Rachel Ovenden Photography

Words cannot explain how grateful we are to Rachel and the amazing impact she had, not only on our wedding day but the build up to it and following on from it as well.From the moment we found her website we knew we had to have Rachel as our photographer. Not only did her work excite us, but the website (after trawling through about 20 different sites) was clear, engaging and had a detailed breakdown of the packages available and what was included. Our initial enquiry form was responded to in a matter of minutes and was delighted when Rachel told us that she had availability for our date, we had our first meeting booked in on the same night for the following week.Within minutes of our first meeting, the quality of Rachel’s work spoke for itself. She got straight to work with different ideas for photos, new things to try as well as ways to incorporate some of our quirky requests into the day, showcasing her bubbly and creative personality all the way through. We even had our group photos organised the same day and we left knowing we had absolutely made the right choice.Rachel kept in regular contact with us during the build-up to our big day, no number of changes to group shots or additional requests were ever a problem for her.THE BIG DAY!!We don’t even know where to start in thanking Rachel for everything she did on the day. From the moment she arrived, Rachel was prepped ready to go and within minutes was snapping away, full of energy and bursting with ideas. Rachel had already done a wedding at Bartle Hall previously so knew exactly where to go, what pictures would look good and made not only us feel at ease the whole time, but also our guests who haven’t stopped talking about her since.Throughout the day Rachel was always in the right place, at the right time and was able to capture some beautiful moments without us even realising she was there.We were gobsmacked to find out that she had edited a few pictures for us during the wedding breakfast that we were able to take away and share on social media which were truly gorgeous. This gave us an insight into what we could expect for the rest of our photos and couldn’t wait for them to be ready. The final pictures were breath-taking and took us right back to each moment throughout our big day. The emotion in all the pictures was captured beautifully and will now be something we can treasure forever. Rachel's time creating the final pictures really demonstrates her passion and dedication to her work as the end result is phenomenal. We didn’t just find a photographer that night; we found an amazing friend and we will all keep in contact in the future.We would 100% recommend Rachel as your photographer in a heartbeat!!Rachel…..from the bottom of our hearts….THANK YOU!! 5 Stars are not enough!Kai & DannyWedding Date: 12th March 2022

We used Rachel on our wedding day and couldn't be happier with the results. Rachel perfectly captured the exact feel of our wedding with stunning results. We're so pleased with our pictures that we're already booking in for a family shots as soon as we can.

We are absolutely delighted with the photographs of our wedding, capturing a mixture of formal and informal shots. As other have commented, Rachel really captures the feeling of the day and the natural interactions between people without being intrusive.Rachel has been flexible and understand of our change in arrangements as the wedding was brought forward at short notice. She has always been accommodating of our wishes and has been excellent in her communications. We can't recommend her highly enough.

We cannot recommend Rachel enough, the pictures she captured from our wedding day are truly amazing! We were both nervous before the day given we are not the most photogenic but we are sooo happy with the results!!

I have worked with Rachel for a number of years now and can't recommend her enough. Her professionalism is excellent and the quality of her work is even better.

We cannot recommend Rachel enough to be your photographer. Rachel takes time to get to know you and listens to what is it you're wanting from your photos, and will go above and beyond expectations to get the right moments for you.Her personality, kindness and creativity go a long way to giving such a warming experience from initial interaction through to seeing your photos, allowing you to be at ease and stress free!Her photos capture the many different moments and memories from the day, allowing you to remember and re-live them forever.We were lucky enough to book Rachel for both of our wedding events and I look forward to seeing her at some of our friends weddings over the next year!Thank you so much.A&J

Rachel was incredible from start to finish on our wedding day. Not only did she get the most amazing photos but, she helped me in so many other ways, carrying things, helping me with my dress and sorting button holes. She honestly is the best in the business and I couldn’t recommend her enough!! ❤️

Rachel was super lovely right from the start. We were nervous about how the photo shoot would go with a toddler, an 8 month old and two big dogs! Rachel was so patient and captured so much more than we expected.We had a great day out and it was so natural and did not feel like a photo shoot. She was able in one hour to capture the relationships between each family member perfectly! We wholeheartedly enjoyed the experience and are super happy with the photos we have and the memories we made :-)Rachel was affordable and a really lovely person who we would definitely have more photoshoots with in the future.

Rachel was an amazing photographer from start to finish for our wedding In October, the photos are beautiful memories we can keep forever- thank you so much!

I can not recommend Rachel enough. She has captured those special moments of the day so naturally, which is just how we wanted to remember the day. I must say Rachel is not only the photographer but a life saver!!!! During the bridal prep in the morning, she had what I can only describe as a brides survival kit on her...plasters , paracetamol ......which was such a nice touch. Thank you so much Rachel for your patience and producing the most beautiful photos.