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About

Studio Nouveau is an award-winning photography company based out of Waltham, Massachusetts. They're a bold and joyful company that takes their job seriously, but not themselves. Most couples become their friends and continue to use them for other life milestones. Studio Nouveau uses a contemporary and photojournalistic style to capture the happiness you'll surely feel on your wedding day.

Experience
This photography company was established in 2007 and has since won WeddingWire's Couples' Choice Award for 2009-2012 and 2014-2018. Laura Woolfson is the owner and lead photographer of Studio Nouveau. She studied photography at California State University and earned her MFA in Visual Art from the College of Art and Design at Lesley University. Her work has been published in Conde Nast, Huffington Post and Boston Magazine.

Services Offered
This full-service photography company offers multiple wedding packages to choose from which range from six hours of coverage to all day. Their services include:

  • Digital files
  • High-resolution images
  • Second shooter
  • Additional hours
  • Albums
  • Prints
  • Negatives
  • Proofs


Other Services
In addition to shooting your wedding day, Studio Nouveau will also shoot the following:

  • Engagement shoot
  • Boudoir shoot
  • Slideshow
  • Save the dates
  • Thank you cards
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Digital Files

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

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Toning
Albums
Digital Files
Prints

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Boudoir Shoot
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Second Shooter

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Negatives
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Studio Nouveau

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Shannon Sent on 12/26/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Simply the best!

After getting married last month, we cannot recommend Lara and Studio Nouveau enough! After doing an engagement shoot with her and being blown away, we knew we'd made the right choice, but then we saw our wedding photos and we couldn't believe how incredible they are. We can't thank Lara (and Lara!) enough for all of their time, their help, their patience, and their kindness. They always managed to be in the right place to capture the important moments, but they never felt like they were in the way or trying to coordinate artificial shots, they were just capturing all of the joy and love on our special day, and it shows in all of these amazing photos. If you're looking for the best wedding photographers, stop looking, you've found them!
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Amy E. Sent on 09/26/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing Pictures!

Lara with Studio Nouveau was amazing! She was great to work with on the day and knew all the best picture spots at our venue to help us run things flawlessly. She was easy going and open to even adding in more family pictures then we originally said once we realized we forgot some. She had made us an amazing book as well with our engagement photos that we were able to use as our book for people to sign. I can't wait to see the final pictures but the numerous sneak peaks we got a week after our wedding were already flawless. Thank you Lara for everything and for making our day such a breeze with photographs!!
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Lisa Sent on 01/12/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Gorgeous photos & wonderful team

The photographer was one of the most important decisions for us, and we chose Lara based on a recommendation from a friend and it was one of the best decisions. She was AMAZING throughout the process. She was super responsive and flexible during our planning (which is crucial during the stress of any wedding). Most importantly, her vision for where we should take the photos on-site, who should stand where, etc was incredible and thoughtful. She also kept us on-time throughout our wedding day and managed to capture everyone. Thank you, Lara! Lisa & Aaron
John
John Sent on 11/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

There aren't enough words to descibe how great Lara is

Holy wow. Studio Nouveau was the best vendor selection we made in our wedding process. We met with the owner, Lara, as soon as we had a date (almost 2 years out) and clicked with her right away. We left her studio and almost immediately booked with her. From our engagement shoot to wedding day, she was nothing but a delight to work with. We convinced her to come ALL THE WAY TO SPAIN for our engagement shoot, and she helped us with everything from location scouting to outfit selection. After the E-shoot and leading up to the wedding, she fielded all my ridiculous questions with grace, connected me with my eventual MUA, and even helped confirm my decision for my dress! She went above and beyond and did WAY more than expected. On wedding day she and her second shooter made sure everything ran smoothly and on time, and reminded us to take deep breaths throughout the day. She captured everything perfectly. On top of her personality and ease to work with, her photos are perfection. To say they're pure magic would be selling her short - because there's no magic/mystery here; this is just raw talent. We are left with incredible memories frozen in time, to help us relive the moments we remember, and to take in some of the ones we were too busy to see. We couldn't recommend Lara and Studio Nouveau more.
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Riannon Sent on 10/03/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect photography

We could not be happier with our experience and the resulting picture. Lara is so easy to work with. We have wonderful photos from our engagement shoot and wedding day, and plan to use SN for family photos in the future. Also a beautiful guest book and thank you cards, and soon a wedding album. Our timeline was stress free and the family photos were efficient so we could get to happy hour! Our first look was very magical. Lara and Allana put us completely at ease and made us look and feel our best.
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Alexandra Sent on 07/07/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Gorgeous photographs!

Studio Nouveau was recommended to us by a friend for our wedding at The Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston, and we are so happy that we hired them for our engagement shoot and wedding! The team is incredibly friendly, responsive and professional. When we met with them in person, they made us feel right at home and we genuinely enjoyed spending time with them! We reviewed the beautiful photographs of other couples they had worked with, and we knew they were the photographers for us!

Admittedly, we were both hesitant to do an engagement shoot. Once we saw the gorgeous wedding guest books comprised of engagement photographs that Studio Nouveau offers we were on board! Because we had originally thought that we would not be doing an engagement shoot, it took place only 6 weeks before our wedding. They went above and beyond to provide us with our photographs and our guest book well in advance. Both are absolutely stunning, and we love looking at them! They really captured who we are as a couple in lovely posed and candid shots!

On the day of the wedding the team arrived early (which was much appreciated!) and was friendly and professional to everyone. They have an eye for detail, and we are thrilled that they made sure to capture each one (especially after months of planning and designing!).

We received a link with a preview just a few days after our wedding, and the photographs are more beautiful than we could have imagined! We cannot wait to see the full gallery! We highly recommend Studio Nouveau, and feel so lucky that we had them with us to document our special day!
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Cailin Sent on 07/09/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Lara is amazing! I am SO lucky to have had her recommended to me for a boudior photo shoot. I used the shoot as my husbands wedding gift this past June and I honestly feel like it was a gift to myself as well. I had so much fun the entire time I was in Lara’s studio. I felt pampered with hair and makeup first then when the shoot started Lara made me feel confident, strong and sexy. She truly takes away any nerves you could ever have. Now on to the best part my photos came out AMAZING! There is not one thing I would change about them. Every angle, look and pose was on point all because of Lara’s expertise! I highly recommend Lara and Studio Nouveau for any photography needs you may have, especially boudoir!
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Kate Sent on 04/29/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Choosing Lara as our photographer for our wedding was one of the first decisions that we made while planning and undoubtedly one of the best. She immediately made us feel comfortable and relaxed, and she has such an amazing eye for detail and artistry. Our engagement photos looked wonderful (and we were so grateful that they were included in our wedding package--it made being photographed on our wedding day feel much more natural!), and we couldn't be happier with the photos from our wedding as well. Lara has a ton of expertise and every suggestion that she gave was spot-on and helped us have a wonderful day. We were also SO appreciative of the quick turnaround with our sneak peeks of both wedding and engagement photos--it was great to be able to show our guests some of the professional photos at brunch the next morning, because Lara had the sneak peek in our email inbox before we woke up the morning after the wedding! We can't recommend Lara and her team highly enough.
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Amanda Sent on 01/01/2018
5 out of 5 rating
I got married 7-1-17 and Lara and Val did an absolutely amazing job capturing the best day ever. Lara sent me some amazing sneak peaks before we left on our honeymoon. I was so excited for the rest!
By far, working with Lara and her team was the best decision we made! If I could do it over again, I wouldn’t change a thing about our choice to work without Studio Nouveau!
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Caroline Sent on 12/31/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Choosing Lara as our photographer was one of the best decisions during our wedding planning. Her talent is incredible. She has such an eye for natural moments and also understands the need for traditional pictures as well. She is a pleasure to work with and we were thrilled with our pictures and album!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2010 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2009 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

3 Endorsements
Teague Events Teague Events Wedding Planners

The gals at Studio Nouveau are amazing! They were such a pleasure to work with and their pictures came out amazing! I hope we get to work together again soon!

Kate Parker Designs Kate Parker Designs Wedding Planners

I love working with Kate and Lara! When my clients are looking for photographers who want to be a bit spontaneous, aren't afraid to be sarcastic, and have very artistic eyes, I always suggest Studio Nouveau. Their images are whimsical, quirky, and just beautiful. A fun pair to work with at every event, I think Kate and Lara have created an amazing niche for the bold and beautiful weddings they photograph!

Weddings with Spirit Weddings with Spirit Wedding Officiants

Talent, professionalism, kindness and humor....did I say talent?? I highly recommend Studio Nouveau for your photography. They are amazing !

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Studio Nouveau frequently asked questions

Studio Nouveau includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Digital Files
Studio Nouveau includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Toning
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Prints
Studio Nouveau offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Photojournalism
Studio Nouveau offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Second Shooter
Studio Nouveau offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Negatives
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Studio Nouveau 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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