Rachel Rose Photography: Blog https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog en-us (C) Rachel Rose Photography (Rachel Rose Photography) Wed, 31 May 2023 23:29:00 GMT Wed, 31 May 2023 23:29:00 GMT https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/img/s/v-12/u188407714-o101517825-50.jpg Rachel Rose Photography: Blog https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog 120 120 Heather + Brian 5.26.23, The Elm Estate https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2023/5/heather-brian-5-26-23-the-elm-estate BoniLemmons-2BoniLemmons-2 BoniLemmons-5BoniLemmons-5 BoniLemmons-11BWBoniLemmons-11BW BoniLemmons-14BWBoniLemmons-14BW BoniLemmons-19BoniLemmons-19 BoniLemmons-22BWBoniLemmons-22BW BoniLemmons-28BWBoniLemmons-28BW BoniLemmons-30BWBoniLemmons-30BW BoniLemmons-41BoniLemmons-41 BoniLemmons-45BoniLemmons-45 BoniLemmons-50BoniLemmons-50 BoniLemmons-54BWBoniLemmons-54BW BoniLemmons-62BoniLemmons-62 BoniLemmons-67BoniLemmons-67 BoniLemmons-89BoniLemmons-89 BoniLemmons-93BWBoniLemmons-93BW BoniLemmons-101BWBoniLemmons-101BW BoniLemmons-102BoniLemmons-102 BoniLemmons-103BWBoniLemmons-103BW BoniLemmons-106BWBoniLemmons-106BW BoniLemmons-108BWBoniLemmons-108BW BoniLemmons-111BWBoniLemmons-111BW BoniLemmons-113BoniLemmons-113 BoniLemmons-119BWBoniLemmons-119BW BoniLemmons-120BWBoniLemmons-120BW BoniLemmons-128BWBoniLemmons-128BW BoniLemmons-135BWBoniLemmons-135BW BoniLemmons-138BWBoniLemmons-138BW BoniLemmons-151BoniLemmons-151 BoniLemmons-159BoniLemmons-159 BoniLemmons-165BoniLemmons-165 BoniLemmons-167BWBoniLemmons-167BW BoniLemmons-172BoniLemmons-172 BoniLemmons-188BWBoniLemmons-188BW BoniLemmons-189BoniLemmons-189 BoniLemmons-191BWBoniLemmons-191BW BoniLemmons-195BWBoniLemmons-195BW BoniLemmons-203BoniLemmons-203 BoniLemmons-210BoniLemmons-210 BoniLemmons-222BoniLemmons-222 BoniLemmons-224BoniLemmons-224 BoniLemmons-227BWBoniLemmons-227BW BoniLemmons-228BWBoniLemmons-228BW BoniLemmons-229BWBoniLemmons-229BW BoniLemmons-233BWBoniLemmons-233BW BoniLemmons-235BWBoniLemmons-235BW BoniLemmons-241BWBoniLemmons-241BW BoniLemmons-245BoniLemmons-245 BoniLemmons-251BoniLemmons-251 BoniLemmons-261BoniLemmons-261 BoniLemmons-263BoniLemmons-263 BoniLemmons-266BoniLemmons-266 BoniLemmons-272BoniLemmons-272 BoniLemmons-280BoniLemmons-280 BoniLemmons-281BoniLemmons-281 BoniLemmons-287BoniLemmons-287 BoniLemmons-289BoniLemmons-289 BoniLemmons-304BoniLemmons-304 BoniLemmons-323BoniLemmons-323 BoniLemmons-325BWBoniLemmons-325BW BoniLemmons-327BoniLemmons-327 BoniLemmons-331BoniLemmons-331 BoniLemmons-343BWBoniLemmons-343BW BoniLemmons-344BWBoniLemmons-344BW BoniLemmons-345BoniLemmons-345 BoniLemmons-351BoniLemmons-351 BoniLemmons-386BWBoniLemmons-386BW BoniLemmons-389BWBoniLemmons-389BW BoniLemmons-412BWBoniLemmons-412BW BoniLemmons-417BoniLemmons-417 BoniLemmons-422BWBoniLemmons-422BW BoniLemmons-423BoniLemmons-423 BoniLemmons-426BWBoniLemmons-426BW BoniLemmons-432BoniLemmons-432 BoniLemmons-438BWBoniLemmons-438BW BoniLemmons-440BoniLemmons-440 BoniLemmons-443BWBoniLemmons-443BW BoniLemmons-452BoniLemmons-452 BoniLemmons-455BWBoniLemmons-455BW BoniLemmons-478BWBoniLemmons-478BW BoniLemmons-486BoniLemmons-486 BoniLemmons-491BoniLemmons-491 BoniLemmons-492BoniLemmons-492 BoniLemmons-497BoniLemmons-497 BoniLemmons-500BoniLemmons-500 BoniLemmons-501BWBoniLemmons-501BW BoniLemmons-546BoniLemmons-546 BoniLemmons-548BoniLemmons-548 BoniLemmons-552BoniLemmons-552 BoniLemmons-556BWBoniLemmons-556BW BoniLemmons-559BWBoniLemmons-559BW BoniLemmons-561BWBoniLemmons-561BW BoniLemmons-622BWBoniLemmons-622BW BoniLemmons-630BWBoniLemmons-630BW BoniLemmons-672BWBoniLemmons-672BW BoniLemmons-674BoniLemmons-674 BoniLemmons-675BWBoniLemmons-675BW BoniLemmons-713BoniLemmons-713 BoniLemmons-718BWBoniLemmons-718BW BoniLemmons-745BWBoniLemmons-745BW BoniLemmons-765BWBoniLemmons-765BW BoniLemmons-773BWBoniLemmons-773BW BoniLemmons-797BWBoniLemmons-797BW BoniLemmons-805BoniLemmons-805 BoniLemmons-813BWBoniLemmons-813BW BoniLemmons-820BoniLemmons-820 BoniLemmons-840BoniLemmons-840 BoniLemmons-843BoniLemmons-843 BoniLemmons-860BWBoniLemmons-860BW BoniLemmons-872BWBoniLemmons-872BW BoniLemmons-874BoniLemmons-874

]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2023/5/heather-brian-5-26-23-the-elm-estate Wed, 31 May 2023 23:29:08 GMT Krista + Michael 9.22.22, Lavender Ridge, Reno https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2022/9/krista-michael-9-22-22-lavender-ridge-reno This was a short little 2 hour wedding they hired me for. We got a lot of amazing photos in just those two hours!

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) destination lake lavender nevada photographer reno ridge tahoe wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2022/9/krista-michael-9-22-22-lavender-ridge-reno Fri, 30 Sep 2022 18:27:05 GMT Dana + Mason | 6.18.22 https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2022/7/dana-mason-6-18-22 The choice to make an image black and white is a personal one. To strip an image of it’s color and take away an important key element of it’s visual component is not something I take lightly. That’s why I don’t offer black and white image options for every shot I deliver in a gallery. There has to be a moment, an emotion, an action or a feeling that the image portrays for me to feel that processing it in black and white will do the image justice.

This wedding had a lot of good moments. While their images were stunning in color, there’s something about the black and white for this wedding that makes it striking. That’s why I’m only posting black and whites for this wedding. The color images can be seen on my Facebook or instagram. :)

 

 

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) and black Cascadas lake Las Nevada photographer photographer. reno tahoe wedding white https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2022/7/dana-mason-6-18-22 Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:44:58 GMT Mackenzie + Parker 10.31.21 https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/12/mackenzie-parker-10-31-21 Christensen-3Christensen-3 Christensen-6Christensen-6 Christensen-10Christensen-10 Christensen-17Christensen-17 Christensen-26Christensen-26 Christensen-41Christensen-41 christensen-43christensen-43 Christensen-44Christensen-44 christensen-45christensen-45 christensen-54christensen-54 Christensen-65Christensen-65 Christensen-86Christensen-86 Christensen-91Christensen-91 Christensen-92Christensen-92 christensen-97christensen-97 Christensen-102Christensen-102 Christensen-109Christensen-109 Christensen-113Christensen-113 Christensen-114Christensen-114 Christensen-117Christensen-117 Christensen-134Christensen-134 Christensen-139Christensen-139 Christensen-148Christensen-148 Christensen-150-2Christensen-150-2 Christensen-154Christensen-154 Christensen-166Christensen-166 Christensen-174Christensen-174 Christensen-175Christensen-175 Christensen-184Christensen-184 Christensen-193Christensen-193 Christensen-198Christensen-198 Christensen-199Christensen-199 Christensen-206Christensen-206 Christensen-210Christensen-210 Christensen-217Christensen-217 Christensen-240Christensen-240 Christensen-242Christensen-242 Christensen-252Christensen-252 Christensen-254Christensen-254 Christensen-263Christensen-263 christensen-271christensen-271 Christensen-275Christensen-275 Christensen-276Christensen-276 Christensen-286Christensen-286 Christensen-298Christensen-298 Christensen-306Christensen-306 Christensen-312Christensen-312 Christensen-314Christensen-314 Christensen-317Christensen-317 Christensen-325Christensen-325 Christensen-334Christensen-334 Christensen-347-2Christensen-347-2 Christensen-350Christensen-350 Christensen-351Christensen-351 Christensen-354Christensen-354 Christensen-358Christensen-358 Christensen-366Christensen-366 Christensen-378-2Christensen-378-2 Christensen-385Christensen-385 Christensen-399Christensen-399 Christensen-404Christensen-404 Christensen-407Christensen-407 Christensen-415Christensen-415 Christensen-430Christensen-430 Christensen-453Christensen-453 Christensen-454Christensen-454 Christensen-462Christensen-462 Christensen-476Christensen-476 Christensen-492Christensen-492 Christensen-513Christensen-513 Christensen-542Christensen-542 Christensen-559Christensen-559 Christensen-561Christensen-561 Christensen-571Christensen-571

]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) golf lake nevada photographer reno somersett somersette tahoe wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/12/mackenzie-parker-10-31-21 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 16:36:20 GMT Kat + Alex 9.18.21, Cottonwood Cottage https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/9/kat-alex-9-18-21-cottonwood-cottage Waldron2Waldron2 Waldron3Waldron3 waldron7waldron7 Waldron10Waldron10 Waldron30Waldron30 Waldron36Waldron36 waldron47waldron47 Waldron51Waldron51 Waldron58Waldron58 waldron77waldron77 Waldron82Waldron82 Waldron85Waldron85 Waldron93Waldron93 Waldron103Waldron103 waldron106waldron106 Waldron121Waldron121 Waldron132Waldron132 waldron145waldron145 waldron156waldron156 waldron166waldron166 Waldron212Waldron212 waldron225waldron225 Waldron232Waldron232 Waldron239Waldron239 Waldron240Waldron240 waldron250waldron250 waldron253waldron253 Waldron255Waldron255 Waldron258Waldron258 Waldron274Waldron274 Waldron276Waldron276 waldron299waldron299 waldron314waldron314 Waldron329Waldron329 Waldron345Waldron345 waldron356waldron356 waldron362waldron362 Waldron365Waldron365 waldron373waldron373 Waldron374Waldron374 waldron396waldron396 waldron401waldron401 waldron433waldron433 Waldron462Waldron462 waldron481waldron481 waldron527waldron527 Waldron539Waldron539 waldron552waldron552

]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) cottage cottonwood destination lake nevada photographer reno tahoe wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/9/kat-alex-9-18-21-cottonwood-cottage Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:39:48 GMT Marissa + Mario | Anguilla, British West Indies https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/9/marissa-mario-anguilla-british-west-indies mm1mm1 MM3MM3 mm4mm4 mm5mm5 mm13mm13 mm15mm15 MM21MM21 mm24mm24 mm27mm27 mm29mm29 mm34mm34 MM40MM40 mm41mm41 mm46mm46 mm50mm50 mm51mm51 mm55mm55 mm58mm58 MM61MM61 mm63mm63 mm65mm65 mm68mm68 mm71mm71 mm74mm74 mm76mm76 mm78mm78 mm82mm82 mm84mm84 mm85mm85 mm96mm96 mm100mm100 mm103mm103 mm105mm105 MM110MM110 mm112mm112 mm114mm114 mm116mm116 mm123mm123 mm125mm125 MM128MM128 mm131mm131 mm133mm133 mm135mm135 mm139mm139 mm146mm146 mm149mm149 mm151mm151 mm153mm153 mm157mm157 mm158mm158 MM159MM159 MM160MM160 MM161MM161 MM166MM166

]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/9/marissa-mario-anguilla-british-west-indies Thu, 09 Sep 2021 01:33:52 GMT Valerie + Zack | Tannenbaum | 8.7.21 https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/9/valerie-zack-tannenbaum-8-7-21 Raucher-8Raucher-8 Raucher-19BWRaucher-19BW Raucher-23Raucher-23 Raucher-33Raucher-33 Raucher-34Raucher-34 Raucher-41BWRaucher-41BW Raucher-48Raucher-48 Raucher-59Raucher-59 Raucher-60Raucher-60 raucher-65raucher-65 raucher-82raucher-82 Raucher-86Raucher-86 Raucher-87BWRaucher-87BW Raucher-88Raucher-88 Raucher-95Raucher-95 Raucher-97Raucher-97 Raucher-105Raucher-105 Raucher-110Raucher-110 Raucher-115Raucher-115 Raucher-116BWRaucher-116BW Raucher-119Raucher-119 raucher-124raucher-124 raucher-138raucher-138 Raucher-144Raucher-144 Raucher-149Raucher-149 raucher-150raucher-150 raucher-155raucher-155 raucher-162raucher-162 Raucher-166Raucher-166 Raucher-181Raucher-181 Raucher-185Raucher-185 Raucher-191Raucher-191 Raucher-193Raucher-193 Raucher-199Raucher-199 Raucher-204Raucher-204 Raucher-207Raucher-207 Raucher-208Raucher-208 Raucher-209Raucher-209 Raucher-215Raucher-215 Raucher-221Raucher-221 Raucher-225Raucher-225 Raucher-236Raucher-236 Raucher-247Raucher-247 Raucher-261Raucher-261 Raucher-279Raucher-279 raucher-294raucher-294 Raucher-301Raucher-301 Raucher-320Raucher-320 Raucher-324Raucher-324 Raucher-332Raucher-332 Raucher-334Raucher-334 Raucher-364Raucher-364 Raucher-366Raucher-366 Raucher-374Raucher-374 Raucher-411Raucher-411 Raucher-418Raucher-418 raucher-434raucher-434 Raucher-446Raucher-446 Raucher-460Raucher-460 Raucher-469Raucher-469 Raucher-484Raucher-484 Raucher-507Raucher-507

]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/9/valerie-zack-tannenbaum-8-7-21 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 23:02:38 GMT Daniela + Remo | Lucerne, Switzerland https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/9/daniela-remo-lucerne-switzerland I had the absolute pleasure of photographing this beautiful couple's wedding in Switzerland back in July. Daniela had originally contacted me back in 2019 to photograph their wedding in 2020, but then Covid happened and almost all my international weddings got cancelled. Daniela and Remo help out hope for a 2021 reschedule though and we waited the year our to see what restrictions would be lifted. Even up to the week before their new date, we still weren't sure if they would be able to have a wedding or if I would be able to enter the country--we took the risk though and waited, then literally ONE week before their date, the Swiss Cantons lifted restrictions to allow gatherings of more than 50 people and foreigners to enter the country. I've never been more nervous in my life crossing The Schengen Border with TWO negative covid tests (in case one of them wasn't valid) and my vaccine card, HOPING I had everything in order correctly to make it to their wedding. BUT.....everything worked out I got to photograph another epic international wedding with some of the coolest people I've met. Thank you Daniela and Remo for taking the gamble on me. <3

 

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/9/daniela-remo-lucerne-switzerland Mon, 06 Sep 2021 23:16:34 GMT Justin + Jacque 5.22.21 https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/6/justin-jacque-5-22-21  

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2021/6/justin-jacque-5-22-21 Tue, 01 Jun 2021 23:49:11 GMT Tim + Alexa, Cannon Beach Oregon https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2020/2/tim-alexa-cannon-beach-oregon I have to be honest, I'm not the greatest at updating my website, or blog posts. I'd much rather spend my time shooting than doing computer work, so my website falls a little behind in content. Here's Tim and Alexa's intimate Cannon Beach wedding!

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) beach cannon destination elopement intimate lake nevada oregon photographer reno tahoe travel wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2020/2/tim-alexa-cannon-beach-oregon Mon, 24 Feb 2020 23:39:54 GMT Anna + Roderick: Ireland's coolest couple https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2019/9/anna-roderick-irelands-coolest-couple How do you summarize the single most amazing experience of your life? You don't. Do you want to know how I know? I've tried. I've tried for a whole year to come up with the words to describe this wedding for this blog, every single time coming up speechless. I've had a word doc. sitting on my desktop for an entire year that I've revised probably a hundred times trying to come up with the right words. It sat there taunting me, reminding me for a whole year that I STILL had to share this wedding with you all. Believe me, I've tried to put this into words, but I can't. All I can say is thank you. Thank you Anna and Roderick for this experience. Thank you for treating me & Ben with the utmost kindness, thank you for bringing us into your family, and thank you for showing us the hidden side of Ireland. Thank you universe. I realize how truly lucky I am to be able to have these experiences with these people from all around the world. Bit by bit I am ticking off countries, seeing all this beautiful world has to offer and I do not take a single second of it for granted. I am eternally grateful for this life I live.

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) blackwater castle castletownroche cork destination dublin elopement galway ireland kinsale photographer wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2019/9/anna-roderick-irelands-coolest-couple Fri, 27 Sep 2019 02:42:23 GMT Alex + Kiley | Kauai, HI | 5.9.18 https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2018/7/alex-kiley-kauai-hi-5-9-18 Who doesn't love Hawaii?! Check out this incredible scenery and this intimate wedding I had the pleasure of shooting back in May! The plan must have changed at least 10 times, originally suppose to be in Glacier National Park, then the beach that the wedding was suppose to take place on was destroyed in the floods! Hotels changed & timelines changed, but this small group managed to go with the flow and have a great time!

As luck would have it, I came down with the flu the day I left Reno, so I spent the first two days in Hawaii just trying to maintain my body temperature and stay on top of my medicine. Rather than go zip lining or snorkeling, I slept on the beach and bundled up in my hoodie despite the 80* tropical temperatures. Had it not been for my husband, I'm not sure I would have made it through the wedding, or the portrait day! He carried all my gear, made sure I stayed on top of my medicine and made sure I stayed hydrated. And when my flu turned into bronchitis and we had to repel down a deep rooted, muddy hillside to a waterfall, he helped me keep my patience a waited with me when I had to catch my breath on the way up.
 
Despite the challenges of being so sick, we still managed to enjoy Hawaii. I mean, IT'S HAWAII! And Kiley and Alex are my kind of people, adventurous and down for anything! We traipsed all over that dang island on the portrait day, taking our time, finding beautiful spots, and stopping for some life changing coffee and food truck sandwiches --which, is why I HIGHLY recommend a second portrait day! When the energy is fun and relaxed, you can take your time and take advantage of the location. If you're going to have a destination wedding, you might was well incorporate as much of the location as you can in photos! Obviously there's always more to see and do, and even with getting up at dawn, and shooting into the evening, we still only managed a small portion of the island!

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) beach destination elopement hawaii island kauai lake nevada photographer reno tahoe travel wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2018/7/alex-kiley-kauai-hi-5-9-18 Sun, 08 Jul 2018 20:26:13 GMT Jackie + Lorenzo: New York Wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2018/1/jackie-lorenzo-new-york-wedding From photographing a 12 hour wedding day, straight to Times Square to take photos, back at the hotel and in bed by 3:00am, just to wake up two hours later at 5:00am to be at the Bridge by 6:00 a.m to begin our NYC portrait session. It was a crazy plan and it was a lot of work, but DAMN was it fun! And so, SO worth it! I really enjoy next day on location portrait sessions with my couples.

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) destination elopements family italian manhattan new nyc photographer reno travel wedding york https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2018/1/jackie-lorenzo-new-york-wedding Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:36:18 GMT Amber + 'Trevor' "we forgot our marriage licence" Bunkowski: 9.9.17 https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2017/9/amber-trevor-we-forgot-our-marriage-licence-bunkowski-9-9-17 "Oops! Oh well...Where's my drink?!"

If there's one thing I always tell my clients, it's that NOTHING goes 100% smoothly on your wedding day. Nothing. There are too many elements to navigate, too many things to remember & too many people involved. Then when you couple all those working parts with emotions, ego and alcohol, well, something is bound to go wrong. Often times it's something small. When a bride forgot her bouquet at home, I threw one together a last minute from dusty silk flowers in a church bathroom, I've given a bride my shoes, and I've supplied many a safety pin for boutineers that have come without pins. Things go wrong, and when they do, you have to just roll with it. Amber and Travis rolled through a few things on their wedding day with nothing but smiles! These two were the epitome of positivity their whole day and nothing was stopping them damnit!!! If things went wrong, you wouldn't have known it because these two were laughing the whole day!

 

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) destination elopement lake nevada photographer reno tahoe wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2017/9/amber-trevor-we-forgot-our-marriage-licence-bunkowski-9-9-17 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 00:41:36 GMT Dana + Brett: Makin' a Splash into 'Mawwage!' https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2017/9/dana-brett-makin-a-splash-into-mawwage "Mawwage. Mawwage is what bwings us together today."

 

What can I say about the personality these two have? This whole wedding was a hilariously good time. Every year, there's a single wedding that sticks out in my mind as 'most fun' and I have a feeling Dana and Brett will take the award this year. When taking bridal party photos, someone jokingly says, "we should all jump in the lake," then groomsmen start stripping down to their boxers, and the mother of the bride says, "I'll do it," and you find yourself in neck deep in the freezing cold water of Lake Tahoe trying not to drop your camera from laughing so hard, you know it's been a good work day.

 

I say it all the time, and I mean it every time because it really is true, but I have the best clients in the world! Dana and Brett, you are my kind of people. Thank you for these memories, and thank you for choosing me to give these memories to you.

 

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) adventurous bride destination elopement fun groom lake love marriage photographer reno tahoe travel wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2017/9/dana-brett-makin-a-splash-into-mawwage Sun, 24 Sep 2017 01:19:33 GMT #radraymers: Gray + Jen 8.19.17 https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2017/8/-radraymers-gray-jen-8-19-17 Sometimes simple is the best way to be. Grayson and Jen are simple in life, and simply in love. And this wedding was simply rad...

 

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) boho destination elope engagement gypsie lake love nature nevada photographer rad reno tahoe vintage wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2017/8/-radraymers-gray-jen-8-19-17 Sat, 26 Aug 2017 01:58:22 GMT Susan + Nate 7.7.17 https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2017/7/susan-nate-7-7-17 This wedding at Winter's Creek Lodge off Mt. Rose was full of good times and good laughs!

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) creek engagement lake lodge maternity nevada photographer photography rachel reno rose seniors tahoe wedding winters winter's https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2017/7/susan-nate-7-7-17 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 20:58:26 GMT Getting Schmidty: Lindsey + James 4/29/17 https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2017/5/getting-schmidty-lindsey-james-4/29/17 I loved everything about this 1920's themed wedding! It's all in the details for this beautiful wedding and Lindsey and James definitely didn't cut any corners!

 

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]]> (Rachel Rose Photography) 1920 1920's Nevada Reno bride classic david groom hot lake nevada photographer springs tahoe vintage walley's wedding https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2017/5/getting-schmidty-lindsey-james-4/29/17 Tue, 09 May 2017 04:41:10 GMT Love, Life, Friendship., and the wedding I almost didn't make... https://www.rachelrosephoto.com/blog/2016/4/love-life-friendship  

 

Here's to old friends...

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I don't exactly remember how old we were when we met, but I remember the day. I remember the instant conversation we launched into about what kind of music we liked, and although we were supposed to be bitter rivals, (*Nsync vs. Backstreet), we bonded over our mutual love of 90's boy bands. We spent the entire night in that garage at Brianhead blasting music from the car and dancing, comparing narratives of our lives lived thus far. It was an instant friendship, a friendship that at one point was as strong as the relationship between some sisters.

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The next 4-5 years of our teenage years were similarly spent like that first night in the garage--dancing and laughing our way through life. We did EVERYTHING together. Anywhere I went, you went, and anywhere you went, I followed. Our friendship was a constant adventure of mostly high's and the occasional unfortunate low that only strengthened us. We carefully navigated high school, got each other through heartbreak, attended as many concerts as we possibly could, and blew WAY too much money on concert merch. All in all, our lives weren't all that bad! It was like that until the day I was forced to make the biggest decision I'd have to make to date--It was with that decision that our previously shared road to adulthood started to divide.

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It was only a few days after making the initial decision to leave home that I was saying goodbye to the one person that meant the most to me at that time in my life. When your home life isn't the greatest, you make your friends your family, and you were the sister I needed during those difficult times. In fairy tales, a prince on a white horse always saves the girl—I just so happened to have a girl in a Honda Civic come whisk me away from home.

The night before I left, we spent the whole night driving around the Las Vegas Strip doing what we did best--listening to music, killing time, and just enjoying being silly and stupid together. The mood shifted dramatically though when you started heading back to my house to take me home for the last time. That 10 minute ride felt like forever as we rode together, both of us silently crying, afraid to look at each other. Though we vowed to stay close, I think deep down we both knew that things would never, ever be the same.

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Where I went, you followed....

It was only one year of high school we had to get through until we could be reunited. In the fall of 2004 we were moving our things into our college dorm, happy to be together again, and excited to be roommates and sisters at the most exciting time of our lives! We were college freshmen--on our own, but together!

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Like most 18 year olds with their newfound freedom and plethora of social circles and activities, we were finding out who we were and who we wanted to be. It was during that time that our differences were revealed, and we started growing in separate ways. At first it was gradual, but by the end of that first year of college, we were practically strangers, barely even speaking to each other. There have been many times where I've tried to pinpoint exactly what went wrong, but it's not exactly something I like to sit and think about as I was once again losing the most important person in my life.

What I do like to reflect on are my thoughts on love. It's my personal belief that when you love someone--truly love them for who they are, that love never goes away. That's why it baffles me when two people break up and put so much effort into painting the other person as some horrible monster, as if they never cared for them at all. How can that happen? Are they not the same person with the same core beliefs? Do all those previous happy moments shared together suddenly not count? Much to the dismay of people, you can't erase the past, and as hard as you try, how the past made you feel will always remain, if even just slightly. It's those beliefs about love that make me incredibly, sincerely happy for you, Jessica. I would never want anything but success, happiness and love for you-- for the woman you are today, for the person you were when we were 17, and for your future self.

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If someone would have asked my 17 year old self whether I'd be standing next to you years down the road on your wedding day, I would have said "fuck yeah!" without a second thought-- It wouldn't have even been a question. 5 years ago, and even 5 months ago, I would have only thought I'd skim across an update on facebook. After how far we've ventured, I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to attend your wedding, in whatever fashion that may be. It means a lot to me that you asked me to photograph this moment in your life--that you would trust me with that task.

So, as I sit here writing this blog, I'm thinking about how funny life is. I was fortunate enough to still there next to you on your wedding day, I just happened to be a few feet down the aisle looking up at an old friend on one of the most pivotal moments of her life, smiling, seeing both the girl you used to be and the woman you are today.

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It was my honor, and my pleasure to be there with you on this day in your life. I hope I captured your most cherished memories for you, and I hope you carry these memories with you for years to come.

xo

 

THE WEDDING I ALMOST DIDN'T MAKE....

 

My life is fairly free from drama and chaos, I don't have many circumstances in my life that provoke stress, and I don't like to involve myself in anything that may cause me to lose control or my ability to rationalize. All of that was shattered to shit last Wednesday when I missed my flight to Mexico for Dan and Jessica’s wedding. It being my first destination wedding, I thought I planned it all. I carefully selected what gear I needed to take, made sure I had all the right documents, considered every possibility I might run into shooting a beach wedding, and refined my timeline and checklist with the kind of detail a CIA agent could appreciate. What I didn't plan for was the hour long TSA line (the longest line I’ve EVER seen at Reno Tahoe International), the trainee at the front desk who was less than speedy getting our bags checked or the 1,000 other 5 a.m. travelers (seriously, who fucking flies that early?!?). I didn't plan on sprinting to my gate, only to see my plane sitting there, door closed, (7 minutes ahead of scheduled take off) with an unsympathetic gate attendant whose only response was, "I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do." I didn't plan on my flight being the ONLY Southwest flight that could connect me to Mexico before my wedding the next day, and I definitely didn't plan on a DEFCON 5 level meltdown in the airport lounge that would make a 5 year old blush. Nope, that was definitely not part of the plan....

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Every thought possible entered my brain within the time frame of 3 minutes: How can I get on another flight? ARE there any other flights? How much money am I going to have to throw down? Will it get me there in time? Can I drive? Dear God, why me, why now? HOW CAN I FIX THIS?!?! It was without a doubt, the worst day of my life that I had experienced in more than 15 years, and every wedding photographers worst nightmare. My brain was pounding, my stomach clenched tight and my nerves kicked it. I truly thought I was going to miss the wedding, I was going to let my friend down and I was going to leave her stranded without a photographer on the most important day of her life.

Before my original flight had even entered the taxi lane, I had multiple browsers on my computer open and a Southwest agent on the phone. I sat there in the airport lounge, scouring all the possible flights that could get me to Mexico before 11 a.m. the next day, praying that I didn’t just miss the last one. There was one flight left--just one. One flight, and one seat left on that flight. Without batting an eye, I pulled out my wallet and started entering credit card information. It was a redeye flight that would get me to Cancun at 6 a.m. the next day—I’d shoot my first destination wedding with no sleep and no assistant, but damn it, I was going to get to Mexico if it killed me!

 

I’m not sure what I would have done if I hadn’t managed to make it to Mexico in time to shoot Dan and Jessica’s wedding. The thought alone gives me a sickening feeling. Weddings are a one-time deal, no do-overs. We are capturing the most important day of people’s lives and if we slip up, that moment is gone forever. Being reliable as a business owner is so incredibly important—it makes or breaks your name in the industry. If you can’t be counted on to deliver, then word spreads fast in a small community like Reno and you’ll find yourself clientless with no business. Rachel Rose Photography was the least of my worries as I sat there in the airport lounge, still trying to get over the shock of what just happened. I was thinking about Jessica and Dan and how they weren’t going to have pictures of their wedding day to show their children. I though of Jessica’s phone call she made to me 5 months ago and how stressed out she was in an effort to secure a photographer, and I thought of an old friend who has countlessly been there for me in times of need growing up who asked me to do ONE THING for her.

 

An overnight flight isn’t something I recommend to anyone who has to go work 10 hours the next day. Pumping your body with 6 shots of espresso and little food isn’t something I recommend either, but hey, it’s better than cocaine! (that’s a joke, people.) Getting to Mexico nearly did kill me (at least it felt like it the next day), but it didn’t. I still went and shot Dan and Jessica’s wedding with as much energy as I would have had on a full nights sleep (adrenaline anyone?) and their wedding photos even turned out to be some of my favorite I’ve ever shot. Let’s consider this a learning lesson. ;)

 

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