Nicole Bates Photography Reviews
Reviews
4.8 out of 5 rating
4.8 out of 5 rating
19 Reviews
97% recommend it
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Sarah P. Sent on 12/11/2023Great to work with and absolutely gorgeous photos!
We were trying for a while to find a photographer in the Michigan area & came across Nicole’s portfolio. Her work spoke for itself and she was so easy to talk with and she made us feel at ease.
The wedding day was a bit stressful because it was outside & it downpoured… all day. However, Nicole came in and made us feel like everything was totally perfect & we were instantly at ease. Our photos turned out so beautifully & we couldn’t be happier!
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Mary R. Sent on 10/11/2021
Best Day Ever!
Nicole was SUCH a pleasure to work with. It was so important to me that we found a photographer who was familiar with our venue, and she went above and beyond the week of our wedding to scope out what areas would photograph best.
The packages she offers are great, and the flexibility to customize based on our budget was awesome too. Having her help with our timeline was an extra that was WELL worth it too! We really love all of the candid photos captured between us and our loved ones, and we are just so thankful to have had Nicole photograph our day.
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Cindy R. Sent on 05/19/2020
We adore Nicole and her work!
Nicole photographed our wedding in March 2019 and since then for family pictures. We adore her and her work! She is the perfect balance of being professional and making you feel very comfortable at the same time. Our wedding was one of the happiest days and Nicole was able to capture beautiful moments! We truly can’t recommend her enough! -
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Jenny-Mai Sent on 02/10/2020Amazingly talented!
We hired Nicole for our engagement photos then for our wedding in Chicago. Nicole is very organized, detailed oriented and very easy to work with. The photos turned out PHENOMENAL!! Everyone we showed our photos to said it was magazine quality. I can’t recommend her enough!!
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Kimy Sent on 01/17/2020
Photos to last a lifetime
Where to begin
Our wedding day started with me being violently ill.
Nicole came to the rescue and managed to capture every last moment that I was missing out on.
And the photos I did make it in, she managed to make me look beautiful!
As a result, our timeline went right out the window.
Nicole remained calm and collect the entire time!
AND THEN it began to rain as though a hurricane was ripping though. Causing our ceremony location to change. Nicole didn’t miss a beat. She got all of the shots I hoped for! Even the fun “we’re getting poured on!” shots!
By booking with Nicole, you are guaranteed photos to look back on for a lifetime. No matter what wedding day chaos may be thrown at her!
(I’ve also added some photos of family and baby shoots that she has done for us! Because who doesn’t look photos of a little fresh baby!!) -
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Brooke Sent on 10/12/2020A joy to work with
Nicole was such an absolute delight to have be a part of our wedding day. She was full of ideas and had plenty of locations in town to offer me to take pictures at. She was very flexible, we didn't take engagement photos but she did come for our rehearsal dinner and take some pictures for us. She has the creativeness you would desire and the photography skills to capture all the best moments. She gave me pictures I will cherish forever. -
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Brittney Sent on 03/05/2020
Amazing work
Nicole is amazing to work with. We could not be more thrilled with the absolute perfection of our engagement and wedding photos. We had a winter wedding and knew the weather may cause issues and it definitely did. It ended up being an absolute blizzard out but Nicole did not miss a beat (even let me wear her scarf to keep warm). She was able to capture every moment in a magical way that allows us to enjoy memories for a lifetime. We look forward to working with Nicole in the future. -
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Lindsy R. Sent on 02/11/2020Wedding/family/maternity photography
Nicole was an asset to our wedding day, and has now become our photographer for every important event in our lives. She handled negative degree weather with a blizzard like it was nothing on our wedding day and captured shots that we will forever treasure. She is also amazing with babies and took beautiful maternity shots for me. We wouldn’t dream of hiring anyone else! -
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Bri Sent on 02/18/2020
Amazing, Artistic, and Affordable
Nicole was our first choice for our wedding. She is caring, professional, and captures amazing photos. She worked with us to build the package that fit our wedding needs. She captured genuine and sweet photos throughout the wedding that we are so grateful to have ♡. We have used Nicole for our engagement, wedding, and maternity photos. We would highly recommend her for anyone seeking professional, artistic photos of your special day. -
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Sarah L. Sent on 01/17/2020Comfortability you can count on!!
We used Nicole for our wedding in 2017 and couldn’t have asked for anything better. From engagement photos to the wedding day, she made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. Her professionalism and awesome personality goes unmatched. She is great at listening to exactly what you are looking for, whether that’s on the wedding day or after with a growing family. You can’t go wrong with Nicole! -
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Mackenzie Sent on 02/10/2020
Beautifully Captured Our Special Day
We had Nicole do our photos for our wedding in 2017 and I honestly could not have asked for better photos from the wedding (or a better photographer), she did a fantastic job. Our wedding was a blast and I have nothing but good memories from that day so I love looking back at all of the photos that Nicole took. She gave us every photo from that day, which is awesome because I'm a fan of candid shots as well.
Every time I look at our photos, I'm amazed at how Nicole was able to capture the joy, love and spirit of the whole event. She truly blew me away and I am so thankful that she was able to do our wedding. Book her now, you won't regret it!! -
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Catherine M. Sent on 01/17/2020Phenomenal choice!
We used Nicole in 2017 for engagement and wedding photos. She was AMAZING. She's super easy to communicate with, flexible, willing to be adventurous, etc. My husband and I are both super awkward when it comes to posing for pictures and she somehow made our big day look like it was right out of a magazine. She's relaxed and calming, creative, professional, and just so cool. She's so timely with her work and getting the photos ready for viewing. We have continued to use her over the last few years as our family has grown and she never ceases to amaze us. You cannot go wrong with her! -
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Stevee J. Sent on 01/17/2020
Amazing work and personality 💗
Nicole is an amazing photographer! She has the eye for creative photos and is not afraid to tell you what will look best! Trust in her talents, she knows exactly what she is doing! Would recommend her for any occasion! -
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David Z. Sent on 03/14/2023Buyer Beware
We spoke with Nicole multiple times before our wedding day. Initially we had a list of more formal pictures that we wanted - specific friends and family. She said that we could just cut the things down because she would make sure we would get ones with our best friends - they didn't need to be on a list. We also spoke about the fact that we would be outside and under a tree for the formal family pictures and that it would create heavy shadows. She assured us that would not be an issue as well.
Needless to say, we did not get formal pictures with friends that she assured us we would and the family pictures had deep shadows and extremely bright areas. Not to mention there was absolutely no staging with the family pictures - floating heads, my wife and I are not front and center, the groups are heavily lopsided, they are a mess - they truly look like an amateur took them. So much so that I paid over $600 to a separate professional editor to help photoshop and correct. This is on top of the already $2000+ expense of using Nicole. The pictures still don't look good and every time I look at the family pictures I get upset, so I just don't look at them. My wife spent days crying because she has no pictures with her friends - even after we were told to not put them on the list of necessary photos because Nicole assured us she would get them.
All of that said, Nicole did try to make it better. But, ultimately what is needed is to go back to the day, get the pictures that were promised, and bring a proper order to group pictures.
As for the solo pictures of just my wife and I, those look great. Clearly she is an expert at taking couples shots. But, that is where the expertise ends.
We only have one wedding day and the photographer's job is to get all the shots that were discussed, stage and organize group shots so there is a cohesiveness, and properly edit/color correct. None of that was done and now the moments are lost in time. My wife and I are both really sad and upset that we will not have good photos to look back on and remember the day well.
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