About this vendor
My passion is for turning raw emotion into a story you can keep forever. A photojournalist at heart, I seek out unique, unexpected moments and weave them into a creative visual narrative. I live for candid expressions, pure joy, happy tears, and spontaneous laughter. Your story is my inspiration.
Details
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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5
out of 5.066 reviews
Ray and Heather were absolutely amazing! They were very professional and had many great ideas for capturing all of the moments during our wedding day. Ray and his team made us feel...
very comfortable and relaxed. Even though it rained on our wedding day, Ray was able to come up with so many awesome picture ideas. We would highly recommend that you work with Ray to capture your special day!
Ray and his partner Nick did an amazing job at my son’s wedding. They both are so creative and talented. They made the guests including kids feel very comfortable. Every single ste...
p of the event and each guest were captured in a spectacular way. Ray also helped with live streaming which worked out great. My extended family around the world felt that they had a seat in the audience! Thanks Ray!! I definitely recommend Ray Prop Photography!
Ray was fantastic. Best photographer ever. He has this joyful & bubbly personality that makes you instantly feel comfortable with him. He's very creative w his portraits & his cand...
id shots are just amazing, truly captures raw moments. One thing I truly like about his work is he doesn't use a certain filter like many photographers do, he really keeps his editing natural which I prefer. Not only will he be your best photographer but he will also be the best hypeman & therapist during your big day, making sure you are anxious/stress-free. If I ever have to get married again (LOL), I will go straight to Ray. My husband is very picky w photos & hes very unphotogenic but he was very pleased with our engagement & wedding photos/video. So thankful that I have these amazing shots of one of the most important days of my life.
Ray and his team are truly the best of the best! Ray was kindhearted and patient as we rescheduled our wedding from its original date due to COVID. He helped us think through photo...
logistics in a few meetings leading up to our new date, which helped bring expert knowledge to our planning process. Without a doubt, it was Ray's interaction with our families and guests the day of that make us extra sure he's the best. Numerous guests commented after how warm and welcoming he was when moving around in the crowd taking photos. And our photo album now is filled with the best candid shots. We can't recommend him enough!
Ray saved the day. The day before our wedding, my beloved photographer became ill. She brought Ray in as her first choice backup. I was terribly nervous, but Ray arrived and instan...
tly worked to calm my nerves. He was fun, engaging, and was EVERYWHERE! Guests after the party still continue to comment on what a breath of fresh air he was throughout the entire event.
The sneak peek I have gotten is nothing short of perfection. Ray is a true artist. I had a very specific vision for my pictures and am stunned that having met me 10 minutes before our first look, Ray was able to deliver. Eternally grateful.
Ray and his partner Nick were AMAZING!!! They were everywhere on our big day and didn’t miss one opportunity to get a good shot. I love candids and he made sure to take as many as ...
he could. He is professional, talented, fun, and asked me what I liked and what I expected from him. My husband and I are not very comfortable in front of a camera and he made us feel great! I had SEVERAL guests ask me who he was because they were so impressed with his work ethic. I loved that he got very involved in our wedding day without stepping on any of our toes. I highly recommend choosing Ray Prop and his team for your big day!
Ray was an amazing photographer for our wedding. We had hired him for large wedding prior to COVID. When plans changed, he was patient and respectful in working through new plans...
. He was extremely professional and made us feel super supported throughout the whole wedding planning process. He was such a great photographer on the wedding day itself and really brought out the best in everybody and captured so many beautiful shots. The photos are breathtaking. I would hire Ray again in a heartbeat and plan on doing so for the life events to come!!
Highly recommend. Very professional and personable. Excellent work. Would hire again in a heartbeat!
If you’re thinking about booking Ray for a wedding, DO IT! Do not look for anyone else. He was the best photographer I have ever worked with. You can tell he knows what he is doing...
and makes the day go smoothly. He is professional and fun to work with. We appreciate everything that he did for our wedding. Ray is simply the best!
We booked Ray Prop Photography to shoot our wedding based on our videographer's (Brian Gaadt Productions) recommendation. I am SO pleased that we did! Ray Prop is a genuine guy who...
truly cares about capturing what is important to his customers. Ray met with us multiple times before our wedding date to discuss details and gain our input. He was organized and made sure we outlined exactly what images we couldn't live without. He even went as far as asking which people were most important to us to ensure he took pictures of important family members and friends throughout the day. I drew up a timeline of our wedding day, and Ray provided honest insight regarding the logistics of the day. My husband and I married on a cold, rainy day in October. I DREADED the rain in the forecast the entire week leading up to our wedding day because I thought the pictures would be "ruined." I will gladly admit that was not the case! Ray and Nick were amazing to work with - they stuck it out through the rain and captured BEAUTIFUL images. They were flexible with the weather, professional, and fun! Yes, we have posed pictures, but they captured intimate moments throughout the entirety of our day that were not planned. Ray frequently communicated with us regarding our images. When he delivered our digital album, I was so impressed at the talent! He and Nick took pictures of us and our wedding party, but they dedicated some time to taking pictures of all of our guests. We were so happy to be able to relive a lot of our reception that was missed simply due to the chaos of the day. After our wedding, Ray also met with us on multiple occasions to plan the design of our wedding album. He even delivered our wedding album to us at our home!! The wedding album is gorgeous - a classic keepsake. Currently, we are waiting on our canvases, and we have full confidence they will exceed our expectations. Ray is personable and seasoned in his line of work. The man knows what he is doing! If you are searching for a wedding photographer, look no further than Ray Prop Photography.
Ray was awesome and so fun to work with! Both shoots we did with him felt unique and were a blast. We were also in love with the end product. Could't ask for a better photographer ...
to shoot our special day.
Ray did an amazing job photographing our wedding. He beautifully captured all of the key moments from our spe mal day. When we received our final pictures it was like reliving th...
e day all over again which is how your pictures should be. Overall we would highly recommend him as your wedding photographer.
Ray is the best of the best! He is all about those special moments on your wedding day (and the days leading up to it). He takes time to take the pictures you want and the ones you...
didn't even know you wanted. He has a way of making you feel so relaxed and reminds you to just enjoy each moment. What makes Ray stand out even more than his amazing work, is that he is so much more than a photographer! He was seriously my saving grace the day of our wedding! He helped fix my dress when even my wedding coordinator couldn't fix it! He kept me calm when the stressors of the day started to creep in and he frequently checked to make sure everything was going just as I had envisioned it! Never missing a picture along the way! He really does go above and beyond and makes you feel like you are spending your day with a friend, not a photographer! We love you Ray!!
Ray did an amazing job capturing our moments on our wedding day. He also went above and beyond by arriving early to take photos of our bridal party, finishing up on last decoration...
s at the venue. I have been known to be a bit non-photogenic (e.g. blinking or smiling awkward, kind of like Chandler from Friends), but he was able to make the most out of me. The photos turned out great, giving this timeless quality without over emphasizing on fancy effects. Thanks Ray!!!
As soon as my husband and I got engaged the first thing we did was contact Ray to be our photographer for our wedding day. Having seen his work and hearing about wonderful experien...
ces from our friends there was no shopping around us. We knew exactly who we wanted.
We went with Ray because his photos are never overly edited compared to everything else we saw. At first it seems cool to have photos with special lighting and effects, but then we thought about it and realize that we want authentic shots of our big day. So that's why we went with Ray. Ray was able to capture amazing moments between people. We see the personaility our loved ones in every picture. We are truly grateful for all of the moments he captured, and we know these pictures will last more than a lifetime.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. For this reason, it is difficult to express in words both the beauty of Ray’s photos and the wonderful experience of working with him. Throughout the whole experience, he was extremely responsive to any questions we had. He was also great leading up to the big day helping us plan out how to best coordinate family, photos, and the wedding. Without him it would not have been such an amazing day.
We would totally recommend Jeff and his team to any bride and groom. You won't be disappointed!
Ray is simply amazing! He's so talented and takes risks to get that perfect shot.
We got married at the City Museum. Ray climbed on top of the ball cage while we played below an...
d shot through the bars. The colors were so vibrant and lively.
He pays attention to details so every shot is perfect.
We found and met him as our wedding photographer but left as friends! He's always booked so call him now and I hope he gets to capture the magic of your wedding too!
-Lee
Ray and his team were the best decision that we made as a couple for our wedding day. My husband hates taking pictures, however Ray made him feel comfortable. The team captured eve...
rything we wanted and more!!!
We used Ray as our photographer for our Wedding a year ago and looking back at our photos I am glad we did. Ray is someone who will truly go above and beyond to make sure that the...
day is captured in the best way possible. He always has an up-beat personality and an open mind. You can tell that he has a passion for what he does and understands that those moments are some of the most important ones that need to be remembered. His hard work and attention to detail is reflected in his final product. I highly recommend Ray and believe that anyone who is able to get him to photograph their wedding will be completely satisfied.
Thank you again Ray! It was amazing.
Pictures were amazing. He did a great job capturing candid photos of our guests and ourselves. He was fun and an absolute pleasure to work with!
Choosing Ray as our photographer was hands down the best choice we made on our vendors. From the beginning, his passion for photography and capturing moments was evident. He made...
sure to get to know us as a couple, ask for our input and get a grasp about what we really wanted from our photos. He took time he didn't have to - he really made us feel important and not just another one of his many clients. We LOVE our engagement pictures and are confident our wedding pictures will be just as great. He has an amazing eye for composition and capturing good, emotional moments. He made us feel comfortable; especially my now husband who hates taking pictures (even he admitted he had a good time during our session!). If you haven't chosen a photographer- choose Ray- you will be very happy you did!
I couldn't have asked for a better photographer. Ray has such and an amazing eye for detail. He was always available to talk or go to our venue walk through with us. The pictures t...
urned out better than I could have possibly imagined. Ray has such a fun personality and his assistance are incredibly talented and nice too. I would hire them over and over again. He made my wedding even more memorable that it already was.
Ray Prop is the absolute BEST! He was so easy to work with and his bubbly personality made the day so fun! His second and third shooters were equally amazing. All of my guests kept...
commenting that I had the best photographers, and I really did. Ray has also shot weddings for two of my friends, and all of his work is stunning. I would recommend him 100%
Ray Prop is the best in the business. His creativity, professionalism, and expertise are unmatched. He always comes with a stellar team who are of the same quality.... far superi...
or to anything else you'll find.
Ray is such a nice, very easy to work with and laid back kind of guy!! The photos turned out gorgeous and really captured what my husband and I’s personalities are actually like! H...
e made sure we had a fun experience while also capturing some of the most beautiful moments during our engagement shoot and wedding photos. I would absolutely recommend him to anyone getting married!
Ray was absolutely amazing and is the best wedding photographer I have ever seen in action. He knows the exact moments to capture and does it with all smiles and all passion - it i...
s clear he loves his job. Every little detail of the photo is important to him and you can tell he wants your pictures to turn out perfectly. He catches little things like a bridesmaid who had a hair tie on her wrist. He’s creative in the angles he catches and using backdrops of any kind. I was a bridesmaid in the wedding he photographed and we had so much fun with him - he made me want to get married again just so I could get more wedding photos. The photos turned out perfectly - they literally allowed us to relive every moment, every laugh, every smile of the wedding. Great job to Ray Prop Photography - highly highly recommended!
My husband and I agree that the best decision we made when planning our wedding was choosing Ray Prop Photography. Ray and his team were both professional and lots of fun. They mad...
e an awkward and shy couple feel at ease in front of the camera, and gave us all the confidence for our big day. We highly recommend Ray and his team for any wedding and their work speaks for itself when looking at portfolios
Ray has THE talent to capture the precious moments of your special day.
He took time to get to know us. Our engagement session was awesome. He helped us plan and gave very wise...
advice on our ideas. He posed us as well as listened to ur needs.
On the wedding day, he went above and anything I could have dreamed of and captured the most beautiful moments of ur wedding. He visited the site before hand and prepped us of what he was planning.
Ray's not afraid to get down to capture the best shots. He slid on the ground several times to capture photos from the best angle. We got married at the City Museum and he thought up to shoot us in the ball pit. He literally climbed on top the ball pit cage on his belly just to shoot our photos.
Ray captured the spirited essence of our wedding and we are so grateful and lucky he landed him.
So good luck on securing him for your speciall day! You will be so pleased!
Ray and his partner, Nick, were fantastic! Both made myself and the bridal party feel comfortable and helped the day go by smoothly. Ray did a great job in capturing those special ...
moments throughout our wedding day, and we couldn’t be happier with all of our beautiful photographs!
Ray truly captured very special moments at our wedding. He made them look priceless. Can not thank him enough
This is the second time I've worked with Ray and his team, first with my sister's wedding in St Louis and now 2 years later my own. He did such an amazing job at my sister's weddin...
g, we had him come to my own in Washington DC. I have nothing but the ultimate respect in his work ethic, character and professionalism. He made taking wedding pictures enjoyable for me and my wife. His work speaks for itself and I will continue to recommend Ray and his team for anyone who requires professional photography.
Amazing photographer! We did not want many posed shots at our wedding and Ray was able to capture everyone's emotions and the events of the day so well! Extremely happy with our ph...
otos!!
Ray and his team are great! I am so glad my husband and I chose Ray to capture our wedding. Ray and his entire team made us feel super special. Ray and his team made everyone feel ...
very comfortable. My wedding was out of St Louis and Ray made sure every second of the 4 day wedding was captured perfectly.
We had so much fun with Ray the day of our wedding. He went above and beyond, was all over the place capturing every moment. He definitely went the extra mile.
Ray is the best of the best!!!! His photos are stunning and unique! By the end of our wedding Ray was one of our loved guests! I'm pretty camera shy but Ray assured me to just carr...
y on with my day and that he would direct us when needed. Such a relief for someone like me! We also loved his second photographer!! Pick Ray!!!
We couldn't have been more thrilled with Ray as our photographer! Aside from his amazing photos, which speak for themselves, Ray has the best personality. He made every bit of our ...
experience so much fun! We highly recommend him to anyone looking for a wedding photographer.
When we first met with Ray we were really impressed by how passionate about his work he appeared. When it was our time to actually work with him in our wedding we were amazed about...
how his professionalism showed through the whole day. He made us feel very comfortable at all times, he was very organized and his crew was excellent to work with. Seeing now his final product we are nothing but extremely happy with it. Such a talented photographer as well as a great individual. Thank you for capturing the best day of our lives in such a beautiful way!
Ray came highly recommended from 2-3 of our friends. Of course, we had to look him up, and after he sat us down and showed us his portfolio in person, we were sold! Ray has an eye ...
for capturing special moments, and he provides so much more than your typical wedding portraits. He takes the time to get to know you and your spouse and come up with shots that represent YOU.
On our wedding day, Ray and his crew were a joy to work with. They were so easy and fun, and made everyone feel comfortable. He came up with lots of fun shots in the moment and was able to adapt when we were locked out of one of the sites we wanted to take pictures in. Our guests were even impressed with how hard they worked, saying that they were everywhere snapping pictures all night long.
We loved Ray, and we'll continue to recommend him to anyone and everyone!
I am so glad I had Ray photograph my wedding! It was a crazy 4 day event (South Asian wedding) with so many precious moments and memories, Ray was able to capture the whole thing a...
nd tell our story. Not to mention, my wedding was on Christmas Eve but Ray was more than willing to shoot our wedding and got together a great team that was willing to spend part of the holidays with us! Another major plus point is that Ray was able to get along with my family and me, we all had a great time and a lot of fun working with him!
From the very beginning we knew that our wedding photographer would be one of the more important wedding planning decisions for us. We knew we were planning the best day of our liv...
es and we wanted the love and beauty of the day captured as naturally and as real as possible. After researching forever and contacting many resources, we repeatedly were referred to Ray - and THANK GOODNESS! Ray was easy to work with - especially while attempting to plan a hometown wedding while living hours away. He made everyone comfortable in front of the camera and was so good humored the whole time! And then we got our photos... Speechless. I had tears as I watched our slide show and viewed the pictures. He nailed the day in storybook perfection! He captured the varying personalities of us and our families and friends to a tee. And one of our favorite photo shoots ended up being in a random field he spotted and that we would have never even considered. Ray really knows what he is doing and we are so glad he was a part of our special day!
Ray is amazing. Period. My wife and I had a very unique and specific vision for our wedding and Ray was able to ensure that everything we wanted came true. He is extremely nice, gr...
acious, and his professionalism is exemplary. He will make the story of your love come to life.
Finding a photographer my husband and I could trust and would fit our personalities was the most important thing to us. We didn't want someone who would be bossing us and our famil...
ies around all day, someone who thought everything should revolve around their schedule. Ray was the PERFECT fit for us! He and his crew blended right into our wedding party, capturing the day as it unfolded instead of forcing us into it. We had multiple meetings before to express what my husband and I wanted and lay out how the day would go. Ray was professional, curtious, on time (early actually), and concerned with getting all the details he knew were important to capture. I would recommend him to anyone I know, and, as you can see by this review, strangers as well :)
Ray and Virginia did an incredible job with our wedding photos. We actually met them when they were photographing my friend's wedding a few months prior, and they were both so prof...
essional while still enhancing the excitement and joy of the day; I knew then that they were the ones I wanted to capture all of the moments of our day. Although nothing went according to plan that day, Ray and Virginia made the best of the craziness and made sure that my husband and I had a moment alone for our first look and those are my most cherished of all of the photos we received. If I could go back, I would schedule them for longer and I would also book with video. I'm thankful for the photos we have as the day itself was such a blur, and if it weren't for Ray and Virginia, our wedding would be just a memory instead of a story we can now look through any time we want. Thank you both for all you have done, and I hope to use you again in the future for another big event!
Ray was fantastic to work with. You can see the quality in his photos, what I can tell you that isn't clear from a Web site is that Ray was the perfect personality to have around y...
ou on your wedding day. We chose Ray after meeting him because we clicked with him at our first meeting and it only got better from there.
Ray understood it was our day and did his best to document it, not take it over like a prima donna. Perfect example: Ray scrambling up a bush covered hill to get the perfect shot of my wife and her father's first look. Ray didn't insert himself into the moment, just did what he had to do to get the right photo. Ray's second shooters were outstanding as well, friendly and professional.
I recommend Ray every chance I get.
We are so lucky a good friend recommended Ray! Our photos and video are amazing and we can't thank him enough for all the time and hard work he put in. He even helped us plan out o...
ur wedding day!
Ray truly captured our personalities on film. He has a unique vision and photojournalistic approach that will tell the story of your love for years to come. Above all else, he is wonderful to work with and a great friend!
Ray is a phenomenal photographer with a unique style and vision. He has professional equipment and he utilizes it to its full capabilities to make the photos absolutely amazing. He...
puts so much time into his work to make sure your photos and videos will be something you will cherish forever. He made sure to capture everything we wanted in our photos and would also suggest his own ideas as well. He even included a drone to take videos during pre-ceremony activities, the ceremony and reception! People could not stop commenting and complimenting our wedding because of it! He really went above and beyond for us and we cannot thank him enough. Most people have told me they do not receive their wedding photos until about 6 months after the wedding - he got us our photos within 2 months! This is the go-to photographer for your wedding!
Ray nailed it with our Wedding photos! The guy knows what he's doing. He was recommended by a close friend and we couldn't have been happier. From planning to the final photos, he ...
made the process super easy. Top notch photos, awesome personality to work with, and super knowledgeable. I highly recommend Ray for any wedding photography.
Price is what you pay and VALUE IS WHAT YOU GET!!! My wife Caitlin and I selected Ray Prop to handle our photography for our engagement photos and our wedding. The value that was p...
resented to us during our first meeting with Ray looked and sounded like he was the best in the business, so we hired him. Ray and his team knocked it out of the park though out both events. He is very professional and fun to work with at the same time, there was never an awkward moment. We have a 7 year old son and Ray made both events about us as a family making this huge commitment and not just another couple getting married. He was truly a guest at our wedding and not just a photographer taking photos. If you hire Ray, you will see that he loves what he does and it really shows in his personality and his photos, thank you doesn’t even come close to our gratitude. Thanks Ray for being a part of that special time during our lives. You’re the best in the business in my book. Andrew Sheda
Ray photographed my wedding earlier this year and I could not have asked for a better person to work with. He scheduled many meetings in advance to fully understand the style we wa...
nted, worked with our budget, and produced some of the best photos. His team was very on top of getting the best shots possible and captured the day more perfectly than I could have ever imagined. I highly recommend him and his team! Amazing job.
Selecting a photographer was one of the hardest decisions when planning my wedding. When I found Ray Prop I immediately liked his website and then when we met with him we knew he w...
as exactly what we were looking for. Ray Prop is easy to talk to, easy to work with, and the pictures are incredible! We have a son and Ray Prop was great working with our son and making sure he was included, just like we wanted. I would recommend Ray Prop to anyone!
Ray Prop Photography is simply THE BEST! Ray and his team shot our engagement photos and our 4-day multicultural wedding. When I saw the photos, I was speechless. Ray went above ...
and beyond to get to us and to know what was important to us. He made us feel comfortable and we had a blast shooting engagement and wedding photos. His photography skills and creativity are AMAZINGLY over the top! His photography creates a story and he captures memories that you will be able to keep forever. I have received countless compliments on our wedding photos and everyone asks me, "Who is the amazing artist behind the photos?!". Ray Prop Photography is the way to go. I would rate him with 10 stars. If you want a photographer that will go above and beyond and exceed all expectations, CHOOSE RAY!
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3015 Salena Street, St. Louis, MO
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