Rachael Kazmier Photography

helped the day run flawlessly. couldn't recommend them enough!

un to work it. Rachael was communicative throughout the whole planning process and very easy work with. We got our sneak peaks back within days after the wedding and they turned out amazing. We can't wait to see the final products but HIGHLY recommend using Rachael and team for your wedding photos!

going for with our wedding, she even gave me feedback when I was deciding on what bridesmaid dresses to pick. She truly goes above and beyond for her clients! Our engagement session with Rachael was perfect she was even able to make our 4 month old puppy smile for photos! (a true talent) We had never gotten professional photos taken and she made the whole experience so fun it didn't even feel like we were taking photos. The actual wedding day. I have no words Rachael is so talented! From the moment she arrived Rachael had the best attitude and makes you feel like a movie star with all of the compliments and kind words. Every person in my bridal party and family who had spoken to Rachael raved about how amazing she was and that was before we even saw the photos! Rachael turned around a sneak peek with so many photos within I think a day of our wedding and it was so fun to relive on our honeymoon. The actual album came weeks later which was also a quick turnaround and every single photo was perfect. I had so many favorites to choose from it is impossible to pick! She captured every detail and type of picture I requested and a million more of her creative style. Overall, Rachael was the perfect photographer, and I would choose her again a million times over and recommend her to everyone!!

otographer could no longer be with us on our new date. Our planner quickly put us in touch with Rachael and we are so grateful she was able to be with us on our special day. She is a joy to be around and we highly recommend working with her!

s happy to jump on a video call to answer questions. On the day of, her associate Lauren was very efficient in getting all the shots, so we were able to enjoy ourself throughout the night. We were so pleased to receive a some sneak peak photos a few days after our wedding and just got our full gallery which was stunning. We highly recommend for your wedding!

eel like our day could be featured in a magazine. She made myself and all of my bridesmaids feel so beautiful. It's been over a year since our wedding and I still find myself going back through the photos of that day all the time. My friends and I still talk about how gorgeous the photos are and how everyone felt so beautiful. Even though it rained on our day, you could barely tell in the photos! Rachael has a beautiful light & dreamy style that totally captured how we felt on that day. She was so responsive and knowledgeable and happily answered all of our questions. She was a calming presence on that day and helped us keep to our photo timeline, which helped with the events of the whole day. I would absolutely choose her if we were to do it all over again! I highly recommend her services!

uch a great job. They were easy to communicate with, kind, organized, and kept us on track with our wedding day timeline. Even when it was gloomy and rainy the morning of our wedding (with our first look expected to be outdoors), we managed to work through it indoors, and quickly took photos outside when the rain subsided as planned. Their editing on the photos gives such a clean and light look that makes them look even more beautiful thereafter. Cannot say enough positive things about this vendor.

capture our special day with our friends and family. Our desire to have her capture both of our big days is a testament to her professionalism and skill, and all of the pictures we’ve seen today are as good an indicator as any that we made a great choice! Rachael was extremely responsive and always happy to share her advice on how we could best capture our big day. Whether it was planning logistics for family photos / first look photos / etc, or just knowing the best places to capture the looks that we wanted, she was extremely insightful & reassuring, which made every step of planning this portion of our wedding so much more enjoyable. Her attentiveness and attention to detail made it easy for her to capture our day just as we envisioned it. We couldn’t recommend her enough!!

easy to work with and knew exactly how to get us to act natural so she could capture genuine moments. We had such a great time working with her that we even booked her for our upcoming maternity shoot!

’re best friends. Highly recommend her for any event or occasion!!

nd relaxing! She coached us through the session and made us feel comfortable in front of the camera!! Our engagement pictures turned out great— I ended up using 4 on our save the dates because I couldn’t pick just one!!

elped me do a quick, day-of boudoir shoot and created a beautiful album so I could surprise my husband on our first anniversary! Rachael and her associate, Lauren, are incredibly talented and definitely helped alleviate stress on our wedding day by keeping everything running smoothly. Their style is impeccable and their service is unmatched! The photo albums we got back truly blew us away. They managed to capture all the magic of our day with so much attention to detail! Some of our favorite pictures were candid moments they caught during our private vow reading after the ceremony. I HIGHLY encourage any happy couple to look no further than Rachael Kazmier Photography! They are the BEST!!

y but Rachael!... Rachael is so fun and easy to work with, she is punctual, organized, flexible, energetic, and will go above and beyond for her clients!… We worked with Rachael for our engagement session and wedding day. The day of our engagement session turned out to be cold and rainy…not ideal, but Rachael kept a fun and positive attitude and took some of the most stunning pictures! Unfortunately, because of the coronavirus our original wedding was cancelled but we quickly came up with a new plan to get married a couple months later in Minnesota. When I told Rachael about our new wedding plans she immediately checked her calendar and luckily for us she was available, so she came to Minnesota (8 hours away on the 4th of July) and took our wedding pictures!!! Our wedding day was an absolute dream come true and Rachael played a huge part in that, she took the most gorgeous, breathtaking photos that we will treasure forever and I am forever grateful! Thank you Rachael!!

matched and I would work with her again in a heartbeat. When it was time to book a photographer for our wedding we knew Rachael was the only choice. Again, her and her assistant Lindsay made it the perfect day. They were an absolute dream to work with and were so kind and fun to be with all day. The photos turned out exactly how we imagined and she got them back to us so quickly. I highly recommend working with her for your big day!!!!

he knows just the right instructions to give to make your photoshoot not feel staged or awkward. She is your wedding day warrior and I couldn't have asked for a better photographer. She was extremely timely with a little sneak peek, which made me so excited to receive our full album! Do yourself a favor and choose Rachael to document your big day!

e and beyond to make me, James, and all our guests excited and happy feeling loved during the wedding day and the many months leading up to the wedding! The engagement photo shoot we did in Sarasota is stunning, I will treasure the magical moments and pictures all of my life! You are so special and you are the finest photographer in your field!! I highly recommend Grey Garden Creative to all brides to make their wedding dreams come true!

nt as a sneak peak and can't wait to see all the great shots. We know they are going to just as great! Her second that day, Chantal, was equally as relaxing to be around and was great to work with. 100% recommend!

ank you for making my sisters day so special!

e but is still so chill. My wedding party and family loved her… she’s so funny and made us feel so comfortable! I can’t thank her enough for capturing our special day! Thanks Rachael!

banter and provided a great experience for our bridal party. Rachael was our main point of contact and editor for our final album and we are just SWOONING over the photos and editing. We cried, laughed and cried some over reviewing all the photos. Can’t recommend Rachael and her team enough!

ited to have her team shoot our big day

ing a videographer. I chose Rachael Kazmier Photography because she is AMAZING...of course pandemic wedding dilemmas really Complicated things especially with vendors but Rachael being the angel she is saved our day! My favorite part of working with Rachael was everything ! I let Rachael and her assistants guide me on day of and they did so while both helping to maintain the wedding schedule which allowed me to actually ENJOY my day. Rachael and her team constantly had smiles on their faces , which comforted me that they and everyone else were having fun while also influencing myself and the bridal crew to smile for the flawless pictures !! I immediately knew her style would allow for the airy vibe I wanted, but she is very versatile. Rachael was the best choice for me because she was Extremely knowledgeable, personable, and truly fun to work with, which was rare throughout the rest of the wedding process. I always felt more at ease after discussing wedding details with her. She was also amazing when Coordinating family pictures. My father absolutely hates Taking Photos and Rachael was able to convince him and capture the first picture of him, my mom, and myself in over 30 years and I will forever cherish those photos. Book her while you can!!

WN. Rachel was so communicative, answering all our questions and making sure we were taken care of every step of the way. Lauren was our photographer on our big day, and holy smokes. She. Killed. It. Our family can be quite…obnoxious… and she handled it with grace. It was so comforting knowing that she had mine & my husbands best interest in mind. She ran a tight schedule, and got all the pictures we asked for AND MORE!!! We are so so so so so SOOOO grateful that we found Rachel and Lauren!!!

to ensure our wedding day has lasting memories!

ael in 2019 at a friends wedding she was capturing, I was blown away with her professionalism, talent, and fun personality. Our wedding day was a dream, The team made it even more amazing than I could've ever imagined. Our pictures are absolutely breathtaking and some thing we will treasure for the rest of our lives. Everyone still can't believe how gorgeous they turned out. The only thing "hard" about working with Rachael's team is having to choose which pictures to display after you receive them, because they are all just that beautiful. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts.

e she had a good understanding of who we were as a couple and what our vision was. She immediately had great suggestions as to where to shoot and it worked out perfectly. We are beyond pleased with the engagement photos and look forward to working with her during our wedding.

hotos are beautiful! I love Rachael's energy and enthusiasm. Taking pictures can be such an awkward experience and my fiancé and I had so much fun with her. Stop your search. Hire Rachael.

rst time that I met Rachael! She made such a good impression on me and everyone else in the bridal party! She was very punctual and did a great job of keeping the happy couple calm throughout the whole day! Rachael does a great job of having people be where they need to be when they need to be there, but she does it in such a respectful way that you are happy to oblige! Since the wedding, I’ve actually had the honor of working by Rachael’s side on occasion, and I can attest to her professionalism! She always has a smile on her face to accompany her great attitude! Besides the fact that Rachael is such a fun person to be around, she also has an amazing knack for photography! She will not only pour herself into her photography on your special day, but she will work hard to ensure that your pictures look beautiful after the day is done! Would I recommend Grey Garden Creative to you? Of course!!! Their work is amazing!!

bout her years ago when we got married because we certainly would have had her do our wedding day photos. Rachael is extremely genuine and authentic, and because of that she makes you feel so comfortable in whatever setting you're being photographed. She's kind, lighthearted and a joy to work with. The entire process from beginning to end was seamless, stress free, easy and fun and that is no easy feat. I'd love to say there was one favorite part of working with Rachael but quite frankly it was all our favorite! Maybe just actually getting the photos and seeing how incredibly well she captured everything and making all of our random family session wishes come true?! We'll just call her fairy godmother Rachael! Thanks for everything, we plan to use Rachael again as our family continues to grow in the years ahead :).

dding shoot. She was born with an artistic eye and captures those perfect moments. We loved the photos, and my mom was crying from happiness when I gave her the album. If you need someone to make you feel comfortable in your own skin and literally laugh and have fun with the entire time, she is the right photographer for you. She is also the sweetest human being and literally brings joy to this entire process. We very much enjoyed connecting with her and getting to know her and look forward to working with her in the future.

ssibly know what to do with, then Rachael is your girl!! Rachael and her associate photographer, Lauren, captured our wedding and newlywed brunch in Northern California last month, and they did a phenomenal job. Going in, I was nervous to have to pose for a camera all day, but Rachael and Lauren made it easy and honestly really fun; they hyped everyone up with their jokes, laughs, and bubbly energy, and captured so many sweet and wonderful moments from our day that my husband and I now get to relive for the rest of our lives. The pictures we've gotten so far have been breathtaking, raw, and full of emotion; every time we look at one, we're transported straight back to the moment itself, which is pure magic. Although 2020 was rough on our wedding planning, Rachael was flexible with our ever-changing plans and constantly reassured us that we had her support, no matter what we decided to do about our day. When we met her and Lauren in person a few months before the wedding, we instantly felt a bond with them. It's hard to describe, but Rachael and Lauren are the rare kind of people who shine from the inside out; they desire nothing more than to bring joy to the people around them, and you can see and feel that so clearly in everything they do, including in their work. It made me feel instantly confident in our decision to hire them, and that confidence has now morphed into gratitude and relief that they were our photographers. Your wedding photographer needs to be someone you can trust -- someone reliable, flexible, and professional who can take pictures you will love -- but also someone you enjoy being around and who will do just about anything to make you laugh and smile and feel confident. Rachael and Lauren fit that bill perfectly. There is nothing they won't do for their clients, and that level of devotion is not easily matched or found these days. For these reasons and many more, I highly recommend that you choose them for your event or special moment. Hiring Rachael and Lauren for ours was the best decision we could have made, and we feel lucky to have shared our wedding day with them and to count them among our friends. Do yourself a favor and book Grey Garden Creative before someone else steals your spot! You won't regret it, I promise.

ell-prepared, respectful, organized, and overall just great genuine people to be around. They made the entire day such a great experience. Our family loved them, the wedding party loved them, the guests loved them, the venue staff loved them. Honestly, they felt more like wedding guests versus vendors. I truly believe they helped make the day go smoothly. We were speechless when we received our pictures. We have so many different angles, backgrounds, and poses, that it's going be nearly impossible to choose our favorites. Our wedding was the best weekend of our life thus far, and we're so grateful and thankful to have beautiful pictures to look back on the memories forever. I was able to upload and share all of the pictures without having to edit any of them myself. Somehow Rachael and Lauren found ways to photograph us to make us all look beautiful and flawless. We can't thank Rachael (and her team at Grey Garden Creative) enough for the wonderful work they did. We will forever treasure our photos, and I recommend that if anyone is looking for a 10/10 photographer, they look no further. Rachael's work is worth every penny, plus more. Planning weddings are so stressful- but trust me, if you book Rachael and her team, the last thing you need to stress or worry about is the photography. They deliver absolute perfection. They went above and beyond to provide us with memories that I never thought were possible!

er I selected my wedding date/venue because I just had to have her after stalking her Instagram for years! Even though she is based in Chicago, she made the TWO trips to Maryland for our engagement photo session AND our wedding weekend. She was everything I could have imagined and more! She even hiked 3 miles up and down a mountain for our engagement pics which turned out more beautiful than I could have pictured. She was SO amazing on the wedding day. She kept us on schedule with pictures before the wedding and is a ball of fun and energy which makes taking photos that much more fun. I even saw Rachael helping last minute guest arrivals to find a seat as my bridesmaids were getting to walk down the aisle. She's the real MVP! Anything I needed on the day of, Rachael (and her amazing second shooter Kerri Carlquist) were there to help, like honorary bridesmaids! Rachael sent me a bunch of wedding sneakpeeks Monday as we were getting ready to leave for our honeymoon and they were just THE most perfect. Hope Rachael doesn't get sick of my husband and I because we will definitely be hiring her to do all our future life event photography. She's been a blessing to have enter our lives and to share these very special moments with us! We love you Rachael!