Wedding Inspiration & Expert Tips for South Bend, Indiana Couples

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Leah is wonderful to work with--and her work is gorgeous. She made our engagement shoot and wedding day lovely. She has the ability to make you feel at ease and capture the best moments between you and your partner. We highly recommend her and look forward to working with her for future life events!! She is just the best.

hayley

Leah captured the most beautiful photos of my family. She was easy to work with and made all of us feel comfortable. Her photos were delivered quickly after our session. Leah is a joy to work with. She is the person we reach out to for all our photography needs.

DANIELLE

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Wedding

February 8, 2022

Summer Wedding Trends: Ritz Charles Styled Wedding Carmel, Indiana

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This Goshen, Indiana Engagement Session was full of fall and whimsy For their Goshen, Indiana engagement session, I met David and Nicole at some cute spots. I loved this session so much! We met in front of the Goshen Courthouse to start, then walked along downtown Goshen to find a few more spots. Fall in Indiana […]

Photography

January 27, 2022

David & Nicole: Goshen, Indiana Engagement Session

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One of my favorite things is participating in styled shoots, and when I got the chance to shoot on the gorgeous Oval Beach, I jumped at the chance. This lakefront elopement was so gorgeous, with a lacy, tulle dress and bead trim, pastel wedding bouquet florals, a long wedding veil, and wedding tablescape touches in […]

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December 7, 2021

Oval Beach Styled Shoot | Lake Michigan Styled Elopement | Leah Rife Photo

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Hannah and Nolan had their wedding ceremony at Our Lady of Lourdes in Irvington, and their wedding reception at Industry in Indianapolis. It was a beautiful September day, and I loved everything about this wedding. Hannah and her bridesmaids got ready at her and Nolan’s home Beginning coverage at the home Hannah and Nolan share, […]

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October 25, 2021

Hannah & Nolan: A Wedding at Our Lady of Lourdes and Industry in Indianapolis

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This Indiana Dunes Styled Elopement was so fun to photograph! One thing I love to do is participate in content shoots, and this one got me especially excited, since it happened to be near my new area in Northern Indiana! The shoot was organized and hosted by the fabulous team at Becoming Designs Events. For […]

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October 11, 2021

Indiana Dunes Styled Elopement

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Fall weddings in the Midwest are some of the most beautiful things, and this blog has been a long-time coming from a styled shoot I participated in last year. Trinity and Devin were engaged during the shoot, but have since gotten married (yay!) and it was such an honor getting to photograph them at the […]

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October 4, 2021

Trinity & Devin | Wild Blackberry Farms Styled Boho Elopement | Indiana Wedding Photographer

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At the very beginning of my photography journey, one of the things I did was disqualify myself. I told myself “well, you’re a newbie so you don’t belong to that photographer’s group.” Or I said things like “You can’t call yourself a wedding photographer because you’ve only shot a couple weddings.” I even said things […]

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September 22, 2021

Personal Story: I used to disqualify myself | South Bend Wedding Photographer

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Whitney and Justin had a gorgeous afternoon for their downtown Indianapolis engagement session at a couple of fun spots! I always love shooting near Mass Ave and Bottleworks, and the White River State Park makes a great backdrop with the canal – such an iconic spot for some urban engagement photos. They chose two engagement […]

Engagement

September 20, 2021

Whitney & Justin | Mass Ave and White River State Park, Indiana Engagement Session | South Bend, Indiana Engagement Photographer

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