About

Overview & Vibe

Rachel photographs weddings from a purpose-built studio on a ridge at Hazelbrook, in the middle Blue Mountains, and has been telling stories since 2012. Her wedding work is rooted in the escarpment country around her — clifftop ceremonies above the Grose Valley, stone cottages, chapels with stained glass, and long views that open up behind a couple at sunset.

Style & Approach

She describes her coverage as a mix of candid photographs and professional portraits, and says couples generally tell her they did not notice she was there. She runs the whole business herself — photographer, studio manager, designer and editor — and says so plainly, which is why the day itself includes help with the timeline and, if needed, with the groomsmen’s buttonholes.

Ideal For

Couples marrying in the Blue Mountains along the Great Western Highway who want printed work at the end of it rather than files alone. She is equally set up for the short version: coverage starts at a single hour, and she suggests an hour and a half as the right length for an elopement ceremony with portraits afterwards.

The Need-to-Knows

Wedding prices are discussed at a meeting rather than published. Packages come in two shapes — one built around a designed album with an online gallery, and a coverage-only option — and both include a credit to spend on a wall or desk product. Expect roughly 100 images per hour of coverage, delivered as print-ready high-resolution files. Editing can take up to ten weeks at peak times. Travel time is charged beyond the Great Western Highway side of the mountains.

Standout Feature

The studio is part of the service, not just an office. It was council approved in 2017 and finished in early 2021, built with wall art and album samples on display, and every client is invited back afterwards for a design consultation where the images are shown as a cinematic presentation on a big screen, with coffee.

Albums & Prints

A designed wedding album, included in the album package.
Wall art and desk products, with a credit towards one included in every wedding package.
Digital copies of any wall art or print purchased are included, and album digitals can be added.

Appointment Policy

Book a call through the site to talk through the day before anything is quoted.
Meet at the Hazelbrook studio to see the albums and wall products in person.
Visitors are welcome at the studio by arrangement.
After the wedding there is a design consultation at the studio, where the images are shown on a big screen.

Areas Serviced

The Great Western Highway side of the Blue Mountains, at standard rates.

Hours of Coverage

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Nearby Landmarks

The Three Sisters and Echo Point, Katoomba
Grose Valley and Govetts Leap, Blackheath
Wentworth Falls Lake
Everglades Gardens, Leura
Hazelbrook and the mid mountains villages

Photography Packages

Album Package. Price: Quoted at a meeting. Description: Wedding coverage with a beautifully designed album and an online gallery of the images to download and share, plus a credit to spend towards a professional wall or desk product.
Coverage Only Package. Price: Quoted at a meeting. Description: The chosen photographic coverage of the wedding with the individually edited photographs presented in an online gallery, plus the same credit towards a wall or desk product. No album is included.
Second Photographer. Price: Quoted at a meeting. Description: An additional photographer, recommended when the couple are getting ready at geographically separate locations.

Photography Style

candid

Price Notes

Wedding prices are given at a meeting rather than published on the site.
The dollar figures shown on the site are portrait session fees and gift voucher amounts, and none of them applies to a wedding.
Travel time is charged beyond the Great Western Highway side of the Blue Mountains.
Session fees are generally non-refundable but can be moved to a new date with adequate notice.

Services Offered

Wedding photography
Elopement and ceremony coverage from one hour
Proposal photography
Couples photography
Family photography
Newborn photography
Maternity photography
Pet photography
Portrait and branding photography
Corporate event photography
Real estate and property photography

Starting Price

No details available.

Travel & Destination

Travel time is charged for weddings outside the Great Western Highway side of the Blue Mountains.

Turnaround Time

Wedding image editing can take up to ten weeks at peak times, and she aims to be well inside that.
Art works take about four weeks and albums about six weeks once chosen.

What You Receive

Every photograph captured on the day, with only true out-takes culled
Around one hundred images per hour of coverage
High-resolution print-ready JPEG files
An online gallery to download the images and share them
A credit towards a professional wall or desk product
Extra retouching on the images chosen for an album

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Contact

Website: rachelhphotography.com.au
Phone: 0410 775 428

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