About this vendor
Rachel Buckley Weddings is a Wisconsin & Maine-based wedding photographer transforming life’s most joyful moments into genuine, timeless images. Photography that seamlessly blends a bright editorial style with classic elegance.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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5
out of 5.021 reviews
We had the most incredible experience working with Rachel! She was so kind, fun, and made us so comfortable. She captured our wedding so perfectly and we couldn't be more grateful ...
for all the incredible photos that we will cherish for many years to come! Thank you, Rachel!!!
Rachel took our engagement and wedding photos, and we couldn’t be more thankful for the person who recommended her!
Rachel was efficient, professional, fun, interactive & truly an...
amazing photographer to take care of such a special time in our life.
I am not a natural in front of the camera, and Rachel gave me easy to follow instructions in capturing the most beautiful moments while making me feel comfortable.
During our engagement shoot we had a few mishaps with the weather, however Rachel was quick to pivot and our photos came out more beautiful than ever.
When discussing our wedding photos prior to the wedding, Rachel let me send over inspiration images as to what I wanted to capture for the day of (tell-tale of my complicated self to work with, I requested emotional and authentic snapshots, posed portraits, colorful detail shots, B/W romantic old school photos…) and she delivered above and beyond them ALL.
1000x stars!
Thanks so much Rachel!
You NEED to hire Rachel for your wedding! She is absolute gold - not only in the quality of the photos and moments that she captures but in her all-around kindness and warmth. She ...
makes you feel at ease immediately, as if you're in the company of a close friend. We hired her for our wedding last year and she also took some engagement photos prior - something I highly recommend doing! She also recommended a lot of vendors that we ended up working with as well - no surprise, they were all gems as well! Hire Rachel, it'll be the best decision you make while planning your wedding.
Rachel is amazing! Starting with my engagement shoot, she was professional and easy to work with. She is FUN too- and put me and my usually camera-shy husband at ease. We love her!...
At our rehearsal dinner & wedding she made us feel
Like she was in control- in a good way. Rather than my husband and I having to feel overwhelmed with trying to wrangle our family & friends, Rachel and her associate Kim jumped right in. They added positive energy and light to our day which was so happy- but at times a *bit* stressful 😜. Rachel and Kim understood this and did an amazing job making things feel smooth and perfect so we could concentrate on what turned out to be the BEST day of our lives. The end result- our photographs- are GORGEOUS. Her style is light and bright & classic- exactly what we were looking for. We heard from other vendors that she was one of their favorites to work with too… not a surprise!
Rachel is such a dream photographer, vendor and friend. She stuck with us thoughout the rescheduling process and made our lives easier throughout Covid. We delayed our wedding a ye...
ar and she was one of the only vendors that did whatever it took to ensure we were happy and didn't add stress. From planning to communication, Rachel is nothing but kind and super professional. She's a creative person but also so organized. In regards to the wedding day, she was so supportive and helped keep things calm and light. We received every photo we dreamed of and we can't wait to cherish them forever. Thank you Rachel!
I cannot recommend Rachel Buckley Weddings enough for brides in Maine/New England!! I was first introduced to Rachel Buckley from a friends wedding I was in. Getting ready with Rac...
hel felt like we had an extra friend with us! Her photos of my friends wedding turned out absolutely STUNNING and when I got engaged she was the first person I reached out to! I had the pleasure of working with Mark for both my mini ceremony (Covid Bride) and my large celebration a year later.The photos will forever be cherished in our family! The best way I can describe them in one one is "Magical". THANK YOU!
We had the pleasure of working with Rachel for our daughter's intimate, Covid-inspired "minimony" in 2020 and again, exactly one year later on August 7th, 2021, for the larger cere...
mony and celebration that brought friends and family from far and wide. Rachel was superb both times, but she was especially amazing for "wedding #2" where she truly had the chance to showcase her talents. She captured every heartfelt moment, large and small, from tears and laughter to wild moves on the dance floor, and she did so in way that was totally professional and unobtrusive. Her photos are classic and timeless and we have only just seen the sneak peek. We can't wait to see the rest! Thank you, Rachel Buckley. We love your work!
Rachel is a wonderful wedding photographer - she was always prompt in communications, friendly and easy to chat with, and efficient the day-of. Of course, most importantly, the pho...
tos were gorgeous! She sent us a "sneak peak" the day after the wedding and we are thrilled with the variety - she excels at everything from portraits to candids to the surroundings. Her style is very classic, timeless and not overly edited, which was important to us as we don't want our wedding photos to feel dated.
Rachel is an extremely talented photographer and the sweetest person! She is organized, timely and eased all worries and anxieties around wedding photos! Rachel's ability to captur...
e the most stunning shots - first look, posed, candids and everything in between- is truly remarkable. We got married on a sunny and cold day and took photos in numerous places (beach, inside, a barn) and all of them are extremely gorgeous. She knows how to place people so that their best angles shine and she is calm, kind and easy going throughout the entire process. We even had sneak peak photos back to us within three days of our wedding and they are absolutely beautiful. She is amazing at what she does and will capture all of the best moments of your wedding day!
Hiring Rachel as our photographer was hands down the best decision we made during our wedding process. Not only did she produce the most gorgeous photos both for our engagement ses...
sion and wedding, but she was the most wonderful person to work with throughout our whole planning process. Rachel made me feel like we had been friends for years when we first talked on the phone. She is also the only person to this day that my husband feels comfortable with in front of a camera! One of her greatest assets is that she is able to capture special candid moments between couples and loved ones that embody all the love and joy experienced on the actual wedding day. Her photos help us relive these special moments, especially ones we were not physically there to witness! Rachel was always professional, timely, and responsive to all of our inquiries. She paid so much attention to details and listened to all our wishes for the day of. She also is highly experienced and was able to offer crucial advise for our planning and day of coordination. She and her associate, Mark Sperry, make an incredible team and we were lucky to have had both of them to photograph our wedding. To this day, I still receive compliments not only on our photos, but how amazing our photographer was to work with. Rachel even safety pinned my dress when it broke right before our reception! I am forever grateful to have had such a caring and talented photographer to work with us. Thank you, Rachel!
From the moment we saw Rachel’s photos we knew she was the photographer for us! Throughout the entire planning process, Rachel was patient, friendly and helpful. She gave me advice...
about which bridesmaid dress colors/styles would photograph best and invited us to a wedding planning event in Boston that she was photographing. On the day of our wedding it rained during our scheduled pre-wedding portrait time. She found areas outside (under trees and overhangs) that we’re shielded from the rain and managed to take all of our portraits outside, without umbrellas! Throughout the night we barely noticed she was there, except when she would come up to us periodically to ask if there were any photo combinations we wanted her to take.
When we got our photos back last week we were blown away! I might be biased, but I think they are the best wedding photos I’ve ever seen. We were amazed by how many angles she was able to get of our ceremony and reception. The photos are timeless and true to the day. Rachel got all of the portrait and detail shots we wanted in addition to ton of candid moments throughout the day. They really tell the story of the day and will allow us to relive the magic over and over again.
Hiring Rachel was one of the best planning decisions we made and we’re so grateful to have such beautiful photos to help us reminisce on our wedding day!
Rachel is simply amazing!!!! From the moment we talked on the phone before our first shoot, I knew she was the perfect fit for Josh and I. She was extremely personable, honest, rel...
axed, and had a great sense of humor that automatically made us feel at ease before even meeting her! From our engagement shoot, to our big day, Rachel made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. We had such a fun time taking photos and I truly have never felt so confident or comfortable with a camera on me. She made the whole process so natural and relaxed. Rachel is so kind and down to earth and EXTREMELY TALENTED at what she does. Rachel really gets to know you and what your style is almost instantly so your final product best reflects you. Definitely a professional and displays her passion for her work, she even helped demonstrate some poses! I loved that if something didn’t look natural between Josh and I, she would direct us to try something else; for example she would have us share stories that made us laugh and she would capture that moment perfectly. She also did this among the bridesmaids and myself - a hard group to crack, but she had us laughing and even crying. Rachel also initiated exploring the areas we were taking photos in, she would find the best lighting, background, spot in the woods, building in Boston, or anywhere else we adventured during our shoots. Our photos are INCREDIBLE and I can’t stop looking at them. I truly appreciate Rachel’s passion, humor, laid back personable personality, and her extremely beautiful photos. Rachel also has great relationships with multiple different vendors she shares with you which is extremely helpful. I would HIGHLY recommend her.
Rachel is amazing!!! She is incredibly organized, fun to be around, and of course takes the most beautiful and unique photos that really capture the essence of a moment. It meant a...
lot to us that she took the time to get to know us as a couple and it made us feel even more comfortable and excited come wedding day!! Highly highly recommend!!
I hardly know where to begin! Incredibly beautiful, authentic, and timeless photos- but what I will remember just as much was how wonderful it was to have Rachel as a part of our w...
edding day. Extremely confident, fun-loving, and talented, Rachel put my mind at ease from the moment she arrived at our wedding. My fiancee and I met while working at a summer camp, where we also chose to have our wedding, and as soon as I learned that Rachel had grown up at summer camps as well, I was sold. She arrived to our cabin and went straight to work, but always pausing to have fun with us, tell jokes, and join in with our camp shenanigans. My fiancee and I originally decided not to do engagement photos for fear of feeling awkward, but I regret that after how fun it was to take photos with Rachel on the wedding day! I know the investment we made in the photos Rachel and Mark took will be the most cherished. I've only just seen our sneak peak photos and she's captured everything I had been dreaming about in the setting and the people attending. Rachel is the best!
Rachel was a godsend! After our initial wedding photographer canceled on us post engagement shoot, Rachel swooped in and more than made up for it. She was so willing to meet with u...
s and get to know us before the day, answer all of our questions leading up to the wedding, and was such a wonderful part of our wedding weekend (rehearsal scoping out the good spots, and on wedding day). She was like having another friend around to get ready with. And her work is beautiful. Just look at her website. She truly is an amazing photographer and person who you definitely want to be a part of your wedding! We can't recommend her highly enough. Thank you, Rachel!
Rachel, Rachel, Rachel...where do I begin? Rachel was by far my favorite vendor to work with as we planned our September '17 wedding. She was easy to get in touch with, kind, hila...
rious, sweet and so informative.
I reached out to her to discuss other vendors, wedding do's and dont's and sometimes just to chat! If you're like me, getting photographed can bring out the awkward animal that lives inside and Rachel was such a pro at containing the discomfort of being photographed while making it SO MUCH FUN! I know that may sound strange but Rachel really made our engagement shoot and wedding day relaxed and real and captured our true personalities. She's true to her word, she's hilarious, she's a bright light to be around and you would be insane to not hire her for all things photography. I mean it.
Rachel is amazing! We hired her along with a second photographer for our wedding in June. She was so lovely to work with, and very patient with all the group family photos we wante...
d on our wedding day (it was no easy feat organizing everyone!). And the results were spectacular! I am blown away by the photos from our wedding!! Seriously, beautiful work. I would definitely recommend her to anyone in need of an amazing photographer! Thanks again Rachel and crew!!
Absolutely LOVE Rachel! The photos from our engagement and wedding were beautiful and I wanted to order every one. She's amazing to work with and makes the whole day fun and relax...
ed.
Rachel is amazing and has one of the most open and happy personalities of anyone I've met which made it extremely easy to connect with her and be at ease as she captured our big da...
y! It was very easy to relax and be ourselves for the engagement session and Big Day. We were extremely happy with the end result and look forward to working with Rachel again for baby photos someday!
Rachel did a wonderful job! She was so personable and everyone loved her (my family and wedding party!)
Rachel was on time incredibly easy to work with and is very talented. I LOVED our engagement pics and can't wait to see the wedding pics. Both families made comments about how ...
much fun she was without being at all obtrusive.
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