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Rachel Louise Photography

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Rachel Louise Photography

🌿 Photographing all seasons of life.
🌿 Iowa City based | IA·WI·MN | Midwest & beyond.

11/26/2025

This Thanksgiving week, I’m reminding myself to pause and notice the little everyday moments – the little details I love capturing for my clients. These moments are so easy to look past when we're tired, stressed, traveling, hosting... whatever your week looks like, take a moment for yourself. A moment to grab a deep breath and bottle up a special little memory for yourself 🧡

Thanksgiving · gratitude · family photography · Iowa City photographer · heartfelt storytelling · timeless photography · Iowa photographer

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"The root of joy is gratefulness...

It is not joy that makes us grateful;
it is gratitude that makes us joyful."

-David Steindl-Rast

11/24/2025

Before we all slip fully into holiday mode, I’m spending this Thanksgiving week photographing a handful of sessions, editing, and catching up on a few of the sweetest fall moments from my amazing clients 🍂✨

This cozy little family absolutely melted me – warm blankets, that little pumpkin sweatshirt, tiny newborn snuggles, and that quiet kind of love that shows up so effortlessly in the in-between moments.

As always, thank you for inviting me into your stories. I’m endlessly grateful for every family I get to photograph here in Iowa City – your trust is the heart of this little business 🧡

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Iowa City Photographer, Iowa Photographer, Family Photographer, Iowa City Families, Iowa City Moms, Family Photos, Midwest Photographer

11/05/2025

“The way your people love you... that’s your legacy.” 🤍

Long after the moment has passed, it’s the love that remains. That’s what I aim to preserve in every image: the tiny gestures, the glances, the connection that tells your family’s story without needing words.

Because these aren’t just photographs, they’re heirloom treasures of your legacy ✨

family photography · iowa city photographer · lifestyle photography · heartfelt storytelling · documentary family photos · timeless heirloom photography · midwest photographer

11/04/2025

Not quite ready to give up these fall vibes yet 🥹🍂

This was my second time photographing this family for their Milestones Package – our first session together was for this little guy's newborn session. It's such a joy to be invited into my clients families to document these moments 💛

Iowa City Photographer • Fall Photography • Iowa City Maternity and Newborn Photography • In Home Photographer • Outdoor Family Photography Session

10/23/2025

10/22/2025

When children get to be themselves, the photos become more than portraits. They become time capsules of who they are right now ✨

That's the magic behind documenting these seasons of life for the families I photograph – I get to watch these wonder-filled moments unfold, then bottle them up in the form of a photograph for my clients to cherish forever 💛

A little sappy for today but as I'm over here working my way through an wonderfully busy season, I want to acknowledge how enormously grateful I am that I get to play the role of "professional memory jar bottle-upper" 🥹

family photography · iowa city photographer · lifestyle sessions · midwest family photographer · candid family photos · child photography · outdoor fall session · timeless storytelling

10/17/2025

Behind the scenes: editing in October 🍂✨

This is my favorite way to hunker in and power through edits: lights down, cinnamon apple candle lit, Hocus Pocus on in the background, hot tea at hand.

Cozy fall vibes for some cozy fall edits ☺️

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Iowa City Fall Photographer • Iowa Fall Mini Sessions

10/16/2025

Photos can’t stop time…
but they can let us remember
how sweet it was ✨

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Family Photographer | Wedding Photographer | Iowa City Photographer | Iowa City Fall Mini Photography Sessions

midwest wedding photographer · Iowa family photographer · professional photography · documented moments

10/15/2025

Some moments don’t need poses, they just need space to unfold.

Blowing bubbles. Picking clovers. Holding hands on a winding trail.

This is what I love most about family sessions: they're a pause button on a season that’s changing faster than our hearts can bear 🥹❤️

📸✨ Heads up: I only have a few Fall Mini Session time slots left, send me a DM or click this link for details and to book your time slot:
https://www.rachellouisephoto.com/2025/10/02/fall-2025-iowa-city-mini-sessions/

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Family Photography | Iowa City Photographer | Lifestyle Sessions | Iowa City Fall Mini Sessions

midwest family photographer · documentary photography · candid family photos · natural light photography · outdoor family session · Iowa State Park photos

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Iowa City, IA
52246

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 3pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm

Website

http://rachellouisephoto.com/

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