Rachel Robertson Photography

When it came down to wedding budget, I told my groom straight up –I’d rather shell out on pictures and food/​bev above everything else. Rachel’s prices weren’t the cheapest nor the most expensive, but her work was definitely worth every penny. Pictures are worth a thousand words and Rachel captured the whole damn dictionary. haha. She was absolutely wonderful and her photos are a reflection of that.
We didn’t get a videographer, so it was really important to get some journalistic photos. Rachel and her second shooter, Brad, were so fun and pleasant to work with. They had a real nice easy-​going vibe about them, but totally knew what they were doing. They captured a lot of precious candid moments that will help us relive our wedding day for years to come. Mucho mahalos, RRP! \m/

Finding the right wedding photographer was one of the most important details to me, and we could not be happier with Rachel. She is creative, fun, and kept everyone comfortable and laughing through the entire experience. zShe was even able to wrangle our 20+ family members through all the family portraits, and helped me bustle my dress and remove my veil — she went above and beyond.
Both our engagement and wedding photos are beautiful. The candid shots she captured are some of my favorites as she was able to document some of the most special moments. We (and our guests) really enjoyed working with her, and had a great time thanks to her cheerfulness and fun personality!

We were so happy to have Rachel as our wedding photographer!
We had a destination wedding and Rachel was super responsive to all of our phone calls and emails and just overall really fun to work with! We had limited time for photos and she helped us put together a list of group shots we wanted to have which went quick and smoothly the day of the wedding, leaving plenty of time for pictures for the two of us. On the day of the wedding Rachel was super organized, professional and made everyone feel relaxed! She was also super flexible, we had an impromptu first look with the bridesmaids and flower girl as well as there was a hurricane coming! When we saw our photos for the first time we were so excited that every moment and all the small details were captured. All of our photos looked AMAZING!!!
Thank you Rachel!

I have to admit when we were planning our destination wedding I was more concerned about who is going to take our wedding pictures and I’m so glad that we picked Rachel to be our photographer. We didn’t meet Rachel until the day of the wedding, we mostly communicated via email and it worked out just fine. She’s very efficient and answered all of our questions and concerns.
My expectations were exceeded when we finally met Rachel at our wedding day. She’s very professional and has an eye for details of her subjects, she captures the candid moments that mattered the most. What I like the most about her is her personality and patience (under water trash the dress is no joke). she has good vibes, very down to earth and easy to work with. I can see why her photos are so great, her personality reflects her work.
Much aloha Rachel!

We had a great time working with Rachel! We had a destination wedding so hadn’t met her beforehand but felt at ease as soon as we met her. She was well-​organized, worked well with our videographer very well, and somehow packed in over a thousand pics while dodging rain! Pictures came out beautifully and didn’t require a million takes. Posed portraits still looked natural and fun. Candid pics were intimate and captured special moments.

Rachel was amazing! Even though I live in NYC and didn’t meet Rachel until the moment I pulled up to my venue on the wedding day, she exceeded all expectations. She was very professional to work with and also had fun with us. She knew all the specific shots I wanted her to capture since we spoke on the phone and really made the entire experience seamless. I got married in Hawaii the weekend of the 2 hurricanes last month, and she was a miracle worker and made sure we got all our shots in between the periods of rain. Couldn’t have asked for a better photographer!!!

I almost wish I was getting married again just so I could work with Rachel again. She’s just outrageously fun to work with and the finished product is so beautiful that I wish it were like, an annual tradition to get all dressed up and go meet with her. I actually did get the pleasure of working with Rachel for boudoir phots, engagement photos, and wedding photos. (I don’t know, maybe we’ll have to talk her into taking maternity when the day comes).
For one thing, the compliments that I CONTINUE to get for our engagement and wedding photos almost a year later confirm for me that it isnt just in my head. They are modern and classic at the same time, and capture the moment perfectly. There are genuine, beautiful, goofy, unique expressions with gorgeous, perfectly framed backdrops. She captured completely spontaneous moments in my wedding like a psychic genius. She was on top of it. She also charmed and won over my husband, who had been of the mindset that everyone has a camera, why do we need to spend money on a professional? He really actually didnt understand my desperation for the perfect photographer and actively mocked it. Now in the present time he agrees it was the best money we spent on anything for the wedding. He is even happy with our engagement photos. I’ve heard him recommend Rachel, and the two of them were joking like old friends at our wedding. Our friends and family were likewise impressed with her efficiency and confidence, getting a whole crew of us to pose, smile, switch without missing the reception.
In terms of responses and professionalism, no complaints. Rachel was fun and easy-​going, responded quickly to e-​mails, and got our images to us quickly (although it felt like eternity waiting for them because I am impatient.)
I’m looking at a picture of my husband and I laughing to ourselves in our little world during our first dance at our wedding. It looks like an intimate, natural, happy photo of two people completely in love – unposed and real. It’s my very favorite picture and I don’t know how Rachel caught it so beautifully. I would recommend Rachel one million times over.

This review is really long overdue, but I thought better late than never…
Our wedding was last October and we were so lucky to have found Rachel through help of Unilocal!My husband and I live in San Francisco, but we were getting married on Oahu. We were a little hesitant on finding a photographer through Unilocal,but after looking through Rachel’s pictures on her website, we decided to go for it. When we finally met Rachel in Hawaii, we were sooo glad to have found her! We immediately felt comfortable with Rachel and we loved her PERSONALITY!!! sweet, outgoing, and fun! Fast forwarding to our wedding day, Rachel made us feel really comfortable and taking pictures with her was actually so easy! and and believe me, my husband does not like to take pictures! we even did a underwater Trash the Dress shoot and our pictures came out so amazing!!!
I definitely would recommend Rachel to anyone! just look at her pictures!

Her shots were beautiful but she was sooooo RUDE. I hired her for my wedding and she upset my guests with her rudeness. First she threw a tantrum and refused to take pictures because one of my guests was taking pictures. My wedding planner had to take her aside and talk to her. Then she came back with attitude. My uncle got upset and he also took her aside and told her to do her job without the attitude. After the wedding my elderly grandma was taking a photo of my daughter and the photographer rudely and purposely interrupted the shot saying that she could order any photos that she wanted of my daughter from her website and that she didn’t need to take any photos. Wedding guests like to take pictures deal with it, you’re getting paid by the hour to be there so what’s the problem? Also I have to say I told her it was a small FORMAL event and she showed up in stretchy pants, a tunic top and worn out black men’s style shoes looking like she didn’t bother to brush her hair. She didn’t seem to like her job and didn’t seem to have any respect for our event. My sister-​in-​law went up to her and asked her if she could take a shot with all the siblings (me, my husband, my brother, and my sister-​in-​law). She rolled her eyes at the request but did the shot. In another shot the flower girl was holding her basket backwards (with the design on it not showing) my aunt said hang-​on and told the flower girl to turn her basket around and again the photographer clearly looked annoyed. A couple times while she was on the clock she was sitting in a chair off to the side texting on her phone. I get taking a break but she was only there for three hours if you need a moment maybe you can step outside out of view because it looks really unprofessional to sit down on the job and be on your phone. Maybe she was just having a bad day but she needs to remember she was paid to do a job on MY day. I give the photos 4 stars but I give her 1 star so I averaged it to 2 stars total, I think thats more than fair.

We hired Rachel for our wedding and we couldn’t have been any happier. She is very professional and had a great relationship with all our other vendors. Our package included an additional photographer who was also great. I was concerned that a photographer would be a distraction for myself and our guests but I hardly even knew Rachel and her other photographer was even there! Rachel is also very passionate and has a great eye for awesome locations to shoot. I would highly recommend her. She was also within our budget which wasn’t a very big one. I’m so grateful for her and all the hard work she did for our big day! She even drove to the North Shore to take pictures of my wife getting ready and then to Kualoa Ranch where our wedding was. That’s a lot of driving in one day. Thanks so much, Rachel!

My fiancée and I hired Rachel to do our engagement photos here on Oahu. She was outstanding! We loved her photos on her website and were more than pleased with our experience and with how our photos turned out!
Rachel was so wonderful during our shoot. My fiancée and I were very nervous and unsure what to do, and Rachel had the PERFECT balance of letting us be ourselves while also helping to direct us. Our photos turned out great, and we look natural and happy and like ourselves.
Rachel was kind and funny during our shoot, and had a great eye for location, lighting, and feeling. And she was open to SO many fun ideas that we had! We wanted to have our dog in the photos, and Rachel was open and sweet with our dog. My fiancée and I also wanted to try to have a photo of us jumping off a waterfall, and Rachel bravely trekked through muddy forest area to get our perfect shot! She worked so hard to make sure our photos were going to turn out exactly like we saw it in our heads!
Kind, fun, comfortable, professional, and talented. Rachel is an excellent choice.

Rachel was really great, I contacted her to do my senior portraits after seeing her website. She’s funny and really easy to work with. She really made me feel comfortable throughout the entire shoot even though we were in a public area. I really appreciated that she provided a disc with all of the pictures.

Choosing a wedding photographer is no easy task. They need to be talented, professional, and personable. Rachel is all of these and more. In addition to having a great portfolio, I chose Rachel because her prices were reasonable and she gave you a digital copy of all the images so that you can make your own prints.
On the wedding day, Rachel and her assistant showed up early to scout the venue for good picture spots for our portraits. She was able to capture great portraits without making us look too posed. She worked great with my huge family, and I received many positive comments from my guests about her. Throughout the day, she took a lot of candid shots that really captured the emotions of the day.
I got the DVDs of my 1000+ images about 2 weeks after the wedding. While we were shopping around for photographers, my husband and I discovered that we have very different taste in photography. Rachel was able to satisfy both of us, and we would highly recommend her.

I chose Rachel as my photographer for my Destination Wedding in Hawaii, and let me tell you like it is: Rachel Robertson does NOT disappoint!!!
And this remark comes from a designer who has a passion for photography! I discovered that from the moment we spoke on the phone, to the Wedding Day itself, that not only was she so much fun to talk to, she was exceptionally professional, and made us feel completely relaxed and comfortable during the entire photo shoot.
Rachel understands when & how to capture the right moments/​emotions/​details that transcend into a collection of memorable moments that tell an unforgettable story.
To this day, years and years later, I have my wedding photos uploaded to my ipod/​iphone and look at them every day. While I’m waiting in line, or waiting for an appointment, on the train or at the airport… I take a moment to reminisce. What’s more, my friends were so amazed they sent my wedding photos to THEIR friends (people who don’t even know my husband & I).
My advice: The wedding photos are the only things that vividly capture the moments of your wedding day. By choosing the best photographer you can find, you won’t have any regrets!!! If you can get Rachel to be your photographer, whatcha waiting for!!!

Rachel is awesome! She has a good sense of humor and she is up for anything when it comes to being creative and fun! She captured our engagements in Oahu and our wedding at the Olowalu Plantation Estate in Maui in Sept 2008. She has a real eye for detail and emotion. She takes shots that are unforgettable and most importantly her sunset shots are amazing. But the good thing is that she is affordable and her prices are very reasonable considering Hawaii photography is so expensive. I highly recommend her!

Rachel is young, talented, warm and has an artistic eye that can capture moments that you thought would be fleeting and gone forever! We just worked with Rachel out in Kauai for our wedding and all of my guests just loved her! Working with her was so stress-​free and easy! Her down to earth nature made any possible stress of my wedding day that much less, and her warm smile just has a way of reassuring you that indeed YOU ARE in the best of hands! Rachel is not only technically savvy when it comes to photography, but a true renaissance woman! She can and will travel the world for your wedding or occaison! Rachel’s prices are very competetive and well worth her creative talents! From the contract process to the actual day of photo shooting, she has been just a sweetheart to work with! You won’t be sorry if your photos are artistically captured by Rachel! Btw, she often flies to the mainland (all over the continental) US! Check-​out her portfolio!