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Wild Soul Weddings is a luxury photography company based in Grundy Center, Iowa. La Rae, WSW owner, started shooting weddings in 2014. After needing therapy after her wedding, La Rae used all she wished she had known as a bride to help create a unique experience for her couples!

In 2017, Sally and Brittany joined our company as second shooters.

Wild Soul Weddings is a company of kickass women dedicated to helping YOU have a wedding day that fills you with joy and not sadness.

Some additional info about Wild Soul Weddings:

  • Wild Soul Weddings is a company made up of three best friends. We work and play together. We love each other. We want to have fun with you and love you! If you aren’t interested in this type of experience, we might not be the right fit for you.
  • Wild Soul Weddings is a natural light photography company. This means that we do not use excessive lighting set ups. We believe in moments. We believe in authenticity. We believe in providing you with our friendship and love as well as our photo expertise. Because of this, we do not want to be worried about being weighed down or slowed down by tons of equipment. If you are looking for a photographer that uses lots of off-camera flash, we are not the company for you, but we would be happy to direct you to some of our friends.
  • All of our shooters use Canon cameras.
  • Our highest desire is to create beautiful works of art that will bring you joy for the rest of your lives. We place the highest importance on your couples’ portraits. If these images are not of your highest concern, let us know!
  • We believe that self-care and a great timeline are the best ways to have an amazing day. Please let us help you with both.
  • We love working with couples who value us and want to build a relationship with us. If you aren’t interested in becoming besties with us, we may not be the right fit for you (mainly because we will be all up in your grill and you will probably get annoyed).


Experience
La Rae herself has done 125+ weddings! I consider myself a wedding expert and can help you with many decisions along the way.

All of our wedding clients receive 50% off sessions FOREVER!!! (Maternity, milestone, family)

PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES

Full Day Wedding Package-$4,500+tax

Requires $700 non-refundable retainer to reserve your date. Final balance is due 1 week before the wedding.

Includes 1 engagement session and up to 10 hours of wedding day coverage with second shooter.

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7 Hour Wedding Photography-$3400+tax

Requires $700 non-refundable retainer to reserve your date. Final balance is due 1 week before the wedding.

Includes 1 engagement session and up to 7 hours of wedding day coverage with ONE shooter.

This package does not include a second shooter, but a second shooter may be added for $400.

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Half Day Wedding Package-$2,400+tax

Requires $500 non-refundable retainer to reserve your date. Final balance is due 1 week before the wedding.

Includes 1 engagement session, and up to 5 hours of wedding day coverage. This package does not include a second shooter, but a second shooter may be added for $300.

ELOPEMENTS START AT $600+TAX. Elopements are small weddings, such as courthouse weddings, that occur on Monday-Thursday, or are outside of the midwest.

All packages include: all digital images, edited photos, and a print release.

No travel fee up to 2 hours away from Grundy Center, Iowa. Travel + hotel fees required for travel over 2 hours.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the starting price for your wedding photography services?

$1,700

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Digital Files

What is the price of your most popular wedding package?

$3,500

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Boudoir Shoot
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter

What photography items do you offer?

Digital Files
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Reviews of Wild Soul Weddings

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Rachel
Rachel C. Sent on 02/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Everything we could have imagined for lifetime memories of the best day of our lives!

WARNING: long & real review!

Working with La Rae throughout our wedding planning process was so amazing from start to finish! (Really, though, I shouldn’t say to finish- because we are excited to continue using WSW for all our future family/pregnancy/milestone pictures and I cannot wait!😍)

We found WSW through a friend who had a wonderful experience with La Rae and we do not regret it! She is professional in every sense, but also feels like a friend!

Before our engagement session my husband and I had never met La Rae- although I thought it was great how she reached out to meet up for coffee to see if we would be a good fit working together, our schedules unfortunately didn’t allow for it, she still was able to help us feel completely comfortable and at ease throughout our session. So many of our pictures showed us genuinely laughing and having a good time!

Fast forward to our wedding... we had the best day ever!! We got married in the brunt of a covid19 influx and one of La Rae’s second shooters was unable to make it to our big day, but that didn’t stop her! She quickly found a second shooter and no one could even tell they hadn’t previously worked together. I was so thankful that I didn’t have to worry or stress that our pictures may be different than I had imagined with only one shooter.

My family is HUGE okay. La Rae professionally AND with poise kept things moving a long smoothly for family pictures so that we stayed on time and got all the shots we wanted. *timelines and pre-made family photo lists help tremendously!* We had several wedding party members and guests mention to us how fun our photographers were.

*pricing* so many brides stress about this part. We chose to spend the most amount of money on photography and food. You NEVER get to relive this day in person! The people you spend this day with may be their last. We wanted pictures with amazing quality, attached to an amazing experience. WSW is WORTH the money! + 50% off all future sessions, WHAT?!? Our print size photos came on the cutest little lock & key USB, in the cutest little packaging! Looking at our photos, we can FEEL the exact emotions we had that day, HEAR the exact conversations that were happening. We are so happy to have these keepsakes to relive the best day of our lives over and over!

Choosing WSW as your lifetime friends and photographers will not the wrong decision 🥰
Lorissa
Lorissa W. Sent on 12/24/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional

Y’all. Look no further, WSW is the way to go. All the ladies are amazing and their photography skills are breath-taking. I seriously couldn’t be happier with my choice in a photographer and will forever be grateful for WSW.
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Casey Sent on 03/15/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely Amazing!

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.
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Wild Soul Weddings frequently asked questions

Wild Soul Weddings includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
Wild Soul Weddings includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
Wild Soul Weddings offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Photojournalism
Wild Soul Weddings offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
Wild Soul Weddings offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Digital Files
Wild Soul Weddings is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.

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