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Thistle and Twine Atelier is now Oh, the Life!!

Nikki combines her critical eye from her fine art background, with her love of storytelling in order to capture those natural fleeting moments between her subjects. She loves a soft, introspective moment, just as much as she loves an adventure filled with laughter and color. She especially loves shooting film - and being eco-friendly!

She also offers lifestyle portrait sessions, as well as film sessions with her gorgeously unique handmade brass and wood large format camera, to deliver the most luscious imagery for that special portrait.

Oh, the Life! is based in Chicago, but travels well.

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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
Slideshow
Digital Files
Proofs

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

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Albums
Digital Files
Proofs

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Film
Natural
Photojournalism
Vintage

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
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Oh, the Life!

Thomas
Thomas Sent on 12/31/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Excellence!

Nikki was a super wedding photographer. She helped wrangle family, made thoughtful and practical suggestions, and weighed in our wedding timeline with her wealth of experience and knowledge. She was flexible and easy to work with. She also took beautiful photos that captured a wide range of activity. Her photos are intimate and lovely. We would gladly recommend her to anyone! Thanks!
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Ria Sent on 08/30/2016
5 out of 5 rating
I met Nikki at a Green Wedding Alliance wedding expo and immediately fell in love with her work. She pays attention to detail and thinks of everything! She has such attention to detail that I could not have coordinated my wedding schedule without her. The pictures turned out incredibly beautiful and she somehow managed to capture every emotion that day. The turn around on the photo gallery was so quick too! I enthusiastically recommend Nikki Segarra of Thistle & Twine Atelier to anyone!
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Jackie Sent on 09/01/2015
5 out of 5 rating
I'm so thankful I found Nikki Segarra's photography. She was very professional, organized and reliable throughout all of our interactions. Nikki and I were able to meet in person before my stateside wedding reception to review the agenda, photo plans and go over expectations, which really paid off when the inevitable craziness of the big day ensued.

Nikki is an incredibly talented photographer and artist, and you won't have to look any further than her website to see that she's an awesome wedding photographer. I loved Nikki's action oriented and unique photography style because I think it captures the sentimental moments normally glossed over in standard wedding photography. I highly recommend Nikki's photography services for weddings and other special events.

Many thanks for all of your amazing work, Nikki! :-)
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Lacy Sent on 07/17/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Nikki is such a talented photographer. The photos she took at my wedding are so beautiful and capture the moments with such authenticity and style. We were thrilled to see them and share them with friends and family. I would absolutely recommend her services. What you want from a photographer is someone you can feel comfortable with and who is able to photograph you and your surroundings in a way that is real but still captures the magic. Nikki absolutely does this.
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User2220045 Sent on 07/10/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Nikki is an awesome photographer. Her work is top-notch. She's super-easy to get along with and does not hold back from extending herself when the circumstance calls for it. My husband and I did not have an official pregnancy shoot, so Nikki offered to do a pre-shower photoshoot, which meant that we had to go to a different location before heading out to the shower. But she did not mind at all. I'm not the most comfortable person in front of the camera, so it was important to me that the photographer we picked would be creative enough to stir us in the right direction and help us relax so that shots would be natural. Nikki totally rocked it. She is also very resourceful. The day of the shoot, the setting sun provide the perfect light, but the day was slightly cold and the snow was just beginning to melt so everywhere was wet and soggy. But Nikki was able to work around these inconveniences. She ended up producing a set of stunning images that sent my Facebook friends wild with praises. The actual shower was also pretty cool. I hate it when photographers get in the way of an event and make people feel like they can't relax. Nikki covered the event in away that was very unobtrusive while also capturing really cool moments.
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Oh, the Life! frequently asked questions

Oh, the Life! includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Digital Files
  • Proofs
Oh, the Life! includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Proofs
Oh, the Life! offers the following photography styles:
  • Film
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Vintage
Oh, the Life! offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Oh, the Life! offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Oh, the Life! 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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