Paige Nelson Photography Reviews
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Paige O. Sent on 10/29/2022Incredible photographer and experience- elopement shoot
We had an incredible experience working with Paige for our elopement photoshoot. She was kind and professional from the start, making the process of booking and planning seamless and organized. She was so lovely to meet in person and made us feel at ease on our special day when we were nervous about being photographed. She created beautiful, natural, and awe inspiring photos with her incredible talent. I have nothing but good things to say about Paige and her work. -
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Keva C. Sent on 06/30/2022Amazing beautiful natural fun!
My husband and I booked Paige for our anniversary session. This shoot was so amazing. She was patient and fun-loving. I loved her direction and energy from start to finish! My husband and I are both photographers so it was great to have an awesome experience in front of the camera rather than behind. We love all of the images, they are beautiful and natural. Paige really captured our love beautifully! -
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Christopher J. Sent on 07/18/2021Engagement Session - Montana de Oro
I might be a little biased being that I've known Paige for a number of years but the work she does is absolutely stunning. I think it's likely that most people aren't incredibly comfortable with a camera pointed at you for any length of time but Paige erases that awkwardness with her calming energy. She gently coaches you and makes the experience easy, light and fun. She also goes the extra mile to ensure you get "the" photo, even if that means precariously perching on rocky beach sides. Paige also offers photos using her 35mm and Polaroid camera which is such a unique touch. Our engagement photos are more beautiful and special than we ever could have imagined for. It was a no-brainer decision to pick Paige to shoot our wedding next summer and we could not be more excited. -
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Natasha M. Sent on 07/28/2022Paige made all of my photography dreams come true
When I first got engaged back in 2019, finding the perfect photographer was probably the most important thing to me on my wedding checklist (as I am also a photographer and SUPER particular). I did phone consultations with a few others before hopping on a call with Paige and the second we spoke I knew she was the one for us. She is super kind, VERY thorough and EXTREMELY talented. In 2020 we had to postpone our wedding (for obvious reasons lol) and Paige worked with us to reschedule a new date seamlessly. We shot our engagement session with her and it was LITERALLY everything I wanted it to be. I was super specific about how I wanted things to look and she took everything next level leaving both my husband and I in awe with the session. As a photographer I am rarely on the other side of the camera and she made us feel so comfortable and at ease, all of the photos look effortless and better than we imagined.
We had a destination wedding in Oregon and of course the day of the wedding was torrential rain and wind, yet somehow in all of the photos it you cant even tell that the weather was awful lol. Despite the conditions everything still looks so dreamy and romantic and candid and perfect.
If you are lucky enough to get Paige as your photographer I would book her immediately and don't look back. She did a stelar job and we couldn't have been happier with the photos we got back. I know we will cherish these forever and she was 100% worth every penny. -
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Rebecca Sent on 06/30/2021
Amazing, beautiful and the best decision
If you are trying to decide on a wedding photographer/destination photographer then you have come to the right place!!! Paige was the BEST decision we could have possibly made when thinking about who we wanted to take our engagement photos. My fiance and I are from Kansas, and we knew that we wanted to be unique and travel out of state to take our engagement photos, so we landed on taking them in Big Sur, California. I started comparing different photographers from California and since I knew we would be traveling so far to make this happen, this decision was very STRESSFUL. When I reached out to Paige she was so quick to respond and she answered every question that we could've possibly had trying to figure out how this was going to be planned. Leading up to the engagement shoot, she sent me SO many examples of what colors to wear and what would pair best together for the scenery we wanted, sharing Pinterest boards of inspiration for how she envisioned our shoot. She also gave me extensive information on the weather and how to pack for our week long trip and what to bring the day of. When we finally met Paige in person for the first time, she was so sweet, naturally caring and ALL ABOUT US!!! When we received our full photo gallery, they were the absolute most amazing pictures we had ever seen. She captured us BEAUTIFULLY! ( We were pretty awkward and she knew exactly how to calm us down and make us laugh). Not only did she absolutely deliver with our pictures, but they are all different in the best way. THANK YOU SO MUCH PAIGE!!! You have been the best decision we have made yet in planning this wedding. 100000% recommend. If you are having doubts on who to hire for your photographer- LOOK NO FURTHER! -
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Alex Sent on 08/24/2021Photographer of our Dreams!
Where to start? Paige is not only amazingly talented (you can tell that from her portfolio, right?), but she has also been such a joy to work with. She was so patient and understanding as we had to re-schedule several times over the pandemic. We never felt pressure from her to adjust to her schedule or "just get the photoshoot done." She thoroughly respected our comfort level, made sure to check in with us, and always presented a positive and empathetic attitude.
After we received our photos, we asked for a couple of them to get small edits because of a make up application mishap. To our surprise, Paige went above and beyond, as she took the time to find other photos from our session that needed similar attention. Past that small make up application snafu, we were absolutely enthralled by the images she captured. Paige has a beautiful way of looking for meaningful details, as well as zooming out to show the grandeur of the landscape we were enveloped by. She captured a range of emotions in our faces and several people commented how she made us look like models - definitely a confidence booster haha
We hired Paige for an anniversary photoshoot (taken June 2021) and came away with service and attention to detail we wish we had gotten from the photographer at our actual wedding. Our experience with Paige was exceptionally positive. We really can't recommend her enough! -
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Mandi L. Sent on 05/24/2021
Very sweet and Amazing at her job!
I feel so lucky that I was able to secure Paige for my wedding! My photos came out absolutely stunning and I could not have asked for a better experience. -
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Elana Sent on 03/17/2022She's the bery Best
Paige was an incredible presence on our wedding day. She was so kind, helpful, fun, professional, flexible, joyful. Her presence actually contributed to the good vibe of the day. The photos she created were exquisite, and we couldn't be happier. You will not regret hiring this gem of a person and photographer. BOOK HER!! -
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Katie F. Sent on 02/09/2021
Forever thankful for Paige!
My now husband and I eloped to Big Sur at the end of 2020 & had the pleasure of working with Paige. Not only did she take amazing photos and capture such wonderful moments of our elopement, she was right there if I had any questions or concerns at any time along the process! She provided us a list of recommended vendors from flowers to officiants to our venue. The day of the elopement came and Paige showed up full of life and excitement. There were only a handful of us at our ceremony, including Paige, and yet there was so much laughter and genuine conversation. Her spirit and her professionalism are second to none....neither are her pictures. I couldn’t be more thankful for Paige Nelson. We have nothing but happy memories of our day and Paige played a HUGE roll in that! -
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Kristy S. Sent on 01/11/2020
Paige is the real deal, a true INTIMATE wedding photographer
Hiring Paige Nelson was the best decision we ever made. My husband and I were drawn to Paige's work immediately when we decided on eloping in Big Sur. After looking at her website, in addition to resonating with the beauty of her photos, we loved her overall vibe. It was of utmost importance to us that our photographer be unobtrusive, intuitive and easygoing.
We had zero guests at our elopement. We wanted true intimacy when saying our vows. We wanted only to focus on each other, and only celebrate one another, without any distractions when we became married. With intimacy as our number one goal, we knew we had to be extremely selective of who we hired to document our day. We did not want to feel uncomfortable, we wanted nothing contrived and we certainly did not want to feel awkwardly posed or directed whatsoever.
Paige advertises that she is a feeler, a storyteller and is interested in YOU as a couple. I can 100% validate that she absolutely is all of those things and more. I have never experienced a more authentically truthful representation of one's services.
Once we hired her, she was so prompt and organized with her emails and communication. She talked to us on the phone multiple times and literally became a sort of coordinator for our entire day. She recommended our fabulous officiant, she gave us so much insight into different locations, and she was genuinely interested in helping us find and secure the most intimate location (which she singlehandedly did)! On our wedding day, she was so easygoing, so graceful, and we felt like she was a trusted friend. She did not infringe upon any moment of the day, and we felt so comfortable with her that the next day we were almost worried that we hadn't gotten any good photos, because we were so focused on each other and in the moment!
A few days later she gave us our preview photos, and we were elated at how much we loved them. I wondered how she even got certain angles, she was like a little leprechaun hopping all over the place yet we didn't even notice. When we got the full gallery, she included a beautiful slideshow and intuitively chose the most fitting, ethereal music which we couldn't have picked better ourselves. She is simply a true artist. Our friends and family all said after seeing our photos, they FEEL like they were at our wedding. She captured the entire essence of our day and of what we wanted. She is the real deal. Just trust her. We are in gratitude for the art we now own thanks to Paige -our wedding photos. -
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Evan B. Sent on 09/23/2019Amazing photos, amazing person
Capturing our day was one of the most important parts of our wedding and we couldn’t be more pleased with having Paige do it! She was fun and happy and gave us great tips on staying connected throughout a busy day. With a surprise destination wedding this was crucial, and my wife and I are really thankful for her advice.
Paige was thorough and professional throughout the process with great attention to detail, helping us plan our shots and providing great ideas. She did a great job working with our videographers to make sure we got everything and kept our day moving.
We ended up with some unexpected, crazy weather, but Paige kept her good vibes and positive energy the whole time and really helped us do the same. Her demeanor was a huge help to our day.
I couldn’t imagine a better person to work with, and on top of that our photos are stunning! We had very high hopes and Paige exceeded them. The slideshow she sent (with the tip to watch with some wine) was a great way to re-live such a special time, and we’ll cherish our photos for the rest of our lives.
We had such a great experience with Paige, and I’m so glad she was part of our day! Thanks Paige! -
Leo Sent on 03/21/2022
Best in The West!
Paige was freaking awesome, from the time we made initial contact it was a pleasant experience she helped my wife and me throughout our entire booking and post-process. My better half and I are both photographers and she went above and beyond our expectations; we are already planning our next trip to San Diego to do a road trip to work with her again. -
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Leslie L. Sent on 05/23/2019Best investment I made for my wedding
The BEST thing I did for my wedding was hire Paige as my photographer. I initially found Paige on a blog, where she shot an intimate wedding in the redwoods (she was the best redwood photographer I could find online, it's hard to shoot in nature, with weird shadows and harsh sun.) In our initial facetime meeting, we talked for 2 hours. Not only was she a kind, open, creative human, but she is extremely professional. I could have had a friend shoot the wedding for 1/2 the price of Paige, but Paige's professionalism outshined the cost. She was a wealth of knowledge about how to execute an intimate, nonconventional wedding. She acted as a semi-coordinator because she had so much experience with the type of wedding we wanted: authentic, intimate, outdoorsy, on the coast, and in the redwoods. In the 6 months leading up to the wedding, she let me look at a number of her galleries in order to help me figure out what I wanted for my wedding. Weeks before the wedding, she initiated a conversation to help guide us through our day-of timeline with significantly more guidance than our coordinator could provide. She had us fill out a questionnaire that helped us focus our wedding on what we were most interested in. I love that she asked for photos of the 5 most important guests at the wedding, so that she could make sure to get them in photos. The preview pictures I've received so far have turned out surreal, and now I'll have those for a lifetime! I can't wait to get one of her albums!
We did our wedding in Santa Cruz, CA. Ceremony on the coast, reception in a redwood grove. Her travel fees were cheaper than expected, and she was very prepared by scoping out the areas prior to the day of the event. Despite only meeting her the day before the wedding, I felt like I had known her forever. She totally put us at ease and gave us perfect cues to get us through the potentially awkward photo sessions!
We got the first 60 preview photos 5 days after the wedding. The previews told the story of our day PERFECTLY. Paige was totally in line with my values and vision for the day. It wasn't just photography to her, she was crafting the wedding story for me to remember forever. Since our wedding was small, her photos strategically told the story so that our loved ones could feel like they were a part of our day.
Oh, and she made me and my husband look HOT! He is not usually very photogenic, but she made him look like he does in real life lol. -
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Danny Sent on 04/03/2019
Amazeballs
I can not express how much love I have for Paige. I first saw her photography through one of my friends wedding pictures, instantly fell in love with everything about it and started to follow her on Instagram right away and for the next two years I was continuously impressed. To shorten the story when my husband and I got engaged the only thing I was sure of was that I wanted her to be our photographer. We met up and she was so amazing! She takes her time to actually get to meet you as a couple and is so organized and professional about the whole process, you can definitely tell she wants to get the most out of these pictures and make sure she captures your special day in the most perfect way. I can go on forever praising her, she is a definite must!!!! -
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Kristen M. Sent on 08/21/2019Such a lovely experience!
My husband and I hired Paige to capture our wedding last October (2018) in Big Sur after falling in love with her photography online and it was such a lovely experience!!
Paige is super sweet, easy-going, relaxed, and really helped us to be able to just take a breath and be ourselves. We had an intimate wedding (under 20), and she was able to blend in with all of us seamlessly.
Her genuine kindness was really, really appreciated as, even though it was a smaller wedding, we still did have some stress and at least when we were just with Paige in the forest, all of that stress just melted away.
I'd definitely recommend hiring Paige to help capture your special moments!! -
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Katie S. Sent on 09/09/2019
Big Sur Dream
Inviting Paige to be apart of our wedding enhanced our experience to a level that neither my husband nor myself anticipated. Paige truly out did herself and went above and beyond for us. Even a year after our wedding, she stayed in touched and even remembered to wish us a happy first year anniversary. She's extremely professional and sweet. She was able to make recommendations for an after ceremony dinner and where to purchase flowers for my bouquet. My husband and I were a bit bashful in front of the camera but Paige did an awesome job of directing us; she made us feel comfortable so being in front of the camera was easy and she was able to capture beautiful shots.
Thanks for everything Paige! -
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Erin Sent on 08/29/2019Paige is the BEST!
From the moment we started planning our wedding, my wife and I knew photography was one of our highest priorities. Before we settled on anything other than the location, we knew Paige would be the perfect fit for our wedding. Her work spoke to us on such an authentic level; it was simple yet so compelling. She finds a way to let nature and its raw beauty shine in a way that is uniquely her own.
We met Paige over a year before the wedding and felt like there was an instant connection. We got to know each other over coffee and quickly bonded over our shared love of dogs and nature. Her communication and process throughout the year leading up to the wedding was perfect and put us at ease. It was the one thing on our list that we knew we didn’t need to worry about.
We ended up finding a secluded lake house in Upstate New York. It was a location that we would all be seeing for the first time just days before the wedding, and what strikes me the most when looking through all of our pictures is how perfectly Paige captured EVERYTHING about those few days. It was so much more than the ceremony and formal pictures, it was the small, sweet moments that I never expected to have captured. She painted such a beautiful picture of the lake house itself, exploring the grounds, capturing the whole property and the finer details. The location, the house, the nature all around us felt like a character in our wedding story, and that was so much more than I ever could have dreamed. Some of the non-ceremony moments captured by Paige’s eye are some of my most cherished. Spending time with family and friends, playing on the lake, our dog running around having the time of his life…everything about those few days were treated with as much professionalism and artistry as the ceremony itself.
Paige’s passion was always apparent, especially in her openness to connecting with her clients. It really is this part of her mission that sets her far apart from any other professional photographer I’ve met or reviewed. We can’t thank Paige enough for being such a pivotal part of our wedding. These are pictures we will cherish every single day for the rest of our lives, and that is truly priceless. -
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User3516749 Sent on 06/12/2018Paige was an absolute DREAM to work with. She was responsive from the start, interested in getting to know us as a couple, and very professional and pleasant. From our first meeting on skype I knew I would get along very well with her, obviously you can see if the style of her photos is for you on her website and social media, but what you can't see from there is how wonderful she is to work with and how she will blend seamlessly into your day. My husband is VERY camera shy and super awkward in staged photos, Paige was totally chill with this and we didn't really do any portraits all day, it just felt like he and were hanging out with our dog and Paige created beautiful natural photos from this. I say this in the best way possible, but in many parts of the day we kind of forgot Paige was even there, she wasn't "staging" us or being overbearing, she was just letting us enjoy the day and documenting it, and the results are obviously incredible. If you're looking for someone who is willing to traipse around the boulders because that's where you want the photos, someone who is not phased by a very large barking dog because you're That couple that needs to have the dog with you, and you want to feel like you're hanging out with a friend all day, you should seriously hire Paige. -
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Dianna Sent on 05/10/2021The Best!!!
I feel so incredibly lucky to have found Paige while looking for photographers for our intimate wedding in Big Sur. Her pictures instantly made me feel something! Every step of the process was an absolute breeze! We were nervous about engagement shots because we’re awkward but she made us feel so comfortable, made us look amazing, and totally prepared us for being in front of the camera on the big day!
Paige is on top of every single detail- she made sure she knew everything we wanted that day and filled in the blanks when we had no clue!! She planned ahead with scouting locations and even tipped us off before anyone else about a major road closure. She was incredibly flexible when we had to relocate the ceremony from a very dark forest to a completely exposed sunny cliff. She even suggested we stop at a special beach for some sunset pics which turned out to be some of my favorite from the day!!
Three weeks before our wedding I was diagnosed with ocular cancer and my world was shattered. I had to put on a brave face and forget all of that chaos to celebrate our marriage! We got some really special portraits that I absolutely cherish of my eye before surgery. Paige even made sure I received a dozen or so photos from the wedding before I went into surgery a few weeks later to cheer me up.
I look back at these photos ALL THE TIME and it brings me to tears every single time. All the emotion, love, excitement, pure joy, every hug and dance and sashay of my dress - I relive that day with ease because of these special photos.
I can’t say enough about her- she excels in everything she does and is so insanely talented!! She truly went above and beyond to make our wedding completely unforgettable. From every step of the way I trusted Paige completely with this important role and she exceeded every expectation I had. -
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