Rachael Osborn Photography is AMAZING, if Rachael is available for your date, stop now and hire her! I can’t possibly convey in words how thankful I am that Rachel was our wedding photographer. She was an absolute DREAM to work with and we couldn’t be more thrilled with how our engagement and wedding photos turned out. Our friends have since hired her for their wedding and we are excited to see her again!

When choosing our wedding vendors, photography was always one of my top priorities, even more so given the covid pandemic related challenges impacting weddings. I initially found Rachael through a vendor search on The Knot and was impressed with the excellent reviews I saw. My husband and I loved our initial consultation call with Rachael, she was extremely friendly, calm, and super organized. She walked us through how she approaches each wedding day from the way she prepares in the months/weeks leading up to the big day, to contingency planning for weather, and how she stores and backups up all the photos. The galleries she sent as examples were so beautiful, they brought me to tears. My husband said “If you don’t even know these people and these photos have touched you so much then why would we look an further, we need to hire Rachael for our wedding.”

Wedding planning was stressful for me, but every interaction with Rachael was so easy and she always set me at ease and supported/cheered me along while offering to help in any way she could. Her communication is awesome, she’s quick to answer questions and always keeps her out of office notifications updated if she’s traveling to let you know when to expect a response and how to reach her for emergencies. She also had great recommendations for other wedding vendors based on her experience in the industry. Rachael is extremely organized and made sure she had a complete list of all the combinations of family/wedding party/friend group photos we wanted for the day. Aside from specific family groupings, we didn’t request a detailed list of photos because we had the utmost faith that she would use her artistic ability to capture the day and our guests. We have no regrets, she nailed it!

My husband and I were nervous before our engagement session, but she quickly set us at ease. Our engagement session felt more like a fun conversation with a friend vs. a photo shoot and we couldn’t be more excited with how the pictures turned out, they are gorgeous and really capture our authentic selves. On our wedding day I was so excited to see Rachael and we loved spending the day with her and her 2nd shooter, it was like having two bonus friends along for the ride. Rachael is excellent at sticking to a timeline, but in a way that makes it feel like the whole day is flowing naturally instead of a rigid march from event to event or picture to picture. Our ceremony ran long, and we ended up starting pictures late, but Rachel was able to catch up our timeline without cutting any shots or making us feel rushed. When she hugged me goodbye at the end of the night I was holding back tears because I didn’t want our time with her to be over. I highly recommend Rachael, hiring her our best decision! We fall more and more in love with our photos every time we look at them and have received countless compliments on our photos. Thank you for capturing our wedding day so perfectly Rachael!

Rachael is simply the best! I would definitely recommend her as your wedding photographer!
I knew I wanted to hire Rachael before I was even engaged. I knew four different people from my high school that had used Rachael for their wedding photos and I thought her work was just incredible. Her photos are absolutely stunning and I love how she captures such a special day. However, I didn't know at the time what a wonderful human she is or how supportive she is as a vendor. I signed a contract with Rachael either right before the pandemic hit or literally right as it started. My wedding was 1.5 years away still and I didn't know the pandemic was going to have an impact on my wedding. During this time, I followed Rachael on social media where she was always super positive, supportive, reassuring, and simply made COVID brides feel so much better about the horrible situation. Many tears were shed along the way, but Rachael always made me feel so much better and truly got me through the COVID experience with her positive attitude. Unfortunately, we made the difficult decision to push our wedding back another year. Rachael worked with us to secure a new wedding date and never complained or made us feel bad about our decision to postpone. (I know that decision hurts her business, unfortunately!) She was very helpful and supportive throughout the entire process. She is a very good resource for all things wedding (ideas, recommendations, etc!). Be sure to follow her on Instagram!!! She recommended several videographers to us and even started contacting them on our behalf to inquire about our new wedding date! I've even asked her for recommendations on external hard drives. You can literally ask her anything and she will help you!
Flash forward to our wedding day, it was supposed to rain all day and it was humid and super windy. Rachael kept a positive attitude and reassured me we would get all the pictures I wanted and the rain wouldn't ruin my day. She knew my venue well and had backup plans in case the weather didn't cooperate. Her presence on my wedding day made me feel so much better about the weather. Luckily, it didn't end up raining until late at night when we were dancing and therefore, I got all the outdoor photos I wanted! :) Even if it had rained, I know Rachael would have made the best of it with indoor locations and the pictures still would have been amazing!
Rachael goes above and beyond to help you with whatever you need. My wedding dress needed to be taped to my body and she took the time to help my sister and me in the morning. Later, I found myself surrounded by only males and needed my dress bustled quickly, so Rachael actually bustled my dress for me. Rachael is really good at keeping you on schedule! Being on time was a big worry of mine, and I never felt like I was rushing or delayed. I can't tell you how nice it was that she was cognizant of the schedule the entire day so that I didn't have to be worried about it!!! She was also really good at photographing my nieces and nephews at the wedding. They are all very young and she was really good at getting their attention and making them laugh/smile. I have a large extended family, and Rachael did a really good job of rounding everyone up quickly and being patient while getting really good group photos. She does a really nice job of instructing everyone without being pushy! This is an extremely important quality for photographers, in my opinion! Even my father, who is a man of few words, was raving about how excellent Rachael was! I just can't say enough good things about Rachael! When I received my wedding album, I literally cried! The pictures are so beautiful and I will cherish them forever. Definitely buy the prints from her, they are of awesome quality! I have her photos hanging all over my house and they are simply stunning! Thank you to Rachael for being so wonderful throughout the long process! My husband and I really appreciate you!

Where do I even begin?! Rachael was easily the BEST decision we made for our wedding. Not only is she an incredibly talented artist but she's an excellent communicator, professional, organized, kind, and above all, really fun to be around. We had both our engagement shoot and our wedding day with Rachael and myself and my husband actually had FUN doing both (and like many, my husband wasn't initially excited to spend hours taking photos). I've looked back and all of the pictures at least 100 times and still smile every time I do - they are stunning. She captured all of the big and little moments so perfectly.

The actual pictures are important but working with someone that makes the day enjoyable is just as important (I think!). Rachael became part of our crew and my friends and family affectionately call her by her first name in recapping the day, as if she was another bridesmaid we've known for years. I am genuinely sad the day is over and we don't get to spend more time with our friend - if you are lucky enough to get to work with her I know you will feel the same.