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Our Work

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You spend most of the day with your photographer, so you should love them. We know this firsthand from our wedding and we know other couples would agree!

Emily & Andrew
Cricket Chirp Farm

Roger & Edenia
Farm 1750

Emily & Austin
Showalter's Greenhouse

Some helpful details about our style and approach

01.

What is your editing style? What kind of images can we expect in our gallery?

We hand select and hand edit every image! We aim for images that are true-to-life with an extra pop. We love crisp whites, true greens, and lifelike skin tones! 

Your gallery will be filled with classically posed portraits, emotion filled candids, and all other images that tell the story of your day in its best sense!

02.

How do you posing throughout a wedding day?

We do a blend of well instructed posing, and a hands-off candid capturing throughout the wedding day. We will give you guidance during classic portrait moments - a few getting ready moments, formal family and bridal party portraits, and bride and groom portraits. During other parts of the day we capture things how they happen in real time! We find that this gives couples the best of both worlds when it comes to photos. 

03.

Can we see a full wedding gallery?

We don't typically share full wedding galleries because we like to respect our couple's privacy! We also believe one wedding galley doesn't full represent the scope of our work in a variety of venues, lighting, and other situations. Be sure to check out our wedding highlight gallery to see an overview of 10 different weddings all around Virginia during every season!

Venues we've visited

Red August Farm, The Barn at Mattaponi Springs, Highland Barn, Shawnee Farms Estate, Rappahannock River Campground, Middleburg Community Center, Fauquier Springs Country Club, Showalter's Orchard and Greenhouse, The Loft at Liberty Street, The Serenity Inn and Events, Arbors Haven, Rixey Manor, The Stonewall Golf Club, Fort Myers, Farm 1750, 48 Fields, The John Marshall Ballrooms, Fox Meadow Barn, Countless churches and backyards across northern and central Virginia

Venues we're headed to

Showalter's Orchard and Greenhouse, Batten Green, The Stonewall Golf Club, Cloverdale Barn, Cricket Chirp Farm, The Gathering Place, The Yellow Barn, Renback Barn, Melrose Caverns, Valley Mills Farm

Venues we're dreaming of

Keswick Vineyard, Airlie, The Loft (again), Crosskeys Vineyard, Frieden Farms, The Granary, The James Morgan, and maybe a beach wedding? 

Where to now?

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Rachel Dodson Photography - Harrisonburg, VA
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By call or text: 540 - 222 - 7851

racheldodsonphotos@gmail.com

Serving Harrisonburg, VA & surrounding areas

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