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Welcome to my little slice of paradise! I am so stoked to have you here! Let me tell you a secret: fairy tales are real and I am beyond thrilled to help bring yours to life! So, kick off those boots and settle in for an unforgettable journey! My ultimate goal is to make you feel all the feels - from heart-warming love to side-splitting laughter, steamy romance to pure excitement. Each experience will be a chance for you to let loose, love a little harder, dance a little sillier, and truly revel in this incredible season of your life.
This isn't just an hour or a day; it's a lifetime of love, happiness, and raw emotions that you'll share with your loved ones. So, grab those tissues and get ready to be swept away on an epic adventure! Are you ready to make some magic happen?

I'm here to Make documentary & 

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romantic wedding lifestyles A Thing!

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California + Nevada + Beyond 




A Destination Wedding & Couples Photographer

Indulge in perfectly curated wedding & lifestyle packages, ensuring not a single documented moment goes uncaptured or unseen.

Y'all, If I am being transparent enough - I'm here to be your forever best friend, story teller, dress holder, mimosa sipper, line dance partner, friend/family wrangler, cornhole champion and life-time hype woman. I'd like to say I'm a little bit Miranda Lambert mixed with a whole lot of Shania Twain. (did we just become best friends?) No really, let's hang out and not just share a business transaction. So dive on in, learn more about the girl behind the camera and all the things I love most...oh and you may learn a surprise or seven........ 

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Welcome

I'm Mckenna...

- McKenna Payne Photo

When serving clients my goal is to leave you feeling like family. Connecting on deeper levels means our time together is more than just snapping my camera or posing you for a few photos, its a life long relationship. 



You care about the western way of life and god's country.

Everything tastes better with a tad bit more spice.

 every wedding dress bottom should be dirty from all your adventures.

you consider yourselves an extroverted - introvert.

you tend to care less about what others think or say about you

traveling the world with your best friend is on your ultimate BUCKET LIST.

growth only happens by breaking the mold and being a little different.

summertime and sunshine are the best medicine

We'll connect & Vibe if..

Nailed it, let's do this!

intentions + love Awaits

Pricing + Your forever investment

packages + collections

packages + collections

packages + collections

ADVENTUROUS couples

Weddings + Elopements

Maternity + Lifestyle

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Destination Buck list & travel Schedule

If you know anything about me at this point, I GO WHERE THE LOVE IS… AND I absolutely LOVE to travel and to be honest with you, there is something inside that is constantly picking at my travel bone wanting me to experience more destinations. Traveling truly makes me feel, well.....ALIVE! Nothing beats traveling to an unknown space and allowing your clients to show you around their hometowns, where they fell in love, or had a life altering destination. This is a time to seek all adventures and document them the way you deserve! All from little moments, to creative pieces and all those in between in an epic destination! From local legends to national parks or out the country tropical destinations the world is our bucket list!

Linked here are my travel dates for 2024. My books are limited as far as availability but the locations are endless! I'll update this list when things change so it can stay as up to date as possible. I still have some flexibility for elopements, micro weddings, big weddings, & adventure sessions-- so reach out if you are wanting to work with me.

Claire + Reid

McKenna was a blast to work with, she is so great at getting fun shots and making you feel comfortable in front of the camera. She did our engagements and wedding and WOW. She was so great to have at my wedding, she was excited to get all the fun shots and is seriously the best hype girl ever! She made me feel so beautiful and brought the energy I needed for the day. She also wrangles family and organizes your day (my hair dresser is still talking about what a great photographer she is and how she is the only wedding photographer that got all the vendors together in communication). I cannot say enough about how fabulous McKenna is. BOOK HER! Do it now!

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Brie + Ricky

MCKENNA IS AMAZING! FROM THE SECOND THIS GAL WALKED INTO OUR LIVES, SHE HAS BEEN A BLESSING EVER SINCE. FROM OUR COUPLES PICTURES, ENGAGEMENT PICTURES, TO OUR DREAM WEDDING, SHE HAS BEEN ABLE TO CAPTURE ALL OF OUR BIG LIFE EVENTS. MCKENNA HAS BECOME A PART OF OUR FAMILY. SHE WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE ALL THE AMAZING MOMENTS AT OUR WEDDING THAT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO SEE. LOOKING BACK AT OUR PICTURES, ALL THE CANDID'S, DANCING, AND BEHIND THE SCENES AS GIVEN US SO MUCH HAPPINESS TO HAVE FOREVER. PICK HER, CHOOSE HER, TRUST HER AND YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. BIGGEST THANK YOU TO YOU MCKENNA.

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Emma + Murphy

THE ONLY DOWNSIDE TO MCKENNA IS THAT WE WILL UNFORTUNATELY MOVED AWAY FROM HER AND WILL LITERALLY NEVER HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHER LIKE HER AGAIN.
MY HUSBAND AND I LOVE MCKENNA AND ALL THE PHOTOS SHE TAKES, EVERY SINGLE TIME. NOT ONLY IS SHE THE MOST ENTHUSIASTIC, SUPPORTIVE, LOVELY HUMAN IN THE WORLD, SHE’S FLEXIBLE WITH HER WORK SCHEDULE, HELPFUL IN ALL AREAS OF GETTING YOUR IDEAL PHOTOSHOOT, AND QUICK TO GET YOUR FINAL PHOTOS. WE FIRST USED MCKENNA FOR OUR WEDDING AND IT WAS AMAZING IN EVERY IDEAL WAY. WE LOVED HER SO MUCH THAT SHE’S THE FIRST PERSON WE CALLED WHEN WE FOUND OUT WE WERE PREGNANT AND WANTED ANNOUNCEMENT PHOTOS! MCKENNA IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR FAMILY AFTER BEING IN OUR MOST FAVORITE MEMORIES, AND OF COURSE CAPTURING THEM. WE LOVE HER WITH ALL OF OUR HEART AND DEARLY WISH SHE COULD CAPTURE ALL OF OUR LIFE MILESTONES FOREVER.

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Victoria + Keith

TO SAY WE ARE BLOWN AWAY IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT! WE HAD MCKENNA COME ALONG ON OUR MINI-MOON TO ZION NATIONAL PARK AND HAD SUCH AN AMAZING TIME. NOT ONLY WAS SHE INCREDIBLY PROFESSIONAL, BUT SHE ALSO WAS INCREDIBLY PERSONABLE!

FROM SCHEDULING TO HELPING US PLAN THE BEST TRIP EVER! WE FELT LIKE WE WERE ON AN ADVENTURE TRIP WITH A LIFE-LONG FRIEND! NOT ONLY WAS THE ENTIRE PROCESS SEAMLESS AND EASY, BUT WE TRULY HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME. WHEN WE GOT OUR PHOTOS BACK WE SHED A TEAR! SHE CAPTURED ZION'S GRACE AS WE AS OUR LOVE BEAUTIFULLY! WE ARE OBSESSED WITH THE GORGEOUS PHOTOS AND TIMELESS EDITING AND CANNOT WAIT TO PRINT THESE PHOTOS AND DISPLAY THEM ALL OVER OUR HOUSE. THE ONLY ISSUE BEING, WE CANNOT CHOOSE WHICH TO PRINT SINCE WE LOVE THEM ALL!

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Calleigh + Tyler

"MCKENNA WAS A DREAM COME TRUE TO WORK WITH! SHE WAS INCREDIBLY KIND AND PATIENT WHILE WE WERE PLANNING MY VISION TOGETHER. ON SITE - SHE WAS FABULOUS WITH MY PARENTS AND REALLY WORKED TO ENSURE EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS COMFORTABLE. WE HAD SUCH A BLAST WITH HER AND ABSOLUTELY LOVE HER PHOTOS. MCKENNA WAS RESPONSIVE BEFORE AND AFTER AND I COULD NOT HAVE FOUND A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER TO CAPTURE MY SPECIAL DAY."

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Alyssa + Dillon

WHERE DO I EVEN START?! MCKENNA MADE OUR DAY A BREEZE (EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A WILD BUNCH OF FOLKS). I LEGIT COULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER AND HYPE WOMAN FOR MY SPECIAL DAY. MCKENNA WILL NOT ONLY JUST BE MY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER BUT A FRIEND FOR LIFE. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO BOOK SOMEONE YOU CAN USE FOREVER AND EVER EVEN AFTER YOUR WEDDING DAY, LOOK NO FURTHER! SHE IS SO PROFESSIONAL AND OUR PHOTOS TURNED OUT TO BE PICTURE PERFECT. SHE REALLY HAS ME RELIVING OUR DAY BY LOOKING THROUGH ALL OUR PHOTOS. SHE WAS EXTREMELY ORGANIZED, DETAILED AND THOUGHTFUL DURING OUR WHOLE EXPERIENCE. IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR YOUR ADVENTURE/WESTERN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER, MCKENNA IS YOUR GAL!!

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MCKENNA WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING TO WORK WITH! WE DID A FUN LITTLE ROOF TOP GARAGE SHOOT DURING A WINTER STORM, AND ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT THE WHOLE THING WAS SUCH A VIBE. IT WAS MY BOYFRIEND AND MY FIRST COUPLES SHOOT TOGETHER, AND IT WAS EVERYTHING WE COULD HAVE IMAGINED AND MORE. HE EVEN SAID THAT HE HAD A TON OF FUN, HAHA! WE WILL DEFINITELY BE RECOMMENDING MCKENNA TO OUR FRIENDS FOR ALL THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY NEEDS:)

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Brooke + Nikki