testimonials

Rachel and Karina photographed our wedding in July at Tankardstown house and I just can’t put quite into words just how amazing they were. From the initial consultation & the lead up right up to the wedding day, they were flawless. On the day of the wedding itself, they blended in so well with everyone were so lovely to be around. They captured beautiful candid moments of everything from the morning prep to the ceremony and beyond. They made myself and my husband feel so at ease and comfortable throughout our first look photo shoot and it was one of our favourite moments of our day. When we received our photos, we were in awe of our collection. There are hundreds of stunning photos to choose from, and narrowing them down is quite difficult, which is a good complaint! They managed to capture almost every single guest. We still regularly look through our photos 3 months later and relive our day. These two girls are so phenomenal at what they do and it shines through in the finished product. I would recommend weddings by KARA to everyone as you won’t find better! Thank you so much Karina & Rachel, love Niamh & Cillian x

We cannot possibly thank you enough! Karina and Rachel, you are amazing!  Planning a destination wedding definitely has its challenges. From the very beginning, you made Aaron and I feel at ease. You are organized, professional and caring. You even offered to work with other vendors to help with communication overseas. You are so thoughtful. Going into our couples shoot both of us were nervous but you made it fun! On our wedding day, you made Aaron and I and the entire family feel so comfortable. You were patient, timely, and friendly. You knew the best spots and lighting around town. The pictures from our couples shoot and our wedding day are absolutely stunning. We love them! We had so much fun with you and so did our families and friends. Thank you for being a part of our special day and capturing all of the moments. You are very talented. We will definitely use you in the future! Highly recommend

You just made our whole weekend today! We are down visiting my parents in Washington DC for our holiday weekend and are so excited to put these on the computer and look through them! I just looked on my phone and you two make magic happen! Seriously I’m so happy we had you both as part of our day! Thanks for being so easy going and so helpful. Everyone kept saying how fab y’all were….wait until they see these photos! Also, we had a laugh at Rachel throwing up my veil and running out of the frame! The things you do for a shot! Probably can’t tell you how much we appreciated you both and the help to change the location of the ceremony- on a whim!!!

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Weddings by KARA were the dream team wedding photographers I dreamed of. The whole process was amazing and I am obsessed with every single photo we received and we got them back so quickly! I would book them a million times over and couldn't recommend them more for your wedding. Thank you both for everything. We are so grateful to have these photos to reminisce on for the next 50+ years!

Omg!!! The photos are amazing!!! We absolutely love them. Absolutely thrilled!

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Girls we just wanted to take the time to say thank you, from the bottom of our hearts. We could not have asked for more professional, friendly and kind-hearted people to photograph our wedding. From the moment you walked in the door you embraced the madness and became an integral and special part our day. You made us, and all our family feel so comfortable and important. You truly are in a league of your own and WOW. The photos are beautiful. We have already started looking through them and reliving the day. You managed to catch the atmosphere and fun of the day perfectly! The city shots are so unique and the couple photos are so special. We cannot thank you enough girls.

Thanks so much for the photos, we are so so delighted with them! They are gorgeous!!! So happy, thank you both so much! There’s one where my veil has flown off my head and into one of the bridesmaids faces that has been cracking me up!! They are fab you captured so much throughout the whole day! The dancing pics are great too!

Ladies, these are absolutely amazing and I have only skimmed through them. Thank you so so so much!!

I've just finished going through all the photos and I know we said it at the time, but you guys really are so talented!! They are amazing, I love them all!! You've captured the essence of the day so well, and there's loads of little things which we didn't pick up on on the day which we are now spotting - so thank you!

Thank you so so much Rachel & Karina for sending through our wedding photos! We absolutely love them -every single one!! Thank you for capturing our day so perfectly- we both said how natural they are and it’s a credit to you both. We are beyond thrilled so thank you x a million!!

They are AMAZING! Thanks you so so much!!!!!!

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“There are not enough nice words to say about Rachel and Karina and how fantastic this pair are as wedding photographers. From the very first contact, they were prompt in responding, patient, understanding and accommodating. Nothing was a problem and they were just a pleasure to deal with from beginning to end. On the wedding day they were the perfect mix of discrete and low key, but engaging and fun to be around and added to our enjoyment of the day, particularly during our couples shots. We had a quiet walk together and a chance to catch up while Karina and Rachel snapped away, occasionally giving us some direction to get the most out of the shots, but we never felt overly posed or made do anything awkward. I’m so delighted with our photos. They are absolutely stunning. They captured the day perfectly and will be treasured for years to come.”

“Rachel and Karina were our wedding photographers in August 2018. Our photographs are absolutely spectacular and no matter how times we have looked at them since, we always comment on how lucky we were to have ‘Weddings by Kara.,’ take them. There are some absolutely beautiful photographs capturing us with the mountains and trees where we got married which could easily be in a magazine. In fact, we both have wedding photographers in the family and even they have commented on how stunning our wedding pictures are. We’ve had a tough time picking out our favourite pictures to put up because there are so many!Rachel and Karina have also been brilliantly organised from our very first email to them. They were always prompt with their replies and Rachel took the time out to Skype us whilst already being very busy on a shoot in Portugal at the same time. These interactions gave us a lot of confidence in them and though wedding planning was often stressful, planning our pictures was not a problem at all. In fact, when we had trouble contacting our initial videographers Rachel gave me some contacts to try and we ended up going with one of those who also did a brilliant job.We also want to mention how lovely these two were on the day itself. They were calm, happy and genuinely interested in the two of us and our friends and families. At some points we felt that it was like having friends take our pictures. They also stayed beyond their scheduled time in order to capture all the different aspects of the day which was so kind. They were very keen to make the best of the light on the day and clearly had all the skillset to maximise the opportunities.‘Weddings by Kara’ is an absolute dream. Not only are the pictures going to make you absolutely giddy with happiness, the process of getting the pictures taken will be calm and a lot of fun. We wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone and hope you’d feel the same.”

We just looked through every single one. Mike wanted me to stress EVERY SINGLE one!!)

They are AMAZING, aww it was like re-living the day again, just so so perfect, thank you soo much for capturing it all and the photos are just so amazing, the scenery is just perfect. Can't thank you enough. And the couple photos before dinner are so beautiful.

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“Picking Rachel and Karina was one of the best decisions we made when planning our wedding. Photography was very important to me so we poured over numerous blogs and photographers websites before coming to the important decision.I couldn’t be happier with our choice of photographers.

The communication before the big day was easy and prompt. On the day Karina and Rachel were relaxed and low key capturing lots of natural and candid moments unbeknownst to ourselves while also guiding us helpfully through the family and couple shots with lots of laughter along the way.

Our photos are better than anything we could have hoped for. They absolutely capture the story of our wedding day perfectly. I love flicking through the photos and reliving the lovely memories, they captured it just as I saw it.I truly can’t recommend Rachel and Karina enough to anyone planning a wedding.”

Hi Rachel & Karina. Thank you so so much for the photos - we love them!!!!

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“Working with Karina and Rachel was a dream! Communication was so easy, fast, and personable. They easily worked around my crazy schedule and were so incredibly kind. We were fortunate enough to shoot with them twice (engagement photos and wedding) and can’t wait to find another excuse to do so.We have received so many compliments about them from our wedding this weekend. Everyone mentioned how personable, friendly, fun, and professional they were.We had a destination wedding and K&R made it a breeze for us! They watched the weather, scoured additional shooting locations, and generally put my mind at ease.They seamlessly integrated themselves into our day on Saturday. Involving themselves just enough to get the perfect shot but not too much that it was intrusive. They were easily the best vendors I worked with. I cannot recommend them enough.”

“I am SO glad we booked Karina and Rachel to be our photographers for our wedding, they are amazing, so professional, kind, and they made us feel so comfortable. We were blown away by the finished photographs, couldn’t have asked for anything better. Highly recommend them!!”

“Karina and Rachel were a delight to work with for our wedding. They came highly recommended by our wedding make-up artist and the photos spoke for themselves. They were almost invisible on the day, and yet captured hundreds of beautiful moments. They took plenty of special candid shots whilst also ensuring we had photos of all of our families and friends to look back on.They made the process very easy, and took on board our special requests without fuss. I highly recommend them to anyone seeking out their wedding photographer, and wish them all the best in their continued successes.”

Thank you SO much!  I just did a quick glance and I'm so in love with these.  They are incredible!!!  Cannot thank you enough!! More to come from us, but we LOVE THEM and are so grateful.

“Thank you both for your superb work, we are truly amazed by our wedding photos. The photos are absolutely beautiful, you managed to capture our special day moment by moment. Every time we look at the images we are reminded of the emotion, the laughs and fun of the day. You were both so professional and discrete and yet captured so many beautiful moments between family and friends. Your sense of calm, care and fun meant that you were a pleasure to work with and we are so happy with everything!”

“Oh my god we love them - I’ve already gone through them all 3 times! Thank you so much again for everything - you captured the day so beautifully!”

“Yaaaaaah! Thank you so much, Rachel and Karina!Thanks a million for making our day so special. We can’t wait to share the photos with our family & friends!”

“I just had a quick glance and they are fantastic. I forgot how beautiful the Shelbourne is inside and the light was great, I’m delighted with them. Some really funny ones too. I’ve been stalking the web at all the lovely wedding photographs you take. I knew from your site that we’d chosen the right photographer. Thanks for being so easy on the day it was wonderful. ”

“Keith and I are so happy with the pictures! Thank you so very much. They are all amazing! You two were able to cover so much ground and take so many memorable pictures of our day 😀”

“Thank you so much!!! They are amazing so exciting reliving our day!”

“Thank you so much! We finally had a chance to sit down and look at the pictures this weekend and now the blog today... All so lovely and beautiful. You ladies are the best. We absolutely loved meeting you both and have remarked over the past two months about how it felt as if we had life long friends photographing the wedding. Thank you for everything. We will be sending everyone your way!!”

“Thank you so much for all your hard work. We absolutely love our photographs!”

“We uploaded about 200 pics to Facebook last night and our friends and family have been going crazy! Lots of messages saying you are the best photographers they’ve ever come across! Hope you’re both doing well.”

“Thanks so much for sending these on. I got so emotional going through them they’re absolutely beautiful, you and Karina have really managed to capture the mood and emotion of the day. It’s exactly everything I wanted and more. ”

Thank you so much Rachel and Karina for the beautiful photos and videos - we absolutely love them! Looking through them brought back all of the wonderful memories of the day! You managed to capture so many beautiful moments and were so inconspicuous the whole day. You were so lovely to deal with and so calming on the lead up to and on the big day itself! Thank you so much for capturing so beautifully the best day of our lives xx

“Oh my goodness these are just stunning. You both did such beautiful work, thank you ever so much! Everyone was blown away by our pictures!”

“You two did a wonderful job! We are so happy with the pictures! Thank you so much! We really appreciate all the time and effort you put in to making it such a great experience.”

“Where to start.... Living in Australia and planning our wedding in Ireland was tough, but Weddings by KARA made it easy throughout the entire process. We genuinely cannot thank the amazingly talented Rachel and Karina enough for their support and most importantly the laughs on our wedding day! Early morning visits to the country, a very late bride, rain showers, super large family shots, more rain (and a rainbow) and some late night shots.... They never stopped, every minute was spent ensuring each precious moment was captured and we cannot recommend this superhero duo enough! You made our day ladies!”

“I wanted to drop you a quick email to thank you so much for all your hard work. I’ve had some time to go through the photos and I have to say they are simply beautiful! You guys are so talented!!! We’re so very happy with the images! Honestly you were both such a pleasure to have around the house that morning during what was a very personal time for me and my family. You were so very polite and professional to all our guests too and both me and Eoin felt so at ease all day. ”

“We want to thank you both so much for our incredible photos. They are everything we hoped for and so much more. You both captured the relaxed atmosphere that we hoped our day would have. I know Jim already said, but I just want to echo, how happy we were with the service you provided. ”

“The photos are amazing. Really really amazing so thank you SO much!! :)You captured the day completely and love the colour and lighting in them all. Everyone we have showed them to think they are so amazing and are singing your praises. You both captured the whole day-feel like there isn’t a second missed. We loved having you there and you were so organised and professional and a pleasure to work with. We are recommending ye to everyone we know here and at home :)”

“Oh my god they are amazing! We have made it through about 1/2 an we love all of them thank you thank you. Wow, thank you- you ladies are the best!”

“Hi Rachel & Karina,OMG I’m an emotional mess cause this is just INCREDIBLE!!!!!WOW ye have just done SUCH an amazing job, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!”

“We are overjoyed with the pics, we really are and we cannot thank you both enough!!! They are nicer than imagined, they genuinely are. We just showed the family and there was lots of tears. You captured every special moment, we can’t thank you both enough.”

“Hi guys, thanks so much for our lovely photos, they are simply stunning :-) We love our photos. ...love looking at them....it reminds of the day every time we look at them!”

“Just having a browse through the photos and they’re fabulous, you did an amazing job!!”

“Oh my WORD!!Rachel we absolutely love them. I don’t want to admit to how many times I’ve watched the mini movie but it is a LOT!! Everything is just exactly how I wanted it. You and Karina captured it perfectly. ”

“Thank you so much for all your hard work. So many pictures! We will need to take a day off to go through them all!We are so happy with everything and we will recommend you to all of our family & friends. ”

“WOW! They are super!! Thank you so so much. Stunning! You made the day so easy and produced such beautiful memories for us all.”

“The photos are absolutely gorgeous!! Thank you so much. I am thrilled! You put me at ease and were so much fun to work with. It really was such a pleasure to have two such relaxed and fun people around all day. So thank you!”

“The photos are incredibly beautiful and capture the day moment by moment. Thank you so much. I love the mini film, we are incredibly happy with everything. Thank you for your professionalism on the day. You were both incredibly discreet and yet captured so many natural moments of our family and friends . We found the whole process incredibly stress free even though we are not the most natural people in front of the camera! Thanks again.”

“Wow, wow, wow, wow – they are truly amazing!! Brought tears to my eyes!!! Can’t believe how much I was smiling and laughing during the day!!!! So funny.. I couldn’t keep a straight face. OMG - We are speechless by the photos. Thank you both so so very much for capturing all the emotion of the day in the most spectacular way. We love every single photo and can’t wait to share them with our family. They are truly amazing.”

"And last but certainly not least, the wonderful duo that is Karina and Rachel of Weddings by KARA. I did ALOT of research into wedding photographers and felt that no other team capture the joyful public and private moments that form your wedding day. I wanted our photos to be natural and loved how the relaxed character of each wedding guest shone through the beautiful pictures. They takes shots from angles you wouldn't think of such as down aisle while you are lighting the marriage candles and snaps guests when they are animatedly talking or laughing and don’t even know it. We were overjoyed with how they turned out. We were adamant that we would have a wedding video as you get to see what is going on in the various places you simply can’t be at during different moments of the day such as the guests gathering in the church and the boys getting ready. Weddings by KARA are experts at matching great music to video material and we have so enjoyed watching our wedding video over and over! It is really fun to watch everyone’s movements throughout the day and the dancing is hilarious! I'm not sure if this is an unfair thing to say but admittedly I had a preference for a female photographer and videographer. I knew from my sister's wedding that there is a special atmosphere around a bride on the morning while she is being prepared for her wedding by her mother and bridesmaids. I believe it partly comes from having the women you are closest to around you during that very special time and the tradition behind it. Karina and Rachel were the epitome of discretion and it was lovely to feel their unobtrusive warmth and kindness throughout the day."

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“Just watched it again! It’s class! You’ve done an incredible job and are extremely talented. Thank you so much. You’re going to make our day very special. You captured the day so well! It looks great and the colours and detail are beautiful. Wow! Photos are amazing! You both are so talented! Thanks a million. We really appreciate everything ye’ve done and you have made the experience so relaxed and enjoyable for us. ”

“Got our wedding photos!! There are so many gorgeous pics. Thank you Karina for your amazing eye and beautiful photographs, you captured every moment from the day. Absolutely Fab :) We love the video, its fab, so professional! And Charlie, aw he looks the part in his little tux! I Love it! Its a beautiful film. (love the stop motion shoes!) ”

“THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for the amazing photos! We absolutely love them and couldn’t be more grateful for them! We really appreciate that you did so many too! You and Rachel did a wonderful job! :D :D :D”

“Weddings by Kara - AMAZEBALLS!! We wanted really relaxed photography that was not posed but more candid and natural. Karina and Rachel were amazing. In the best possible way we didn’t really realise they were there half the time. They captured our day beautifully without imposing upon it and have given us the most amazing photos to remember our day by.”

“I can’t tell you how many people have complimented us on the fabulous photography from our wedding. It was amazing to watch someone with such an artistic eye at work, and I knew even as you were snapping away that the images were going to be stunning. Not alone were the pictures fab, but you were such a lovely presence to have around, which I feel allowed you to catch people at their best, as they were always happy to see you. I would recommend you to anyone! xxx”

“We spent yesterday evening looking at your photos. They are out of this world beautiful. The great pics just kept coming. There are photos not just for us but family and friends. The children’s shots were just breathtaking! I don’t know how we are going to choose photos for the walls. We feel so lucky you were available, couldn’t have wished for more.”