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Rachel Girouard Photography is a wedding photographer based out of Colchester, Connecticut that specializes in capturing every single moment throughout the day as they unfold. Rachel snapshots those timeless moments in a photo-journalistic, contemporary and traditional style to portray your whole wedding vision.

Experience
Rachel is the owner and photographer behind Rachel Girouard Photography that strives to create a visual memory of all the details and genuine interactions. She is a certified professional photographer who graduated from the Hallmark Institution of Photography and brings a unique view to every wedding she photographs.

Service Offered
The photographer offers many wedding services. Rachel Girouard Photography services include:

  • One event per day
  • Second shooter
  • Additional hours
  • High resolution
  • Liability insurance
  • Multiple locations


Other Services
In addition to the above wedding-related offerings, she also offers many other services. Her other services and offerings include:

  • Engagement sessions
  • Trash the dress
  • Boudoir sessions
  • Slideshow
  • Albums
  • Digital files
  • Matted prints
  • Save the date
  • Canvas
  • Flush mount
  • Prints
  • Thank you cards
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
Engagement Shoot
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Photojournalism
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Boudoir Shoot
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Rachel Girouard Photography

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Rachel Girouard Photography receives overwhelmingly positive reviews for wedding photography, with multiple clients praising Rachel's exceptional skills, professionalism, and ability to capture special moments. Clients appreciate her organization, attention to detail, and calming presence on the wedding day. She is commended for understanding couples' visions, making them feel comfortable, and providing a seamless experience from engagement shoots to the big day. Rachel's talent, style, and ability to create lasting memories are widely recommended for weddings and other special events.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Rachel Girouard Photography receives overwhelmingly positive reviews for wedding photography, with multiple clients praising Rachel's exceptional skills, professionalism, and ability to capture special moments. Clients appreciate her organization, attention to detail, and calming presence on the wedding day. She is commended for understanding couples' visions, making them feel comfortable, and providing a seamless experience from engagement shoots to the big day. Rachel's talent, style, and ability to create lasting memories are widely recommended for weddings and other special events.

Ali
Ali Sent on 01/21/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Can't recommend Rachel enough!

We had an amazing experience with Rachel as our wedding photographer—she is truly the best. From the very beginning, we clicked right away, and she took the time to genuinely get to know us and understand our vision for our wedding day. From our engagement shoot through the wedding day itself, we couldn’t have asked for a better experience. She captured stunning photos that we will cherish forever and made the entire day feel seamless, relaxed, and fun. Rachel is incredibly professional, organized, and a true calming presence, which made a huge difference on such a big day. She is an absolute joy to work with, and we would recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer who goes above and beyond!
Avery
Avery Sent on 01/07/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding and Engagment

We had such an amazing experience working with Rachel! She was thorough in explaining details, answering questions, and communicating throughout the entire process. During our engagement shoot, she made us feel so comfortable. Her bright and easy-going personality made it feel like we had known each other for so long even though it was our first time meeting in person. On our wedding day, she had the perfect balance of making sure every moment was captured while also staying behind the scenes. Our photo galleries came out more beautiful than we could have hoped l. We are so grateful for the part she played in making our wedding day u in so flawless and celebratory. Rachel captures and creates beautiful work AND she is so fun to work with. We are so thankful to have found her!
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Patrick Sent on 01/06/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Rachel Perfectly Captures The Perfect Day

Trusting Rachel with our wedding photography was one of, if not the best decision we made for our wedding. Considering we had the perfect day, that’s says a lot. We truly could not have had our day go as smooth as it did without Rachel. She is extremely easy to work with, incredibly organized, very professional, friendly, and accommodating, among many other great qualities. Rachel helped establish a wedding timeline so we could capture all of the photographs we wanted. The engagement shoot was a perfect practice run for the wedding so we knew what worked best the day of, we highly highly recommend doing this. This allowed Rachel to be extremely efficient on the wedding day. She didn’t waste anytime and knew how to direct our wedding party of 18 plus us. That’s right, Rachel directed 20 of us flawlessly. You’d think she’s been doing this for 30 years, I’m not kidding. She captured our perfect day so well this review won’t do it justice. Her website truly reflects the quality she delivers.

She knew exactly what to do to create the most amazing photographs and truly capture us. Coming from someone who doesn’t have a sliver of artistic knowledge, I didn’t know you could capture a couple’s love for one another in a picture. I don’t remember every second of our day, but looking at our photographs, I could see exactly what I was feeling in the moment she captured and I could feel it again. It was surreal to see that and experience that the first time. There will be so many spur of the moment organic moments that won’t be directed, Rachel is so quick, she will capture those for unforgettable moments that will be documented for a lifetime.

Most photographers will take pictures you will use to look back on your special day, like Facebook memories. Rachel will capture your special day and make you relive it with all the emotion. Put your trust in Rachel so you can relive it instead of just looking back on it. Lastly, I promise you even with how nice and professional she is in calls and emails, it’s nothing compared to her positive and friendly personality that you’ll see when you meet her. She made it incredibly fun to be professionally photographed - written by two introverted engineers, one not so photogenic husband that can’t stop looking at wedding pictures, and his beautiful newly wed wife.
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Abby Sent on 01/06/2026
5 out of 5 rating

The BEST Photographer!

My husband and I cannot speak highly enough about Rachel as a photographer! From our first meeting to the last pictures she took, the whole process was seamless and meticulously planned. Rachel took the time to get to know us as a couple through multiple calls, a survey, and discussion about our vision. She made sure to familiarize herself with our venue and integrated all of that into our vision for the day and the photographs.

We had an amazing engagement shoot with her which allowed us to get to know her and her style. Rachel has a way of making you feel relaxed and like yourself even if you are more nervous in front of the camera. She was organized and professional but had fun along with us during the shoot. Our friends and family were so excited to see the photos and it made us even more excited for our big day!

The day of the wedding Rachel and her assistant Nicole were timely and prepared with everything that they could need. They were a calming presence when the timeline fell a bit behind schedule and never made us feel rushed or stressed. Rachel’s attention to detail was evident in the way that she set up shots, read our cues, and communicated with us in the moment. Everything from the smallest details to the group photos were well planned and organized. She was kind to all of our friends and family as well as all of the event staff. She made sure to get all of the group and family photographs that we discussed within our outlined timeline. She went the extra mile to get beautiful shots throughout the entire day from start to finish. When we could not do sunset photographs due to rain, she suggested that my husband and I take photos in the rain. Those pictures turned out to be some of our favorites!

Our wedding album is everything that we could have wanted and more. Rachel’s style is soft and natural, and perfectly tied in with the beautiful scenery of the venue. We love the mixture of formal couples portraits with more natural moments and looks. Looking through the album is like reliving the day, she truly captured the emotions and memories perfectly.

We would recommend Rachel Girouard Photography to anyone who needs a wedding photographer. You will be blown away by the quality of her work, her professionalism, and her uncanny ability to capture your day and all of its special moments!

Photos by Rachel Girouard Photography
Stefanie
Stefanie Sent on 02/14/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Best Wedding Photographer!

I knew I wanted Rachel to be our wedding photographer ever since I found her Instagram page! She has amazing talent and works closely with you to make sure she is capturing every important detail and moment of your special day! She is incredibly thorough, knowledgeable and makes you feel comfortable throughout the entire day. We will always cherish our wedding photos and we're so fortunate to have worked with Rachel! I highly recommend her for any upcoming event and hope to work with her again in the future!
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Krista Sent on 02/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Rachel is the best!

Rachel photographed our rehearsal dinner and wedding day and I had an amazing experience working with her! Her work is incredible and she captured our memories beautifully. Her timeless, classic style is exactly what I envisioned. She made everyone feel so comfortable, she even learned the names of our immediate family members (my MIL still raves about how much she loves Rachel)! We enjoyed spending most of our wedding day with her, she is lovely and made taking lots of photos so fun. She was also very experienced in creating a photography timeline and helped prioritize what was important to us on our wedding day.
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Amanda Sent on 11/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Nothing but amazing

Rachel was spectacular! From our engagement photos through our wedding she had everything incredibly organized. Our photos came out so beautifully. I highly recommend Rachel! We hope to use her again! :)
Thank you for the everlasting memories we will cherish them forever!
The Starr’s
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Alexandra Sent on 10/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Rachel is the Best!

We loved working with Rachel for our engagement and wedding photos! She made us feel so comfortable and always listened to what we wanted to make sure we got every photo that was important to us. On our wedding day she was so professional and organized and such a joy to work with. She was very efficient with all of our wedding party and family photos so that we could also enjoy our cocktail hour and wedding. I would highly recommend Rachel for your wedding photographer.
Meghan
Meghan Sent on 09/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

You need Rachel!!!

If you are searching for a photographer for your wedding, stop now and call Rachel! She is the sweetest most organized photographer with incredible talent. Choosing her was the best decision!
Micah
Micah Sent on 05/16/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Lovely photos!

Rachel and her team took beautiful, true-to-life photos of my toddler, husband, and I! I love her shooting and editing styles (airy but not washed out) and would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a talented CT photographer.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2025 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2022 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2019 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner

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Rachel Girouard Photography frequently asked questions

Rachel Girouard Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Engagement Shoot
  • Digital Files
Rachel Girouard Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
Rachel Girouard Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
Rachel Girouard Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Rachel Girouard 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.
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