FAVORITE IMAGES OF 2021 | OKC WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS
As I type this, 2022 has begun. I’m still editing the last half-dozen or so galleries from 2021, but felt the need to share what an incredible year it was. It was hard, no doubts about it, but it was a really rewarding year, full of growth and gratitude and some guts. I photographed 65ish sessions and weddings. Welcomed new couples and got to work with several returning ones as well (which always makes my heart happy). Worked alongside several of my friends and favorite wedding vendors, and really decided to photograph things as they come, as naturally as possible, and worked hard to throw perfectionism out the window.
There’s a lot to say about being a wedding vendor in the time of COVID. Last year many weddings were cancelled or made smaller/more intimate or postponed to 2021 or 2022. Lots of busyness and tight schedules and working long hours. Lots of rest too–I made sure to prioritize that this year and it has made a world’s of difference.
I an still doing freelance work for 405 Magazine outside of my wedding and lifestyle photography and also just got hired as a part-time travel photographer that started just a few weeks ago that will take me to major cities across the US to photograph “the vibes”. It should be an interesting year coming up, and I am still feeling so ridiculously grateful to have a job during these times and I feel so ridiculously lucky for it to be something I love to do.
As far as 2022 goes, I have high hopes. More connection. More outsourcing. More time spent with the people who matter doing the things that matter. More inner work. More growing. More putting myself out there. More pushing myself. I’ve done quite all right for doing what I need to do to stay afloat. I’m curious what my life will look like if I dedicate a year to pushing myself or not always taking the most convenient way out. I think there is a lot of goodness ahead.
And while my personal life is generally lovely, I recognize that this world can be an often endless trauma and anxiety cycle. Shit’s hard. I think it will always be. But when we decide to pay attention, there’s always a lot of love and beauty surrounding us. Feeling overwhelmingly joyous that my role right now is to freeze all that in time so that we can give thanks for the good stuff we have when the days get really difficult.
This collections of photos doesn’t really have a theme–I picked these because I liked how they look or how they feel. That’s really it. A glimpse into the various ways we all connect.
Enough chit chat from me because there are like 400 photos in this bad boy. I had a hard time picking my faves.
Happy 2022. I hope this year is full of light for you.
All my love,
Rachel
In no particular order.
