I am so glad you are here!
Hi, I’m Rachel.
I am a professional wedding photographer based in Salt Lake City, Utah who loves to explore and shoot in the beautiful outdoors. I am obsessed with light and exploring new places + traveling inspire me! ;) The beach is my happy place and you will find me in my birks all year round.
My husband and I met on a blind date in college and we have been best friends ever since. We have 5 kids – 4 boys (including identical twins) and a girl at the end. After some nudging from my husband in 2010, I signed up for my first ever photography class and learned how to shoot in manual mode on my camera. I had just had my 4th baby and let’s just say that I became obsessed with everything photography! I have always enjoyed taking images of my kids and thought at that point, that that would be my end goal – better images of my kids. I never imagined I would go into business but I am so glad I did. It didn’t take long to realize that photography is my passion and my creative outlet! I started out photographing everything from newborns to weddings and realized after about 3-4 years that I love photographing weddings more than anything else. I feel so incredibly lucky to be able to do something I absolutely love every day.
Although I am based in Florida (previously in Utah), I do travel for destination weddings + elopements and would love to hear from you!
A few other things about me…
I’M OBSESSED WITH
light + football
MY HAPPY PLACE IS
at the lake or ocean
MY FAVORITE PERSON IS
my husband
I’M ADDICTED TO
books + making lists
MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO
reading + diy home projects + scuba diving
ON MY BUCKET LIST
bora bora, New Zealand + bolivia salt flats
Features
Expertise | Best wedding photographers in Salt Lake City 2016 + 2017 + 2018 + 2019 + 2020 + 2021 + 2022 + 2023 + 2024
Worlds Best Wedding Photos Artist 2022 + 2023 + 2024
The Knot – An Intimate Destination Wedding in Iceland
DVLOP Featured Photographer December 2020
Best Romantic Photographer in Utah 2024 – LUX Life Magazine
Best Wedding Photographer in Utah – LUX Life Magazine
Insta Inspire Retreat Instructor 2018
Best 100 Photographers in the World 2018 + 2019 – Shoot and Share
DVLOP Gallery 04 – Contest Winners
Dear Photographer Magazine Light Issue
10 Ways to Nail That Engagement Ring Selfie – Wedding Wire
Brides – What to Wear for Engagement Photos
Manfrotto (School of Xcellence) | Using a New Camera in Manual Mode
Wedding Wire, Real Engagements Feature
Click Magazine May/June 2016 Issue, ‘The Big Picture’ pages 10-11
Click Magazine May/June 2016 Issue, ‘The Paper Chase’ pages 66 and 68
Brides.com | Winter Engagement Ideas
Shutterfly Family Holiday Portrait Guide 2015
Click magazine Jan/Feb 2016 Issue, ‘The Power of Focus’ pages 38-41
Click magazine Nov/Dec 2015 Issue, ‘Print Lab Showdown’ page 10, Voice finalist page 151
Click Pro Best Pictures of the Year 2018
SLR Lounge – 9 Educational Events Happening Before May 2019
Exposing with the Zone System: An easy how-to guide
9 Ways to Celebrate your Engagement (Other than a party) – Wedding Wire
How to Use Your Photography Style to Stand Out – Click It Up A Notch
Brides.com, Top Rated Wedding Vendors
34 Amazing photos that appeared in Click Magazine in 2016
46 photos of love that are good for the soul
Shutterfly – Meet 5 Clickin Moms Photographers
Clickin Moms Click Pro of the Month
Click magazine July/Aug 2014 Issue ‘See you in Salt Lake City’ pages 114-121
Voice Collection Finalist | Composition + Design 2015
Click Away Conference Instructor 2014 + 2015
Click Pro Daily of the Week – Among the Clouds, Diamond Beach
Lemonade and Lenses Magazine Honorary Dec 2015 Cover
Click Magazine Blog Contributor: See all articles here
Inspire Me Baby | 5 Tips for Amazing Newborn Edits
BP4U Featured Photographer
The Digital Universe (BYU) | Social Media Influences Utah wedding photos
For the Utah Bride Featured Photographer