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Award winning photographer Greg Nelsen is known for his creativity, poise and professionalism behind the lens. His photography reflects a love for composition, art and candid moments. He brings a warm, relaxed, confident ease and a sense of fun to help put you in the best frame, while also knowing how to fade into the background to let magic happen. He and his wife Jennifer, a former CNN producer, team up to bring you coverage of your wedding day that is not only beautiful, but also authentic.

Greg Nelsen, a boutique wedding photographer, personally plans and photographs each wedding to provide personal attention and a customized wedding day experience. In the words of one of his clients; “You’d be silly not to hire Greg for your photography needs. He has so much experience and raw artistic talent. HIGHLY recommended!”

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
Hand-Coloring
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files
Proofs

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

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
Hand-Coloring
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files
Proofs
Save the Date

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date

Reviews of Greg Nelsen Photography

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Tatyana Sent on 02/18/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Greg Nelsen is an incredible photographer that is an absolute pleasure to work with. Greg Nelsen photography provided my family with gorgeous images of our 20th wedding anniversary that we will cherish forever. I absolutely love his style of photojournalism that captures the essence of the moment and gives "real life" filling to pictures. If you are looking for someone to capture the essence of your special day with grace, style, and artful eye, Greg Nelsen is your guy. His company will provide you with fantastic service and beautiful images of your special day. He is attentive, responsive, willing to do anything to get a great shot ( even if that means he is on the ground in wet grass or sand), super enthusiastic about his work, and fun to be around. I absolutely love his work! He makes my family history look like art while capturing special moments.
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Bligh Sent on 01/22/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Greg and Jennifer did a wonderful job photographing our wedding last July. They had some awesome, creative shots! And we appreciated their quick turnaround in getting us the photos. Highly recommend!
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Joe Sent on 02/04/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Greg and Jennifer are phenomenal professionals and my wife, Laura and I are so happy we selected them to be our Photography team at our wedding in June, 2016. Laura met Greg at a bridal show and was impressed with his work and his personality. As we were working on selecting a photographer for our big day, we set up a meeting at Greg's house and met with Greg and Jennifer. After that meeting, where we got to know them better and saw many samples of their work, we decided that Greg and Jennifer were the right selection! Naomi and Greg photographed our wedding and Jennifer was key in coordinating all the shots we had previously discussed. They captured so many great shots including some amazing sunset captures we will cherish for our lifetime. We even fit in something that was important to us which was a shoot between the ceremony and reception at a playground on the swings.
After our big day, Greg and Jennifer followed up wonderfully! They sent us 13 great, retouched shots the next day and had the entire set of good shots which totaled 783 ready for us to review within a few weeks! We were able to share those on a website with all our friends and family and also received all the images on a disc. Then, when the timing was right for us, we met with Greg and Jennifer again to discuss our dream wedding album. They were very accommodating & timely when we went back and forth through e-mail to get every image and page just how we wanted.
There are countless positives in working with Greg Nelsen Photography including quality of work, professionalism, desire to make us happy and personalities that are a joy to be with while also getting the job done! We highly recommend them.
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Molly Sent on 04/20/2016
5 out of 5 rating
We had the pleasure of working with Greg for both our engagement and wedding photos. Both experiences were great and we have so many beautiful photos to choose from! Greg communicated with us well before the wedding to make sure he had a good idea of all the group shots we wanted. Greg's partner Jennifer was there as well focusing on the fine details and making sure everything went smoothly. We got our photos back in less than 2 weeks and were so impressed with the quality of his work. Thank you so much Greg and Jennifer!
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Kara Sent on 12/14/2015
5 out of 5 rating
We have had several wonderful experiences working with Greg. He has shot our family pictures for a few years now at different locations in the San Diego area, including Presidio Park and La Jolla cove. Greg has been timely, professional, and easy going. Whenever we got engaged we knew Greg was our only choice for engagement and wedding photos. During our engagement session at Balboa Park Greg would crack jokes at just the right time to give my fiancé and I the genuine smiles that I wanted in our photographs. Leading up to the wedding, Greg patiently worked with us to create a family shot list to accommodate our very large family. He and Jennifer did a great job managing our family members to get all the family shots we needed. The posed family shots turned out beautifully, but my favorite photos were of all the candid moments Greg was able to capture. He even was able to get some cute shots of our nephews, who were having “toddler moments” throughout the night. Greg exceeded our expectations and we will continue to look to him for all of our photography needs.
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Emily Sent on 12/07/2015
5 out of 5 rating
You'd be silly not to hire Greg for your photography needs! He has so much experience and so much raw artistic talent - he captured our event with really stunning photos. We searched for a long time to find the right photographer and ultimately decided to go with Greg after seeing the richness of his work - brilliant vivid colors and an artistic eye. In addition to the raw talent, Greg and his beautiful wife Jennifer were such a pleasure to work with - so genuine and sincere. They took so much stress out of the day by being easy going despite the fact that we were running late. They were also able to efficiently organize a large group for the family photos. The overall value, experience, ease, etc was better than I think we could have found anywhere. We had several of our guests tell us that the "photographer really knew what he was doing"...we agree. HIGHLY recommended!!
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Silvia Sent on 02/24/2015
5 out of 5 rating
We had the pleasure of having Greg Nelsen as our photographer for our wedding last November. I met him at a Bridal Bazaar last Spring and he was very friendly. I set up an appointment with him and my husband-to-be at the time and we also met his beautiful wife. We had a great conversation and we decided to have them photograph our wedding. He was responsive to emails, very flexible throughout the whole planning. We did the engagement photoshoot and it was very relaxed and easy. The pictures turned out beautiful and had some of the pictures used as part of the wedding decorations. Greg was so awesome. He did a sighting of the chapel where we got married before the wedding day. My mom was able to show him the chapel and took some test shots of her. He also ended up driving the best man to the reception after we had some transportation issues. So overall, he was just super nice and easy-going. But of course, that also came with great photographs! We got some previews the day after the wedding! Then two weeks later, as promised, we got the rest. We got so many pictures and he was able to capture all the beautiful moments we remember. Thank you Greg for doing such a fantastic job that all of us enjoyed, and that we will treasure forever. Muchas gracias!
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User1944669 Sent on 11/30/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Every aspect of our experience with Greg & Jennifer was fantastic! Thank you so much for everything, and especially the amazing shots! They were very friendly and professional from the beginning. My husband & I were impressed with their attentiveness and quick response throughout the wedding planning, and both were exceptionally helpful on our special day! We were planning a wedding from out-of-state, but Greg made the process that much easier. They even took the time to scope-out our wedding venue and reception site so as to make the photos that much better. Greg was 100% accommodating and didn't charge us any additional fees or surprises, and even brought an additional photographer for our wedding (thank you Courtney!). Working with Greg was fantastic! I'm so glad we had the opportunity to meet them beforehand as it definitely eased our minds, as well as both Greg & Jennifer gave us some great tips and pointers for the ceremony. Greg was very laid back and funny, but professional and respectful. We're not exactly the creative type, but he managed to get quite a few out of us. We got a lot of really great posed pictures, but from the wedding our favorites were the ones that captured candid moments with us and the guests! I would definitely recommend Greg to anyone in CA and coming to San Diego from out of state! It all worked perfectly for us and the price was certainly right! Thank you Greg & Jennifer for an amazing experience and memorable photos!!
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Stacy Sent on 10/16/2014
5 out of 5 rating
Where do I even begin?! Greg is simply AMAZING!!!!! When we had a question prior to the wedding he was right there to answer it, rapidly!!! On the day of, Greg was so focused to the fine detail’s it made me that much more relaxed knowing we had someone just as focused as we are. He was accommodating, friendly, and such a pleasure to work with. My fiancé(now hubby) is extremely shy but Greg had him laughing and enjoying every second of pictures! Our wedding was October 11th and Greg sent us a little sneak peek and boy, were WE ARE AMAZED on the 4 photos!!!! SIMPLY AMAZING!!!!! We can't wait to see more and I know when we do, I'll need a box of tissue next to me cause I'm going to relive my fairytale wedding all over again :)
BRIDE’S DON’T HESITATE, GO WITH GREG NELSEN IF YOU WANT THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHER!!!!!
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Jill Sent on 07/19/2014
5 out of 5 rating
We won a free engagement shoot with Greg shortly after our engagement from a bridal show event. Our pictures turned out amazing! He was one of the first vendors we booked and we couldn't have been happier! He is so laid back but organized and professional. He had 6 professional shots to me the next day and they were stunning! People would see them and kept asking who our photographer was. Greg has a number of years of experience and recently started shooting weddings, so when we booked him he only had a few examples which made me hesitant at first. however, you could tell he had true talent and I'm so glad I followed my guy and booked him. Our pictures were beautiful, vibrant and full of color!
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Awards

20
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

2 Endorsements
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Greg Nelsen Photography frequently asked questions

Greg Nelsen Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Hand-Coloring
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
  • Proofs
Greg Nelsen Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • Hand-Coloring
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
Greg Nelsen Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
Greg Nelsen Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Greg Nelsen Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
Greg Nelsen Photography 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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