Photography Ring Hack That Changed Our Life | Instagram vs Reality

Monterey Wedding Photographer | Charleston Wedding Photographer | Laura & Rachel Photography

We get asked all the time how we get the most amazing ring shots during an engagement session. We’re normally not in an ideal background location for flat lays, lighting is unpredictable, and on very limited time. For starters, take ring shots while your couple is doing their outfit change. We have all our couples […]

The Importance of a Wedding Album | Family History, Heritage, & Legacy

Importance of a Wedding Album

Do you have an album from your parents wedding? How about your grandparents wedding? If so, hold it very close to your heart, because that might be the most valuable thing you own! With age and maturity, comes with the knowledge of family importance. When you’ve met “the one” and start planning your own wedding, […]

How To Create Your Ideal Wedding Day Timeline

How To Create Your Ideal Wedding Day Timeline | Wedding Day Stress Relief | Laura & Rachel Photography www.lauraandrachel.com

We went from “We don’t have enough time”, “We always feel so rushed”, “We could have done better”, to “That was the smoothest wedding we’ve ever shot!”, “We had ample time for everything we needed – plus more!”, “Everyone was incredibly happy with how smooth the entire day went!”. How? Simply by learning from our mistakes […]

How To Shoot a Wedding Ceremony When the Sun is Behind the Couple

How To Shoot A Ceremony With the Sun Behind the Couple | For Photographers | Photography Tips & Tricks | Laura & Rachel Photography

Let’s be real, as photographers, there are just some things completely out of our control. Gosh, we wince at just writing that! We’re the super organized type and help walk our clients through the entire wedding experience, including creating them an ideal wedding day timeline. You’re excited, the wedding day is here, everything is perfect, […]

On The Line About Doing A First Look? Hear It Firsthand From The Grooms

Importance of First Looks | Monterey Wedding Photographers | Laura & Rachel

“Are you doing a first-look or waiting to see each other until the ceremony?” is one of the questions we ask our couples in the initial email before our actual meeting. By no means are we asking this as question they can answer wrong, this is simply just another step in getting to better know our […]

Photography Workshop | Laura & Rachel Workshop Recap | January 2017

Photography Workshop | Laura & Rachel Workshop

Our first photography workshop is officially in the books! We dreamed, we planned, we accomplished, and it feels SO good! Seriously, this was THE biggest achievements we’ve done towards our goal of being not only photographers, but educators. If you read the blog yesterday, you saw we kicked off opening night with an elegant chef […]

Laura & Rachel Photography Workshop Welcome Dinner

Laura & Rachel Photography Workshop Welcome Dinner

A well styled welcome dinner! Who knew our house could look so fancy! When we first started planning our workshops, we knew right away we wanted to welcome people into our home. There’s something about that feeling of comfort that allows the heavy walls of burden or worry that you may have walking into a […]

2017 Pottery Barn Monterey Bridal Runway Show | Monterey Wedding Photographer

Monterey Wedding Photographer | Pottery Barn Monterey Bridal Runway Show

Ten Days. That’s all we had. From three girls dreaming out loud, sharing ideas on how to improve a weekly Wedding Wednesday event, to producing and coordinating Monterey first Bridal  Runway Show sponsored by Pottery Barn (not to mention we had four weddings to capture throughout this planning process!). We work within a community so rich […]

Announcing The Workshop

Photography Workshop

  Oh, friends! Today is a day we’ve been waiting for! We’re announcing the workshop! We can’t put into words how ecstatic we are to finally announce the dates of our first-ever, full two-day, in-person photography workshop here in Monterey, California! If you’re anything like us, photography was a passion that grew into a business. We never imagined […]

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