RACHAEL EARL » PHOTOGRAPHY: Lifestyle Portraiture and Wedding Photography

Starting next week, I will be back to work for portrait sessions. If you or your family would like to schedule a session, please email me. I will begin shooting weddings again in October. If you would like to schedule a meeting with me to discuss your upcoming 2010 or 2011 wedding, please email me as well! Thank you!

Also, I have to give a HUGE thank you to my friend, Jamie Burnett for this ADORABLE onesie that has been hanging over my computer for months…

And also my friends, Jason and Anna Ball for THIS adorably HILARIOUS onesie!!! And don’t forget to check out their blog for some super cute (if I do say so myself) pregnancy and hospital pics of yours truly!

I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Julie and Kent at the beautiful Boulders Resort in Scottsdale. The day was a whirlwind of emotion for these two, as Julie’s precious mother went into the hospital yesterday morning, and was unable to attend the wedding. Julie has to be one of the kindest people I’ve ever met, as she constantly worried about others throughout the day, despite her own inner hardships from the day. Kent, I realized, is Julie’s rock. There for her no matter what, and the perfect match for her, proven so strongly yesterday.

Today when I picked up my cell phone, I saw a text message from Julie thanking me and wishing me a Happy Mother’s Day. With all that was going on in her life at the moment, she still took the time to think of me. I have been thinking of their family since I heard the news, and I decided that I had a gift that I could give to them today. I wanted to at least give Julie’s mom a glimpse of her beautiful daughter and her beautiful wedding so that she could feel a part of what occurred, and I couldn’t think of a more appropriate time than today, Mother’s Day. I wish the family, and Julie’s mom especially, the best with everything going on in their lives at the moment.

So here is a glimpse of what went on-first, a few of the details:

The beautiful ceremony location (they were the very first to use this new spot!):

I love the look on Julie’s face right after Kent put her ring onr:

A quick shot of both sides of the family in attendance at the wedding:

A moment just prior to signing the marriage license:

The Boulders was gracious enough to cart us around from location to location! Rarely is there a venue who will do so much for you!

One of the highlights of the wedding was Julie dancing with one of her brothers to Wooly Bully-I was laughing SO hard-it was fantastic!

I know this is a but a small taste of the events and details-in fact! I have to send a VERY special thank you for the day to Jason and Anna Ball for all of their help. I could not have done it without you guys, and I can’t wait to see what awesome images you were able to get!

Being a mother is the most wonderful thing I have experienced, and I want to wish a Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there!

Gallery wrapped canvases are on sale until WEDNESDAY at midnight, so I’m passing the savings onto you! Enjoy 20% off any size gallery wrapped canvas this week. Email for retail sales pricing and fabulously fun options. Happy Spring!

*Sale applies to canvases printed from sessions photographed by My Camera Loves You only.*

Coolest. Groomsmen. Ever.

From a wedding I shot with Jason Ball.

Fact: The groom’s shopping cart almost hit a Pepsi truck. Almost.

EDIT: Must. Post. More. Than. One. Photo.

Oh, the fun you can have behind Albertson’s.

I just realized how LITTLE I have blogged lately. There are like about a bazillion sessions that haven’t gotten any blog attention. It could be my maternity brain. It could be the flu (which has made itself comfy-cozy in our house). It could be that I am redesigning my website (Stay tuned!) It could be that I’m spending some time building sites for Spilled Milk (SO fun!) Or it could just be that I’m lame-o. I will go with the latter. Here’s to not being lame-o anymore.

Here is a fun little ring shot from a wedding I shot with Jason + Anna Photography:

Carry on.

PS-I can take a hint, David and Kelli-sheesh! Here are a few more wedding details just for kicks…

I wanted to get a sneak preview up, so here goes! First up, some details, including the best wedding shoes!


Yes, those are metal flowers made by the groom. They were amazing.

The bride looking stunning:

Sunflare through the window=double awesome

The groom looking badass:

Might just be the coolest groom ever. Sorry, other grooms, but that is a working gun in his belt.

Two of my favorite shots of the couple:


Uncle Charlie, we love you and this photobooth shot (no pun intended).

Can I just say how amazing the Tempe Center for the Arts is for weddings? And how amazing Connie and Adam were on their wedding day last Friday? Well, considering that I just used the word “amazing” twice in my post so far, you can probably guess. Here’s a quick sneak peek for them!


We made good use of so many areas of TCA!


A pair of ring shots-I couldn’t decide which I liked better:


I love when personal stories are incorporated into wedding images! Their story is so cute!

A romantic moment between Adam and his brother…LOL! I love Connie’s face in the background!

And this was a favorite the instant I snapped it!

Enjoy your “sneak peek”-I should probably come up with a better name for that since 9 images is kind of excessive for a “peek!”

…these were all shot in about 40 minutes at the Mesa, Arizona Temple. It was a whirlwind session, but these guys did awesome, and got a ton of images anyway!

Isn’t she stunning? I loved her dress-it was incredibly beautiful!

Here is a sneak peek from a…dare I say it…”epic” session from today. We hit so many locations that my head was spinning-it was awesome! A bazillion more to come, but for now…

This was right before I got poked in the bum by a cactus.

Old Jeep for sale? U-turn!

Does the phrase, “Really, really, really incredibly good looking” come to mind?

And a few from the Mesa, Arizona Temple. Just beautiful…

…of awesomeness! Okay…that was pretty silly, but it is 12:41 am, after all.

And finally, for your viewing pleasure, a short animation. “Brent, do you think you can slide down the railing to Tiffany?” This is awesome because he stays exactly the same the whole way down.