About this vendor
Hi there, I'm Steph, the owner of Rose & Belle Photography. We are a professional wedding photography service based in Louisville, KY. who serves the surrounding cities and states with award-winning "warm & whimsical" and "authentic & raw" photography.
I’ve found motherhood and family to be the most precious gifts this life has given me and I strive to find and create beauty in those relationships daily. It’s that inspiration and gratitude that enables me to seek and capture authentic moments for the wonderful Brides & Grooms, and their families, who I cross paths with. I look forward to meeting you to capture your story in a way that makes you feel the joy of your own life on the most special of days.
Over the years, I've developed a holistic knowledge of the photography world with having worked on both sides of the lens in fashion with Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Betsy Johnson, Vera Wang, and more. As a curvy woman, I understand the importance of feeling comfortable while posing and looking effortless, and this is something I excel at: positioning you to ensure it's always your best angle. I firmly believe that photography should have a natural flow, making it a priority to instill a sense of creative whimsicality while capturing raw emotion.
-A note from The Knot-
Stephanie will aim to develop a personal connection with each client, gaining an understanding of their dream vision. She will preserve each precious memory while maintaining a calm and unimposing presence. Stephanie will produce imagery that accurately depicts the personalities of each soon-to-be-newlywed, leaving them with heirlooms to cherish forever.
Rose & Belle Photography provides engaged and newly married couples with an array of wedding photography services. These services include engagement sessions, bridal portraits, and day-after sessions. Couples also have the opportunity to avail of a variety of photography items including wedding albums, digital files, and printed enlargements. In addition, Stephanie offers online proofing services as well as social media sharing options for all clients.
Details
Business Attributes
- Native American-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Same-Day Edits
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.
Best of Weddings
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Steph's high quality work speaks for itself. She was fantastic to work with from engagement photos to wedding day!! More importantly: she's calming during the stress, she has a bri...
ght bubbly personality, & she's beyond helpful. She was my easiest Yes in the planning process!
Steph was such a perfect choice for our photographer! She was so professional yet personable and easy to be around. All of our photos came out absolutely stunning and I can’t thank...
her enough for being such a great part of our wedding day!
Book Steph right away!! She is so wonderful! She has such a keen and creative eye with such a kind and fun personality. We felt immediately comfortable with her and she made our we...
dding photos such a fun experience. We asked her just days before our wedding to help us with a big reveal photo surprise moment with our parents and she came up with the best idea to bring our vision to life! We received our preview photos the morning after our wedding and we are SO IN LOVE with them. They capture the exact moment; you can feel the emotion and happiness in each photo. We cannot wait to see the rest of the photos. It was such pleasant experience having her as our photographer and I'd recommend her over and over again!
I can't recommend Steph highly enough. Not only is she an incredibly talented photographer, but she is also fun and relaxing to be around. She was such a calming presence on our we...
dding day and you can tell she is passionate about what she does. She had a super fast turnaround with some teaser pics from the wedding, which were so wonderful and really captured the essence of the day. Can't wait to see more! Choose Steph - you won't regret it!
Stop, was easy to work with, super fun, and the pictures were absolutely perfect. She did a fantastic job, making me feel comfortable as a bride and keeping everyone else on time a...
nd in checks throughout the photo process. She was the perfect combination of go with the flow and let’s get this done. I will be thankful for the rest of my life for the beautiful pictures that came out of the day.
Steph was so fun and creative! Such a fun personality! The pictures were gorgeous! Such an amazing experience!
We loved Steph! She was the sweetest and so creative! I would recommend her to anyone!
YES! YES! YES! Stephanie hands down my favorite “yes” besides being proposed to. I started following Steph on instagram before I was even engaged. Her personality was magnetic...
and it shines through everything she posts. Steph was the first vendor I booked. I made sure she was available before our venue, and went from there. She was extremely helpful and very insightful about planning a wedding. She kept me calm the whole time (not kidding- the WHOLE time). Very fast responses. I didn’t meet Steph until wedding day. As soon as we met, I felt like we had been friends since grade school. We became friends -more then just a bride who hired a wedding photographer. My now husband had 8 groomsmen (who get a little rowdy), and she wiped them into shape while making everyone laugh, even them. She was born to do this. So creative, full of personality, and great sense of humor. And somehow able to be in 5 places at once. I never felt like I was just a client to her. And neither will you. BOOK HER!
Steph is a such a great person to work with - we love our photos! She's got such a sweet personality and does whatever needs to be done to make your life easy on your big day. We h...
ad some hiccups with our venue on our wedding day and Steph adapted so effortlessly to ensure that we got all the shots we wanted. John was also a great help and did some really nice videography for us. This photography squad is fantastic, and we were so glad to have had them on our big day!
Stephanie was so sweet and amazing. She was so helpful throughout the whole process of getting ready for our big day. She was quick to respond to any calls or texts to answer any q...
uestions and make the process as smooth as possible. We absolutely love the photos she captured of our wedding and will treasure them forever.
Steph is absolutely amazing! Not only did she beautifully capture our special day, but she also made my husband and I feel so comfortable in front of the camera. She was so easy to...
work with and did an excellent job of telling us how to pose so that she always captured a good angle. Unlike a lot of brides, I didn’t have a lot of ideas about pictures I wanted so I put my trust in Steph’s creative eye and she did NOT disappoint. I definitely recommend her!!
Love, love Steph!! Our wedding had tons of changes with COVID and ended up being super small and intimate. You would never know from the pictures she took. Steph was so helpful the...
entire wedding day and so accommodating throughout the whole process - we definitely did not make it easy on her at all. She’s so much fun to work with and just an all around good human. Highly recommend booking her!! We have received so many compliments on our previews already - we will many hope to work with her in the future.
I reached out to Steph after she photographed my best friend's wedding last year. I was a bridesmaid and she was just so wonderful to work with and the pictures turned out so stunn...
ing. I knew I wanted her to photograph my wedding also. She is a joy to be around and made the whole process feel laid back and easy. She also put in a lot of effort to find locations at the venue that would give the best photos and the pictures turned out incredible! Cannot recommend her highly enough! Thank you Steph!!
She is absolutely the best photographer I have ever meet. She did our engagement photo’s, wedding photo’s and she will do the rest of our family photo’s moving forward!!!! She is f...
unny, honest, fast, and has an A++ personality. I can’t recommend her enough!!!!
We were living in Louisville when we found Stephanie, and she did our engagement photos. It was the dreariest day and she still made them look amazing! We booked her for the weddin...
g and yet again, on another rainy day, our pictures turned out beautiful! Our wedding was in Paducah, and Stephanie traveled from Louisville for the occasion. She worked seamlessly alongside our videographers to get the perfect shots! We were a 2-times-postponed Pandemic wedding, and Stephanie worked with us the whole way through and made the postponements as easy as they could be. We would choose her again in a heartbeat!
Steph is absolutely the best photographer and all around person you could pick for your day! She was so much fun to have with us and our pictures turned out absolutely gorgeous. Yo...
u’ll feel like you just invited one of your life long friends to come take your pictures, she made everyone feel so comfortable and natural when working with us. Do yourself a favor and choose her, I promise you will not regret it!
Stephanie is an absolutely wonderful person who you can tell loves what she does and her work shows it! Now when I say I’m an awkward person, I mean I am EXTREMELY awkward, especia...
lly in front of a camera - but she made me feel so confident, beautiful, and relaxed while taking our pictures for our wedding. I can’t imagine us have chosen anyone else other than her to be our photographer. Not only was she professional and always ahead of schedule, but when we had to reschedule our wedding date due to COVID-19 she made it as stress free as possible for us. Choosing Stephanie to be your photographer will be one of the best choices you can make! Thank you so much for making our wedding day special!
Stephanie was very personable, professional, creative, and an absolute pleasure to work with. She was very timely in getting our photos back to us and was very easy to get in touch...
with. We are nothing but satisfied that we chose her for our engagement and wedding photos!
Where to start with Stephanie? It isn't even enough to say she takes stunning photos. She does, trust me. But she does so much more. She makes you feel comfortable, makes you laugh...
, she genuinely cares about you and your day. She keeps rowdy groomsmen in line and gets a 5 year old flower girl to roar like a lion for an action shot - she has kids, she gets them! She is thorough but creative, patient but gets shit done. Even though I probably asked 20x if we were doing ok on time, she never once showed frustration for a nervous bride. 🙂 She kept us on time and she got us (and our party bus driver) to all the locations we wanted photos at. She was so fun to work with and made me feel so much more at ease about being getting my photo taken over and over. And that was just our wedding. We also worked with Stephanie on our engagement photos and after seeing those photos and experiencing that day with her, we knew we'd made a great choice. If you are wondering who to book for your wedding, stop wondering and start booking. Steph will be the best and easiest decision you made.
Stephanie is the best decision we made while planning our wedding. She was super responsive, flexible, funny and incredibly easy to work with. We knew that the photos would be the ...
one thing we could cherish forever and Steph made sure that they were perfect.
I cannot recommend her enough for your big day!
I don't know if we can do her justice by writing it out, but I will try!
Stephanie has a heart to serve, which is something we noticed in our consultation meeting. She genuinely w...
ants to ensure that your day flows just right, things are comfortable for you and your partner, and she knows how to move and pose people effortlessly. Something I want to especially point out is her ability to capture genuine reactions and laughter. I think this is because she really enjoys laughing herself, and it made our day that much more enjoyable.
The little details she took photos of that we were not even aware were happening was a sweet surprise as we looked through our gallery.
She made my aunt (who is super self conscious) feel comfortable and even had her acting sassy, which is huge, and she looked so happy in our photos!
I can't say enough and we are so thankful she was our photographer during a hard and stressful year.
If you are thinking about booking her, do it already. She is the one you want on your wedding day to keep things moving smoothly and happily - oh, adding that she also took care of drama going on behind the scenes, and we NEVER knew about it until months after! This woman is a ninja of all trades.
I don't think I have ever laughed so much during photos. My now husband is not one to just hop in for a photo on a good day, but he has said several times since our wedding that St...
ephanie is who he wants to see for any photos moving forward (inner squeal!)
With her guidance, we were so comfortable posing and she literally got all my good angles - this girl knows her skillset and is a MASTER. Book her!
She was a 100% the best choice we made.
We met with Stephanie just as covid came into the picture and immediately put us at ease, giving is a clear picture of what the day would be...
like with her as our photographer, and booked her on the spot!
Fast forward to the Big Day - we were running about an hour behind due to hair and makeup, and Stephanie was so cool about it, simply adjusted her schedule to match ours and still made sure the main shots we wanted were taken.
Everything she did was genuine, kind, and heartfelt. She is the real deal, so if you're still shopping for a photographer, look no further! Book her!!
Stephanie is the best of the best all around! She is an astonishing photographer and human being! Our wedding photos are absolutely gorgeous and I couldn’t be happier! I’ve never m...
et a stranger that has immediately made me feel more cared for than this girl did! She was amazing from day one, making sure that I had everything I needed and that I wasn’t getting too stressed! Our day was so beautiful and she did such an amazing job capturing it!
Stephanie was AMAZING! I am so critical on photos of myself and was so nervous when I was looking for photographers... Stephaine CRUSHED it! There are SO many photos that I just AD...
ORE. So many I want to frame, so little wall space! Stephaine was even a big help during the wedding day by helping me tie up the bustle on my wedding dress! Any little request we had, she made it happen. Book her now!! You won’t regret it!
I wish I could give Brooke a million stars! My husband and I had such a long journey planning a wedding TWICE during a pandemic. Brooke was with us every step of the way. These flo...
wers were the most beautiful part of our day, and we are amazed by how quickly Brooke works to set up and tear down. We are so lucky to have worked with her for our big day.
Steph was so amazing to work with! Our wedding had to be drastically changed in a short amount of time, and she was so flexible and willing to work around it all. She made everyone...
feel so comfortable and relaxed! The pictures turned out absolutely stunning and I feel so blessed to have had her be a part of our big day! I could not recommend her enough!!
Steph was amazing to work with! We had major last minute changes and she was so accommodating and understanding. She made our day feel so special and we felt comfortable in front o...
f the camera. We are so grateful to have her photos to look back on! Book her now! You won't regret it!
Steph made the whole process of engagement photos so fun! My Fiancé doesn’t exactly love taking pictures, and Steph made us BOTH feel so comfortable! So much so that my fiancé said...
(without prompting) that he would like to do them yearly! 😍 Steph is a catch! Can’t say enough good things about her!
I found Stephanie on the Knot and booked her immediately! We have since done our engagement session and I am over the moon and so happy with how they turned out. She is the sweetes...
t and wonderful to work with, if you book her you won’t regret it!
Outstanding service! One of the main things I wanted in a photographer was someone who took the time to know me and my fiancé and capture the shots that were unique to us as a coup...
le. Stephanie went above and beyond of doing this. She took the time to meet with us up front to understand our likes/dislikes, passions, and everything that describes us as a couple and she incorporated those to make our photos personalized. She gave us great suggestions on where to go for our photos in a place that was unique and personal to our likes as a couple and also listened to our wants/needs. Additionally, she is super fun to work with and allowed us to be very comfortable with her. She always responded very quickly to my emails/texts which was also much appreciated. Cannot say enough with how pleased we were with her service and how much we loved working with her!
Where do I start? Stephanie was one of the only photographers we met that made a connection almost immediately. She is so full of joy and genuinely wants to make you feel like roya...
lty throughout the whole process. We are so grateful for the affordable package options she offers, as well as the add-ons!! The images she sent the night of our wedding were such a tease! We were so ready to see more and she delivered above and beyond on! Every image shows bow fun and happy and magical the wedding was... I literally can't say enough great things about Stephanie and her work!! Book her!
i knew about Stephanie’s background in fashion but what I didn’t know was how she can make you appear exactly how you think you will in the moment. I know I’m not alone in saying f...
inding your angles are hard as a curvy woman, but this girl GETS IT! I looked amazing... I mean my husband did too but, you know.
We could not be more happy or impressed with her work because within the first 24 hours after our wedding she sent a preview gallery to hold us over and we were blown away.
She is truly the best investment we’ve made and can’t wait to start a family, especially since she’ll be taking our babies photos!!
If you’re looking for your photographer, look no further!!
She saved the day from disaster.
When we met Stephanie over coffee to see if we were a fit, it took maybe 5 minutes of speaking with her to know we found our photographer. She aske...
d us questions we never thought about, encouraging a dialogue to make us feel at ease, and her knowledge surpassed any other vendor we had booked so far.
What made her go above and beyond was the fact that after a very long day of crazy family drama (because, what's a wedding without that?) she was the only one with me at the time of needing my dress bustled. There we were in a rustic barn, during the reception when my bridesmaids were clearly not present, and she was the one with me when it mattered! Thank you Steph, for helping me in my time of need...several times that day! You are a gift to any bride and groom looking for a photographer!
To anybody thinking of hiring Stephanie for their special day well all I can say is DO!!! She is fantastic from start to finish. She captured every special moment in a fun and natu...
ral way. Steph is also very creative which adds to such a perfect picture. She herself is a kind soul and nothing is too much. We can not recommend Stephanie enough you won’t be disappointed!!!
Stephanie was the BEST investment we made for our wedding. She is so incredible, and made what can be a stressful day so easy and relaxed. All of my bridesmaids were complementing ...
her before I even got pictures saying she was #goals and I couldn't agree more! Not only was she an absolute delight to have around on the big day, the photos are absolutely perfect! She captured everything better than I could have imagined. Do yourself the best favor and book her
STOP LOOKING AND BOOK HER! Nobody else compares! From the minute I saw a featured photo of stephanie's on Instagram, I started basically stalking her work because once you look at ...
one of her pictures, you cant stop scrolling. She made us laugh so much, and in our gallery, the joy from our big day shows through each one. Thank you for making our wedding magical!!
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