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Nikki Kate Photography

Nikki Kate Photography

Chicago, IL
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    Mary P. Sent on 11/06/2023
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    Definitely recommend!!

    We are so happy with Nikki Kate Photography! Nikki is wonderful and our wedding was shot by Karley and London of her associate team. We are both a little awkward with posed photos but they made us feel totally comfortable and calm. They made sure to get all of the photos we wanted and more. Although it's too soon to see the full gallery, we loved the previews and couldn't wait to leave the review! Definitely would recommend.
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    Danielle E. Sent on 11/10/2023
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    Book immediately

    I CANNOT RECOMMEND NIKKI ENOUGH. From start to finish, Nikki was not only our favorite wedding vendor, but also someone we could rely on for everything from timeline help to outfit choices, from teaching us how to pose for a photo to helping choose our bridesmaid colors. She brought so much excitement to our engagement and wedding that made the time leading up to and the big day so much more special. We loved her photography style so much that we adapted our initial vision to match her style and it was the best decision we made. Our photos are timeless, warm, so reflective of the overwhelming love we experienced that day, and already so very cherished. She captured every moment, every emotion, and every person exactly right. Her apprentices also did a fantastic job. Every single person who has seen the photos has specifically pointed out how good our photographer was. Aside from her incredible work as a photographer, she is all around a delightful person, easy to work with, kind, and fun! She was reliable beyond belief, and I never had to worry about anything with Nikki. I cannot recommend Nikki enough, and plan to hire her for all our special events in the future.
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    Garrett B. Sent on 03/09/2023
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    The BEST Photographer!

    Finding the right photographer for our wedding day was the top priority on our planning list. I can safely say that Nikki was the absolute perfect choice and delivered EXACTLY what we were looking for in a photographer - we couldn't be happier! Nikki's editing style is gorgeous and she goes above and beyond for her customers. She delivered our "sneak peaks" (which were almost 70 photos) the morning after our wedding! She also met with us several times without the process and was so considerate of what we were looking for in our big day. I'm pretty sure we hit every single shot on our shot list. She also was a phenomenal cruise director, and kept our timeline on track to make sure we didn't waste a moment of our day! Finally, Nikki's team was also great, the second photographer spent most of the day with Garrett and made him and his groomsmen feel comfortable and stylish! All of her pictures turned out amazing as well, and she even helped them with their bowties, so she was really the MVP of the day. We could not be more grateful with how our photos turned out, and the amount of compliments we get on them are endless. THANK YOU SO MUCH to Nikki and her team for capturing the greatest day of our lives better than we could have imagined!
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    Wallis D. Sent on 12/19/2022
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    Nikki Radiates Positivity and Makes You Feel So Beautiful

    It’s hard to put into words how incredible it was working with Nikki for our Sept 2022 wedding. For starters, Nikki is an incredible business woman. Her photography website is clear, easy to navigate, and draws you in with her beautiful photos. Her process of signing contracts, making payments, and receiving photos is incredibly easy. She is always so fast at responding. Beyond the business aspect of it, Nikki is an incredible human and photographer! From the first time we met in person at our engagement shoot, Nikki just radiates positive energy. She made myself and my now husband feel so comfortable and natural in front of the camera. I highly recommend doing an engagement shoot and bringing your dog! She made taking pictures with our wedding party around the city so much fun! Everyone loved working with her. She’s creative, organized, and she creates the most beautiful photos. She captured everything we could have ever dreamed of on our wedding day-from the intimate moments, to the small details, to getting down on the dance floor-she didn’t miss a second. And she even took some video clips and made some super fun Instagram reels for us! As well as some polaroids which were so fun to have! The morning after our wedding we woke up to a preview of almost 70 photos! We could not believe how fast she worked to get us those. We have gotten numerous compliments on the photography from our wedding. Her vibe perfectly matched our September Winery wedding. If you’re looking for a kind, talented, and overall wonderful person to photograph your wedding-look no further than Nikki. She made our day so special and because of her we have a couple thousand beautiful photos to forever remember our special day!
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    Nathan G. Sent on 05/03/2022
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    A truely lovely and talented photographer

    We spent a lot of time looking at photographers since photos are what last the longest from your day, and we couldn’t be happier that we chose to go with Nikki Kate Photography. Nikki is an absolute delight to work with - she’s organized, talented, and so excited for every couple. We worked with her associates on our wedding day, and both Brooke and Noelle were upbeat, excited, and did a phenomenal job of making everyone look and feel natural. They were the perfect addition to our day! Nikki sent us sneak peeks within 24 hours of our wedding day and the entirety of our package to us in record time. We love our photos and are having a hard time choosing what to print!
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    Sean Sent on 03/28/2022
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    Amazing Photos. Pick your favorite place and Nikki will take care of the rest.

    Nikki is awesome! We had so much fun during the session and photos are amazing. Nikki is a great photographer not only with the skills for photos but also with the ability to make the session memorable and relaxing for the couple. She is responsive and punctual. Also, it was amazing how she could pull off something like this at a place where she had never been to before. So, just pick your favorite and memorable place and Nikki will take care of the rest. It was magical! Thanks Nikki. You are the best.
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    Jordyn R. Sent on 10/02/2020
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    Amazing photographer

    Nikki is the sweetest person and an amazing photographer, who captured our special day so beautifully. I would hire her again in a heart beat!
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    Chloe D. Sent on 01/26/2022
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    Perfection is an understatement.

    Nikki was the bomb. She made us feel so comfortable and our beautiful pictures reflect that. She took her time with every detail and we couldn’t be happier with our photos. We will cherish these forever. She captured our timeless theme perfectly.
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    Lucie W. Sent on 11/28/2021
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    Nikki is the BEST!!! Could not be more grateful to her!!

    Nikki is the BEST! We could not be more grateful that we worked with her for our elopement here in Chicago this summer! We initially contacted Nikki because we loved the style of her photos and because of her reviews. Due to COVID, we had decided to do a ceremony with just the two of us. Given that it would be pretty intimate- us, our officiant, and a photographer - it felt even more important to work with someone who we felt comfortable with. She made the day more joyous with her positive energy and support.

    In the weeks leading up to the wedding, Nikki Zoomed with us and was so responsive via email. She was so helpful in helping us make a game plan for the morning, in facilitating transportation throughout the day (she found a driver for us, thank you!), and in pre-empting all weather-related and timing concerns.

    The morning of our wedding, Nikki arrived early at our apartment to shoot photos of us getting ready before our “reveal.” In addition to taking stunning photos, Nikki tagged in as the MVP of the morning helping with last minute dress buttons and bow tie-tying adventures! Throughout the morning ceremony at Northerly Island, photos in the park and at our home while we Zoomed with our families, and photos downtown, Nikki brought so much care and light to it all. Neither of us are very comfortable with photos, but Nikki put as at ease and made the whole experience so fun!

    She shared “Sneak Peek” photos with us that night which were absolutely MAGICAL! The final photos that she shared with us (super timely, too!) were incredible. Nikki facilitated so many beautiful shots as well as captured fun, silly, and intimate moments. It has been so special to be able to share these with our family and friends. They have raved about Nikki’s work!!

    We are so grateful to have gotten to work with you, Nikki!! What a phenomenal photographer and person to get to share our day with :)
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    Emily P. Sent on 01/04/2022
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    Nikki is amazing!!!

    From the first time we met Nikki for our engagement shoot all the way up until our wedding day, she was so incredible and friendly to work with! She is such a sweet and genuine person and lights up the room with her bubbly personality. My now husband and I have never taken professional photos before meeting with Nikki so we weren't sure what to expect, but she quickly made it so easy for us to feel comfortable and have fun during the whole process! We had to postpone our original wedding date because of COVID, as did many other couples, and when we were looking at a new date we knew that having Nikki continue to be our photographer was our #1 priority. We worked around her rescheduling availability in picking our new date and she was so accommodating throughout it all.

    We had the best wedding we could have ever imagined and it's so amazing to see how perfectly Nikki and her brother Jared captured it all. Our family and friends had nothing but amazing things to say about them both and Nikki made everything feel like a breeze. She is so exceptional with her work and really knows how to make her couples feel special. We feel so lucky that she had sent us a handful of photos to look at the very next day after our wedding and we still can't stop looking at our entire wedding album! Nikki truly goes above and beyond for her couples and it doesn't go unnoticed.

    Also, if you have any fur babies, she will do everything to make sure they get captured in your special day! We will cherish our pictures with our dog Duncan forever thanks to her. Having Nikki as our photographer didn't feel like just having a random vendor show up and take photos, we actually got to form a relationship with her and for that, we are forever grateful. We love you, Nikki!! Thank you again for everything - T & E
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    Nina M. Sent on 07/06/2021
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    Incredible Micro Wedding Shoot

    I reached out to Nikki about two months before my micro wedding at the Morton Arboretum. She was available and so I booked her right away, since it was a pretty last-minute request for a Saturday morning. I loved her photography portfolio. She really delivered! The day-of, there was a massive downpour, so we had to switch up and move indoors from our original outdoor spot. The photos still turned out beautifully. Then when the rain let up a bit, we took more photos outdoors. Nikki even brought clear umbrellas - they really helped elevate the photos. She was very good at helping us pose, and very open to me suggesting a few shots that I wanted (some more serious, Vogue-y looking ones). She works very seamlessly, I didn't even realize she was getting shots of certain cute moments until I got the photos back! I was also extremely impressed by the turnaround time. Our wedding was around 11am and by that night, we had edited photos back (almost 500!). Another fun thing was that Nikki took some polaroid shots in addition to regular photos. These turned out so nicely and are great little mementos of the day. She is an excellent photographer and I would absolutely hire her again for any event - engagement, wedding, really whatever! She's a joy to work with and I wish I could have 10 more weddings just so she could photograph them.

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    Tearing up over here!! Thank you so much for your sweet words! I am so lucky I got to be there for you and Chris!! You two are the BEST!!
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    Emily M. Sent on 06/18/2021
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    Absolutely stunning wedding photography!

    Nikki deserves 10 stars if I could give them! Our engagement and wedding pictures were everything we could hope for and more. She went above and beyond for both occasions. My husband and I have never taken professional photos before this and we’re both a little awkward behind the camera. You would have never guessed because Nikki has you feeling instantly comfortable. It rained on our wedding day and Nikki brought the cutest umbrellas to ensure we’d get some outdoor pictures! Her and Maggie were soaked making sure we had the best photos. I’ve received countless compliments and inquires from friends and family about our photographer. We will definitely have Nikki photograph any future events in our life. We’re so lucky to have found her and her associates! Book her, you won’t regret it.
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    Kailey M. Sent on 06/15/2021
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    Nikki was Fantastic!

    Nikki did an amazing job at my wedding! My wedding pictures look like an absolute dream and I am so happy that I used her- she was very understanding and easy to work with though COVID. She is an absolute sweet heart and brought such a positive energy to such a stressful day, thank you again Nikki you are the best!
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    Ashley F. Sent on 08/27/2021
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    Amazing Photographer!

    I would highly recommend Nikki! She photographed our small covid wedding ceremony and did an amazing job. We were hesitant about hiring a photographer for our small ceremony because we are still planning on having a bigger ceremony, but we are so glad we hired Nikki. She captured our day beautifully and the happiness that comes across in our photos is priceless. Nikki is not only an amazing photographer, but is also a gem of a human being. She also photographed my brother and sister in law’s wedding and we all recommend her to anyone we know that is looking for a wedding photographer. You won’t regret hiring Nikki!
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    Brianna Sent on 07/24/2021
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    Hire Nikki, ASAP!

    Nikki is the sweetest and we are so so happy with how our wedding photos turned out! We had to reschedule our wedding once and move the location 3 times due to COVID, and she was so kind and understanding the whole way through. We ended up having a mostly-outdoor wedding in December for safety reasons, and despite the cold weather, she was an absolute TROOPER and rolled with all of the changes with us! Her second shooter on our wedding day was her husband, and it was cute to see them work together and he also was so kind and fun to work with and did a great job. We love our wedding photos and along with beautiful posed photos, she also truly captured so many authentic, sweet moments, which was a priority for me and for my husband since he is uncomfortable feeling like he's "posing" for a camera and wanted lots of great candids. We are so happy with our photos and would 1000% recommend Nikki to any future couples!
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    Laura M. Sent on 09/22/2020
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    Worth. Every. Penny.

    Choosing Nikki to be our wedding photographer was hands down the BEST decision my husband and I made when planning our wedding. She was flexible and accommodating, as well as a lovely and supportive person. Although we were nervous to take engagement photos, Nikki quickly made us laugh and feel ourselves. She has such a sunny and bright disposition which made us relax in front of the camera. She has a great eye and also rolls with ideas you have seamlessly. Needless to say, our engagement and wedding photos turned out beautifully and I have them hung all over our home. We have gotten so many complements on our engagement/wedding photos. I recommend her to everyone I know who is getting married. I am so excited to get to see her again in November because she is doing my brothers wedding next!
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    Sophia M. Sent on 12/04/2020
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    Best photographer ever

    Nikki was absolutely amazing to work with! From our engagement photos to navigating changes to our wedding day due to Covid, she made it all a breeze! Our family and friends took one look at the photos and it brought so many happy tears to everyone’s eyes. Nikki’s photos capture your day so you can relive it for years to come. We will cherish the memories of our special day for years! Thank you so much Nikki!!!!!
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    Danielle Sent on 09/04/2020
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    Chicago Minimony Photography

    I truly cannot thank Nikki enough for being a part of our wedding day. From the first time we spoke I knew it would be such a dream working with her and boy was it ever! Nikki really brought out the best in us through her photography style and joyful spirit. Keeping us smiling through the summer heat was no easy task! She was so creative and up for anything on the day and delivered our photos in only a few weeks. We are so in love with our wedding gallery and just blown away by Nikki’s talent. She captured the day beautifully and we will forever cherish these photos. I can’t wait to work with Nikki again in the future and would recommend her to any couple!
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    Katie Sent on 09/01/2020
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    Such a fun photographer!!

    Nikki was amazing!! She photographed our wedding and she seriously blew us away. She captured the day so beautifully, and she made sure everyone felt comfortable and had fun! I could tell that she took her time editing the photos because they look so professional. Some of my friends and family even said that our photos looked like they came straight out of a magazine! You will seriously not regret booking Nikki as your photographer! 1000000/10 would recommend!
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    Katelynne R. Sent on 10/20/2019
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    I love Nikki so much, I brought her to IRELAND!!!

    I went to college with Nikki and had the pleasure of working with her. We've since then graduated, and I have still been following her photography business grow. I've always known that her photography style was EXACTLY what I had in mind for my wedding photos. As I said in my title, I love Nikki so much, I asked her to come with us to our destination wedding in Ireland. THE. PHOTOS. TURNED. OUT. AMAZING. Nikki is so polite and genuine. One of the best people you could ever ask to meet. She's so talented and we are so grateful to have a seamless series of photos for our engagement photos, adventure session, Ireland wedding day, and US wedding reception. BONUS: If you husband cuts his nose on the day of your wedding, Nikki will edit the blood out for those sweet, sweet moments. Thank you, Nikki. We are forever grateful to you.
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    Danielle Sent on 10/14/2019
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    Wedding Photographer

    I’ve followed along with Nikki & her photography skills since she first began her time behind a camera. Her technique, talent, & skill is so beautiful. I couldn’t have imagined anyone else being our photographer on our wedding day. Both my husband & I felt like models the entire day - Nikki makes you feel so comfortable and captures all the moments that slip by in such a blur that day. We cannot thank you enough, Nikki!
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    Emma H. Sent on 10/29/2019
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    Above and beyond!

    Nikki was the absolute best to work with! She made our engagement shoot fun, natural and effortless! She made my fiancé and I feel comfortable. During our wedding day she did the same! She captured natural moments so beautifully. She didn’t make us feel like we needed to be models. She was always up for anything, like when I told her I wanted a group (150 people) picture! She is fun and extremely genuine! We would highly recommended Nikki to anyone in the future. We can’t wait for future shoots with her in our future!
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    Sabrina S. Sent on 06/26/2019
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    Nikki Kate is Great!

    Nikki, Jared & Colette all helped to make our day absolutely perfect! From the first time contacting Nikki, we knew she was the one we had to have for our wedding photographer! She was recommended by friends of friends, & we are SO happy that she was. Not only did Nikki take AMAZING engagement and wedding photos for us, she took her time to listen to all of our wants, and made them happen! She was also very quick to respond to any questions we had throughout our entire planning process. If you are looking for an honest, caring, fun photographer, who clearly LOVES what she does, we HIGHLY recommend Nikki Kate Photography! As my husband says, “Nikki Kate the Great!” :)
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    Leah Sent on 06/24/2019
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    So glad we went with Nikki!

    It was simply wonderful working with Nikki for our wedding photography! Every step of the way she was extremely responsive and so friendly and warm. For our engagement shoot, Nikki went above and beyond to get some special fitness themed photos we wanted. We asked her to go out of her element, and she met the challenge with joy. Our wedding day was no different, she made the experience so easy and natural. My mother actually went out of her way to tell me how nice it was to work with her. Our photos are so incredible! We get so many compliments on them. We could not be happier with our choice to hire Nikki for our photography!
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