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    Sally S. Sent on 06/26/2023
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    Best of the best

    There are truly not enough great things to say about Rachel! Rachel was the absolute best decision we could have ever made as our wedding photographer. She is kind, sincere, and SO talented! She took the time to get to know us and made us feel so comfortable right off the bat for our engagement photos. She then helped tremendously with our wedding timeline, ensuring that she captured every aspect and detail that was important to us. She is so organized and responsive. She gave priceless advice and insight on how to make our day absolutely perfect-and she made it happen! We could not be happier with our photos that capture everything we wanted and more. We will sincerely cherish the photos and Rachel's talent forever!
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    Anthony P. Sent on 06/26/2023
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    Genuine Soul and Skilled Photographer

    Rachel is a genuine soul and a wonderful person. You could tell she was genuinely passionate and enthusiastic about capturing the special moments of our wedding. The positive energy she brought was contagious and made the whole photo process fun and enjoyable for everyone. She is an A+ personality and photographer and we were so blessed to have her capture our wedding. We would highly recommend her to anyone considering photographers.
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    Cindy Sent on 07/28/2023
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    Shelby Street captured our day beautifully

    Rachel was so upbeat and responsive. Very professional and soooo easy to work with. Very flexible.
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    Rachel V. Sent on 12/02/2022
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    Wedding Photographer

    We are so happy we booked Rachel for our wedding day! Rachel was an amazing photographer and we loved having her capture our special day!! She was so easy to communicate with and was always super speedy with her responses. She made our whole day run so smoothly and kept everyone on track. She took a lot of stress off of my shoulders for the wedding day! She made our whole group feel so comfortable in front of the camera. Our pictures turned out so amazing and she captured every second of our big day so we can relive it!!
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    Kate Sent on 12/10/2021
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    Best decision!

    Booking Rachel was the best decision for us! I love her style of timeless and classic photography. She is quick to respond and is flexible! At the beginning she sent us a list of vendors which was a huge help and made our planning a breeze, something I appreciated and shows how Rachel truly cares about her clients and goes above and beyond for them. Booking with her was super easy!
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    Lizzie S. Sent on 10/18/2022
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    Great wedding photographer with memorable photos

    Rachel captured our wedding day perfectly. The photos were bright and captured the happiness we felt on our special day. She is very kind, organized, willing to answer any question, and manages an assistant photographer well. Having an engagement session where we learned about photography posing made photos day of less stressful. Rachel's wedding planning guide included every detail and was the basis of our wedding planning/organization. We appreciated how Rachel coordinated with our other vendors and venue to help the day run smoothly. Our friends and family also loved the photos. We were able to access and share our photos very easily.
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    Abbey W. Sent on 08/22/2022
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    Timeless Photos

    Rachel is awesome to work with! She put us at ease in front of the camera and is so organized and creative. She captured our wedding day perfectly, and we have the most beautiful photo album to help us relive the day. We’d recommend Shelby Street to anyone!
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    Morgan S. Sent on 06/08/2022
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    Rachel is a rockstar!

    Rachel is the absolute best! If we could do our wedding over again, we would pick Rachel every time. She was so helpful through out the entire planning process, helping with our timeline and giving us recommendations. On the day of, she was a rockstar! She kept us right on track while also making the most of every moment and capturing every detail. Our pictures turned out amazing and I am completely obsessed with them. Thank you so much Rachel for all of your hard work, I really don’t know what we would have done without you❤️
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    Beverly Sent on 02/26/2022
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    Worth every penny!

    Shelby Street was a recommendation from a friend who told me the price was worth every penny, and she was so right! Rachel & team captured so many precious moments of our day and I’m truly thankful we chose them. Professional lighting, professional photography, professional photos. They knew exactly what to do.
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    Jackie D. Sent on 12/14/2021
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    Rachel is amazing!

    Rachel is the most amazing photographer I have worked with. She is sweet, attentive, and her pictures are amazing. She listened to exactly what we wanted but also had great suggestions. We used her for our engagement and wedding photos. We will be booking her for future photography needs.
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    Madison G. Sent on 12/10/2021
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    Shelby Street is amazing!

    Rachel made us feel so comfortable during our engagement shoot and we were so pleased with how the pictures turned out! Something we are SO thankful for: the wedding timeline that she had created for us! Based on the specific pictures that we wanted, she created a timeline around our day. I’d recommend Shelby Street time and time again!
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    Elizabeth P. Sent on 11/23/2023
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    We Love Rachel!

    We are beyond thankful Rachel captured our wedding day and engagement photos. Her style exudes timeless class. Our wedding day was rainy and overcast but her incredible skills made the day look bright and beautiful. Rachel is also the calming presence you will need on the wedding day. She treats you like a friend, telling you if your hair is out of place or the groom's shirt isn't straight! She's also able to politely manage the room to get all the family and wedding party photos in an efficient timeline.

    It's been two years since our wedding day, and I look back on our photos with such gratitude for Rachel. She captures all the photos you want of your wedding day, and even grabs moments you didn't realize you'll want years later. She took a sweet candid of my grandfather hugging me that has become one of my favorites since he has recently passed away.

    Rachel's sincerity shines through in her photos, and again we cannot thank her enough for being our photographer!
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    Rebecca Sent on 12/10/2021
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    Highly Recommended!

    Shelby Street Studios did an amazing job with both our engagement and wedding photos! Rachel is so friendly and professional and we loved her from our first zoom meeting. She has an energy that makes taking pictures easy, even for people like us who usually feel awkward in front of a camera! She offers great planning tips leading up to the wedding and kept everything on schedule that day so we made it to our cocktail hour on time. We couldn't be happier with how our pictures turned out!
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    Emily Sent on 12/10/2021
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    Such a fun, easy going and talented photographer

    Rachel was the most amazing photographer! She was very approachable and always responded to any and all questions! She was so creative and flexible when we had to change all of our plans not only for our engagement photos but also for our wedding photos due to torrential down pours that came out of nowhere. Some of my favorite photos from our wedding day were the result of a last minute “rain plan” under an overpass she found that worked beautifully. She was relaxed and easy going and kept the day light and fun. I felt so comfortable with her ! All my family members and members of the bridal party commented on how sweet she was and how great she was to work with ! She got sneak peaks back to us right away and all photos were back to us way sooner than I would have thought! She was excellent at communicating with us. We have not ordered our album yet but I am looking forward to having a hard copy of our gorgeous photos! If you’re looking for an easy going, down to earth, fun, creative, relatable and overall generous and kind person to photograph your wedding day, don’t hesitate!
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    Emily C. Sent on 09/28/2021
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    You won't regret choosing shelby street studios

    Shelby Street Studios came highly recommended to us by a few friends. When we reached out for an initial consultation, I knew immediately I wanted to work with them. While Rachel wasn't initially our contact, once she took over she stepped into the role without skipping a beat. She did her background research and already knew all the details of our day. During our planning calls she helped guide us through all the decisions for types of pictures and when to take them. She offered suggestions and guidance making our decision making process a breeze. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT PART: She guided us through all the poses needed for wedding day so we didn't have to think about a thing. She made taking pictures fun and not a burden or chore which I've heard a lot from many friends. The pictures turned out incredible (especially the sunset photos) and I am so happy we chose Rachel. I would recommend Rachel and the Shelby Street Team to anyone getting married or planning an event.
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    Shannon Sent on 04/29/2021
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    Shelby Street is THE BEST!!

    Wow, we have absolutely LOVED working with Rachel! We read other reviews and looked at her beautiful pictures so we felt confident in booking with her and I am SO glad we did! The pandemic through us for a loop yet she was so easy to work with and incredibly kind when we needed to change our wedding date! When getting our engagement pictures done, she was so so sweet and such a professional! Myself, my fiancé, and my mom, who came with us to hold our dog in between shots, all left feeling incredibly confident that our pictures would turn out amazing from our confidence in her during the shoot. She made us feel so comfortable, as we both aren’t huge picture takers, and she was able to find the perfect moments and areas to take pictures at a very busy park! She also got our pictures back to us so quickly so we were able to send save the dates much sooner than we thought! And might I mention, the pictures came back quickly but were incredible!!! I would recommend Shelby street to anyone who wants professional photos that also look very natural! The skill set they have is unmatched! We cannot wait until our wedding to spend the day with them and to see the pictures that we already know will be fantastic!
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    Camille K. Sent on 06/22/2021
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    Shelby street is the absolute best!!

    So thankful for Shelby street!
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    Lisa I. Sent on 01/12/2020
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    Amazing experience!!!!

    I value reviews so much and read them almost always before purchasing products and/or services even though I typically do not take the time to write them unless it is to warn someone of a bad experience.  This review is not the case.  I was extremely impressed with Shelby Street Studios!  My regret is that I did not know about this company for my oldest 2 daughters when they were getting married.  They each had a different photographer so I have 2 others to use as comparisons. I think I can speak for our entire family about the difference in our experience with Shelby Street compared to the other photographers, it's like comparing apples to oranges!  

    Our experience was wonderful!  From the moment I met Rachel and her crew I had a good feeling.  Rachel was so relaxed and made you feel like you knew her your entire life.  She knew exactly what to do and kept the day running smoothly.  I was so impressed with her creativity with all the different poses and shots not to mention she captured every moment!  The photos came back quickly and every time I view them, or the video, I relive my baby's wedding day over and over!  They are amazing! Trust me when I say I could not have been more pleased and will recommend Shelby Street to everyone I know!
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    Morgan B. Sent on 12/20/2020
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    Photos We Will Cherish

    After multiple recommendations from coworkers, I hired Shelby Street to photograph our special day. We were blown away by our engagement photos. The team at Shelby Street gave us recommendations on photo locations and made us feel so comfortable behind the camera. We used them for our small wedding ceremony in December and we will be using them in July for our big celebration. We can not say enough wonderful things about Shelby Street and would recommend them to all our family and friends!
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    Corie N. Sent on 10/30/2019
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    Your search is over!!

    It has taken me forever to sit down and write out how thankful I am that I chose Shelby Street Studios for our wedding day. From the very beginning, Brittany was incredibly effective at communicating with me. She answered my millions of questions, emailed back so quickly, and even made a timeline for us while she was out of the country (like, what!!!!!!). Rachel made my husband and I feel so comfortable- she gave us poses and taught us how to look and act natural even though we aren't exactly professionals in front of a camera. Seriously, I felt like a princess all day. Also, both our engagement and wedding photos were edited and returned to us so quickly, and they were everything we could have ever wanted. If you are looking for a wedding photographer your search is over because Shelby Street Studio is the most amazing team of people!
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    Kelsey J. Sent on 03/30/2021
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    Couldn’t be more pleased!

    We loved working with Rachel for our engagement photos, wedding photos, and even wedding videography. This company can do it ALL and do it all WELL! The photos and videos are beautiful, classic, and timeless. I also really appreciated the comfortability and professionalism of the whole team, especially throughout the process as a Covid bride.
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    Kim Sent on 10/26/2018
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    Book with Shelby Streets before they Book your date!

    My fiancé and I have really absolutely LOVED working with Shelby Street Studios so far in our journey! We both took photography in high school and we got engaged in Europe with a photographer capturing the entire moment so photography is very important to us. We knew that finding that perfect photographer, without busting our budget was going to be a challenge for us, especially with how many photographers there are in the Cincinnati market. We vetted through approx. 30-40 photographers (No, I'm not kidding) and after speaking with Brittany from Shelby Streets we knew we had to sign the contract. Brittany has been so helpful with this process and talking through timelines, answering any of our questions and making us feel at home. Shelby Street's pictures are also very fun, timeless and "natural" rather than the very over edited photos we saw a lot in the other photographers we shopped around. We truly believe we are going to look back on our photos when we are 60 and they are going to still be amazing and not outdated and that's exactly what we were looking for. Brittany also helped us plan our engagement and even reached out for a backup plan since there was a chance of rain that day. Thankfully, it turned out to be a beautiful fall evening and we absolutely loved meeting and hanging out with our photographer Rachel strolling around taking pictures. Rachel incorporated our dogs into the pictures perfectly and was up for trying some fun shots that we would never have even thought of! We received our pictures just a few days later and I can't even describe how much we love them! We already have some printed out and have given some to our families as gifts. :) It's going to be extremely hard to choose some for our save the dates. We couldn't have asked for better engagement pictures! We would highly recommend Shelby Street Studios to anyone who is looking for high quality, timeless and fun pictures and who loves to work with great people. We are so excited to continue working with them during the rest of our journey! :)
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    Kacie Sent on 08/29/2019
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    The best wedding decision you will make!

    Shelby Street was absolutely amazing to work with! I never realized how different photography styles were until it came to choosing a wedding photographer. I wanted someone who's style was natural, weren't overly edited and were timeless. Shelby Street captured the day perfectly!! Not only are the pictures amazing, so is their customer service. Our entire wedding day team was fantastic. Rachel was our lead photographer and she was so nice and personable. She even helped my bridesmaids get my dress bustled when they were struggling! We received our photos a little after three weeks from our wedding, which is such a quick turnaround for nearly 1,000 pictures! We will hold on to our photos and cherish them for the rest of our lives. Choosing Shelby Street was easily one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. They are worth every penny!
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    Carmen C. Sent on 01/22/2019
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    Absolutely Amazing

    Loved, loved, loved having Shelby Street capture our wedding day. We are OBSESSED with the amazing photos they captured. They all know what they are doing and are so creative. If you are struggling to find a photographer, PICK THEM! Photos last a lifetime and they are worth it!
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    Mollie Sent on 01/17/2019
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    Outstanding!

    We used Shelby Street Studios for both our wedding photography and videography! To me, these were the most important vendors that we would book for our wedding. I could not have been happier with our choice to use Shelby Street. They were truly amazing to work with from start to finish. We have outstanding wedding photos and videos that we will cherish and look back on for all our years to come. We cannot thank Shelby Street Studios for all that they did to make our wedding day absolutely perfect!
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