Renae Smith Photography

Renae has been flexible with our engagement shoot and even moreso for our wedding. She provided a written guide to help us figure out the timing and outfits for our engagement shoot. We had so much fun throughout that day because she had such a great attitude the whole time. The photos were touched up quickly and we absolutely loved them. Due to the COVID-19 situation, we had to make very drastic changes to our wedding and Renae was there for us. She was able to capture our first looks with each of our parents and she took excellent photos throughout the night. I knew that I wanted to book her as our photographer because she uses and has great lighting in her pictures. You have to love working with her because she makes so many positive comments when taking pictures. You seriously feel like a million bucks. Her photos have a good mixture of close-up vs. faraway shots, pictures of key items (i.e. wedding bands with the bouquet, etc.), and fun vs. romantic shots. I highly recommend working with Renae if you want to work with someone with a positive attitude that's flexible and good at what they do.

mend Renae for all weddings and receptions. Thank you so much for making our day so much more special!

, but she perfectly captures all the little moments of people and things going on that make your day so special but you may miss while you're in it. I have some of the most beautiful pictures of the small details of my wedding day and I’m so glad to have them included in our album. She was also so kind to check in throughout the day to see if I needed a water or snack or anything – she was a great extra bridesmaid :) She has such a positive, easygoing and calm vibe to her which is so great to have around you on what can be a hectic day. Another great thing is she’ll send you a handful of photos just a couple days after your wedding, which is so fun to look through while on your honeymoon and reminisce of the great day. I can’t think of anything to make my experience working with her any better and I would recommend her to any of my friends!

ding day their entire lives. You what everything to be absolutely perfect and run smoothly. The morning of my wedding was the farthest thing from that. Anything that could possibly go wrong did. (Not exaggerating) I HONESTLY feel like I owe a lot of our wedding day transforming into something magical, to Renae. After the nightmare of the morning I had just hours before the wedding we finally made it to our venue and when I thought things couldn’t get worse, I tripped and fell as hard as I could right in front of Renae. I laid on my back and started BAWLING. This was not how my day was supposed to go. Renae helped me up and got me where I needed to go. She worked so well under all the pressure and craziness to get everything under control and running smoothly in a limited amount of time. It was the first time we had met in person but something about her made me feel like I had known her forever. She made EVERYONE feel comfortable and gave me a sense of reassurance that everything was going to be okay while never failing to consistently make sure I was doing alright through out the night. When planning a wedding you want to find a photographer that genuinely cares about their clients and their jobs. After working with Renae I don’t think she looks at this as her “job”. You can tell this is her passion and what she loves to do. This resulted in something amazing that any bride would be lucky to experience. We are so in love with our wedding photos and so grateful to have been able to work with such a talented creative photographer.

a second wedding just so she can shoot it again. what stood out to me most (other than her incredible work) was how much she valued us. not only would she work her butt off to get the best shots, but she would come up to me every few photos, fix my hair, and whisper, “how are you doing? are you comfortable?” I’ll never forget how kind and thoughtful she was, because she truly made that wedding amazing. when a photographer can capture every single beautiful moment - even when you can’t because the whole day is kind of a blur - it becomes even more beautiful. I can’t stress enough how important it is to get an amazing wedding photographer, and please please please take my word for it and hire Renae. you won’t regret it.

uper fun personality. We just recently got our photos back and we are honestly blown away at how beautiful they are. I will admit I was hesitant about her bright, airy style of editing when I booked her simply because I am naturally more drawn to darker/warmer toned photography, but I could not be more happy with our photos. Everything from the posing to the editing is absolutely gorgeous. Hiring Renae was one of the best decisions we made during the planning process. Highly recommend!

r first telephone conversation to our last text, she has been EXQUISITE. My communication with her was so personable, and I felt that she really understood who we were, and what we envisioned for my, I mean our big day. I provided her our church coordinator's information, and while our coordinator said no one ever calls, Renae did. Renae understands the value of her clients, and goes above and beyond to deliver. She is kind, compassionate, understanding, and just the most genuine person ever to work with. I still remember at our reception, she came up to me and asked, " do you need anything?" I mean what?! How thoughtful, what a heart. As for the pictures, do yo ever scroll through Instagram and think, "I wish my wedding pictures could look like that." No? Just me, well, I do, and trust me when I had to do a double take when I saw our wedding pictures. They were magnificent. We received SOOOOOOO many compliments. I had friends asking for her, and trust me when I say, whoever is in line to get married next in our family, Renae will be my first recommendation. Renae's attention to detail, creativity, and overall beautiful personality was reflective in our photos. I cannot thank her enough for the work she did. If you're thinking about Renae, for whatever occasion, stop thinking, do it, do it now; you will not be disappointed. SHE IS SIMPLY THE BEST.

Her passion for people and photography truly shows in her work. I am not a huge fan of taking photos of myself, but the results were stunning. She captured the exact essence of what we were looking for; turning us and our wedding into, and making us feel like one of those weddings you see only in catalogs. In the search for the perfect wedding photographer, I stumbled across Renae’s page and I absolutely fell in love with her photography style. It is soft, bright & airy, it was exactly what we were looking for. It is perfect, but that’s exactly how I would describe Renae, she is an absolute perfection! We only communicated via email, due to my busy schedule, but we felt so confident and trusted her right off the start. She is very responsive and it worked so well with our busy lifestyle! We were so confident in fact, that we actually first met her at our wedding! Sounds crazy, but she made us feel so comfortable and started taking detailed shots the minute she walked into our venue. The results were stunning! Her attention to detail, professionalism, organization and super fun personality eased our nerves and made us feeling confident and comfortable when taking photos. She took every detailed shot you can imagine and worked so well with our other vendors. She took a huge weight off our shoulders. Words can’t begin to describe how incredible she is. You can just see it in her work! We can’t thank you enough Renae, for not only capturing our special day but being such a huge part of it! Our family won’t stop talking about our wedding photos!

for her, how talented she is, and how wonderful of a job she did capturing our very special day. From the very first time we met Renae at our engagement shoot, she gave us such peace of mind, guiding us through all the different poses, giving us direction when needed, but also letting us have our silly moments and capturing those too while also being a part of them herself! For me and my husband, we knew photos would feel awkward for us, but Renae made it feel anything but awkward. She is so warm and graceful and incredibly talented in the photos that she takes. She listened to our needs and executed incredible photos even with the short timeframe that we gave her! I can not recommend Renae enough. She is incredible and I will miss her dearly and can't wait to work with her next (maybe when we have babies! haha). <3

for super light and bright out door photography. I knew I wanted lots of candid shots that were in the moment and that's what her I saw in her portfolio. I wanted was an engagement shoot for our save the date pictures. she had a package that had it all included into one which made everything much easier. The engagement shoot gave us a good chance to meet her before the wedding and get comfortable in front of the camera so that it wasn't awkward on our big day. Renee is the sweetest person,she is very welcoming, makes you feel very comfortable right away. if you're not used to being photographed or not comfortable in front of the camera like my husband she will put you at ease.She will tell you how to pose and find all your good angles. I love this about her she is super detailed in making sure your hair is perfect and that your smile or face isn't awkward in the photos. she will coach you to look your best in the sweetest way and you will thank her for it when you see your pictures. Another good thing about her is she is always an email away. I would shoot her an email in the A.M. and have a response with an hour or two that same day. She would call me to make sure I didn't have any other questions so we were always on the same page. There is a questionnaire you will fill out specifying all the must have shots for the big day so she knows what pictures need to be taken to ensure you get every picture You want. After the wedding I waited about 5 weeks to receive all my pictures and I was just blown away when I received them. the picture quality and images are beyond what I was expecting. There were so many detailed shots that were just stunning. Looking through the images 5-6 weeks later helped me relive the wedding day all over again.I truly love all of my photos from my wedding and could not have picked a better photographer than Renae.

ting and sun weren’t easy to work with but the pictures came out just beautiful. She was very patient with my somewhat difficult family. And managed to make us all look great. Thankful for finding Renae and Tina from beachside memories. Our wedding was everything we dreamt of.

and made me feel like our special day was as important to her as it was to us. She made it personal by meeting us for coffee so we could talk about what was important to us, answered questions we had and then worked on giving us a "day-of" timeline that covered everything we wanted to remember from the day. Weddings are stressful enough as it is so I appreciated how thoughtful and organized Renae was. Not only did she capture everything we expected, but then some. We loved looking at all the candid small moments from our family and friends during the wedding. Renae also gave us some previews with a cute blog post about the wedding. It was so special and a great way to quickly share with friends and family who weren't able to attend. Thank you, Renae!!!

h the years. Her great energy and personality on our day (willing to go above and beyond) and seeing her finished product was amazing, the angles and shots she captured is definitely worth recommending!

ldn't be a part of our day have said they felt like they were there because of her photos! I have and will continue to tell every bride I meet about Renae! Thank you again for helping us relive our special day over and over again!

very start she was so friendly and easy going. She listened to our ideas and was open/receptive to any concerns that we had. Renae made us feel so special. For example, when she photographed our engagements she was willing to travel to our desired location, even though it was further away. She took her time to get the most beautiful photos. We never felt rushed and always felt like we were her priority. On the day of the wedding she was so professional and was very organized about what photos needed to be taken. She caught the sweetest moments and we will forever be grateful to her! Renae has a customer for life with us!

gement photoshoot was a lot of fun, and she quickly put us at ease. We received sneak peeks just a few hours later and our full album in under a week!!! During our wedding, Renae and her team captured detail shots stealthily. We had fun during our first look, which enabled us to take many photos without the barrage of guests. It was important for us to try to take photos with as many people as possible, so they helped us grab guests during cocktail hour. They even stayed a little later than scheduled, to ensure that more of our evening events were photographed. Our wedding sneak peaks were available the night after our wedding--which was So Great!!! The full album was ready in three weeks. The photos are ALL GORGEOUS!!!!! The colors and composition are absolutely brilliant. We got every photo we wanted, and more!! She sent us an amazing thank you gift, which was endearing and surprising because we owe her a gift for documenting our wedding in such a beautiful fashion. We are so happy to have met and to shared our wedding with her!

wanted and all I had to do was look at some of Renae's work and I was sold! I could not wait to meet her and have her do our pictures. Thank you Renae for some spectacular photos!!

pictures turned out great. She was creative, efficient and was able to adapt to situations that we didn't expect to happen. We highly recommend her to capture your most important memories!

ographer who could capture our relationship and connection in our pictures and she did exactly that. The pictures made me smile, laugh, cry and smile some more; they are absolutely beautiful. We can't thank her enough for being such an important part of our day. It felt like she was a part of the wedding party or guest, more than just our photographer. Her team made us feel so comfortable and at ease the entire day. I think I've literally looked through all of the pictures......at least 4 times at this point -- obsessed!!! I can't thank you enough for helping us capture and remember one of the most important days of our lives! We just love you guys!!

e always brings to her photos. We planned a destination wedding and Renae made the whole process seamless with skype meetings and timely e-mails beforehand. On the day of the wedding she arrived early and got right to her business photographing the grounds. Now let me tell you, I've been in bridal parties before where the photographer was pushy and very "in your face", making the whole day a little more stressful and the photos always come out looking a little forced. Renae however, is a master at her art, she didn't force us into any awkward poses or anything uncomfortable. If anything, she was a calming energy to have throughout the day. She made sure my hair tie was off my wrist (thank you for that!) and even directed who should walk when during the processional. I seriously don't know what we would have done without her! Then of course, when the actual photos were edited and came back I was brought to tears. The photos brought me right back to that day. She did such an amazing job at capturing those emotions and moments with beautiful angles and perspectives. She also got a wide variety of photos of all the guests and special little moments I didn't get to see during the wedding myself. Seriously, Real talk. If you need a photographer, DO NOT hesitate to call up Renae. She is an incredibly sweet soul and a true artist. Her work was worth every penny, and these photos will be memories that we will keep with us forever. I'm not exaggerating when I say our wedding would not have been the same without her presence. Thank you Renae!

the photo portion very easy. She is organized and works hard to make sure the process goes by as smoothly as possible . My wife and I had a beach wedding and the photos she took were stunning. Renae was always a pleasure to speak to and she is very quick to respond whenever you reach out to her. We highly recommend her, she goes above and beyond.