Welcome to Rachel Ludwig Photography! This is my blog-site where you can see photos from my most recent sessions, receive updates and get to know me a bit.

An Abbotsford BC based portrait photographer, I photograph a bit of everything: maternity, newborn, baby, child, family and weddings. I am a natural light and on-location photographer and I offer sessions throughout the Fraser Valley including Abbotsford, Aldergrove, Chilliwack, Langley, Mission and the rest of the Lower Mainland. Sessions are fun and relaxed, and it's my goal to create images that tell a story...your story. My hope is that you'll treasure these captured moments for a lifetime.

Please take a look around, and feel free to leave a comment here or pop me an email if you have any questions or would like to book a session.

*** Please note that as of September 1, 2008 I am fully booked and will not be accepting any new bookings until January 1, 2009 as I will be on maternity leave. If you are interested in booking a session for 2009, please send me an email and I will add you to my waiting list and contact you in January to book your session. I will be accepting a limited number of 2009 Weddings (for dates June 2009 and later). Pricing available upon request.

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Portfolio Galleries

Another phase of my blog-site is complete now that my portfolio galleries have been added here to my site. You can check them out by clicking the Portfolio link above in the navigation bar. If you’ve been a client of mine over the last few years, you might even find yourself or your kids somewhere. Go on, take a peek…I know you want to! :)

A big thanks to Chris at Creativity Included for putting this together! I’m so excited to have this project complete…my new pricing for 2009 is next, and will be added soon.

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Growing

I can’t believe that it’s been just over a month since my sweet baby boy made his appearance…time feels like it’s slipping by so incredibly fast right now, I wish I could pause life right now (or have the ability to rewind back to these days two years from now when we’re in the midst of the wonderful twos! LOL). I’ve been busy trying to enjoy every moment and taking advantage of lots of cuddling time with my little guy. Or as the case may be, not so little. Last week at 4 weeks old he was 11lbs 5oz!

Seeing as I’ve had a few requests, especially since I shared some pictures of another baby, I thought I should post some of Hudson too. :)

Four days old:

Six days old…and he was definitely smiling for me. As soon as I would start talking to and kissing him he’d start grinning. Love that I was able to get a few shots in, and catch his dimple too:

Nine days old:

I love bellybuttons (and a sneak peek at a new backdrop!) :)

2 1/2 weeks old (Karin…thanks for the use of your adorable baby wrap!):

Showing off some muscles :)

By baby standards he’s not super short…but he most definitely falls into the sweet category, especially when he’s sleeping!:

3 1/2 weeks old:

Four weeks old, and definitely more and more alert. He’s starting to track items and make eye contact. And as of Saturday, he’s officially doing real smiles!

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Sumas Newborn | Evan

Alyssa has become a good friend of mine over the last several months, especially after she came along as my second shooter for Marta & Szymon’s wedding in Tofino. We also had babies (the third for both of us) just a couple months apart, so when I went to visit her after the birth of Evan, I grabbed a few photos for her. I know how nice it is as a photographer to be on the other side of the camera for a change, so I made sure to grab some images of her with her newest little guy too.

Alyssa came to visit me last week, and I couldn’t believe how much Evan has grown already! It’s crazy how much of a difference two months makes when babies are this young. I know in a year you’ll barely even be able to tell that there is an age gap between them. Definitely a reminder for me how of quickly it goes and to remember to try enjoy every moment (even the middle of the night ones!).

Evan is one of the first babies I’ve had who didn’t completely fall in love with my beanbag/heating pad newborn set-up. Fortunately we still managed to get some sleeping pictures in:

I love the teeny bit of peely skin here…a testament to newborn-ness :)

Posing already…can you tell he has a photog mommy? :)

Alyssa is totally gorgeous…can you believe how amazing she looks just two weeks after having a baby?:

I love baby feet. love love love them.

And my very favorite shot of the day…beautiful mama (check out her killer lashes!) and adorable baby:

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Abbotsford Wedding | Arenda & Jeremy

At the end of September, just a few weeks before my due date, I tagged along with my friend Karin to do some second shooting for Arenda and Jeremy’s wedding. I just joined her for the portrait portion of the day, and shortly after I went home I thought that maybe Hudson was going to make his arrival that night! Unfortunately, I think that he liked being warm and cozy inside, and he decided to wait another 2 1/2 weeks to make his arrival (stinker!).

But I’m so glad that he didn’t arrive before the wedding, because I love the shots I was able to get of this couple. Who are not only gorgeous, but super duper nice and down to earth. Plus they happen to live in our suite, so I’m hoping these pictures will help make up for the occasional noisiness that filters down to them courtesy of my kids. haha. :)

Anyways, here are a few of my faves…Enjoy:

One of my favorite shooting locations…Westminster Abbey in Mission.

Karin in action (rockin’ my Shootsac that she borrowed for the day):

A bit of vintage lovin’:

Is she not stunning?:

My husband gave me very strict instructions that I was not allowed to perform any ‘photographer acrobatics”. Seeing as I was 9 months pregnant and all. Um. I don’t know if acrobatics would have included laying on the ground. But maybe that’s why I had false labor that night!?! LOL.

While Karin was busy with the bride & groom, I was able to work with the very accommodating wedding party. Can you guess which ones are siblings to Arenda and Jeremy?

We snuck into the Abbey to take a few shots…the stained glass is stunning:

The weather was amazing that day, as were the fall colors that were just starting. It was perfect!

And one more of Karin in action (because every photographer needs a few shots like this!)

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Langley Wedding | Darlene & Larry Part Two

I know I promised to share some more images from Darlene & Larry’s wedding a while ago, and here they (finally!) are. Things here have been going really well, and Hudson is fitting into our family perfectly, just like he’s always been here. But (and there’s always a but, isn’t there?) it feels like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. Or maybe it’s that I don’t have enough arms, an extra set or two would sure come in handy with a newborn in the house! A special thank you to Dar and Larry for waiting so patiently to see these. I’ll have your slideshow and ordering gallery to you shortly!

Anyways, on to some pictures! (and I hope to have some more image shares, of both clients and of Hudson) soon, as well as some information on Christmas Cards, a Storyboard sale, and more. Stay tuned!

Lucky for Darlene, her new sister-in-law is a makeup artist, and she did a fabulous job. Michelle did all the girls’ hair, and they looked amazing!

I love this pensive shot of Dar:

Darlene and her bridesmaids got ready at her sister’s (the one on the right) house…their back yard was especially gorgeous!

We had some fun while we waited for the guys:

Darlene and Larry had their pictures before the ceremony, and I love these images from the first time they saw each other:

Some fabulous sun flare. I think this is one of my favorite images from the day:

The bridal couple showing how it’s done (the bridal party is sure looking on intently!!) :)

Some rockstar action:

Someone’s ticklish!:

Darlene’s dress required a few stitches before the ceremony…I love the light in this shot:

When there’s two year old’s involved, it can take some serious coaxing to convince them to walk down the aisle, but the cuteness factor is worth it :)

Larry looking a touch nervous before Darlene walked down the aisle:

and one last fave:

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Abbotsford Engagement Session | Katy & Anthony

I know Katy is anxiously waiting to see some images from their engagement session, and since Hudson has been sleeping so nicely for me during the day, I figured I’d better post a few pictures for them!

Katy is Tim’s youngest sister, and she just happens to be getting married to Anthony, who is such a fabulous guy. Katy was a huge help this summer and did some babysitting so I could get work done. She may never have kids after dealing with my two rugrats (LOL!) but my kids absolutely love her. Arden calls her “T” and screams her version of Katy’s name excitedly whenever she sees her. Anthony completely wowed Ethan with a ‘magic’ trick involving a dish-towel and toothpick…so he’s officially cool in Ethan’s eyes now. Do aunts and uncles get much cooler than that? We’re looking forward to their wedding next April!

On a different note, I still have some more pictures to share from Darlene & Larry’s wedding and of course some more baby Hudson pictures too. A big thank you to all my clients who have been so patient with me during the last few weeks of my pregnancy and now that Hudson’s here.

Here are some of my faves from Katy and Anthony’s session. I’ve been eying this location which happens to be right near by house. It had a bit of everything all in one spot, which was so handy for my 9-month pregnant self (less walking!!). I don’t know why I hadn’t gone their before…I guess I was saving it just for them :)

When I told them to head out into the field, Anthony took matters into his own hands when Katy got worried about what might be hiding under all that grass :)

One of my faves:

How perfect was this location? I love all the color and texture:

We were in my truck and ready to leave when I spotted this sign…I’m so happy we stopped!:

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