Wanna know what it’s like investing in Wild Soul Weddings as your wedding photographer and/or videographer?
Take a look at what our clients are saying!
2019 Testimonials
Casey Keifer, Dubuque, Iowa, November 2019
There are no words to describe how amazing LaRae at Wild Soul was to work with! She was so fun and energetic and made me feel like a princess! She was cracking jokes to lighten the mood during some chilly outdoor photos. She made sure that whatever my hubby and I needed or wanted, it was taken care of. I look back in our video and just smile. She’s a beautiful person who does beautiful work. Worth every single penny.
Brianna Prettyman, Maryville, MO, Sept 2019 Bride
LaRae with Wild Souls Wedding is a Godsend and I couldn’t have asked for someone better to capture my day. LaRae was fun, bubbly, loving, and positive throughout the entire day. I was so comfortable and she kept me relaxed like I’d known her for years. LaRae helped us through a ripped dress, a few bad zippers, a missing garter, and a torrential downpour with a smile on her face. My husband is a hard egg to crack and she got him to open up and even cooperate! I’ve got the most wonderful wedding video that captures the real us (not posed and uncomfortable) that I’ll treasure forever!! I would recommend her a million times over! ❤️❤️❤️
Kate Weber, Gilbertville, Iowa, October 2019
I cannot say enough good things about La Rae. Imagine the worst weather possible for Fall. Cold, snowy, rainy, windy. This was the day we were given for our engagement session shoot. La Rae offered us the chance to reschedule, but my fiancé and I were determined to have our photos done that day, and I am glad we did. When you look at our pictures you would never know that it was 30 degrees, snowing, windy, and we were freezing to death. They absolutely looked magical, and I am obsessed with them! Fast forward a year later to our wedding day on 10.5.19. Again, cold, rainy, windy. Go figure, right? Seems to be our luck! Again, you would never even know from the photos we took! La Rae definitely has the gift of photography. To make things even better, she is an AMAZING person! When I was panicking with the wedding timeline she helped calm my nerves by putting together the entire timeline for us! She is so much fun to work with and if I could do the whole thing over again I would choose her every single time. Thank you for making our wedding day that much more special!
Lauren Runge, Prairie Du Chien, WI, August 2019
La Rae really takes the extra time to make sure your wedding day is perfect, I felt so relaxed knowing that they were there to make sure that everything would run smoothly and on schedule. She took time to meet with me several times before the wedding just to help me plan the day out, she is amazing. Her photos speak for themselves on how amazing of work she does, but they don’t caption the extra effort she makes beyond photography. She has the best personality and makes everything so much fun! My husband, which hates pictures even said “She makes taking pictures actually not terrible” which means a lot coming from him! Highly recommend!
Chris Dunn, Cedar Falls, Iowa, October 2019
The best! LaRae is more then just a photographer, she assisted with every step of our wedding and we are so honored she was able to capture our special day! She was so calm yet got the job done in a quick timeframe. She was the best addition to our wedding!
Hannah Jackley, Cedar Falls, Iowa, September 2019
100% recommend Wild Soul Weddings for wedding day photography. La Rae was amazing throughout the planning process and made sure to check in with me and see if I needed anything. She was an amazing support before and during the wedding day. We could not be more thankful for her and Wild Soul for making our special day run so smoothly. We had so much fun getting to know her during our planning process and I can’t imagine how crazy our day could’ve ended up without her and Lexi there to make the day flow so well. SO THANK YOU WILD SOUL! We are so happy you were a part of our experience and we love the images we now have to help us remember our special day.
Taryn Showalter, Cedar Falls, Iowa, August 2019
I LOVE LARAE!! I am so happy we chose Wild Soul for engagement and wedding photos! She was so helpful during the wedding planning process, and made taking pictures so fun! We LOVE our engagement photos, and every single one of our wedding sneak peeks are incredible! Our entire family loved working with her. Her vision for beautiful photos is incredible, and she will also help you bring any of your own visions to life! We can’t wait to keep working with her in the future!
Renee Knapp, Sister of bride Cari Laube, Charles City, Iowa, August 2019
An amazing team to work with!! The quality is top notch and the girls have the greatest ideas!
Megan Beitelspacher, Clear Lake, Iowa, September 2019
Wild Soul Weddings exceeded our expectations by far! La Rae was amazing to work with and had beautiful ideas for our pictures! 5 out of 5 stars, hands down!
Stevi McDivitt, Grundy Center, Iowa, June 2019
I can’t thank LaRae enough for all she did. We had her for the full wedding day and engagement session. She makes you feel like you’ve been friends your whole life. Having her as our photographer was the best decision my husband and I made! She was so helpful every step of the way! Ahhh words can’t describe how wonderful her work is. Absolutely worth the investment.
Anna Arnold, Independence, Iowa, May 2019
5 stars ⭐️, 2 thumbs up 👍🏼👍🏼, 10 out of 10!! These ladies are the sweetest and truly care about making your wedding day perfect! For me communication through the wedding planning process is HUGE. Brittany & LaRae were in touch with me,to check in, at all times. Always willing to help and always there when I needed anything. I was so relaxed on my wedding day knowing Brittany was capturing every moment! 💕 I received my pictures and have looked at them countless times! They are beautiful! Thank you so much Wild Soul Weddings! 😘
2018 Testimonials
McKayla Nedved, 11/10/18
” I booked with Wild Soul Weddings when I got engaged back in Dec 2017, (the got married 11/10/18) and let me tell you something. It has been hands down one of the best decisions my husband and I made for our wedding! The overall experience was SO AMAZING! Neither one of us thought we would love being in front of the camera but after we meet LaRae we fell in love with how she made us feel during our engagement session and knew we would be comfortable with her. At our wedding LaRae and Sally were so nice, professional, and the biggest hype women you could ask for during that exciting and busy day! Our photos are our best memories we have to forever look back at. We can’t say enough about this business. 10/10 stars for these rockstars! “
Sara Boyce, 8/26/18
” Wild Soul Wedding Photography was one of the best decisions I made during the wedding planning process! LaRae was helpful throughout the whole experience. She made sure to get every family picture that I had requested, and was great at moving everything along for what time allotted. The photographs are everything I wanted and more, and capture our day as it happened. I cannot wait to create a wedding day book and decorate my husband and I’s home with the beautiful photographs we will cherish forever. Thank you, Wild Soul Weddings!”
Sara’s Mom Tricia 8/26/18
“Wonderful experience. So much fun for my our family. She captured not just images but the whole feeling of the wedding day in the pictures. So happy to have these pictures as memories forever. They have far exceeded my expectations!! Sincerely, mother of the bride at the Cedar Ridge Winery wedding 8/26/18 “
Laurie Hansel 12/1/18
“Choosing LaRae to photograph our wedding was by far the easiest and best choice we made. Her photos tell a story and feel so personal. You spend a lot of time with your photographer on your wedding day and they get to see some very personal moments. LaRae is like just another member of your family. We got our photos back in a timely manner and they were amazing!”
Heather Peiffer 9/22/18
“I have nothing but positive things to say about Wild Soul! When I booked with Wild Soul Photography…I expected to get just that. A photographer. But instead I got that AND SO MUCH MORE! I got someone who helped with the day of schedule, someone that helped with logistics, someone who got me a drink when I needed one desperately! Someone who made us laugh and most importantly helped me relax! Not only was the experience up to our wedding so amazing (she offers perk partnerships which allowed me a discounted week of the wedding massage!), the day of was also incredible and stress free! Oh, and not to mention our photos were received in a very timely manner and went above and beyond! It captured our personalities AND the beauty of the day! Every time I look back at our photos I get a HUGE blushing smile on my face! I highly recommend this amazing team!”
Karen Allyn, Mother of Bride 11/21/18
“LaRae was spectacular yesterday at Katherine and Miles wedding! She worked well with the littles and made the photo shoot easy and fun. Highly recommend Wild Souls Wedding Photography & Videography!!”
Tina Ahlberg, Mother of the Groom 11/21/18
“Fantastic photos of my son and daughter-in-law’s wedding and engagement! LaRae is so fun and personable! Highly recommend!”
Mallory Peterson 9/28/18
“We hate taking photos and when we try we normally look a little awkward; but LaRae got us laughing and they turned out amazing. “
Shannon Lentfer 9/22/18
“I have been working on this review for a month and trying to make it concise, but I cannot say enough wonderful things about La Rae-she is so much more than just the beautiful photographs creates. My now husband and I had our engagement session last November. I remember being anxious because I know my husband hates pictures. He left the session in a great mood and had a good time. She was fun, bubbly, and energetic despite it being chilly.
La Rae was an enormous help during the planning process. She was someone I could turn to for advice and opinions. I struggle to ask for help and I never once felt that I was bothering her. She soothed me and encouraged me, which I needed because wedding planning is hard work! She encouraged me to take care of myself and, for that, I am so grateful. I truly believe her encouragement for selfcare made the wedding day go as enjoyable and perfectly as it did.
On the day of the wedding La Rae and Leah were rockstars. I felt so beyond taken care. La Rae not only considered how things looked but how I and my husband felt. The wedding party was also very impressed. Her passion throughout the day never faded. She kept her energy and made us feel like the center of attention. My husband was very impressed that La Rae and Leah helped keep his very sociable son entertained by giving him small jobs to do while we were taking pictures –which he loved because he felt so important! The bridal party enjoyed La Rae. She was so much fun. The best man commented that she excelled at commanding attention and getting work done while being fun, which is a hard balance for some. And the best man likes very few people and his picture taken. I would recommend La Rae to anyone if you want to feel loved, pampered, have fun, make a friend, and end up with beautiful images on your wedding day. Thank you for all that you do at WSW. We are already talking about when we can work with La Rae again.”
Hannah Hast 10/13/18
“If you don’t have Wild Soul Weddings as your photographer, you are really missing out! They are amazing. They support you through your whole wedding process. Any recommendations you need, they have some for you! FULL service photography. La Rae and Brittany made me feel so confident and empowered as a beautiful bride and now wife! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!!!!”
Misty McInerny, Mother of Hannah Hast, 10/13/18
“Cannot say enough about La Rae and Brittany. They were so easy to work with and very professional. They did such an amazing job. We were very pleased and we will definitely recommend them to anyone looking for a photographer. Thank you thank you thank you!!!”
Kristen Engelbrecht 9/9/18
“Our wedding was on 9/9/18 and we had a half day of photography (5hrs) with LaRae as well as an engagement session. We chose her because she had wonderful reviews and her photos are gorgeous! We are so happy with how all of our photos turned out, from the engagement session as well as the wedding. We had a list of photos we wanted and a few other ideas that came up the day of photo-wise, and she got everything we wanted plus so much more. She was so easy to communicate with before the wedding, the day of, and questions after the wedding. You can tell she really wants you to have a good experience. LaRae is professional, so sweet and very personable, she made the photo sessions such a fun experience. Her photography is worth every penny, and I’m excited to see these photos fill our home. Thank you so much, we are so grateful for Wild Soul Weddings.”
-Kristen and Jon
Ryley Reents 8/18/18
“Wild soul is the best photography company out there! They take such good care of their couples, not just in the day of but also for engagement sessions and all the little questions in between! These girls are awesome!”
Emily Scheer 7/14/18
LaRae and her crew are amazing people! very energetic and friendly! love them and their photography skills!”
Kelsey Weise 6/30/18
“THANK YOU LaRae FOR BEING THE BEST VIDEOGRAPHER EVER! She came with the BEST attitude and was so go with the flow! She made the whole day so easy! My theme for my wedding was light hearted, easy, and fun and that’s what LaRae was too! I never felt like I was just standing being video taped, I felt like she was always there to capture the important, authentic moments and there was very little posing. She was even there with safety pins that matched my dress when I felt it was hanging a little lose on me! She was never in the way, she was always in the distance with a smile capturing the important things. Seriously I could not have asked for a better videographer! I’m recommending her to everyone! I had never met LaRae prior to planning my wedding, but she kept in contact with me up until the day of the wedding- I knew she would be there ready to capture everything! I was nervous about booking someone I didn’t know, and also didn’t personally know anyone who had worked with her before- but I am so happy I found LaRae! I can’t wait to see my video.”
Caley Ploessl 5/26/18
“Wild Soul Weddings was AMAZING!! I can’t say enough about how smoothly they made the day go all while capturing beautiful images and video! Your day should be stress free and they are there to make it that way. Pictures were fun, carefree, quick (it was a HOT day) and very thorough. They know what they are doing and are the absolute best, got so many compliments on the photos as well.”
Abby Turley 4/21/18
“LaRae was our videographer for our wedding on April 21. I cannot rave about her enough! She captured the best moments of our day flawlessly. She was easy to communicate with (before the wedding and the day of!) and we received a USB with our videos within 10 days. Incredible! Book with WSW – you will not be sorry!”
Fay Chamberlin 4/20/18
LaRae was a blessing for my wedding. She found me on Facebook and ever since then she made me feel comfortable and excited. On the wedding day she arrived on time, got every one excited and pumped about taking photos. She got my wife and I feeling beautiful and open. I would recommend LaRae over and over again. If you need photos done. You need LaRae.
Alyse Mooty 4/13/18
“LaRae is a one of a kind photographer! She makes you feel like you are the most important and beautiful person in the world no matter what kind of shoot you are doing! She really helped in keeping the photos moving during our wedding a couple weeks ago and I couldn’t have been more pleased. I am so excited for the photos to come back – I know they will be amazing. I would definitely recommend LaRae! “
Samantha Kinzebach 3/24/18
“When I first met LaRae, our personalities instantly meshed, and I knew she was the photographer that was meant for our occasion. She has always given me her time and full attention for any silly question I may have, and I couldn’t ask for better customer service from a photographer. Additionally, she made us feel SO comfortable for engagement pictures, and the photos have been absolutely stunning. I truly can not wait to see what she can do with our wedding!”