I worked as Professional Wedding DJ for many years in the Charlotte area and FINALLY got to plan my own wedding at 40 years old. Being in the industry made it "somewhat" easier as far as planning goes, but when it comes to weddings there are 3 main aspects that you can not take short cuts with... the food, the music, and the photographer!

Cliff Nichols is by far one of the best in the buisness! From the very beginning, he was upfront about all pricing and packages. We hired him months before our "date" and his communication remained very involved in the entire planning process. Two weeks before our wedding, he met us at the venue for a site visit, and brought his camera to get some fun "test shots" so that we could get an idea of what the scenery and lighting would look like for the real deal. As time approached, he created an amazing timeline that could easily be merged with our venue timeline. My wife and I were most surprised that he came to our rehearsal the day before and made very helpful recommendations. Now most everyone will say that their wedding was "perfect", but ours absolutely was! His pictures were phenomenal, and he caught every moment that we hoped to be captured. As a bonus, he even stayed a little later than contracted to get those outstanding late night DANCE pics!

If you want the BEST, please reach out to Cliff for your special day!

Cliff Nichols is the most talented photographer I have ever worked with. He is extremely professional - Shows up early and was at our rehearsal to ensure good lighting for the ceremony. Very creative with poses and encouraged us to come up with poses we loved and wanted to create. Cliff’s experience in wedding photography was evident in the way he organized the group photos. Several conversations prior to the wedding resulted in everything we wanted to have photographed.
Pre-ceremony photos were absolutely perfect. Cliff captured the small details of the wedding (cake table, memorial to those we lost, etc.) including family, friends and all the special and intimate moments leading up to the ceremony.
The ceremony and reception photos were above and beyond our expectations. Cliff was able to capture the formal group photos, the fun bride/groom photos, and the candid photos of the entire wedding celebration. Our ceremony photos were stunning! Cliff captured the expressions and emotions of us and our wedding party (our 4 children) as well as the guests. Every moment of the ceremony was documented with incredible thought and detail going into every picture taken.
From the ceremony and into the reception, Cliff took the time to take incredible photos of me and my husband. He made me feel like a bride from a bridal magazine! He has an impeccable eye for the details and gifted vision for the perfect bride/groom photos.
We love the candid photos of us as well as our guests during the reception. The pure love, joy, and happiness is displayed in every shot. He captured the incredible band, the dancing, the intimate moment when my daughter cried while presenting a song she wrote to my husband, and so much more.
I really cannot say enough about how amazing Cliff Nichols is as a photographer. Honestly, he is the most professional, personable, talented, creative photographer who will give you quality AND quantity. They say your wedding is just “one day.” Cliff makes your wedding day the BEST day and his photos will make your wedding much more than just one day.

Cliff is the best photographer I have every used. He will do whatever it takes to get the pictures you need. The quality is excellent and I would highly recommend Cliff to be your photographer for any type of event.

I appreciate Cliff so much. We had planned on taking our family pictures outside by a local lake. When the scheduled day for our family pictures arrived it was raining out. We would not be able to reschedule because some of our family we’re in from out of town. Cliff quickly readjusted and offered to come to our home to capture our family pictures. He staged an area to take the pictures. I’m so grateful we were able to get them when everyone was home. We had so much fun doing them and they came out wonderful. Great memories.

Cliff and his partner were so friendly and helpful with our guests! The quality of the photo booth photos were incredible! They have a wide variety of props which made it extra fun! We also had some regular photography which was great too! The wonderful memories we made were captured in the incredible photos taken! We can cherish them for years to come!

Just wanted to give a big shout out to Cliff for capturing amazing photos of our wedding. From the first day we met Cliff he was very easy to get up with and any question we had he answered them in a timely fashion while throwing in a few suggestions to make our wedding day run smoother. Cliff kept things moving throughout our day and never missed an important shot. Our photos look awesome and he even threw in a few extra photos we weren't expecting. We highly recommend recommend Cliff!

First, let me say our wedding day flew by so fast. We really didn’t remember half of it until we got our photos from Cliff. He didn’t miss a thing; in fact, he took detailed photos of our venue neither one of us remembered. Cliff really pushed us to create an itinerary and a list of must have photos. He basically did everything and gave a lot of expert advice of things to consider we never thought about. Once we approved everything, he created a list that was sent to our wedding party so they would know what to expect. With our rowdy group of friends this really helped to keep things moving. Cliff has a great personality and our guest loved him. All our photos looked awesome and we have great memories of our wedding day! We highly recommend Cliff!!!

Cliff is the best...person and photographer. He is experienced and the attention to detail displayed in his photos and client relationships sets him apart from the pack. I constantly heard only positives from clients working with Cliff, from their initial meeting, throughout the planning process, shooting their wedding/event and delivering the final product, Cliff is professional, timely and so patient with clients. He really listens to what they want and gives such personal attention to please his clients. Cliff goes above and beyond but best of all, he is a great person who truly cares and is a BLAST to work with!

I cannot begin to tell you how happy Harold and I were to have Cliff as our photographer. Not only is he an exceptional photographer, he has a great personality that all of guest loved. Cliff spent a lot of time with us before or wedding giving great suggestions how to make or wedding run more smoothly. We will always have great memories to look back on thanks to Cliff. We highly recommend Cliff!

Cliff was wonderful to work with and made sure to capture everything that was important to each of us. He is an excellent photographer and we are very happy with our wedding pictures.