I don't even have words for how great of an experience I had with Rachel. The makeup and hair was gorgeous, and I used to be a professional artist. The vibes were set from the beginning and Rachel just made me feel SO comfortable. She had tons of helpful items (pins, tape, etc), wine, gorgeous accessories, and is clearly a master of lighting. I don't even have my pics back, but just the unretouched images from her camera screen made my jaw drop. She posed me down to the last detail, so I didn't have to worry about if I looked wrong. I will absolutely come back for more and would recommend her to anyone looking - no matter how you feel about your looks, she will SHOW you how beautiful you are. Worth the drive from Chicago any day of the week.

Last night I plugged the jpeg of our wedding photos into our large screen TV and put the on slide show. I was AMAZED. Jeff and Rachel truly captured the entire essence of the evening. Amazing. I have to say their work is second to none. I am so incredibly relieved that we hired them. Having these photos tell the story of an evening that was mostly a blur means the world to me. I would recommend Jeff and Rachel to anyone looking for a photographer and hope to work with them again when we renew our nuptials. :-)

I found J.R. Owen at a bridal show. I was drawn to them because they are a husband and wife team and they really seem to care about the weddings that they shoot. We had several meetings before the wedding, locking down the timeline and making sure that all the important people were in the notes.

Rachel and Jeff both bring their own eye to the wedding photography. Jeff keeps things light, fun, and takes a TON of pictures. Rachel focuses on the artistic photos and sets up beautiful shots. BOTH take beautiful photos. It was a pleasure having them both photograph our wedding because we got the best of both worlds.

We got our photos extremely fast and everyone was extremely happy with the results. The other great thing is that Jeff and Rachel want you to be happy with your photos, so if there is a perfect picture but one person's eyes are closed, they are more than happy to fix it.

GREAT photographers. HIRE THEM.