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I love weddings and I want you to love yours. I love glowy golden light, vibrant unexpected color combinations, and fun people who aren't afraid to get a little dirty, be a little crazy, or go on an adventure. Modern, stylish weddings with lots of personal details and lots of laughter are my jam.
My goal is to provide a relaxed and personalized photography experience with an eclectic, fine art edge. I believe in bringing to life authentic moments that will induce nostalgia 30 years from now for my clients. I'm committed to giving my absolute best to every client. For me, the magic formula is creativity, flexibility, dedication, enthusiasm, continued education, organization and technical proficiency.
My style is authentic and fun. My work has been featured on Martha Stewart Weddings, Wedding Chicks, Buzzfeed, Brides, The Baltimore Sun, Cosmopolitan and more. I work with couples in Pennsylvania & Maryland, and I am always up for travel adventures, elopements or destination weddings.
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Frequently asked questions
Which of the following are included in the starting price?
2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Boudoir Shoot
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Digital Files
Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?
2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Digital Files
What primary photographic style do you identify with?
Contemporary
What photography services do you offer?
Boudoir Shoot
High-Res Images
Second Shooter
What photography items do you offer?
Albums
Digital Files
Prints
Reviews of Karen Rainier Photography
Michelle Sent on 01/04/2022
5 out of 5 rating
Karen is Dope (And EXTREMELY talented)
There are no words to explain how thrilled we are that we went with Karen to capture our wedding. Her work is truly stunning and she is also so lovely to work with. She is quirky, sarcastic (in all the right ways), funny, professional, and simply a joy to be around. She made an inherently awkward thing to do (a professional photoshoot) somehow feel incredibly natural. Honestly, the only thing I was sad about was not being able to hang out with her more on our wedding day! You just want to be her friend because she is so darn cool...and this is exactly what you want in a wedding photographer! She captured some gorgeous moments, some beautiful smiles, and epic dance moves.
Alisa Sent on 10/20/2021
5 out of 5 rating
Karen was amazing and saved my wedding
I am not exaggerating when I say that Karen saved my actual wedding. My original wedding planner ghosted me 4.5 months out from my wedding, and since Karen was one of the few vendors I had already interacted with (at our engagement shoot, which was amazing) I reached out to her to see if she had any suggestions for what I should do. Karen was able to recommend the Otherside Creatives, who put together an amazing wedding design, but this would not have been possible without Karen. Karen went above and beyond for us as her clients. She is an amazing photographer and an amazing person to work with; the day of our wedding was extremely hot and even though I felt like I was melting, Karen's photos make me look amazing. I could not be happier with Karen's work and would recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding photographer.
Paula Sent on 02/01/2021
5 out of 5 rating
Book Karen right now!!!
Karen is AMAZING! Period. When I saw her photos my husband and I knew that we had to book her, but man did we get even more than we expected. Karen has been incredibly flexible during COVID, including rescheduling our entire wedding and then coming to photograph our elopement at home on our original date. She truly captured our intimate ceremony and I cannot wait to see what she does next year when we get to party!
Gary Sent on 03/05/2020
5 out of 5 rating
May your wedding photos be as stunning as mine!
Can't say enough good things about Karen. From being one of the sweetest people I know right on down to her ability to get 20+ people in line for the shot, she is professional and a gem to work with. I called her months before my wedding and booked her as a surprise gift for my bride. She showed the greatest bit of excitement at the challenge and I knew right there my decision was perfect. The pictures?... we look at them all the time a year later and I fully expect to look at them regularly in years to come. They're stunning!
Ben C. Sent on 10/23/2019
5 out of 5 rating
Great to work with and great photos
She was very flexible with dates and locations for the engagement shoot including when we had to reschedule only a couple days out. The photos were great. Karen was thorough but never obtrusive. She turned edited images around quickly and in the time frame she told us. We have received a lot of compliments from guests on the quality of the images but also about the quality of her work day of. All around joy to work with.
Lauryn Sent on 08/02/2019
5 out of 5 rating
I would choose her again in a heartbeat, over and over again!!
Wedding planning was harder and more overwhelming for me than I ever thought it would be, but working with Karen was the easiest and best decision that I made for our wedding day. She is considerate, attentive to detail, creative, open-minded, and organized. Her enthusiasm and personality is infectious and I immediately felt that I had known her for years. She understood what was in my head and how to capture that feeling in both candid and vignette shots. She had no fear reeling in my crazy large family and getting everyone in order and staying on time. The schedule she worked out gave us the best lighting and her and pre-wedding questionnaire covered things I hadn't even thought of. She had awesome recommendations for other vendors she's worked with in the past. Our photo album has so so many amazing moments to look back on because of her. We can't thank her enough! So much love for her and her business!! -Lauryn and Nate
Carrie Sent on 07/09/2019
5 out of 5 rating
One word....AMAZING!
I cannot say enough good things about Karen. She goes above and beyond to capture every detail, moment, emotion, and is so accommodating. My fiance and I are having a winter wedding so we wanted photos in the snow to use for our save the dates but also an engagement session that was vibrant, colorful, and floral - opposite of our winter themed wedding. She was so accommodating and went above and beyond to deliver the vision we had. I am absolutely BLOWN AWAY by our engagement photos and cannot stop looking at them! Karen is personable, responsive, goofy, talented, and all around just a great person. There really is no way that you couldn't LOVE HER. She has been by far the best decision we have made in our wedding planning process and I would recommend to her anyone. We cannot wait to have her be a part of our day in February!
Amber Sent on 07/08/2019
5 out of 5 rating
Karen is a ROCKSTAR!!!
I do not have all the words to describe our incredible experience with Karen Rainer. From our first phone conversation she made me feel comfortable and at ease and I felt an immediate connection with her. At our engagement photos Karen took two people who’d never had professional photos taken and made us look like models. Her direction and clear communication made our shoots easy and fun! Karen is creative, eclectic and an amazing photographer. I am beyond obsessed with our pictures and look forward to having her shoot all of our major life experiences. Choosing her as our wedding photographer was easily the best decision we made about our wedding.
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Karen Rainier Photography frequently asked questions
Karen Rainier Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
- 2nd Shooter
- Add'l Hours
- Boudoir Shoot
- Engagement Shoot
- High-Res Images
- Digital Files
Karen Rainier Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
- 2nd Shooter
- Add'l Hours
- Engagement Shoot
- High-Res Images
- Digital Files
Karen Rainier Photography offers the following photography styles:
- Contemporary
Karen Rainier Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
- Boudoir Shoot
- High-Res Images
- Second Shooter
Karen Rainier Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
- Albums
- Digital Files
- Prints
Karen Rainier Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.