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Published Michigan photographer specializing in high end wedding, lifestyle, and portrait photography. Available for travel worldwide.
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Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
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5
out of 5.08 reviews
We have to start by saying Rachel is a truly talented photographer and her work is amazing. We would recommend her to capture any event in a heartbeat. Secondly, she knows weddings...
like the back of her hand. She could probably charge an additional fee for walking people through the course of their wedding day – she actually helped me into my wedding dress, did the bustle during the reception, coordinated our first look, and kept us on schedule through the entire day and evening. So needless to say, we couldn’t have chosen a better photographer for our wedding day. We also had Robbie there on our big day and they make a fantastic team.
We were pleased with Rachel’s service all throughout our wedding planning process to when we received our final photos. We also loved our engagement photos – and during that session we were able to get to know Rachel a little better and understand her style, which helped us feel extremely comfortable on the wedding day. Rachel is down-to-earth, funny, and makes everyone feel at ease. Our photos captured the whole day perfectly and they all look so natural. She somehow makes the lighting look perfect even when it’s not. Our head table sat directly in front of a wall of windows – and if I know one thing about photography it’s that you shouldn’t have the light behind the subject – but these photos are just as bright, crisp and clear as all the others. Rachel is a very skilled artist and we couldn’t have made a better choice to have her expertise for our wedding day!
My husband, family, friends, acquaintances I don't even talk to on a regular basis, and I absolutely loved every single one of our wedding pictures. When we had to pick out picture...
s to print, I had the hardest time because there were just so many amazing pictures to pick from! We didn't only hire Rachel for our wedding. She's also taken two sets of family pictures, our engagement pictures, and my bridal shower pictures. And I know she'll be there to take many more pictures for us!
Rachel very much loves her job and her clients. She has so much passion and it always shows when she's working. I think it's easy for her clients, including myself, to be in front of her camera because of her passion, love and confidence she has behind it. She takes the time to figure out people's personalities while she's working--even people in the bridal party. I've often heard Rachel say that all her clients are naturals, but I think it's Rachel that makes it capable for all of her clients to feel comfortable in front of her camera to be so natural. Rachel is truly one in a million when it comes photographers. She will continue to be my photographer and friend for a very long time.
Rachel was an absolute joy to work with!!! In the days leading up to our wedding she was in constant contact with us to make sure every last detail was ironed out and perfect!
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achel and her assistant Robbie made the BIG DAY stress free when it came to getting all the pictures, they fit right in with our bridal party and family!
I kept looking out the window as it would rain and then snow as we were getting ready for our outdoor ceremony and Rachel kept reassuring me that it would all work out.
My husband and I decided to do a sneak peak before the wedding to ensure we got all the pictures we wanted and as we stepped outside into the freezing cold Rachel kept a smile on her face and a positive attitude as I stood their shaking uncontrollably, part nerves and part freezing! With the entire bridal party freezing and teeth chattering she never missed a beat and kept everyone in good spirits!
When we received our photos I was in tears, she captured every moment perfectly! Whether it was an intimate moment between my husband and I, a goofy moment between us, our bridal party having fun, or pictures of our friends and family everything was beautifully perfect!
If you are looking for the best photographer for your special day I highly recommend Rachel! I also recommend getting the top package for your wedding, our wedding album was put together beautifully by her and I still look at in once a week! And the canvas prints are a great addition to our walls!
Rachel Smaller is best summed up with one word, passionate. Her photography skills and visual style caught our attention, but her love of the craft, her ability to to make a photo ...
shoot feel like you are meeting up with a long time friend, and her effort that she puts forth to make sure your “special day” is just that, caused us to never want to use anyone else other than her. Rachel is not the kind of photographer that just takes nice looking shots, she is able to capture who you really are in images that are gorgeous, colorful, and natural. We knew early on that Rachel had a gift, so for our wedding we gave her no rules. We “released the creative beast” and now, the true spirit of an amazing artist hangs on our walls. Rachel is fun, down to earth, humble, incredibly personable, and made everything run smoothly and stress free. On our wedding day, we received so many compliments from our families about how joyful, enthusiastic, and hillariously fun Rachel was - she felt like family! Rachel truly loves what she does and put her heart and soul into us and our wedding - she was a huge help planning other aspects of the wedding and was a life saver several times! We have been blown away time and time again from our engagement pictures to our wedding pictures with the moments she was able to capture on camera. Her incredible attention to detail and her determination to capture the essense of our day, the personalities of our wedding party, the emotions of our guests, and the love and excitement between us was truly special. We cannot say enough about Rachel’s character, her professionalism, or her skill set. She is one of a kind. We hired a wedding photographer, and we made a friend.
Rachel was amazing! She captured our big day for us and I have to say that I am so happy that we chose her. We had a very large wedding party, totaling 24 people, and Rachel was gr...
eat at keeping everyone organized. We have seen a couple sneak peaks so far and have been blown away. We cannot wait to see the rest!
Rachel is absolutely AMAZING! From the moment we met in our consultation I knew she had to be our photographer. She is incredibly passionate, down-to-earth, and sweet. We immediate...
ly had a connection, and she made us feel incredibly comfortable being in front of the camera. My now-husband and I have never liked having our pictures taken, but Rachel made us feel so relaxed and at-ease we actually ended up having a wonderful time during our engagement shoot, and later at our wedding. Her photos are literally THE BEST you will find, we could not be happier with the photos we have gotten from her. Our engagement pictures are gorgeous and the sneak peek wedding photos we have seen so far are positively STUNNING! She is able to capture the most memorable and meaningful moments without you even noticing she is there. Everyone at our wedding was raving about her and how personable she is. She feels like a member of your family. We plan to have her take all of our future family photos and highly recommend her for anyone who wants amazing photos that you will cherish for the rest of your life. Rachel, you are AMAZING! Thank you SO much for giving us these amazing memories that we will cherish forever.
I got referred to Rachel Smaller from a friend of mine and from the moment I went on her Facebook/website I fell in love with her work.
From the first visit talking about our e...
ngagement/wedding, Rachel was genuine, collected and rocket a super cool leather jacket ;)
Our engagement shoot went very smoothly and we let Rachel do her thing. My now husband and I were totally relaxed her photographing us. She traveled to West Virginia for our wedding and we had a blast with her. She captured our southern barn themed wedding perfectly and how I imagined she would.
Rachel has grown with us over the last 2 years from our engagement, wedding, to our maternity session. We cannot wait to continue our journey with her and have her capture our family's growing moments.
I really wanted a great photographer. I had been following Rachel on Facebook for years now, and I am head over heels with her work. She is absolutely amazing! She kept in contact ...
with me and new everything that I had wanted. She took control and did her thing. It was so fun working with her. She did an amazing job, and her work is amazing! Photography is something that is important to me, and she is by far, one of the best !
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