Hello, I’m Rachel Gabrielse. Well, I was. On June 20, 2015 I married the love of my life and became Rachel Ponstein, but my business started years earlier so keeping my maiden name for photography is a special way I get to honor where I came from and how this all started.
I am a 31 year old wife and mom of three, who has been living my childhood dream of photographing weddings since high school. My husband, Payton, is a handsome, hopeless romantic who still writes me love notes on every month anniversary, even after almost a decade of marriage. He shows me the power of unconditional and committed love and is the reason I believe so wholeheartedly in the beauty of marriage.
…we decided to fly to as many places as we could afford. We sipped Spanish wine, jumped off the rocky cliffs of Santorini, slept on trains as we toured the Italian countryside, biked along the coast of Andalusia, and ate macaroons in Parisian cafes. Now, our days are mostly spent chasing down the ice cream truck, telling Alexa to play Frozen on repeat, and playing tag in our living room. We wouldn’t have it any other way.
I am a people pleaser with a good dose of perfectionism who relies daily on the grace of Jesus. I believe dark chocolate chips should top off every meal and caramel macchiatos be consumed every morning.
Want to learn more about how I approach shooting, my editing style, and my heart behind my work?
“Rachel has such a tastefully unique gift of capturing those sacred, beautiful moments of your wedding day that you want to remember forever, in ways I never knew possible.”
It was obvious to everyone that she knew what she was doing, and had photographed many weddings in her life, as she took breathtaking photos while seemingly going unnoticed. I will never be able to give enough praise for Rachel’s ability to capture every perfect moment of a wedding day!
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Classic Portraiture
Authentic Moments
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Artistic Expression
Exquisite Details
…because I believe your story is told best when beauty meets authenticity
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