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Hi, thanks for dropping by. I’m Nelson a photographer based in the New York City area, Iris is the boss and marketer behind the scenes, Nyla is a arts and crafts addict, Gray is the little stud, and they are our inspiration. The pictures shown here are the things we love doing.

Wedding Photography for me, is real simple, to capture authentic and uncontrived images through a journalistic perspective.

For rates and information, don’t hesitate to get in touch by sending us an email.

info@nylagray.com

*Please include a wedding date, location, and venue for any new inquires.*

All emails are normally replied within 24 hrs M-F or 48 hours during the weekend. If for some reason you don’t hear back, please check your spam folder or call/email directly.

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Frequently asked questions

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

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

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints
Proofs

Reviews of Nylagray Photography

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Nelson at Nylagray Photography receives glowing reviews for his exceptional work capturing weddings. Reviewers praise his flexibility, unique artistic style, efficiency in capturing special moments, and ability to make couples feel comfortable in front of the camera. Nelson's professionalism, organization, and talent in combining technical excellence with genuine care for his clients' visions shine through in the stunning and treasured photographs he delivers. Customers highly recommend him for weddings and other family events.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Nelson at Nylagray Photography receives glowing reviews for his exceptional work capturing weddings. Reviewers praise his flexibility, unique artistic style, efficiency in capturing special moments, and ability to make couples feel comfortable in front of the camera. Nelson's professionalism, organization, and talent in combining technical excellence with genuine care for his clients' visions shine through in the stunning and treasured photographs he delivers. Customers highly recommend him for weddings and other family events.

Matthew
Matthew Sent on 10/14/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding photography!

We used Nelson at Nylagray for both our wedding and our engagement photos. He was a pleasure to work with and made the entire process seamless and stress free. He easily worked together with our videographer and content creator (whom we had hired separately), as well as our families and friends. Our photos came out beautiful, and was receptive to our input to ensure he captured our vision. We can't recommend Nelson enough!
Lindsy
Lindsy Sent on 06/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Outstanding Wedding Photography Experience

I cannot recommend Nylagray Photography highly enough! From start to finish, working with Nelson was an absolute pleasure.

We had an untraditional wedding, and I was initially concerned about finding a photographer who could adapt to our unique vision. Nelson was completely flexible with his approach and tailored it to meet our specific needs.

Despite not having an engagement shoot beforehand (which I was honestly nervous about), he made both my husband and me feel incredibly comfortable and natural in front of the camera from the very first moment. His warmth and professional demeanor put us at ease, allowing our genuine emotions and personalities to shine through in every shot.

The final results speak for themselves – the photographs are absolutely stunning. He captured genuine memories and emotions that we'll treasure forever. My family members have been calling the pictures "exquisite," and I couldn't agree more.

If you're looking for a photographer who combines technical excellence with genuine care for your vision and comfort, look no further. He exceeded every expectation we had and gave us memories we'll cherish for a lifetime.
Marissa
Marissa Sent on 01/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection - organized, calm, and artistic photographer!

Nelson at Nylagray photography was our first vendor chosen for our wedding. We knew we wanted Nelson as he was the photographer for our 2 other friends weddings. Nelson has an artistic style. Our wedding photos are incredibly unique and stylistic! Nelson captured ALL our moments, and even reminded us of pictures we didn't get to during the wedding due to timing and made sure we got the specific pictures we wanted. He was so organized. We didn't lose out on any pictures, he was also so incredibly calm on a crazy day. Our wedding day and memories of our day were absolutely perfect. We will always consider Nelson for future family events that we want to capture through our lives. Nelson, thank you.
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Joanna Sent on 10/16/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible Photographer - Highly Recommend!

We are so grateful to have worked with Nelson in capturing our wedding day. He did an absolutely incredible job making sure he snapped the most special moments. We gave him a photo shoot list of the people we wanted to make sure we got side-by-side pictures with and he was very efficient in getting those photos taken so we could head over to cocktail hour and spend time with our guests. Our venue was also extremely photo opportunistic, we had so many areas we wanted to take photos and somehow Nelson made it happen where we didn't take too much time away from our guests. With all the special moments Nelson was able to capture, he somehow got our final photos back to us in only a short few weeks following our wedding day. It was a great experience, we can't recommend NylaGray Photography enough!
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Cassandra Sent on 07/17/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic photography experience with Nylagray Photography!

We cannot recommend Nelson enough! After looking through many photographers' portfolios, we really appreciated many aspects of Nelson's style. On the artistic side, we loved that all of his shots have great composition, a good balance of posed shots with candids; he has a great mix of "artsy" and "true to life" shots, and most importantly he captures not only the important moments of weddings but also how loves ones react to these important moments. On the technical side, we appreciated that his photographs are well lit (not over-exposed/blown out, as seems to be the current trend with many photographers), few photos have an obvious flash, and he has the skill to capture fast movement (like dancing, which was important to us!). He brought all of these skills to both our engagement photoshoot and our wedding, and we've loved the results.

While preparing for the wedding, he made the process painless - probably the easiest vendor conversations we've had - and he was able to speak with us on both artistic and technical levels. On the day of the wedding, he brought a warm smile, calm energy, and was great at getting interesting and fun shots with us and our guests. He has consistently been easy to talk to, open to suggestions (and quick to kindly offer his own!), and professional throughout. We've already been thinking of excuses to work with him again, and that should tell you all you need to know!
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Justin Sent on 11/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommended

Nelson was great to work with.

He was easy to get a hold of throughout the years-long covid-delayed wedding planning process and he made time for multiple phone conversations to make sure we were all on the same page.

On our wedding day, the two of us were so anxious and frantic, but Nelson brought such a warm, calming energy, as did his 2nd photographer which he brought. We really like how it never got too "posey" or "cheesy". Throughout the shoot, things felt really natural and organic.

Our photos came quick! The dust from our wedding had barely settled when our photos were ready for downloading and we got to relive the magic of our big day all over again. The photos came out GORGEOUSLY, especially the ones of the two of us.

Thank you so much for capturing this momentous day for us. We will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives.
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Megan Sent on 10/21/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend

We highly recommend Nelson for capturing the big and the quiet wedding day moments! We got married during a storm and Nelson was so calm, flexible, and just the easiest to be around! We absolutely love and treasure the pictures Nelson took for both our engagement and wedding. Maybe eventually we'll get to work with him on a warmer day!!
Julia
Julia Sent on 09/18/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!!!

Nelson is an understated yet confident photographer who helped capture our event perfectly. He was so easy to work with and quietly floated throughout the event capturing the big key moments, but even more importantly the quiet candid ones. We will treasure these photos forever.

Given how many aggressive personalities there can be in this space - Nelson was so refreshingly calm and easy to work with. He listened to what we wanted and totally delivered. Highly recommend working with him for any type of event you want captured forever!
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Michelle Sent on 11/20/2021
5 out of 5 rating

11-6-21 Wedding

We worked with Nelson and his assistant on our 11/6/21 wedding. We originally booked Nelson for our 3/21/20 wedding date. He was one of the only vendors who from the start understood our initial concern and need to reschedule our wedding. He was extremely flexible and accommodating throughout. Nelson always made time to chat with us regarding our upcoming wedding date. He helped us put our mind at ease and made the whole experience comfortable and relaxing. Nelson and his assistant were on time and very efficient on the day of. They went out of their way to capture different shots in specific lighting/background. I recently got the photos back and am so happy with how everything came out. Not only is Nelson an incredibly talented photographer, but he is also a genuinely nice person. We had many family members compliment him and how attentive he was throughout the day. We cannot recommend NylaGray enough and hope to be able to work with him again the future!
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Ali Sent on 10/22/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Best photography experience

From start to finish, the process of booking with Nelson and Nylagray was seamless and simple!

My husband and I found Nylagray when Googling photos of weddings at our venue and fell in love with Nelson's perspective while watching slideshows on the Nylagray website. All of our communications occurred via email which made things super simple for a couple who both work long hours and had an eventful year leading up to the wedding. I was so impressed when Nelson emailed me the week of our wedding with photos he had taken while scouting our location (in NJ) for areas to do just bride and groom photos which I had requested happen before photos with our families at the wedding venue. That's dedication! As a character performer I am used to having my photo taken but in "posed" portraits, but this was my first photo session of this type. I was actually a little nervous about how natural the photos between my husband and I would come out because of that, but Nelson was able to simply capture moments of us as they happened without us having to feel coached or like we were being watched...hahaha. We quickly got all of the photos we wanted done with immediate family and our tiny wedding party, and Nelson was kind enough to offer to take posed photos during the reception that any of our guests wanted for a good 30 minutes until everyone was done.

The cost of the package was 100% worth it and we were so thrilled to be able to digitally download the photos for free and offer that service to our guests, since there were so many great candid shots of our guests as well as posed family and friend photos! The feedback we've gotten from guests and friends who were not in attendance is that they are the best wedding photos they have ever seen....and my husband and I agree!

I could go on forever saying great things about Nylagray, but I'll sum it all up this way: these photos are your memories forever of the most important day in your life, so go with the best and book with Nylagray!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

2 Endorsements
Jordan Jeanty Studios Jordan Jeanty Studios Wedding Videographers

I met Nelson for the first time on the day of a wedding. The bride had hired two different vendors that had never met/worked together. He was the lead photographer for the day and I was the lead videographer for the day. As soon as I met him, I realized how cool of a guy he is. We immediately hit it off and it was a smooth day for the both of us. I am looking forward to shooting with him again.

Onada Photography Onada Photography Wedding Photographers

Nelson and I shoot together all the time and he is an AMAZING photographer and his work speaks for itself.

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Nylagray Photography frequently asked questions

Nylagray Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
Nylagray Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Nylagray Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
Nylagray 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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