Rachel Lahlum Photography

We spoke with 3 different photographers and Rachel really was the perfect fit for us! She is very passionate about the work she does, is extremely organized (made a timeline in our initial consultation) and really listened to what we wanted during our day. Her crisp and clean style is gorgeous and timeless and we couldn't be happier with the end result!

Can’t say enough good things about Rachel and her talent, she was amazing to have along on our special day! Not only were her pictures amazing but she also helped bustle my dress and when everyone was getting off topic/side tracked and timing was an issue she made sure to keep everyone on task and make sure that everything went smoothly!! Highly recommend

Rachel photographed our New Year’s Eve wedding and the pictures are AMAZING! She is so much more then just a photographer, she kept us on track all day. We got our photos back right when expected and got a sneak peak within 48 hours of our wedding! Highly recommend hiring Rachel!

I really cannot say enough good things about Rachel and her photography. She makes you feel comfortable in front of a camera in a way that brings out these amazing photographs. Her ability to capture moments and details is astounding, and she is just a great person to work with and speak to. As if all of that was not reason enough to hire her for your wedding, the cherry on top is her turnaround time with photos. She sent us our sneak peak (near 140 photos) just three days after our wedding. You truly do not find this kind of service just anywhere. If you are lucky enough, book Rachel. She will not disappoint you!

Rachel was the MOST reliable, professional, organized, and calming presence of all the vendors we worked with during the craziness of planning a wedding during 2020. She was flexible with our changing wedding needs and helped me understand the best way to plan out timing for the day. Most importantly her photography is creative, distinctive, and beautiful. She really captured the vibe of the whole day. I had a many guest comment on how profession she was. Rachel is a joy to work with and I would recommend considering her to anyone looking for a photographer!

Rachel was the most caring and understanding vendor. She was very flexible while planning a Covid wedding. We received sneak peaks extremely quick after our big day. Rachel did a great job making us feel comfortable and captured every part of our day. One thing we didn’t realize was exactly how much Rachel would help the day “flow”. She kept us on track and captured all the moments while giving us the freedom to enjoy our day! Thank you Rachel! Your work will forever be displayed in our house!

My husband and I hired Rachel after she shot my best friend's wedding. As a bridesmaid in that wedding, I spent significant time with Rachel and loved her calm vibe, expertise knowledge about things beyond photography (like how to lace the corset of the bride's dress), and the photos were beautiful.

We hired Rachel pre-pandemic and did an a mini-session for our engagement photos. The photos turned out beautiful. Our wedding date (and venue) ended up changing twice throughout our planning process due to COVID. Rachel was so kind, empathetic, and helpful through all versions of our planning process. She is an expert in photography but also in so many other related things that made our planning easier. She offered opinions based in lots of experience when asked and was a valuable resource to me.

When a family tragedy occurred shortly before our third wedding date, Rachel was so kind and gave me a ton of grace for being semi-out of touch/non-communicative during the lead up to our wedding. Despite my lack of clear communication, things still went off without a hitch the day of. Rachel brought the same calm energy to our wedding as to my friends's wedding, which was a great balance to my anxious self.

And most importantly, our photos turned out beautifully. We are so happy with them. Rachel has a like a spidey-sense for seeing and capturing important candid moments in addition to the obvious portraits. She captured tiny details of our wedding that we barely saw/experienced (because yes, that day flies by and is a blur) which are priceless to look back on.

Finally, without charging us, Rachel rushed us an expanded sneak peek of photos and a rough cut of our ceremony video when my father-in-law went into hospice the day after the wedding (he couldn't attend the wedding), so that we could share some details of the day with him. He passed away the following day, so her effort to get us photos and a video so quickly allowed us to have the gift of sharing that with my father-in-law before he passed away. We are eternally grateful.

I would hire Rachel again in a heartbeat. Not a moment of hesitation. She is the perfect mix of amazing artistic photographer + consummate, detailed, organized professional! And the value we received for what we paid cannot be overstated. She is worth it and so much more!

Rachel is THE. BEST. We truly cannot say enough good words about her! We absolutely LOVED our photos from our wedding day! She did such a good job of calmly communicating and keeping us on schedule, and I always felt like I was in good hands with her. Also, she had such great knowledge of our venue (I might be biased, but I think she is able to capture the Como Conservatory better than anyone!). Rachel was certainly our favorite vendor that we worked with. She is always highly professional, she might be the most organized person alive, and she is definitely the quickest email responder ever. Especially throughout the difficult process of postponing and rescheduling our wedding due to Covid, we so appreciated her quick communication and flexibility. We booked with her during pre-pandemic times, and when it became clear that there was a crisis happening Rachel was quick to reach out and let us know how the pandemic would affect our contract (which she was incredibly kind about) as well as offer options to help us with whatever we decided to do with our wedding. We ended up booking our new date based on her availability, and it was by far the best decision we made. She even set up a Zoom livestream of our wedding for us, since we couldn't invite our original guest list due to Covid! She went above and beyond what we could have hoped for. Definitely, definitely, definitely book with Rachel-- I could not recommend her highly enough!

Rachel and her assistant were wonderful to work with, from the first meeting to the wedding. Very pleasant, guests enjoyed interacting with them too. The photos are wonderful, and they did a great job of capturing our fun celebration.

Rachel is the BEST, as a photographer and as a person. She is incredibly talented and you can see how genuine passion for photography. Our photos are stunning and we were blown away. From our engagement photos to our wedding day, Rachel has gone above and beyond for us. It shows how much she truly cares. We have gotten so many compliments from family and friends ay how beautiful our wedding photos are.

We booked Rachel during our co-vid when we were planning our wedding and we were impressed by her values and how understanding and accommodating she is. Rachel is super organized, incredibly talented, and really kindhearted and caring. From the beginning to the end she offered endless support, advice, and guidance. We truly enjoyed working with Rachel.

I was referred to Rachel by a friend. After my initial sit-down meeting with Rachel, I was 100% confident she was the right photographer to capture my wedding day. Her work is incredible! I fell in love with her true-color style and she is hands-down one of the most organized and professional people I have ever met!

Racheal is very Professional , kind and she paid so much attention to details, she supersede all my expectations . She was able to capture all the Important moments of my daughter’s wedding. I Highly recommend her. If you want to sit back and enjoy your kids wedding , you need to hire her and her assistant. What a team! Thank you ladies

Rachel photographed our wedding in Dec. 2019 in Minneapolis, and it was such a great experience! Rachel's photography is beautiful, and she is extremely organized and prepared. She kept everything running perfectly on schedule and captured so many great moments. She also accomodated a major change of plans the day before the wedding - it turned out to be rainy on the wedding day (the one type of weather we didn't expect December!), and we decided at the last minute to go to another indoor location for photos before the ceremony. She worked in into the schedule, and we had an amazing photo session and got back to the ceremony venue with time to spare. We would absolutely recommend her to anyone!

We met Rachel last year and had her take engagement and wedding photos for us in 2019. From the first meeting, she was responsive, friendly, professional, and incredibly easy to work with. We don't love being photographed, and she immediately made us feel comfortable and put us at ease.

Our photos were stunning. We had our ceremony in a low-light planetarium, and Rachel knew exactly what to do. She got beautiful posed moments, fantastic candids and did some fun sparkler photos with us too. Before we even woke up the next day, she had already shared almost 100 photos, which were so much fun to look through at our post-wedding brunch with family and friends. We had her shoot our engagement session outdoors in the snow on a February morning, and Rachel was excited and eager to help us create the perfect photo shoot.

Her prices were fantastic, she brought a phenomenal second shooter with her, and she kept everything running smoothly through all of our family and wedding party photos. I would recommend Rachel to anyone.

Rachel did a fantastic job! We are so happy with our sneak peeks. She is professional, efficient, and creative. We didn’t have a ton of ideas for shots but are obsessed with the ones she suggested. She also paid attention to details—buttons on jackets, glasses in hands, etc. which means she puts a lot of care into her work. We also got a ton of sneak peeks the day after, which we were thrilled about. Highly recommend!