Blade Creative

What Blade Creative does

Kyle Miron Photography is a sole proprietorship wedding photography business founded in 2006 and based in Marquette, Michigan, in the state's Upper Peninsula. The company serves couples planning weddings — primarily in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan — and extends its service globally through a destination wedding photography line covering exotic beaches, mountain peaks, and international cities. The core offering is wedding day coverage delivered through four priced package tiers: Essential ($1,950), Classic ($2,250), Classic+ ($2,950), and Premium ($3,950), differentiated by hours of coverage (5-8), photographer count (1-2), and the volume of edited images delivered (150-500+). A suite of add-on modules — engagement sessions, rehearsal coverage, hair appointment documentation, extra hours, expedited editing, and RAW file delivery for $500 — supplements the packages. Adjacent product lines include standalone engagement photography and destination wedding photography. Operationally, the firm runs on a small team: founder and lead photographer Kyle Miron plus assistant photographers Cody Lee (relocated from Maryland to Marquette) and Sarah Sands, with team members collaborating to provide dual-photographer coverage on higher-tier packages.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer go-to-market motion. Discovery flows through the kylemiron.com website, a vendor listing on The Knot wedding marketplace ("As Seen on The Knot"), and organic search. Booking is initiated via website contact forms, email, or phone and is formalized with a 1/3 deposit on signing, with the balance due 30 days before the event. Post-event, photos are delivered through the Pic-Time online gallery platform, which supports downloading, social sharing, and print ordering. Pricing is unit-based (per wedding project) with no subscription, retainer, or recurring component. The technology stack consists of professional photography capture equipment, professional photo editing software in use for nearly a decade, the Pic-Time gallery/delivery platform, and HoneyBook for contact/booking workflow.

The business has captured 120+ weddings over its lifetime and currently accepts new bookings. It is independently owned by founder Kyle Miron with no parent company, subsidiaries, external investors, or institutional funding identified in the source material. Geographic scope is hybrid: regional dominance in Upper Peninsula Michigan with a global footprint claim for destination weddings. Note: the firmographics header for this record references "Blade Creative," year_founded 2018, 5 employees, and Fort Wayne, Indiana — but every substantive data field (company name, founding year, team composition, location, website, and all product/pricing/operational details) describes Kyle Miron Photography in Marquette, Michigan. The analysis is built on the substantive dataset for Kyle Miron Photography.

Name

Blade Creative

Legal name

Kyle Miron Photography

Website

https://kylemiron.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kyle Miron Photography is a sole proprietorship wedding photography business founded in 2006 and based in Marquette, Michigan. It serves couples in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and destination weddings globally, offering four priced package tiers and add-on modules with photo delivery via Pic-Time.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wedding Photography Services

NAICS

Photography Studios, Portrait (541921)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Wedding Design, Decor & Floral Planning (HSACABAH)

Keywords

• Wedding photography
• Engagement photography
• Destination weddings
• Professional photo editing
• Photography packages

Headquarters

HQ city

Marquette

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Wedding Photography Services: One-time photography service revenue from wedding day coverage. Packages range from $1,950 (Essential, 5 hours, 150+ photos) to $3,950 (Premium, 8 hours, 500+ photos, includes engagement shoot and rehearsal coverage). Add-ons available including RAW file delivery ($500), engagement shoots, extra hours, and expedited editing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Blade Creative operates a wedding and engagement photography business that books clients for wedding day coverage, engagement sessions, and destination weddings. The business sells tiered photography packages (Essential, Classic, Classic+, Premium) with add-on options such as rehearsal coverage, hair appointment coverage, extra hours, expedited editing, and engagement shoots, delivering final images through an online gallery on Pic-Time.

Product overview

Kyle Miron Photography offers wedding photography services as a single unified offering with four distinct package tiers. The core portfolio includes Essential, Classic, Classic+, and Premium packages ranging from $1,950 to $3,950, differentiated by coverage duration (5-8 hours), photographer count (1-2), and photo delivery volume (150-500+ photos). These packages are supplemented by a suite of add-on services including engagement shoots, rehearsal coverage, hair appointment documentation, extra hours, and expedited editing. The company also provides engagement photography and destination wedding photography as separate service lines. All packages include professional photo editing with delivery via Pic-Time online gallery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Essential Package

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Pic-TimecoreTechnology or IntegrationPic-Time provides the online gallery platform for photo delivery. Photos are delivered to clients via email with a link to their online gallery where they can download photos, share with friends/family, share to social media, and order prints.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Pixieset: Photographer-facing platform offering client galleries, booking, and store functionality. Competes with Pic-Time in the gallery-delivery layer used by wedding photographers like Kyle Miron Photography. An ecosystem peer rather than a direct photography competitor.
• HoneyBook: Business management and CRM platform purpose-built for wedding and event professionals. The subject company appears to use HoneyBook for client intake (visible on the contact page). Comparable as an enabling platform within the wedding vendor stack rather than a direct competitor.
• Pic-Time: Industry-standard online gallery, proofing, and print-fulfillment platform for professional photographers. Existing strategic partner of Kyle Miron Photography, which uses Pic-Time for client gallery delivery. Comparable as a backend platform provider rather than a competing photography studio.
• The Knot Worldwide: Parent company of The Knot and WeddingWire, the dominant U.S. wedding vendor marketplaces where Kyle Miron Photography currently holds vendor recognition. A platform/ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, but materially shapes the lead-acquisition environment for the subject company.
• WeddingWire: Major U.S. wedding vendor marketplace (now part of The Knot Worldwide). Comparable as a lead-generation platform where Kyle Miron Photography could potentially list, similar in role to The Knot marketplace where it currently holds vendor status.
• Junebug Weddings: Wedding photography inspiration site and curated vendor directory with global reach. Comparable as a discovery/marketing channel for boutique wedding photographers like Kyle Miron Photography, similar in role to The Knot Marketplace.
• PhotoShelter: Portfolio, gallery, and storage platform built for professional photographers. Comparable to Pic-Time and Pixieset as an infrastructure layer enabling client delivery and portfolio hosting for wedding photographers like Kyle Miron Photography.

Direct peers

• Apogee Collective: Boutique destination wedding photography studio serving couples worldwide with a similar small-team, premium-tier package model. Directly comparable to Kyle Miron Photography in business model, service category, and target customer (engaged couples seeking wedding storytelling).
• Lin & Jirsa Photography: Well-known destination and luxury wedding photography studio based in Southern California serving a global clientele. Directly comparable to Kyle Miron Photography in service category (wedding photography), tiered package model, and destination offering, though operating at significantly larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• George Street Photo & Video: Large-scale U.S. wedding photography and videography chain offering multi-photographer packages nationally. Comparable as a wedding photography service provider competing for similar couples, but with substantially broader geographic coverage and larger team than the sole-proprietor model of Kyle Miron Photography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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