Michigan, Chicago + Beyond

Hi, I’m Aspen — your favorite third wheel with a camera

I’m all about capturing the moments that make you feel something. The way your partner looks at you when you laugh? That’s what I live for. I am your matcha loving, dog cuddling, travel lover photographer

I never say no to tacos and love yapping just as much as I love photography.

I am a dedicated, and passionate professional who values quality and time. Creating art and capturing the milestones are my way of serving.

I'm here to create those dreamy images for you to obsess over - over and over again.

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You deserve timeless portraits that don’t just look good — they feel like you.
My approach blends editorial direction and candid documentation so you get a mix of posed magic and raw, emotional moments. I’ll help you feel confident and seen while still having the time of your life.

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Aspen once again exceeded our expectations!! We wanted to do family photos with our 5 month old puppy, and with all of the new sights and smells, he was very excited and wanted to adventure during our session. Aspen was so patient and was willing to do certain poses a couple of times to make sure our pup was looking at the camera. She has such a creative eye and always gets beautifully detailed and candid shots. She used the inspiration I brought, but brought some as well that she thought would look good with the location we were in. We love Aspen and recommend her for everything, Weddings, couples photos, family photos, she does not disappoint!!!

Aspen was such a joy to work with throughout our entire wedding planning process! Her planning forms, timeline suggestions, and advice were so so helpful to us while we were planning things out on our own. Aspen did our engagement photos and she was so fun to work with during our shoot and they turned out amazing! Adam from her team shot our wedding and he kept the photo process so smooth and fun on our big day - everyone loved working with him! All our wedding photos turned out beautifully and we are so glad we chose Aspen Kate Artistry to capture such an important day!