Nilka was a dream throughout the whole process, open to customizing a package that made sense for our wedding, and so personable throughout our engagement shoot and wedding day. She puts everyone at ease and moves with a calm confidence that will make even your most crotchety family members fall in line for the group shots :P We could not have made a better decision than going with Nilka for our wedding day, and you should, too!!

Nilka was our photographer for our wedding and the entire experience was PERFECT. She is very professional, knowledgeable and experienced. The photos came out absolutely stunning. We sent her a plan for all of the photos we wanted and she delivered above and beyond on everything. She was amazing at coordinating and keeping us on track, and also provided so much direction, which we appreciated greatly and made us feel so comfortable. So much of our wedding party said she was the best photographer they’ve had for a wedding. She also got our photos over to us quickly which we also appreciated. I highly highly recommend her for your event!!

There are no words for how beautiful our wedding photos turned out! Me and my husband are a gay couple from the mainland US, and we worked with Nilka to photograph our wedding at Hacidena Campo Rico outside of San Juan, PR. I had found Nilka from looking through so many wedding websites of photographers in PR, and I could tell she had a great eye. Working with Nilka was so amazing: we had a few conversations up front over Zoom to talk through the wedding, staging, and how we would take pictures so she knew what to expect. We were very adamant that we wanted to attend our cocktail hour and front load our photos with family and designated friends ahead of the ceremony. Nilka scheduled it out PERFECTLY! She was a great director and walked us through the photos. She made us feel so comfortable and relaxed, and knew how to set a perfect atmosphere to capture our true selves on our wedding day. The time flew with her, we couldn't believe it was already time for family to show up! She was incredibly efficient and professional with the family portraits despite our side being disorganized. She always stayed calm and cool, which was appreciated. We just got our photos back about 2 weeks later and oh wow... all of the emotions of the day of came flooding back to us. She did an unbelievable job capturing us, the ceremony, the speeches, the cocktail hour, the reception, the decor, our family and other portraits. These photos are works of art. We feel so lucky to have such gorgeous photos to be able to memorialize our wedding with - she truly elevated the day! She truly has an eye for capturing the right moments. We will always cherish these photos, and we are beyond grateful to have found her and gotten the chance to work with her. Also, Nilka is simply just a genuinely kind person. She is friendly and funny, someone who you would want to grab a beer with. Anyone would be lucky to be able to book her for their wedding. Thank you, Nilka!

Hiring Nilka was the best decision for our Puerto Rico elopement!!!! She was so fun to work with, everything was go with the flow. There was a rain storm coming in and it was so kind of her to coordinate with our officiant and recommend a location change to keep things simple because I told her my priority was low stress. We were able to stay present and in the moment of our wedding rather than worry about logistics. It was natural, we never felt rushed or forced poses. And of course the photos are absolutely stunning!!!!! They look like they are straight out of a magazine and we cried while flipping thru them 🥹 Thank you for everything Nilka you are a gem! Highly recommend!

Nilka is really the best! She is such a down to earth person and is so talented in her photography. Communication with her was extremely easy, she is very organized in getting you set up and even prior to wedding she will have every detail down you want to make sure is captured for your big day! We did a photo session with her prior to the wedding as it was part of the package we chose and I highly recommend so you can get a taste on how talented she is and how genuine and kind she is! Our photos came out absolutely beautiful! Book her she is key to your dream wedding team!

Thank you Nilka for forever being a part of our memories!

Nilka has a creative touch for photos, she captured all the love and authentic moments. We can feel the emotions from our pics. Highly recommend her! 🤍

Nilka and her team were amazing to work with! Nilka is professional, flexible, and her style captured intimate moments that were beautiful and heartfelt. She made us feel very comfortable and natural in front of the camera and was very timely in her delivery of services. We highly recommend!

Choosing Nilka Gissell as our wedding photographer was easily one of our best decisions! From our first conversation and consultation, Nilka’s warmth and professionalism made it easy to connect it with her and a no brainer that she was the wedding photographer for us! She made our engagement shoot in Viejo San Juan incredibly fun and had us feeling natural in front of the camera. It was a bonus to be able to meet with her in-person before our wedding day for our engagement shoot in Puerto Rico as we live in Santa Monica and would not be be back in Puerto Rico until our wedding later that year.

Nilka was great to communicate with, and ensured we were all on the same page throughout the whole process. By our wedding day, reconnecting with her felt like meeting an old friend! Nilka and her assistant were on top of every detail, managing the day seamlessly and capturing all the important moments and locations we had discussed.

Her eye for creative shots beautifully captured the rainforest and overall vibe at Hacienda Siesta Alegre, adding magic to our wedding photos. Nilka’s knack for capturing memorable moments is unmatched.
We recently received all of our wedding photos from Nilka and are over the moon - they are stunning! If you’re thinking about a photographer for your big day, hire Nilka—you won’t regret it!

Nilka was a dream to work with on our destination wedding in Old San Juan. From the very beginning Nilka was responsive, organized and very knowledgeable. During our first phone consultation Nilka even recommended the vendors we would go on to book for our flowers, coordinator and ceremony music. On actual wedding day Nilka was a calm and confident presence from the first moment she arrived. She was encouraging, genuine and flexible throughout the entire day and made wrangling our large extended family for pre-ceremony photos look easy! The best part of working with Nilka was of course the gorgeous photos and short 2 minute video that she captured of our big day. Nilka's photography beautifully portrays the magic of Old San Juan and the joy and love present in our wedding festivities. We're so grateful for these memories that we'll cherish for a lifetime.

Nilka has captured our wedding absolutely perfectly! The quality of pictures are amazing and her recommendations were great! Would highly recommend for any occasion!!