Rae Leytham Photography

Rae and her husband are an excellent team. They showed up on time. They were personable, friendly, and so much fun. The most important aspect for me personally, was how comfortable they made me feel taking pictures all day. I never feel at ease in front of a camera, and they really helped make me feel comfortable and loosen up. They got some AMAZING shots! Great team. Great photos. Absolutely recommend!

If you're looking for an incredibly talented photographer that is personable, patient, artistic, and dedicated, look no further than Rae Leytham. We hired Rae to shoot our wedding after receiving a recommendation from a cousin, and we could not be more pleased with our experience. Since shooting our wedding five years ago, we have hired Rae for numerous shoots throughout the years. She has photographed some of my favorite shots that stand out as iconic in my mind as the milestones that mark our family's growth throughout the years. From holidays to birth announcements, Rae does it all with an incredible eye and a quick witted attitude that will leave you as entertained as you are impressed. If I could give Rae 6 stars I would!

I was an exceptionally laid back bride and my requests were minimal. Here are my grievances: 1) I repeatedly asked for mostly candid shots because I don't like the awkwardness of posed pictures. She responded by telling me "people say that, but they don't know what that means" Now I have a 100 pictures of me looking like an awkward mannequin. She was very aggressive in telling me what I did and did not want. 2) One of the beautiful things of having a beach wedding at sunset is, OBVIOUSLY, the sunset beach pictures. Yet despite an amazingly colorful sunset, most of our photos feature my husband and I on an entirely washed out background. Fortunately, our friends who were taking pics on their iPhones captured better moments during the "golden hour". 3) The wedding book of photos (the reason I went with Rae) turned out to be a computer automated book showcasing 12 pictures per page measuring 1 inchX 1 inch with a large corresponding file number printed right on it. By NO means a keep sake or anything I would display. 4) WORST of all It took 3 months to get the USB drive containing our photos, and to top it off the drive ended up being corrupt. I was told a replacement was on its way, but had to reconnect 2 months later before we saw another one. 5) One of the better shots from our wedding (that she features on her Instagram) was entirely our idea. We even had to yell down from our balcony to get their attention to capture a moment that was clearly a fun, important moment to us. This seemed to be the theme of the night. 6) Other issues: all of our reception photos are from eye level. Not once was angle, lighting, or depth of field considered during the reception. Additionally, there were family members there that rarely get together that we have no photos of. A LOT of missed opportunities. All told, we had an amazing wedding with amazing memories, we only wish they were captured as requested.

Rae and Wesley Leytham are amazing and talented photographers. We knew years ago that they were the ones we wanted to capture the magic of our daughter’s wedding day. Their images are beautiful and they evoke such wonderful memories of that special time in our lives. I would highly recommend them for any event.