Rachel Gray Photography

stead! The only element of our big day that we needed to stay the same was Rachel. Her involvement with every aspect of the celebration was priority: from the send-off party the night before we eloped, to signing our marriage license in my father’s living room, then driving up the coast to Carmel (with a couple spontaneous stops), to finally staying the night as we waited for our nuclear families to join us at the beach under the chuppah the next day — Rachel had to be there for everything and it was very comforting how much she wanted to be there for everything. I am so thankful Rachel was so prepared to take the journey with us up the coast to capture the multiple days we spent celebrating our marriage. Since we eloped, she had to play both the roles of grandparent and bridesmaid. We knew that if our best friends and extended families couldn’t be there, we had to make sure that our photographer was skillful and creative. Rachel understood how integral she was going to be and she did not take her responsibility lightly. With detailed schedules and thoughtful plans to photograph on multiple mediums, she single handedly created a visual archive of our celebration that is not only beautiful and sentimental — the quality of her work is unmatched. There is a way to photograph weddings that most photographers use a template for. With Rachel, the template is the couple. With Rachel, capturing of both intimacy and joy is her absolute objective. Rachel’s two eyes became the lens our loved ones get to peer through. Rachel’s heartfelt experience of our big day is the legacy we now frame on our walls and have documented for our children’s children. Rachel’s intention to conjure vulnerability without imposition is her true talent. I will always ask Rachel to honor my life story by being there to capture whatever comes next. She’s the best and I feel sorry for couples who don’t get this lucky!!!

ght beautiful candid moments, and made sure everyone was comfortable. She has a great eye that really captured our special day. She even made time to offer to take photos of friends and family with their own iPhones. She was thoughtful, engaging, and very easy to work with.

made us both so comfortable for the shoot and really understood how to reflect our love in the photos. I will continue to refer her to my friends and family, I highly suggest hiring her for any event you want to capture beautiful memories for!

and she is a true joy to work with! Hire her immediately!