Photography is a HUGE part of your wedding day. It's the memories you'll have forever. Memories of the love you share with your partner, memories of the celebration of that love with friends and family, and the connection with people who you want to remember forever and ever.
One of my favorite parts of a wedding day is not only taking photos of the raw human connection but all the sweet details that surround you as you say I do. That beautiful tree you saw at the venue that you LOVE, the sentimental flowers you chose, or just the sweet note your partner left for you. I'm here to do my best to memorialize it all while simultaneously serving you on your big day!
I'm not there to just take photos and pose you, there's so much more to it!
Weddings
Lately I've been told that it feels like I'm just there as a guest hanging out while taking photos, and I LOVE that!
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The Big day!
After we chat about the details I'll send you a contract that goes over all the important stuff when it comes to booking. You'll pay a retainer to hold the date and we'll stay in contact until your wedding day making all kinds of plans!
Make it official + planning
Please stalk my IG, read my about me, look at my photos, galleries, etc. and make sure you love me and my work! As a Southern California wedding photographer, I've had the pleasure of shooting at numerous venues across San Diego, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, and all over Southern CA. I'd love to share some galleries with you—there are some below to get you started.
Let's chat!
Yay! You love what you see! Now you'll fill out my wedding inquiry form on my contact page and I'll send you over my pricing guide and an email saying hey. After that we can schedule a phone call to chat so I can answer all of your questions!
I'll show up excited and ready to shoot your wedding! We'll have the best time celebrating and making tons of memories.
Afterwards you'll get a full sneak peek gallery to keep you excited for the day I deliver the full gallery!
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How it All Works
How it All Works
Featured recent wedding galleries
Helena & Matt
Abel & Liz
Chelsea & Rich
Having a timeline that works is so important for your day! Typically I'll have you give me whatever timeline you get from your venue or coordinator and then help plan things out from there so we have all the time for those important photos.
If you don't have a timeline from your venue or coordinator I'll help you make one!
Timeline Building:
Need some advice for how to plan out your day? I think it's important to plan it in a way that works for you and your partner. You need to be comfortable AND happy. I also have tons of vendor recommendations!
I definitely specialize in San Diego weddings but can also find you vendors wherever your wedding is! Do just ask :)
Help with Planning:
If I'm able, I do extensive location scouting before your wedding day. This includes me driving to your venue and walking around to see what it looks like to see the best lighting situations for the day of (especially if it's aSan Diego wedding venue). If I can't make it to your venue I'll virtually scout from home. I also find great spots nearby that have potential for photos just in case we need an alternative place to take some!
Location Scouting:
I think the best way for me to capture your wedding day and your genuine love is for us to get to know each other! This can be over the phone when we chat about what you want to see in your wedding album or even just grabbing a cup of coffee one day (if you're up for it) and chatting about wedding planning! I want get to know you so I can capture your love authentically.
Getting to know each other:
All final chosen fully edited photos will be sent to you in an online gallery where you can download the photos to your phone, print them, and share them with friends and family!
Online Gallery:
Depending on the wedding package you choose I offer either free or discounted engagement sessions to all of my wedding clients! I think it's such a fun way for us to get to know each other before your wedding and it helps you get used to feeling WAY more comfortable in front of the camera.
Check out a San Diego engagement session below to see a little preview of a gallery:
Complimentary or discounted engagement session:
Beach Engagement Session
And so so much more! It's impossible to lay out all that I do for my couples on a wedding day but this is just a little snippet to give you an idea.
"She really gets to know you and what makes you comfortable. Having her take our engagement and wedding photos honestly felt like having a friend capturing all these special moments. And let me tell you, besides your new spouse your photographer is the person you spend the most time with on your wedding day so there is no better photographer to spend that time with than Rachel. "
M+J
"The absolute BEST decision we made for our wedding!"
KP +CP
"Rachel did both our engagement and wedding, and has since become our whole family’s go to photographer for other weddings and events. Her style and ability is only surpassed by her kind spirit. It felt like having a dear friend beside us on our day and she made everything smooth, effortless and memorable. I cannot recommend her enough!"
R + T
Investing in your wedding day photography is a HUGE choice and a pretty big deal. Other than your venue its one of the biggest investments you'll make for your day. That's because at the end of the day these will be the memories you look back on. The ones that make you tear up looking at them year after year. It's pretty dang important so investing in someone who is experienced in weddings and knows what they're doing (ME!) is always worth it!
