Rachel Hein Photography

Rachel offered a 5 star experience for us in a very challenging time. There was a very personal experience from the initial meeting to discuss what style of pictures we were hoping for, through all the changes that occurred through the pandemic restrictions to what turned out to be a very intimate day. Considering the wedding became 10 guests from what was meant to be 150, Rachel skills became evident with her ability to capture the day with not much content to work with. We now have the luxury of having experienced Rachel and the magic she can create with her lens and have booked her to capture the day all over again with all the guests we were hoping for originally.

We have hired Rachel twice now, most recently for our marriage/civil ceremony. Brilliant photographs, and a brilliant photographer to work with. During the shoot, Rachel is communicative, but unobtrusive, so the pics come out looking very natural. Exactly as we wanted. She also has a complete professional system online. So, post-shoot, prints, photo books, pretty much whatever you want are easy to obtain and of great quality.

Rachel was amazing as our photographer for our wedding in Edinburgh. She was responsive, professional, and super attentive to our requests. The final photo portfolio was excellent. We highly recommend her!!

We are so pleased we chose Rachel as our wedding photographer! We wanted a relaxed, natural style and she delivered everything we wanted and more with professionalism and ease. Rachel fitted into our day perfectly and was a genuinely lovely person to have there with us. We are absolutely delighted with the photos which capture all the joy and laughter, as well as the beautiful setting and smaller details. We will treasure them forever, as will our friends and family. We had such a brilliant wedding and we are so grateful that you could help make that happen. Thank you so much!

Asking Rachel to take our wedding pictures was the best decision ever! I had worked with Rachel before and I knew that she would be perfect for our wedding. Rachel’s amazing gift is to capture those little impressions and emotions that are truly unique and special - at times funny, at times moving, and everything in between. We wanted to feel “ourselves” in our wedding pictures and that’s exactly what the photos portray… all captured through the experienced and beautiful eye of Rachel’s camera! Always friendly and patient, with a subtle sense of humour,  Rachel guided us gently through Edinburgh and it felt like a friend was taking our photos. We look back at the pictures and cannot but smile and feel that, despite it being universes away from what we had planned originally, it was indeed a perfect day! Thank you Rachel! 

Rachel did several shoots with us around our wedding: a pre & post shoot as well as taking hundreds of photos on our big day. We love all of them, she’s captured so many brilliant moments both of us and our guests. Rachel is really nice to work with. Though we’re both camera shy, she was able to make us feel at ease every time. She helped keep us both looking natural and smiling even when it was a dreich Scottish day, or too early and bitterly cold. Come rain or shine, she was game: for our pre-shoot, it was pouring down, it felt like the wettest day of the year. Rachel asked us whether we wanted to reschedule but we decided to brave the elements. We had tons of fun and the photos are stunning. On the big day itself she worked alongside her friend Anna (Anna Moffat photography) to capture all the moments that we really wanted to see from our wedding. Sometimes it’s just not possible for a photographer to be in 2 places at once so this was done at our request. She was very efficient, we barely noticed her as she captured all the “unplanned” parts of the wedding and we have fantastic candid shots as a result. She kept her cool during our group photos, our guests had managed to get quite tipsy, it was a bit of a herding cats situation. Rachel was quick to reply to emails and very helpful, especially with the million questions we had before, during and after the wedding. Rachel also worked really well with our videographer (whom she had never worked with before) and they were even able to bounce ideas off each other. The results are simply incredibly gorgeous, natural photos with fantastic lighting. The toughest part for us remains: choosing which of these stunning photos to include in our wedding album. Rachel’s photography from all the parts of our wedding is simply stunning, for that we can not thank her enough!

We really enjoyed having Rachel as our photographer. She gave great suggestions on where to shoot and very professional all the way through. Delightful person to have a chat with too.

We cannot fault Rachel and the service she provided for our wedding celebrations. Rachel is a lovely person, so friendly and down to earth - it was like she was an extra wedding guest. Everyone loved her! Furthermore, we have been delighted with the photos, they are just what we hoped for. Rachel has captured so many happy natural elements of our celebrations as well as the beauty of the area we chose to get married in.

If you are looking for a photographer who is compassionate and has the skill to capture your vision perfectly, then look no further than Rachel Hein Photography! My husband and I could not be happier with the results. Our photos are STUNNING. Rachel captured who we are as a couple while highlighting the beauty of Edinburgh and the surrounding area.

Absolutely delighted with our photographs. Rachel is extremely warm and friendly and made us feel at ease. We made a last minute decision to have a photographer at our small registry office wedding and we're so happy we picked Rachel! There was no fuss, she knew exactly where to get the best photographs and the whole process was quick and easy. Thank you so much for helping us on our big day!