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Elena Vels Photography is a wedding photography company based in New York, New York. Photographer Elena collaborates with couples in an open-minded fashion to create images that truly reflect their vision. Utilizing photojournalistic styles, she aims to capture the candid moments and romance of your day with elegant vibrancy. With a particular penchant for urban landscapes and settings, she has a natural talent for illustrating the energy and buzz of New York City.

Services Offered

Elena Vels Photography is available for destination weddings and engagement photoshoots. She is happy to procure an additional photographer to accompany her in documenting your day’s highlights. Couples can look forward to a blend of natural images and portraits, which creates a broad picture of their happy day. Afterward, this professional will provide you with bespoke online albums and digital files. Communication is key to Elena’s approach, and she loves to hear what couples truly want from their photography experience.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Digital Files

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

High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

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
Digital Files

Reviews of Elena Vels Photography

Ursula
Ursula Sent on 07/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic - I can't pick a favorite photo!

Elena was absolutely incredible from start to finish. She did our our wedding and also our engagement photos, and both turned out SO well. My husband and I are not at all comfortable in front of the camera, but she managed to get some really great shots despite how nervous we were. She also got so many wonderful candid shots from our reception and afterparty - putting together a wedding album is literally impossible because I love every single photo! And to reiterate, I do NOT like having my photo taken. But I love every single one of these.

Elena is also extremely professional, prompt, and communicative. Our families all raved about her and her professionalism once the wedding was over. She also was extremely accommodating - we had to reschedule due to covid and she made it easy and stress-free.

Please don't hesitate to book her! I love our photos so much!!
Jonah
Jonah Sent on 10/31/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Best photographer!

Elena was such a pleasure to work with and I VERY MUCH recommend her for engagement and wedding photos. Her prices fit into our budget and we felt that the quality to price was AMAZING. It was great to be able to get to know her and work with her during the engagement photo shoot so we could see if we liked her for the wedding photographer. It was so easy and natural being photographed by her and the pictures turned out so well that we immediately booked her for the full wedding experience. She was flexible with us in where we took pictures for engagement photo shoot. When it came to the wedding, she worked with us in figuring out what would be the best use of time for her and her second photographer. They were so thoughtful in making sure to get all of the pictures we needed along with pictures that they knew we would want for after. She has such a presence that made us feel so comfortable with the ability to also command a crowd so that people were where they needed to be when they needed to be. She is the best and I HIGHLY recommend working with her!
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Emman Sent on 11/08/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing experience!

Choosing Elena as our photographer was the best decision ever! She did both our engagement shoot and our big day and made both experiences super easy, natural, and comfortable which was very important to us when looking for a photographer. Honestly, it was like working with a friend more so than a vendor which we loved! She truly is so talented and made sure to capture everything we were looking for and more. We have not stopped obsessing over our pictures so to any brides looking for a photographer look no further and book Elena as you will not regret it!!
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Christine Sent on 09/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Such a great photographer!

Of all the decisions we had to make with wedding planning, choosing Elena was the one we were happiest with. Elena is such a great person to work with - she made us feel at ease and made us not feel awkward in front of the camera(which usually is all the time). We really appreciated how she worked behind the scenes during the wedding to make everything run as smooth as possible. We are so excited with how our pictures came out, and we are recommending her to all of our friends :)
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Emeli Sent on 09/07/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The Absolute BEST!

Elena, we are so grateful to have found you. You and Zafar make such a great team. I never even noticed you were snapping photos. You both are little ninja haha. Even our guests were amazed at all the small details they saw you capture. Thank you for helping us capture our magical day.
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Irina Sent on 11/12/2020
5 out of 5 rating

A great one!

We were blessed to have Elena as our photographer for our wedding. My wife and I loved not just the photos but Elena too. It was very easy to communicate with her and her personality is amazing. Thank you for creating our most precious memories!
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Nataliia Sent on 11/10/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommended

We were so thrilled to get the results of Elena’s work! She has an amazing eye for photography and a great energy as well. So easy to work with.
She would let me text, call her with all the questions prior to the day, and provided great services on the day itself.
Highly recommended!
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Julia Sent on 11/09/2020
5 out of 5 rating

So genuine!

If you are looking for a photographer that is going to listen to all your needs (and even worries sometimes) look no more! Elena is so genuine and caring! And her work speaks for itself!
Anastasya
Anastasya Sent on 01/03/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Great photos and easy to work with

I worked with Elena Vels and she was wonderful.
She has a really good eye for photography and she was so helpful at giving directions for posing. My husband and I rarely get professional pictures taken of us and my husband was skeptical about the photoshoot at first. But Elena exceeded all our expectations! Would definitely recommend her.
Alisa
Alisa Sent on 12/26/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Detail-oriented and creative photographer

Your very special day will be a lot less stressful with the right photographer. Working with Elena was such a great luck! Whole day she was creating super warm atmosphere for both of us, me and my fiance. Communication was so easy and authentic, all the pictures we got afterwards look so genuine. Our most lovable pictures are from reception, she captured all the perfect moments, which could be challenging when you have more than 50 people at the wedding! We are beyond happy with our stunning pictures of that magical day! Thank you so much Elena for your acute eye.
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Elena Vels Photography frequently asked questions

Elena Vels Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
Elena Vels Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Digital Files
Elena Vels Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Traditional
Elena Vels Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Elena Vels Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
Elena Vels 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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