was REALLY hot so the outside photos getting done so quickly was perfect.
We had some trouble with the mail (we live in Las Vegas), and Kim was so sweet and gave us extra pages in our album because of the delay. She’s a wonderful person to work with and the photos are beautiful. Thank you Kim!
Olivia W
5.0
Kim was an absolute joy to work with! Her pictures were beautiful and she gave them to us promptly after the wedding. I highly suggest booking Kim as your wedding photographer fo...
r a stress free and joyful experience and gorgeous pictures!
Kimberly C
5.0
Kim at Chateau Photography was so amazing to work with! From the first meeting to check-in calls, and then the big day- she was so responsive and easy to work with!
She did a grea...
t job capturing the key moments of our wedding- she was like a ninja, too; I feel like I barely saw her but the the pictures came in and she snapped the best shots!
She had great ideas for the staged/posed pictures as well. She gave great suggestions in addition to making sure we got the shots we wanted!
Emily C
5.0
Kim was super easy to work with. Lots of communication via email which I appreciate. Her package is phenomenal and includes so much bang for the buck. She took SO many gorgeous pic...
tures and gave every single one to us on a flash drive (1080 pictures) which most photographers do not do. I highly reccomend her !!
Elizabeth S
5.0
Kim was an awesome photographer for our July 9th wedding at The Overlook at Geers Tree Farm. She made sure to capture so many special moments. We had asked that she focus more on c...
andid than formal pictures, and she absolutely did just that. She had our 1100 photos done within a week, and they were perfectly done. Her prices are very reasonable. You will not be disappointed if you choose Kim as your wedding photographer.
William D
5.0
Kim is by far the best photographer. My family has had a lot of weddings and has been through a lot of photographers and not only were they much more expensive than Kim but there w...
ork did not compare. Kim was always at the right place at the right time. She is also very understanding and a pleasure to communicate with. I cannot recommend her enough.
Danielle C
5.0
When I first met Kim on our consultation, I liked her right from the start! Very nice and inviting to her studio. Any time I contacted her, she was very quick to respond. And wh...
en it came to the Big Day, she was so patient with all the family and friends(I was trying not to lose my patience with those said family members and friends, and she didn't miss a beat!) She was able to get most of everyone at the wedding in some candid photo of some kind! And I could not wait to look through the pictures once she sent them, and both my husband and I could not be happier with the shots she got!! They came out so beautiful!! And the editing she did on the photos was awesome too!
She offers all kinds of packages to fit just about any budget!! If you are looking for a great photographer with an awesome personality, Kim at Chateau Photography is your lady!
Susan S
5.0
We couldn't be happier with our wedding pictures by Kim Hoyt. She is outgoing and professional. She called to check in a month before our wedding and then again a few days before. ...
Kim is really versatile and talented and, I think, could shoot any wedding style easily. We wanted more traditional shots rather than the photojournalist/ style mag photo shoot style that's so popular now (and which I think will look really dated soon). She will shoot in a photojournalism style, but she also shot all the more traditional shots we wanted. (And we love some of the more "fun" shots which we wouldn't have originally thought was our style that she threw in). Kim also charges about half the going rate of most photographers, particularly those working in the Farmington Valley (where we were married).
Diane C
5.0
I loved Kim she was excellent and the pictures were amazing
Niki K
5.0
I couldn't have asked for a better photographer. When I got to my venue I realized I had forgotten my list of shots to take. Kim did an exceptional job making sure to get every sho...
t she thought would be on my list. She was extremely nice and easy going. She took over 1200 pictures and they were beautiful. I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a great photographer who is down to earth :) she made the day run very smoothly
Lakesha M
4.0
Kim has been doing photography for many years and it was evident. First of all, she worked with us as far as "designing" our own package according to our budget. This was a huge pl...
us as many vendors have packages "set in stone". She maintained contact via the phone right up until the day before the wedding. She was very prompt arriving to the venue and basically began working right away. She worked quickly but efficeintly to assure as many wedding party and family pictures were taken in the time allotted. She captured a lot of "action" that my husband and I had no idea was going on amongst the guests. She also captured those quiet moments when my husband and I were just talking or even smiling at each other.
I would definitely reccommmend Kim.
Christina L
5.0
We were very impressed by Kim. She took time to get to know us as a couple and was very willing to take photographs where ever we asked. She even made a special stop for us to ou...
r venue because it was important to us. Our wedding was a very warm day and our pictures were outside. She heard what I was feeling and was willing to accommodate my needs at that moment. Having been at a wedding two weeks prior to ours where the photographer was in their face, Kim was unseen and still managed to take amazing photos. She blended in and made the day special for us. We loved how she captured our memories!
Sarah K
5.0
Kim was very professional and took fantastic pictures. She spent alot of time with us and helped to make the day so memorable. The pictures came back quickly which was such a nic...
e surprise instead of waiting for months. I was very happy to have worked with Kim and would recommend her to friends and family!
Trish B
5.0
My husband and I cannot say enough good things about Kim. She is so reasonably priced that it is too good to be true. Our photos came out beautiful. She moves quickly through al...
l the formal shots and you don't even know she is there during the candids.
Keri T
5.0
After looking at two other photographers in the greater Hartford area, Kim was recommended to me by another bride. Not only were her prices more than fair, but the photos she took ...
were amazing. She caters to each couple's taste (black & white, formal, trendy, etc.) and offers a large selection of album options. She was very quick with the proofs and then the final album--we had everything--including negatives--within three months of the wedding! While getting our pictures taken she was very thorough but moved very quickly and didn't let people loiter around wasting time. She did a great job of getting the big group photos out of the way and then whittling everyone down to the bridal party and then just the bride & groom so everyone had a chance to go inside and enjoy the cocktail hour while my husband & I finished up with our solo pictures. I can't say enough how happy we were with Kim and how she didn't try to walk all over us like some of our other vendors. She knew what she had to do to get good pictures but was open to our ideas as well. Overall, we were VERY pleased with Kim and her photos. Thank you!
Cathy D
5.0
We had a medical emergency at the church with one of our guest and we were running late so kim call the reception site to let know. She didn't have to do that.