Kaitlyn McEntire

Photographer

5 years of experience

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Farmington, Utah

Kaitlyn McEntire

Photographer

Farmington, Utah

5 years of experience

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About me

Hello, friend! I'm Kaitlyn - a Utah doulatog (doula+birth photographer- videographer). I serve families throughout the Salt Lake Valley, supporting and documenting the intimate, vulnerable transition from pregnancy, though birth, and into postpartum. (I also offer complimentary bereavement photography and doula services to angel-babe families walking through loss.) My client families enjoy access to the Client Wardrobe for maternity, newborn, and family sessions, custom-designed heirloom art, birth support AND documentation; it's a unique combination of the fine-art, luxury experience with the embracing touch of a doula. You and your partner are investing your full selves into building this family; I'm here to help you honor that work!

Education

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University (2018)

Certification and training

Certified Birth Doula, Spectrum Doula Academy (2020)

Certified Birth Photographer, Birth Becomes You (2020)

Bereavement Educated: Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss and the Advanced Workshop for Providers Supporting Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Camille Hawkins, LCSW (2022)

Memberships and affiliations

The Motherhood Anthology Member

Birth Becomes You Member

Specialties

Birth Doula Birth Photographer Birth Videography Breastfeeding Photography Evidence-Based Care Family Photography Fresh 48 Photography Grief and Loss Home Birth Labor Doula Loss and Bereavement Doula Maternity and Family Photography Maternity and Newborn Photographer Maternity Photography Natural Birth Natural Childbirth Newborn, Baby, & Birth Photography Newborn Photography Perinatal and Infant Loss Postpartum Photography Pregnancy Loss Support during Labor, Birth, and Postpartum Support in Pregnancy Loss

Languages

English

Service introduction

Maternity photography & videography (both more traditional and intimate) Prenatal visit(s) (birth plan assistance, basic training in comfort measures, fear releasing, etc.) Birth photography, videography & doula support Newborn/postpartum photography & videography (including fresh 48's, siblings meeting baby for the first time, baby's first portraits (natural, baby-led posing), your first family photos with baby, breastfeeding, self-embraces, and more) Postpartum visit(s) (processing your birth, mental health check-ins, additional support as needed) Family & milestone photography & videography (family-centered, to document the changes as your smallest one grows)

Packages

Birth photography, videography, and/or doula support

Inquire for more details (birth services start at $1800).

$1,800.00

USD Flat rate

Maternity, newborn, and family photography

Inquire for more details (maternity/newborn/family sessions start at $650 - look at the KMP Membership if documenting more of the full journey is important to you!)

$650.00

USD Flat rate

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have something in the Client Wardrobe that will fit me?

I should! I curate most of my pieces to be pregnancy and postpartum-friendly (dresses fit sizes XS-3XL, with more plus options coming soon), and have a rapidly growing men's (M-XXL) and children's collection (newborn-4T). I'm constantly adding items, so check in during your wardrobe consult!

Can you really be my birth photography/videographer AND doula??

Yup! Over the course of most births, there's ample space for me to interweave my different roles - especially if you have a partner and birth team that are comfortable supporting you as well! That being said, I'll focus most of my efforts towards what you want and need most, and I'm always happy to work with my fellow doulas!

What is your view of birth? (What's the "perfect" birth?)

Birth is beautifully unpredictable, transformative, and sacred. Though my younger doula would've said that the "best" birth was at home, uninterrupted, and unmedicated, surrounded by family, that perspective has shifted a bit over the years as I've listened and learned from birthing families. Now, I hope that my clients have a provider who fully respects them, supports their birth values, and that they feel warmly supported in their birth journey - wherever they choose to birth, and with whatever tools they choose to use. I do my best to help my clients make decisions with evidence-based information (while also acknowledging that I'm NOT a medical professional and have my own biases), feel validated and supported in the experience they choose, and to help them see the beauty and strength in their efforts. Birth will always take effort, always takes courage, and always deserves loving support.

What do bereavement services look like?

Bereavement services are flexible to each loss family's unique circumstances and experiences. Most will call me (or have family call me) as soon as they're able after they find out that baby has passed (or that their babe will most likely die soon after birth). I'll come and document and support them through whatever part of the loss process they feel would be meaningful: their induction, meeting and saying goodbye to their baby (including doing anything with baby they wish - holding them, bathing them, dressing them, spiritual rituals, etc), their funeral, etc. I can also edit phone pictures/video taken at the hospital after the fact. All the images and/or video are delivered (both in color and black and white) in a private gallery for the family to see, download, and keep, whenever they are ready. When I am not available, I do my best to connect them with fellow birth workers that are; every family deserves to have meaningful images of their babies to hold onto in their grief.

Where are you located, and how far do you travel?

I'm based in Davis County, Utah. Typically, I travel as far south as Provo, and as far north as Brigham City; there is some flexibility there, so please reach out!