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Kristen C. Sent on 07/18/2022Best photographer in MD!!
We just had our wedding June 2022 in the Tavern Ball Room at Chesapeake Bay Beach club. To be honest, she is absolutely the best. She made us feel extremely comfortable from the start of our initial call. I immediately wanted her over any other photographer when she said she does natural photos and she wants them to look timeless. Not have all these filtered photos, and 30 years from now regret anything. Christa made the process so easy, that I had absolutely no concerns going into our wedding day. Her planning skills are beyond helpful. She has a timeline down to minutes! (Very impressive) The day of our wedding, it felt like Christa was our friend taking photos with us. Christa knows our venue so well. She knew all of the secret spots to go and have photos at, I didn’t even know some of the places existed at my own venue! My husband and I had no idea what to do when it comes to posing for the photos. Christa made it all so smooth and gave directions perfectly. She wanted to make sure we had a million different photos for our memories but knew we wanted to get back to the party. She was fast, conscious. Two days after the wedding Christa gave us a sneak peek of our photos and they were absolutely stunning!! We are so excited to see the rest. I personally can contest that you should pick her as your photographer! Don’t hesitate at all. You will not regret it. -
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Josie W. Sent on 05/09/2024Captured our Vision Beautifully
Christa Rae captured our wedding beautifully. I cannot stop looking at the preview pictures she sent and reliving our wonderful day.
The moment that just stunned me on our wedding day was when Christa pulled up the creative deck I had sent her months prior and showed a photo I had on it that represented the "sentiment" I wanted to capture from that night. She said she wanted to recreate that photo and had brought special lighting and planned the moment just to make it happen. I felt so heard by Christa in the moment, and that exact photo is the wallpaper on my phone today.
Christa Rae is one of the approved vendors for the Naval Academy, and she nailed keeping us on pace for that tight schedule, while still keeping the afternoon stress-free.
To top it off, we went to visit my grandmother who couldn't travel to the wedding three days after the wedding, and Christa turned around an AMAZING preview package for us to show her in three days and I was totally blown away when I saw it. Christa took such care to give us an awesome amount of gorgeous photos and also made herself available that day when we had questions about access.
I couldn't me more happy with Christa Rae's attentiveness, storytelling, and kindness - thank you, Christa! -
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Kristin M. Sent on 02/01/2024Best of the Best!
WOW! We LOVE Christa, she is the BEST! We enjoyed every moment of our time with her. It is apparent how much she truly enjoys her profession and getting to know her clients. Christa was exceptional from our first phone call through our gallery day delivery. She communicated quickly and effectively with all our questions and wonderings throughout the planning process. She instilled trust in us and handled everything with her easy-going, bubbly, and loving personality. We truly cannot recommend her enough! -
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Nicole T. Sent on 10/10/2023Love her energy + quick to reply + fabulous photos
Five of us in the same friend group have used Christa for our wedding photos because her work is so consistent and gorgeous. Not to mention Christa herself is amazing! Multiple people at our wedding said they loved her energy throughout the night and loved how she was so intermixed with the crowd on the dancefloor snapping candid photos. Christa also provided us with 9 gorgeous high resolution preview photos the day after our wedding reception. Christa was a joy to work with and we can't recommend her enough! -
Anna H. Sent on 11/01/2023
Hire Christa for your Wedding Now!
Do not hesitate to book Christa Rae Photography as your wedding day photographer. Where do I even begin with Christa? She was absolutely amazing every step of the way with our wedding planning. From our first phone meeting, she immediately made me feel like I was talking to a friend. She made my husband and I so comfortable and we knew we needed to hire her for our wedding day. Our wedding day was challenging. We had seven bridesmaids and groomsmen, two junior bridesmaids, three large families, with multiple photograph requests, not to mention it was the hottest day of the Summer (almost 100 degrees with 100% humidity). Christa was unphased by the challenges. From the beginning, she made the day all about us and completed all our request with the utmost professionalism and ease. I was beyond shocked that every single photo made us look radiant and glowing instead of hot and sweaty. She truly has an eye and captured the fun and beauty of our wedding. She and her associate Cat were on their feet for hours and took hundreds of pictures capturing every component of our wedding, which allowed us to look back onto memories we will treasure forever. Christa made us feel like family and like a priority. She was so kind and accommodating, and I’m still in disbelief on how perfect she made our wedding day. If you are getting married in the DMV area, do not hesitate to book Christa. She’ll capture your perfect day beautifully and make you smile every time you look at the pictures. She has a real talent to capture the happiness of a couple and I truly cannot recommend her enough. -
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Kate H. Sent on 10/12/2023
Incredibly talented & easy to work with wedding photographer
Christa did such an amazing job with our wedding and engagement photos. She listened to what we wanted, had great recommendations when we weren’t sure what we wanted, and was so easy to work with and communicative through the whole process. I cannot recommend her enough! -
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Jessica G. Sent on 06/29/2023Amazing photographer!
When I began searching for a wedding photographer, I wanted to have a more personal relationship since a wedding is such an intimate special day. I wanted someone I felt comfortable with, and I trusted to capture the best day of our lives. When shopping around the Annapolis area a lot of photographers were all business and did not feel like the right fit. Once I came across Christa and we had a conversation I instantly was relived I found the one that would capture our day. Christa offered us a free engagement session with our package, this was a great way to meet and understand her shooting style and for her to learn about us as a couple. The session was held in busy downtown Annapolis, where we would get married the following year. Since neither my husband or I are from the area we trusted her to navigate, and she did a fantastic job! The engagement shoot captured Annapolis and our story there beautifully and I used all these photos for our website and save the dates. This was the start to a great relationship once wedding day came! Over that year we kept in touch and Christa was always ready to talk wedding. Most vendors like I said are all business and this is SO personal it was comforting to be able to reach out even if it was for a recommendation. Christa also helped me find my videographer who she worked with and organize my timeline based on her experience shooting in the area. Once wedding day came Christa and her second shooter Christina came early to help set up all my detail shots, did not bother me with the details and took care of everything. When doing my getting ready shots and things got hectic, Christa was there helping communicate with other vendors and making our day as smooth as possible. Another important note most photographers I researched did not provide a sneak peak of engagement shoot or wedding shoot photos. Christa got both to us within a day from the event and that is so amazing when you are anxiously awaiting the photos! I would highly recommend Christa and team she not only made the process smooth but took the most gorgeous photos. -
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Andrea H. Sent on 08/25/2022Wonderful Wedding Photos
Christa has out-done herself, our photos are incredible! I love the colours incorporated in each photo, no one looked too white-washed. Instead, the background and our guests look natural, she did such a great job capturing everyone at their best. Christa was so easy to work with and professional. My husband and I immediately felt comfortable with her, and she made sure to give us helpful pointers on instructions and the best places for photos. 10/10 would recommend to anyone planning their special day. -
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Erika S. Sent on 08/30/2022Wonderful Experience
We had a wonderful experience working with Christa as our photographer. From day one she showed true professionalism, excellent communication, and of course outstanding photography skills. We found her through our venue and it makes total sense that she is on their “Preferred Vendor” list.
We did our engagement photos at a VA winery with her and right away she was able to calm our nerves about posing and direction. She knew exactly where to align us with poses, lighting, etc. She also took some wonderful detail photos with my ring, wine glasses and a wine cork.
During the wedding weekend she was so helpful answering any questions about timelines and locations and worked with my venue to schedule the shoots so I really didn’t have to do any work. We had a large wedding party and wedding and she was able to navigate everything so calmly and professionally while trying to get everyone in the shots. I highly recommend Christa as a photographer! All of our photos have turned about beautifully so far! -
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Taylor B. Sent on 09/17/2022Excellent!
10/10 would recommend. She captured so many beautiful moments for us as the couple but also our family and friends. -
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Kate B. Sent on 07/18/2022The best!
Christa Rae is the absolute best photographer!! I’ve been lucky to know her for 10 years and she’s photographed every wedding of my friends & family. When it came to our Disco Galaxy themed wedding, and an unexpected thunderstorm, Christa worked miracles! If you have her by your side on wedding day, there’s no worry in the world. She’s creative, impeccably skilled, thinks ahead for every shot, and makes your photo dreams come true. She truly cares about capturing your day, your theme, your love, and even your dress, in the way you imagined. And she’s a treasure of a human, who is always calm and sweet! -
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Clay H. Sent on 06/12/2022Great experience and great pictures!
We had a great experience with Christa Rae, she was very friendly and professional. Engagement photos were amazing and the wedding day photos were marvelous. Truly enjoyed having her capture the most wonderful day of our lives! -
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Brittany M. Sent on 06/08/2022Christa Rocks!
After multiple postponements due to COVID, Christa was the only vendor who we wanted to secure time after time. We felt very comfortable working with her from the start. Christa was reliable, relatable, and professional. Our engagement and wedding photos turned out beautifully and captured the love we had for one another. My husband and I keep reliving our day through the photographs taken and would recommend Christa to anyone! Book Christa! -
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Caroline B. Sent on 03/29/2022The BEST wedding photographer!!
Christa was so great to work with from day one on the initial call. I could not be more thrilled that we went with Christa, she is professional, knows what she's doing, and so much fun to work with. From our engagement session to the sneak peeks we just got from the wedding- our photos are absolutely STUNNING and look natural, light, and true to color (I stay away from moody filters and prefer a more authentic editing style, just me:)
Christa made a flawless timeline of our day- everything from those "getting ready" photos to the Bride and Groom Sunset photos after the ceremony so that I didn't have to worry about planning that part. She is a Rockstar.
All of our guests noted how awesome she was- getting all the right shots without interrupting anything. She recommended and worked so well with our videographer, which was also really nice. I truly believe we had the all around BEST vendor team and it is because I stared with Christa and then went off her recommendations :) -
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