Christa Rae Photography

Booking Christa for our June 2024 wedding was our easiest and BEST decision in the wedding planning process! We had seen Christa's beautiful pictures and professionalism as a photographer from two of our friends' weddings in 2021 and 2022. We new we wanted to book Christa as soon as we got engaged! Christa was unbelievably helpful in answering our questions and giving us ideas in terms of engagement shoot locations from the start of the process. Christa was so quick to answer all of our questions and was truly so amazing to work with! Christa beautifully captured our engagement pictures and our wedding day. She provided us with sneak peeks of our pictures within 24 hours of our engagement shoot, and 48 hours of our wedding day! That is just something you don't see very often! We would recommend Christa a million times over to any couple looking for absolutely gorgeous photos from their day!

My husband and I were married in September 2023 at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club. Christa was the first vendor we booked for our wedding and my best choices for the entire process. My husband and I are the shy type and Christa made us feel at ease. Her guidance and instructions were critical to getting us the best photos possible. Her client portal is easy to use, she's incredibly communicative and organized. Christa will HUSTLE to get you the best photos possible. Our guests even commented on how many photos the photographers took and when we got the photos back, I was absolutely blown away. There were so many great shots and the family portraits are something I will cherish for a lifetime! Christa knows the best spots, the best poses, the best everything. She got every single shot I wanted and so many more that I didn't even think about. We did an engagement session to get to know her and it made the wedding photos so much more enjoyable since we knew what to expect. She really is great at her craft and we couldn't be more grateful for the work she put in to capture our wedding.

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!

Christa Rae as your photographer is an absolute MUST for your wedding. She was phenomenal to work with and her eye and talent is unmatched. Our photos and experience with her was beyond what we could have imagined. We love you Christa and thank you!!

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!

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.

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!

Christa was amazing at our wedding reception. She captured so many special candid photos and had a quick turnaround with preview photos the day after. Multiple guests told us they loved her energy throughout the night, and she was so helpful in our pre-wedding planning session as well. Couldn't recommend enough!!

Excellent service, great to work with and best quality pictures! She was professional, made us feel relaxed and captured a variety of great poses. She was great at telling us how to pose and getting everyone gathered for group pictures. She also listened to all the recommendations we had. We are very happy with all the results & our photos turned out absolutely amazing!😊

Christa was one of our favorite people that we met through planning our wedding-- from our first call with her, to our engagement photos (in 40 degrees for the cherry blossoms, no less!), to our wedding, she was calm, assured, motivating, organized, and just a wonderful human being. And her photos!! We were blown away when we received our gallery-- she captured every emotion of the day so beautifully, and we are forever grateful to have those memories. Also something important to us was that she had experience with diverse wedding parties-- she captured everyone in our wedding party perfectly and true-to-complexion (from pale to deep skin tones, nobody was washed out!). Thank you for providing us with these beautiful memories for many years to come!

If you're thinking about hiring Christa as your photographer, JUST DO IT! Christa was wonderful every single step of the way. We met over Facetime when I was inquiring about her availability. She answered all (of my many) questions with ease. She made me feel so comfortable speaking to a complete stranger, which I knew was a good sign! This continued throughout our time working together. Christa shot both our engagement photos and our wedding photos and they are all amazing. She made my husband and myself feel very comfortable in front of the camera, and she was able to shoot our photos so quickly! The sign of an expert. You can tell she really wants to make sure you get all the photos you want for your special occasions. I sent her an email with "inspiration" photos prior to our wedding. She was so open to reviewing them to see the types of pictures I was hoping for, and on the day of our wedding I could tell she was making it a priority to get the types of shots I liked. I should add, a lot of the inspiration photos I sent her came from Christa's own body of work. The photos on her website are absolutely representative of her style and her abilities. What you see posted there is very representative of what your gallery will look like. Christa also captured many photos on our wedding day that I would not have known to request, but I am so glad she captured them. She was able to give me pictures of my grandma that I will cherish forever, as well as wonderful candid photos of our guests that we may have missed experiencing ourselves. I also know Christa is constantly attending workshops and experiences that help her hone her craft even further, so you will absolutely be hiring a true professional who continues to work on advancing herself even further in her field. She is very responsive and easy to communicate with. I could give you countless examples of things Christa did leading up to, on, and after our wedding day that make her someone you absolutely should hire, but I will just leave it at that. You will not regret hiring her to capture your special day. I hope to work with her again in the future to document more of our life moments.

I cannot express enough how much Christa truly was the best photographer we could've asked for on our wedding day!! She is simply an incredible photographer and person all around! My husband and I immediately clicked with her during our engagement photo session-I felt like she really took the time to get to know us and our style. For our wedding photos-we can't stop looking at them and believing they are real! Christa's work is stunning, specifically her talent capturing the day's biggest moments. Her work truly shines at water-front venues-she really knows how to capture a beautiful sunset! I would highly recommend her as a wedding photographer!

Christa was so awesome to work with! She was incredibly responsive throughout the entire planning process and had amazing attention to detail. She really went above and beyond to get the photos that I wanted for the day and I would highly recommend her as a wedding photographer!

Christa made the wedding process so efficient and smooth. She has a great eye and personable touch to each photo. Definitely would recommend working with her!

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!

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.

I can’t recommend Christa enough!! Christa came highly recommended by our venue, The Tidewater Inn, and it is so clear why! Firstly, Christa is professional and responsive. She responded to our initial inquiry quickly, as she did with all other correspondence throughout the wedding planning process. From our first phone meeting, it was clear that Christa had a heart of gold and truly wanted to get to know us and make our wedding special! Our engagement session was lovely and allowed us to get to know her further! Leading up to the wedding, Christa helped us create a customized timeline for the events of the day which was a HUGE help and relief. Day of the wedding, Christa was early to our meeting spot and ready to roll! Throughout the day, Christa guided us through different poses and locations, leaving us with an extensive wedding collection that we will treasure forever! Her photography style is so beautiful, natural, and classic, I know these pictures will stand the test of time. Thank you, Christa, for the most amazing experience!

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 sides’ 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!

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.

We had a great experience with Christa Rae, she was very friendly and professional. The engagement photos were amazing and the wedding photos were marvelous. Truly enjoyed having Christa capture us on the most wonderful day of our lives!

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!

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 :)

We were so lucky to have Christa as our wedding photographer! She is so talented and perfectly captured ALL of the moments and details of our wedding day in an amazing collection of photos that we will seriously cherish forever. She is also incredibly fun and easy to work with and made us feel so comfortable being photographed. If you are lucky enough to book her before her schedule fills up, DO IT!!! Thank you for everything, Christa!! <3 Lizzie & Wes

Christa is a true professional! She was an absolute asset to our wedding and planning process. From the first phone call, we knew Christa was something special. She was so down to earth and truly listened to our visions for our wedding day. From embracing our idea to have our pup in our engagement photos, to capturing our emotional first look and private vows, to creating gorgeous sunset portraits, she is a master. Christa is extremely responsive and has great ideas to ensure she captures all of the important moments and details throughout the day. During the planning process, I always felt 100% confident in Christa as she answered every question or concern that I had. She has her timeline skills down to a science. We never felt rushed during our wedding day. Due to her efficiency, we actually were ahead of schedule which allowed her to capture even more portraits. Christa and her second shooter, Lauren, made us feel so comfortable on our wedding day. They were both so calm and kind the entire day. It was easy to see that Christa is passionate about her work as she seemed to be smiling and enjoying our wedding alongside us. She created incredible, timeless photos that we truly cherish and will look back on for the rest of our lives with smiles on our faces. We could not recommend Christa enough!

Christa is AMAZING. I cannot emphasize that enough. She is polite, helpful and her work is fantastic. Christa knows the best settings, poses and all of the inside and out wedding details that anyone could need/ want. We did our engagement shoot with Christa as well as had her capture our big day. Her photos have become some of our absolute favorite. She is also very thorough. Christa helped everything run smoothly on the day and was an additional person to help keep everyone on track with the planned schedule. She had her own schedule that she coordinated with us to make sure she captured everything we asked for (and some we didn't know we wanted!). Christa has a very natural style and her photos come out looking beautiful and not over-edited with dark or unnatural colors. We will continue to use Christa for all of our professional photo needs!

Christa exceeded our expectations as a photographer! Besides being a joy to work with, she expertly captured the raw emotion and joy of our wedding. Multiple wedding guests and family members continue to rave about Christa's professionalism. Christa expertly navigated the timeline of our day, we never felt rushed taking photos. Seeing the final gallery is such a joy, our wedding photos turned out absolutely wonderful. I highly recommend working with Christa to capture your wedding.

I Highly recommend hiring Christa for all your event needs. We had her capture our engagement pictures, bridal shower pictures and our wedding! She captured all events perfectly. She was easy to communicate with and had AMAZING response times. Her eye for details along with poses were exceptional. Thank you Christa for making our memories last a lifetime!

Christa is everything you can hope for in a photographer. She is professional, efficient, and fun to work with. Most importantly, her work is INCREDIBLE! My husband and I are hockey players and wanted to have some of our engagement photos taken on the ice and Christa was up for the challenge. Even though this was outside her comfort zone, she happily captured some really fun and beautiful shots! The day of the wedding, Christa captured every moment of love and happiness just perfectly! Our photos are stunning and exceeded our expectations. We would whole-heartedly recommend Christa to anyone looking for a photographer and will certainly use her again for photos in the future! Thank you, Christa!

Christa is a talented photographer and an amazing person! I cannot recommend her enough! Our photos from our November 2020 ceremony and July 2021 reception are absolutely beautiful! Christa captured every picture I wanted and did so much behind the scenes! For example a groomsman's suit ended up being just a little different shade of blue and she editing quite a few photos so his suit matched the rest of the bridal party...we can't tell a difference! Thank you Christa!

Christa is amazing! She was very professional and organized. She handled it all! We did not have to worry about a thing. During the planning process she was always easy to reach and very helpful. We are obsessed with our photos! She is very talented. I highly recommend!

My now-husband and I met with Christa around the time we got engaged in 2019, and I immediately knew by her personality, professionalism and portfolio that we wanted her to photograph our wedding! I was so impressed with her work and so excited to have her capture our big day. To me, her style is classic, and something that will be as beautiful in 50 years as it is today. What I couldn't have anticipated was that she blew our expectations completely out of the water! Not only was she so easy to work with through all the woes of the pandemic and postponing our 2020 wedding (and engagement shoot!), she was a true professional when it came to all of the other wedding procedures with understanding our budget needs, discussing family dynamics, and making our wedding day dreams become reality. When our much anticipated wedding day came around, Christa arrived to the beach club suite with a smile on her face and was ready to get to work! The rest of the day was a blur (much like other married couples warn) but Christa kept everything perfectly on schedule and made sure she captured everything we had hoped and then some. She was such a warm and friendly presence and made my husband and I totally at ease. While I knew we were taking a lot of pictures at the time, I could not have imagined the beautiful and detailed wedding gallery she delivered to us a mere month and a half after our day. The amount of detail and perfection she put into her work made my husband and I (and my family) feel like we were living the day all over again. I will cherish these images for years to come. I truly cannot imagine if I hadn't had Christa photograph our wedding. I had mentioned to her, I wish I had it in the budget for a second shooter. But the sheer number of images she provided us and the detail she captured left nothing to be desired. She was my favorite vendor, utterly talented and truly a blessing to work with! I hope we get to work again for future life events!

Christa photographed our engagement and our wedding, and she is fantastic. Wonderful pictures at a great price. We had to reschedule because of Covid, and Christa was proactive, professional, and extremely helpful the whole time. Can’t think of a better person for the job, and can’t recommend highly enough.

We could not be more thrilled with all three of our experiences working with Christa, from our engagement shoot, intimate wedding, to our wedding celebration. She completely outdid my expectations and hopes for wedding photography, especially given the unique experience of being pregnant at my wedding. Not only did Christa capture the magic of a wedding day, she managed to highlight our gender reveal and a good balance of maternity poses, while still making me look and feel like a bride on our amazing day. We absolutely recommend Christa for your photography needs. We can’t wait to see her again for another photo shoot of our little family after our baby arrives!

Christa made my husband and I feel so comfortable from the very beginning. She traveled to D.C. to shoot our engagement session, which was included as part of the wedding package. Christa was always very responsive and most importantly, incredibly flexible when we had to change our wedding plans due to COVID. On our wedding day, she stayed past her end time to shoot our surprise late night pizza food truck and sparkler exit. Her partner, who shot most of the groomsmen photos earlier in the day, made an immediate connection with the guys and made them feel super comfortable during the photo shoot. I'd recommend Christa to anybody for any special occasion. She was wonderful and we will always have amazing memories from our wedding because of her!

Christa is absolutely wonderful. She did our newborn photo session after being our wedding photographer 5 years ago. Her photography style is refreshing - not over-posed or over-edited, but rather more natural and light. Christa is super sweet, and has a calm, proficient, and focused nature about her. We are absolutely thrilled with our new family photos!

Christa is simply fantastic to work with and the final product was remarkable. She's comforting, professional, pleasant, and extremely knowledgable. Christa listened and made recommendations equally, making her the perfect photographer for our process. She was surgical during our wedding, which helped alleviate a naturally hectic night. It never seemed like she was interrupting, yet she was able to capture every moment. From start to finish, we couldn't recommend Christa enough.

Christa was and still is such a pleasure to work with. She did my engagement photos, wedding day photos, and now creating my wedding photo albums. She is very professional, sweet, and talented! Highly recommend her for your special day.

Christa is an incredible photographer and we are so happy we booked her to capture our wedding and engagement photos. My wife and I weren’t quite sure what to expect taking a bunch of intimate photos in front of a stranger, but Christa made us feel comfortable and like we were with friends. We are the most impressed with all of the small moments Christa captured of our friends and family. She was super prepared, having our timeline down to the minute, and was flexible when things inevitably changed during the wedding day. She was very quick to respond to our questions and usually got back to us the same day. We received a sneak peek within 24 hours of the wedding and engagement shoots, and had over 1000 photos of the wedding within two weeks! We have been recommending her to all of our friends getting married in the area, you are in good hands with Christa!

Christa is a must have wedding photographer! She was one of the first vendors we selected and it was the best decision. Christa is very easy to get along with and down to earth. We had a very playful wedding party and she was able to get everyone's attention for photos. Christa listened to the ideas we had about certain shots and gave alternatives to shots to make sure we had the best photos. We are completely in love with our wedding photos. Christa is very talented and I trust her 100%. I would definitely recommend her for any wedding or event!

We are so incredibly pleased with Christa and her photos! She and her other photographer have such a beautiful artistic eye and our wedding photos are AMAZING! They are so beautiful and she caught some of the best and funniest moments of our reception. We will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives and they make us want to relive the day all over again. We knew we didn't want to hold back when it came to a photographer and after working with her at a friend's wedding last year, there was no doubt that we wanted her. Her work ethic is excellent and she blends in with her surroundings to make it seem like she's not even there, capturing the most memorable moments. When things seemed to get stressful, she was one of the first people to calm us down, saying it'll get taken care of. She also does pregnancy and baby photos, and I know that once we are ready to start a family we will be using her again. 1000% recommend.

Christa was one of the first vendors we booked for our October wedding and we are so happy we did! From the very beginning, Christa was extremely responsive and professional. She would answer all of questions within minutes and made us feel so comfortable throughout the entire planning process. Before the wedding day, Christa called us to go over the logistics of our day to make sure everything would run smoothly. On the wedding day, she was organized, energetic, and knew how to get things done with a tight timeline. One of the best things about Christa is that she seemed like more than a photographer to us! Not only did she take flawless pictures, but she made sure that our day ran as smooth as possible and that we were able to take in all of the special moments. Christa is absolutely amazing and we would recommend her to any engaged couple!!

Christa was our very first vendor that we booked. She would always answer all my questions so quickly, she was essential in helping me create a timeline for the wedding day, and she made us feel on top of the world. From the very beginning we had Christa climbing onto of crazy obstacles and standing in the freezing cold for us. She did all of that with the biggest smile on her face. She made sure she captured the best photos for us. We really felt like we made a friend out of Christa, someone we will always cherish for being such an ESSENTIAL part of our wedding. The engagement photos were absolutely fantastic and the sneak peeks that we received already were breathtaking. Please do not look any further, Christa is the photographer you need for your wedding. Once you book with her, you do not need to worry about anything else. She was the ONLY vendor that I could say that for! Thank you Christa!!!!

Christa was a joy to work with for our wedding! She went above and beyond and was always so quick to respond to any questions/emails we had. On the day of our wedding,, she was amazing! She kept us on our timeline day of our wedding but we never felt rushed. She photographed our wedding by herself and she worked so well with our videographer. We received our wedding album.. and honestly I don't know how she captured all of the moments so perfectly! We were watching the video footage from our wedding and we realized how quickly Christa had to react in some moments to get the best picture... and she did just that! My husband and I are so impressed with the fact that Christa was there for every moment and the pictures really captured our personalities. It was a pleasure working with her and we are so very grateful for all of her hard work!! The photos are amazing and it is so nice being able to relive the day by looking at the pictures. I would recommend her to everyone and anyone in the area!

Christa is an absolute gem. She was so amazing to work with -- kind, caring and professional. From our engagement shoot to the wedding day, she was integral in helping to make sure our day went off without a hitch. We had a LOT of family and friends to capture in our photos but Christa handled it all so seamlessly - something we look back on our big day and smile about. Every single one of our photos came out absolutely beautiful. We cannot imagine our day without Christa and her talents! Can't wait to shoot with her again one day :) Thank you Christa!!!

Christa was one of the first vendors we booked and we could not have been happier with our decision. She was very responsive and helpful during our planning process and for the day of our wedding at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. She was fantastic during our engagement session that we did in Downtown Annapolis and was very patient with having our two dogs join in the photo shoot. She is a true professional and it is amazing to watch her in action . She is very passionate about what she does and I do not know how she does it all so gracefully. We had a super hot August day and both she and the second photographer took it all in stride and always with a smile. They were able to get so many amazing shots during getting ready, our first look, the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception. We had many people in our wedding party and other guests commenting on how awesome she was - she remembered everyone's names and captured all of our favorite parts of the night. Her attention to detail is impeccable and she was very helpful with keeping our day on track - even making sure we got some special photos of just me and my Husband before the sunset. She also was able to provide a sneak peek the day after our wedding so we could see some photos before we left for our Honeymoon. Now that we have our full wedding album back, I am obsessed with all of the photos. The hardest part will be picking out our favorites to print! I am enjoying looking at every single one and seeing the ceremony and reception details, formals, family portraits and all of the candid action to relive our most favorite day! You will not regret hiring Christa and I sincerely hope that we can work together again for any other photography needs in the future.

Christa was absolutely amazing. She is the kindest person and the BEST wedding photographer you could have! I still look at my wedding photos every day because I am just so obsessed! Christa made sure my day went smoothly and I had nothing to worry about. It was like she was a second wedding coordinator. She even took a bobby pin out of her own hair to fix mine and make sure it was perfect! You are in great hands with Christa, she is the best!!

Christa Rae Settle is the BEST photographer. She is so calm, easygoing, happy, positive, and professional. She gets along with everyone, and handles family dynamics well. She was very approachable when we had questions, never making us feel like we were asking too much. She also is such a talented photographer, capturing all of the moments and emotions of our special day so perfectly. We loved her natural, genuine style of photography. Our photos turned out too good to be true! We would hire her again in a heart beat, and hope to have her photograph more special moments in our lives! Can't recommend her highly enough.

Christa was amazing throughout the whole process. She answered questions I had throughout the journey. When she showed up for the wedding she was well organized and ready to hit the ground running. She was very sweet and professional. She made taking pictures easy and didn't waste any time. She was all over during the reception making sure to get all sorts of shots. My husband and I loved working with her. What we saw so far is amazing and cannot wait to see the rest!! I would HIGHLY recommend her!

Christa did a phenomenal job with our wedding photos. We got married at the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club and Christa knew all the best angles and lighting to make the pictures perfect. We are so happy we chose Christa to be our photographer. She always responded very quickly to our emails and questions and was a delight to work with the day of the wedding. Our family and friends will cherish these pictures forever. Thank you Christa!

We loved working with Christa! She is sweet, professional, and very talented! From emails and phone calls, to our engagement shoot, to the wedding day, working with Christa was great. Our engagement pictures and wedding pictures are absolutely beautiful! It is so hard to pick favorites because they are all stunning! She is very cool, calm, and collected and made sure we stayed on schedule and got all the pictures we wanted. She made us feel very comfortable. Even my bridesmaids couldn’t help but comment that day of how great she was. One of my bridesmaids has been in quite a few weddings recently and she said that Christa was her favorite photographer she has worked with!

I cannot say enough great things about Christa. She was the absolute best! I am so happy we chose her to be our wedding photographer. She was so personable and very responsive to any questions we had leading up to our wedding day. I am in love with my wedding photos, and she got them back to us quickly! I would highly recommend Christa to any bride to be!

We had a truly wonderful and talented photographer named Christa Rae Settle for our wedding! She is an Annapolis, Maryland native, just like me and has been capturing weddings in the Mid-Atlantic for years! She also has a background in photographing live music performances and brings so much energy, passion and humor to the task of documenting couples on the most important day of their lives! Cheryl and I had such a wonderful experience working with her! If you are looking for a wedding photographer in or near Maryland, you can't do any better than Christa!

“One of the easiest decisions that we made regarding our wedding plans was to choose Christa as the photographer for our wedding! We were terribly impressed with the photographs in her portfolio but her background in photographing and capturing such incredible moments at concerts and live music performances convinced us that she was the perfect shooter for our special day. We had a terrific initial meeting with her and told her that we wanted her to photograph our wedding before it was over. In addition to how easy she made the whole process of planning our shoot, she was also enormously helpful in planning several other aspects of our wedding, even recommending some other vendors that we ended up using. On the day of our wedding, we did a first look and Christa created some gorgeous shots of us at the Maryland State House, on Francis Street, Main Street and at the City Dock. She did a wonderful job of making the process easy and fun! Once we were at the venue, she faded into the background to capture some wonderful moments during our ceremony and then did a fantastic job of corralling family and friends for some beautiful portraits just outside our venue, the Powerhouse Building on West Street. Once the Reception began, she was capturing the more significant highlights of the evening while also discovering a lot of smaller, more intimate moments between us and our closest family and friends. We were very impressed when we saw the preview shots that she sent us the week after our ceremony. This couldn't begin to prepare us for how astounded we were with the quality of the pictures we saw once she had completed her editing process! We have already looked through the album multiple times and it has been like reliving our wedding day all over again! We were beyond pleased with the spectacular job that she did in documenting the most important day of our lives and have already discussed working with her again!”

If you’re in search for a photographer look no further! Christa Rae is the complete package! My husband and I were stationed in San Diego for most of the planning but from the beginning she made us feel at ease and confident that no matter how the day turned out she would deliever truly fantastic and beautiful photos. The moment she arrived, her professionalism and positive energy created such a natural and at ease environment for not only my husband and I but also the entire bridal party! Christa took all of our ideas and made every one of the happen (even if it meant walking around Downtown Annapolis on a beautiful crisp Saturday=a lot of tourist). Her turn around was unbelievably quick and the quality of the photos were superb! A 100% you will enjoy every photo!!

Christa is so talented and professional! We received nothing but compliments about her the entire night from our guests, and our pictures turned out beautiful! Someone actually told me that they feel bad for me because picking out pictures for albums/enlarging will be SO difficult since every single picture was amazing! She was the first photographer I met with, and I knew after meeting her that she was the one. She helped so much through the process and answered any of my questions. Christa is truly one of the best photographers in the area, and we will definitely be using her again in the future for professional photos!

Christa was such a pleasure to work with and we were totally at ease with her throughout the whole process for our Annapolis wedding. Most importantly, the photographs are STUNNING! Thank you again, Christa!

We had the pleasure of working with Christa as our wedding photographer and we loved her! Christa was very responsive, so kind and captured our day perfectly. We were also very happy with her assistant. I would definitely recommend Christa Rae Photography to anyone who is looking!

Christa is simply amazing! She is organized, so prompt with communication, and dedicated to capturing the best photos! I never once saw her sit down at our wedding. In fact, at one point she stood on a chair just to get the best shot. Christa is the sweetest and so easy to connect with. She did the photography at my sister's wedding and we absolutely loved her that we booked her right away for ours. Her photos are very natural which I love. She has a photography timeline which helps keep the day running smoothly and on time. I emailed her a few sample pictures of shots that I really wanted, and she was very accepting of that and made those shots happen on our wedding day. She posted a sneak peek photo the very next day which is awesome! Since our wedding was on my in-law's property, I knew it was a venue she had never seen before, even though she is from the area. So she came over for a site visit before the wedding just to walk around the property with me and figure out where the best place for photos were so we weren't scrambling to figure it out the day of the wedding. She even drove us about 3 minutes down the road to take more photos during our cocktail hour of where my husband and I met. She really just wants to best for you and will do anything you want. I am so happy we picked Christa for our wedding photographer and can't wait to see all the photos soon!

We have absolutely loved working with Christa! She is wonderful, so responsive and thoughtful, and of course the pictures are all gorgeous!!! Christa worked with us to schedule our engagement shoot and was so helpful in making sure we got all of the shots we wanted in our pretty tight schedule (we had a packed night!). Christa captured all the fun of our reception, beautiful night shots and so much of the ceremony and decorations that really just passed me by on the day since it's such a whirlwind. I would highly recommend Christa to anyone looking for a wonderful, talented photographer!

Christa is absolutely amazing! She was our photographer for our engagement photos and wedding at Chesapeake Bay Beach Club. She is so great to work with and is so responsible, organized, creative, and sweet! She was so efficient in getting our photos back to us and her communication is great. I couldn’t be happier with her work and couldn’t reccomend her more!!! Thank you Christa for capturing our perfect day!!

I cannot say enough good things about Christa. From the engagement photo shoot to post wedding, she has been delightful to work with: pleasant, responsive, thorough, and clearly passionate about her work. I had an unfortunate and extreme rain storm event for my wedding day (7/21/18), and Christa came prepared with umbrellas and my pictures are beautiful. I have no hesitations in recommending Christa to anyone for their photography needs. She is the best!

I found Christa by a random Google image search when I originally thought I wanted to do our engagement photos at Cylburn Arboretum. Further exploration through her portfolio and our first meeting sealed the deal! Christa's attention to detail and experience running her own business shines not only from each photo taken but from Christa's presence behind the camera as well. At our initial meeting, she worked with me to find the best package for what we had budgeted for photography. Throughout the engagement, whenever I had a question, Christa responded very promptly and with extremely helpful suggestions. We had some unique ideas for our engagement session involving two locations that were not super close to each other, and Christa welcomed these with open arms and made our vision a reality. It was no different for the wedding day. We met about a week beforehand and had the opportunity to walk through our venue space together, which cleared up any last minute questions I had and made me feel calm, cool, and collected about our timeline/day-of game plan. Christa and her 2nd shooter met us at the hotel for getting-ready photos, and were very patient when the bridesmaids and I got behind schedule to make it to the first look location. Once we got there, there were 3-4 other wedding parties at the same spot taking photos! Christa, unfazed, knew exactly where to place us and you'd think we had Federal Hill all to ourselves! We had so many wonderful areas to take photos at our venue, and Christa made the most of them so that we have a variety to choose from! We even sprung a last minute getaway car exit on her, and she stepped right up and made all of those photos look perfect, as well. If you're looking for a professional photographer who is easy to work with, knows the Baltimore/Annapolis area well, takes beautiful photographs, and can organize large groups of people quickly and smoothly (we requested a group photo of ALL our attendees), look no further! Thanks Christa!

Deciding to use Christa Rae was probably the best decision I made in the entire wedding process. She's professional, she's affordable and she's genuinely a really nice, down to earth person who provides high quality photos that have a personal touch. It rained the day of our wedding and Christa was prepared with an alternative location already in mind for the first look, and she brought enough clear umbrellas for the entire wedding party to stay dry and still get super cute photos outside. Christa Rae really made our wedding an amazing experience and all our photos turned out more beautiful than I could have imagined!

Christa was truly wonderful to work with! She photographed our wedding and took engagement photos for us. She made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and took the time to get to know us. She was very fun and easy to get along with. The pictures we received from our wedding day were amazing and everything we imagined. Every tiny detail (flowers, invitation, etc) was captured and she made sure the pictures you wanted were taken as well. I would recommend her as a photographer to anyone. She is truly a talented photographer and I am so happy with all the pictures we received!

Christa is an absolute gem to work with and I couldn't be happier with our photos. She always responded immediately, no matter how many questions this crazy bride had! She also did an amazing job of dealing with our at-times crazy family members at the wedding :P She has a true gift and I would (and do!) recommend her to all of my family, friends, and any stranger I meet. I'm over the moon at the final product but that is just a small part of it - Christa was amazing the whole year and a half leading up to our wedding, from engagement photos to questions immediately answered any time day or night to the wedding day to our pictures. Thank you Christa!!!

Christa is amazing! She was recommend by the Chesapeake Bay Beach Club and we are SOOO happy we had Christa as our photographer. She is so easy to talk to, very professional and very responsive. Christa provided us with a photo the day after our wedding and a larger sneak peek a few days after our wedding! We got our full gallery within 3 weeks of our wedding! We highly recommend Christa!!

Christa was 100% a joy to work with and worth every single penny!!! She has a clear passion for her work and has a calm and friendly demeanor that was perfect on the day of the wedding. She was never aggressive or demanding, always asked if we were ready for certain pictures, but still kept us on our photo schedule. I also appreciated how proud and excited she seemed about her own work as she would happily show me a preview of a couple of shots she got on her camera screen as we went along. This made me feel more confident that things were going well and I think the carefree bride and groom feelings came across in the pictures we received. I thought taking the pictures would feel like a bit of a chore on the wedding day but we honestly had so much fun doing it. A positive attitude and environment can change everything! We also worked with Christa for an engagement shoot which I would highly recommend doing. The engagement shoot gave us some practice with posing and what to expect for the day of. On the wedding day (even though it was almost a year after our first shoot with her!) we felt like pros and were very comfortable. This is saying a lot, especially for my new husband who has always been very camera shy - you would not know it from looking at the pictures we received! She understood how to work with us, she was attune to our theme and the poses we liked best, I honestly could go on and on about how happy we are that we chose Christa to be our wedding photographer. The only question I'm left with is how many wedding pictures can you hang up in your own home before people think you are nuts? We could not be happier.

Christa Rae.... what what can I️ say? Lots! When I️ viewed Christa’s website, I️ knew she would be the person we were looking for. From her sampling of photos to her personal info on “Meet Christa”. My Daughters wedding was on Gibson Island, Maryland and Christa spent a lot of time with us reviewing the venue and photo opportunities, as there were many to choose from on the island. Christa answered all our questions, leaving us feeling very comfortable and always answered them promptly! I️ reached out to her many times at odd hours as I️ was burning the candle at both ends....... She even responded to one of my late evening texts while she was at one of the many music venues she loves to attend. Christa was the first photographer my daughter and I️ met and the last....my daughter didn’t need to look any further. It ended up being the easiest and best decision of all our wedding planning decisions. Christa is adorable, talented and easy to work with. We would recommend her as your wedding photographer. We wish you the best Christa Rae!

We had Christa doing photo shooting for both of our engagement and wedding a few months ago based on my coworker's recommendation, and we can't be happier with her work. She is extremely professional and highly skilled to catch those special happy moments for us. Very responsive via emails and texts, and quick in getting the photos ready for you as she definitely understands how eager her clients are to see those photos! She would rather work late at night to get those photos ready on time, so I was particularly impressed & appreciative for her hard working attitude. Also, she was pretty flexible with our schedule and location. Overall, great quality of service, very easy to work with, and lots of fun!!

Christa was amazing to say the least! She was very professional and personal throughout our engagement and on our wedding day! I highly recommend her to any bride looking for a great photographer! She got all of the poses and photos that we wanted and did it within a strict time frame! Save yourself some stress and reserve your date with Christa. It will be your best d