about us

we hope you'll join the family

Since 2008, Mustard Seed Photography has been creating authentic, organic images full of life and natural beauty. Our passion is to capture the laughter, embraces, tears, and little moments occurring throughout your wedding day - we strive to create photographs that reflect the beauty that exists in the world around us, and to embody an aspect of fine art that each family would be proud to pass down from generation to generation.

Photography captures moments that might only last a second, but documents them for a lifetime - those are the moments that we want to capture! The ones that emerge effortlessly and are filled with authenticity. Mustard Seed approaches all of our photography organically - editing our images as minimally as possible, creating beautiful photographs straight from the camera and capturing the moments just as they unfold before us.

Our style is very natural, limiting the number of staged photographs. And in this way, we can focus on creating images that are individual to each couple. 

We love shooting in gorgeous light and in natural settings. Our sessions are fun and adventurous, and allow our couples to feel comfortable in front of the camera by removing the distractions of the busy world around us. Laughter, fun, authenticity and joy... all of these words describe the experience that we try to create with each and every click of the camera.

The inspiration for the name originated from Luke 13 where Jesus described Heaven to his disciples: "It is like a mustard seed which a man took and sowed in his field; it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air came to find rest in the shade of its branches.” These words describe the experience we want to create with every single client we photograph - a restful experience where our focus is on capturing moments in lives that are ever changing and growing. Like a mustard seed, this company too started small, and has grown to be a tight-nit family of talented artists working side by side. We'd love to have you join the Mustard Seed family too!

YOU CAN SEE images captured by our team PUBLISHED IN MAGAZINES AND BLOGS AROUND THE WORLD: INCLUDING MARTHA STEWART WEDDINGS MAGAZINE, THE KNOT MAGAZINE, STYLE ME PRETTY, SOUTHERN WEDDINGS, brides of houston AND MORE. LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH MEMBER OF OUR family BELOW!

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Our photography team is comprised of six on-staff photographers trained in the romantic and natural style that is Mustard Seed. Collectively - our team has over 40 years of experience in capturing portraits and weddings. This allows us to effectively navigate a wedding day and form the best judgement calls based on each situation. With a blend of unique personalities and skillsets, our team collaborates as a whole to make each of our couples feel comfortable, at ease, and in great (and fun) company.

You can learn more about each photographer in our family by scrolling through the following images.

team photographers

In 2008, Kat founded Mustard Seed Photography after nearly a decade of dedicating herself to her photography craft. Since then, Mustard Seed has photographed over 400 weddings in our 14 years of business across the US and overseas.

Our team comedian and hype girl - She is also a proud momma to the sweetest (and sassiest) 14 year old daughter! When she's not photographing beautiful weddings, or playing with her 9 film cameras, she's out enjoying a salty margarita and exploring new restaurants over the weekend! She prides herself on being able to bring a smile to anyones face and has never outgrown her childhood dream of some day owning a pony!

Kat Theis

 photographer

Following her calling within the creative arts & business management, co-owner and photographer Jess joined forces with kat in 2015 to breathe new life into mustard seed photography and helped to develop it into the company it is today. with her, she brought along her infectious level of joy to the team, as well as her strong business instincts. She is married to her high school sweetheart and mama to the two most ADORABLE children... to say she is obsessed with them is an understatement! She loves traveling, spending time with family & friends, and a good laugh (the kind that are so good it hurts!). Her passion to artistically capture moments and true emotion that couples and families will cherish for decades is what continues to inspire her daily. 

Jess Hoffman

 photographer

an amazing and talented photographer, reagan joined the mustard seed family in 2020. After graduating from Texas A&M with a background in business management, Reagan initially joined the corporate world but quickly realized her true passion was in the creative realm.  she always knew her career would ultimately be in the artistic world - so we feel very fortunate to have found her. She is a kind soul, a DEVOTED Christ follower, a true thrill seeker, and (last but not least) a wife & mom to a cutie little BOY. WHEN she's not traveling, Reagan is usually found spoiling her first baby - her seventy pound lap dog and enjoying life with a glass of wine in hand.

REAGAN HLavINKA

photographer

You’d be hard pressed to find a harder working gal out there than Lauren Pettey! Our beloved “Lolo” has a passion for early childhood &  education which she studied at the University of Houston Clear Lake. she brings those same skills for people management to each and every wedding. a constant source of creative support and encouragement to the team, lolo is always keeping us on time and on task - all while capturing the most beautifully candid moments happening behind the scenes. She is committed to health and fitness (definitely the most self-motivated gal we've ever met), and when she isn't behind the camera you can find her at her beloved pilates classes. she is truly a treasure and we are beyond lucky to call her part of the Mustard Seed family.

lauren pettey

photographer

Ash joined the team in 2020 right before getting married herself. instilled with a creative spirit since childhood, she began experimenting with videography using her dad’s camcorder when she was 5! Since then, she’s developed an incredible passion and skill for PHOTOGRAPHY and uses those talents to serve others. Because she is still fresh to marriage, Ash has a special connection to our brides that makes her talents even more unique.  When she isn’t serving our brides, she is busy being the marketing director for a local church - which is perfect because she has a degree in marketing from Texas A&M. She’s also spoiled with a husband that cooks amazing food and flies drones for fun - a true match made in heaven!

ash ebert

photographer

Allison joined the crew in 2020 as aN ASSISTANT & staff photographer. with a degree from texas state in Computer Information Systems, she brings a whole new level of technological skill to the team. while She had always had a knack for capturing special moments in both her & her friend's lives - she opted to turn her skill into a career last year and began focusing on growing her PHOTOGRAPHY abilities. She is a creative at heart and loves documenting moments that take people back to relive their happiest memories. a recent bride herself, when she isn't spending time with her family & 2 perfect dogs - she is busy CARING for her ADORABLE LITTLE GIRL, JO. We ARE SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER ON OUR CREATIVE TEAM!

allison resendez

photographer