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Hey, I'm Rachel. I'm a wedding and couples photographer capturing the honest, intimate, and unforgettable moments, based in Pittsburgh PA. Below are some of my most recent adventures and stories worth sharing.

A collection of narrated weddings, couples & lifestyle sessions 

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The most powerful engagement sessions often begin in places that already carry a couple’s memories. Not just a beautiful backdrop. Not just a trending spot. But somewhere woven into your story — a place that holds laughter, history, inside jokes, or the quiet beginnings of forever. Lyndsay and Corbin’s engagement session is the perfect example […]

7 Reasons to Prioritize Your Story When Choosing an Engagement Photo Location

pittsburgh engagement photo locations, Whisper Dessert & Cocktail Bar

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Your engagement session is a milestone all on its own—one of the first experiences you’ll share as an officially engaged couple. In many ways, these might be your very first professional photos together, so of course, we’ll capture plenty of timeless portraits: those soft, romantic, heart-fluttering images that will outlive every trend. But your engagement […]

Unique Save-the-Date Ideas You’ll Actually Want to Try

save the date ideas by rachel wehan photography

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Weddings at blank-canvas venues always feel a little like opening a brand-new sketchbook — full of possibility, a bit intimidating, and ultimately shaped by the people holding the vision. For Sarah and Brody, that vision became a modern classic celebration at Pittsburgh’s Franklin on Penn, grounded in clean black-and-white tones, trailing green ivy, soft white blooms, […]

A Modern Classic Wedding at Franklin on Penn: How to Style a Blank-Canvas Venue

how to style a blank canvas wedding

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If you’re planning a 2026 wedding, you’re sitting at the perfect intersection of timeless tradition and modern personality—right where so many of my Pittsburgh couples naturally land. My couples tend to be stylish but not flashy, sentimental but not stuffy, and they care deeply about two things: the people who matter most and an experience […]

2026 Wedding Trends for the Modern Pittsburgh Couple

2026 wedding trends

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Featuring Kaitlin & Dave’s Hollywood Glam Engagement Session at Con Alma If you’re newly engaged and rocking the wedding planning, you’ve probably hit that next big question: what do we actually put on our wedding registry? Between Pinterest-perfect home aesthetics and TikTok’s endless “must-haves,” it’s easy to go from minimal to maximal in the span of a […]

The Ultimate Pittsburgh Wedding Registry Guide for Modern Couples

Create a stylish, intentional wedding registry that fits your lifestyle. A modern guide for Pittsburgh couples from Rachel Wehan Photography.