Traylor Wedding

In July of 2012 I was able to attend a wedding where my husband was a groomsmen. As a gift for the bride/groom, I made them a movie complete with pictures and videos from the wedding, featuring music from their ceremony as well. It was a beautiful day!

Sackett Wedding

In September of 2012, I was lucky enough to be able to attend the wedding of a very close friend. We practically grew up together, and lived next door to each other our freshman year of high school.  I was not the hired photographer for the wedding, but just snapped some pics for her to enjoy. Thought I would share them with you as well!

Shever Wedding

 SHEVER WEDDING

This September I was able to join some friends on the day they exchanged vows and became husband and wife. Our children go to school together, our sons wrestle and play football for the same team. The wife and I worked together a few years ago. So it was an honor when I was asked to video their wedding. I went all out and created an entire wedding movie for them. I captured every moment of the wedding. From the first time the music played, until the bells rang outside announcing they had gotten married. I captured the entire reception, from the first toast to the dollar dance. I put everything together for them and put it into movie format so they can enjoy it for years to come.  While I was taking the videos, I did snap a few pictures for them as memory keepsakes. I was not the paid photographer for the wedding, but she enjoyed them just the same!!!

L Turns Seven

 L TURNS SEVEN

My daughter L turned 7 in August. So we decided to go out to the local park and take the camera and see what we could come up with. She is such a little poser and had a blast being a model for the afternoon. She loved the attention and we ended up with well over 300 pictures, most of which of course ended up deleted. But out of the 300, I had about 50 really great pictures. These three were my favorite out of the bunch, which is why I decided to share. I really didn't mess to much with editing on these pictures. I just love how naturally beautiful she is and didn't want to mess with it!

D turns nine

 DAMON TURNS 9

My son D turns 9 in December of 2012. He is actively involved in football this year so we decided to take him out and do some fun photos with him and his football stuff.  We also took some out on the football field.

B's One Year Shots

 B TURNS ONE

B is my niece who turned one in 2010. She was my very first photo shoot when I started to really get into photography. She was so much fun and the weather was perfect for shooting outdoors. We were able to get some great colors with the leaves changing color. We also got some amazing smiles from this beautiful little girl. She had so much fun posing and taking her pictures!

The birth of Bethany Kay Photography

Welcome!!!!!  I decided to setup a blog for my website so I had another place more accessible for the online community other than Facebook.  Plus, it gives me a more personal way to show off my work and let the photographs shine!

I am not a professional by any means.  I have been photographing things since as far back as I can remember. It started with my hobby in weather and storm chasing.  I loved to take pictures of the clouds, sky, and severe storms.  It has since blossomed into more after having children of my own.  I now love to take photographs of them at their best, and worst times, to cherish those moments forever.

A family member asked me to take pictures for their wedding, and after that the rest is history. My first wedding photo shoot was for my brother and his new wife. I took pictures from start to finish. From the wedding rehearsal to the reception. I also did a full video service for them as well, and made that my gift to them. I put it together in movie format, and they will be able to enjoy it for the rest of their lives.

After their daughter became a bit older, they asked if I would take her birthday portraits. I also began taking my own children's birthday pictures and allowing them to think up ideas and help expand their minds. My daughter is a natural poser, and loves to be in front of the camera.  I have since taken multiple family portraits, kid shots, as well as pet photography. I am scheduled for a wedding in December, and excited to bring my talents more to the front!

A background of me!  I am 29 and live in Ida Grove, Iowa. I am married to my husband Ryan. We have been together for 11 years and married for 9 of those years.  We have two children, our son  Damon will be 9 in December and our daughter Liliann just turned 7 in August. We also have two cats, Sway who turned 10 in December, and our newest member, Prima who will be a year old in January.  I am currently attending the University of Phoenix for Health Care Administration and Electronic Medical Records. I am due to graduate next fall.  My husband is employed by Gomaco as a industrial painter.