Hoosier based wedding & elopement photographer
Party Over Poses
You’ve met your person, and let’s face it— you have envisioned this day in your head for quite some time now. So let’s have some fun!
Weddings come in all shapes and sizes.
You don’t have to get married on a Saturday. Some of the best weddings I’ve shot have happened on a Friday or on a Wednesday night at a brewery. Don’t feel boxed in to do what other people have done. This is the time to do what makes you two happy. So if you invite your 20 closest friends and family or have 250 guests, it’s about the experience that matters most.
Your love should be celebrated.
If you are looking to have a good time while getting your dream photos, then you are in the right spot.
My approach to photography is a guided experience that represents who you and your partner are. I call it a plandid approach. With some directions and prompts, I guide my clients to get the shots they want. I take the responsibility off of them to come up with what to do. The other part of my approach is documentary- I photograph moments how they are without any prompt or notice. I stand back and just capture the moment while it is happening. It’s a little bit of both that make up a wedding day.
You’re in for some R & R
…the Rachel Ruth Experience
Relax: You are in good hands. With over 8 years of wedding experience, I have been through it all. I am here for you now, the wedding, and all the things after the big day. I am here to be by your side while capturing authentic moments that will be cherished for generations to come.
Recreation: My goal for you is to enjoy your day. That seems almost obvious, but there can be a lot of pressure to have a perfect wedding day. As your wedding photographer, I will do anything and everything to make sure you are comfortable, confident, and true to who you two are.
Hey, I’m Rachel!
I’m a true to color photographer that values a good time while capturing your dream day. I’m based in Fort Wayne, but my clients love has taken me all over the world.
I bought my first house last year and really enjoy renovating and decorating. I adopted the sweetest pup named Ruby and she just brings me so much joy.
When I am not working I enjoy taking care of my house plants and gardening, volunteering for BBBS, and I also play an active role in a summer camp for kiddos experiencing cancer.
Recent Celebrations
I love watching your love grow
This season is sweet, but what’s to come is even sweeter.
Along with weddings & elopements, I also photograph families, maternity, newborn, and portrait sessions.
I’m just a carry on bag away.
Whether you’re traveling somewhere new or someplace cool, I will meet you anywhere your celebration happens. I have photographed weddings all over Indiana + FL, NC, MI, OH, Jamaica, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
“Rachel was the first vendor I contacted. After seeing her work and getting to hang out with her while she shot a friend's wedding, I knew that her combo of talent and personality were what we needed in a photographer. Every meeting with Rachel reaffirmed our decision. She made us feel so comfortable during our engagement session (which she came all the way to our local Philly to shoot) and made absolute magic out of our photos.
Her tone, editing, and curation are STUNNING. She did her homework and went to our wedding portrait location the day before our wedding. She was so personable with our family and every guest at our wedding commented on how impressed they were with Rachel.
Book Rachel, you will be so glad that you did!”
— Kim & phil
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