About Me
Hi all! I’m Rachel, owner of Rachel Dale Photography, and chocolate connoisseur. I am a Portrait and Wedding Photographer in Southern Oregon and around the Pacific Northwest! I started my business about 11 years ago and haven’t looked back since. It all started with a love of taking pictures before I can remember. An old cannon power shot and a subject, and I was all over it. Fast forward to 4 babies in 5 years and you have a recipe for a tired, depressed mama and some much needed change. Photography was my refuge and a place that I could not have imagined would feed my soul. I was already passionate about photography from my years of snapping pictures, but as I learned, I unraveled that picture taking was less about beautiful and more about the story. Less about me and more about others. Through weddings, engagements, babies being born and watching families grow and change, I’ve captured so much beauty, not just because of my images, but because of the life that happens around me.
I love my husband. We met when I was 18 and we were married a year later. Basically, we grew up, changed, yelled and loved each other all through those early years, and after almost 16 years of marriage we are still learning, although a bit more gently. Our marriage has been spent welcoming our four kiddos - ages 15, 13, 12 and 9. We love to live intentional lives with our children; we homeschool (or rather I homeschool); we run, play, spend time with our kitties, and our incredible Australian Shepherd Mabel. God has blessed me with my sweet tribe, and I am surely grateful.
Whether you are engaged, married, or growing a family I would love to hear your story and your whys in life. I’d love to see if we can capture something beautiful and most of all I’d love to be a little part of telling your messy, wonderful, perfect story.