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

This wedding at The Century Center in South Bend was so incredible! I first met Deanna and Niral at The Century Center for a wedding show in 2021, and they have been such a joy to work with. You can see their Chicago engagement session here from when we worked together last fall. They celebrated […]

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May 26, 2022

Deanna & Niral: A Wedding at The Century Center in South Bend

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In this episode of The Photo Concierge Podcast, I’m chatting about how to make your photo session unique to you. From the location you choose, to adding activities to your session, I’m sharing some client stories and a personal one on how to have really unique photos. The locations you choose matter I chat over […]

Podcast

May 13, 2022

The Photo Concierge Podcast: Make Your Photo Session Unique To You

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Are you planning a wedding in Indiana and looking for a photographer? I’d love to chat! Head to my inquiry form and let’s get the conversation going!

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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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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Kate and Phil had an incredibly beautiful rooftop late spring wedding at Regions Tower in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. They intentionally mingled with guests during cocktails while a jazz band played in the background, Kate walked herself down the aisle and wore sparkly sneakers, they had a Bourbon Toast during the ceremony, and read a poem […]

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June 4, 2021

Kate & Phil | Regions Tower Rooftop Wedding | Indianapolis Wedding Photographer

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