About this vendor
Awakened Light Photography is a wedding & portrait photography service based in Eastern Kentucky. You'll love working with Nikki Schuler, who finds joy in capturing the story, details, and emotion throughout every wedding. Her goal is not only to create and deliver beautiful photographs but to help her clients to have an amazing experience from start to finish. She is honored to be a part of such special occasions and hopes to provide her couples with an experience that is just as satisfactory as the resulting images.
Nikki has loved photography since she was 12 years old. The first wedding that she photographed was for a close friend. From that moment on, she knew that she was destined to capture these romantic events for as many happy couples as she could. Before she devoted herself to her photography career, she worked as an international youth speaker and Creative Arts Director. This allowed her to travel to over 40 different countries across the world. Now, she lives with her husband and children in the quiet town of Ulysses, KY.
Awakened Light Photography offers a range of services to suit a variety of budget and style requirements. These services include engagement sessions, high-resolution images, and a collection of digital files. The services of a second photographer can be arranged in advance of the big day to ensure that your entire event is documented from beginning to end. An initial consultation gives Nikki the opportunity to discuss your vision for the day and gain an understanding of your unique taste. By only taking on one event per day, she can focus solely on you and your occasion.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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out of 5.09 reviews
Working with Nikki and Awakened Light Photography was an absolute dream! Words cannot describe how incredibly thrilled we are with our experience and with our photos! We did an eng...
agement photo session in addition to our wedding day, and Nikki delivered such outstanding work for both. We could tell she cared deeply about capturing the best shots and delivering the best experience and product she possibly could. She was very flexible in ensuring we also captured photos with our beloved dog for the engagement shoot and wedding day. We received our wedding gallery this past week and my (now) husband and I cannot stop looking through the images and reliving our wedding day! Nikki truly captured the entirety of the day such that as we go through the photos it feels like we are again experiencing each moment. We are simply overjoyed. Don't hesitate, book Nikki and Awakened Light Photography for your next event!
Nikki was such a dream to work with, she was extremely timely with responding, met with us in person at her beautiful little studio, and was one of the nicest people I've ever met!...
She helped us so much with figuring out our timeline, keeping us organized, and capturing everything we wanted and more.
I was going to give her a list of the shots that I found on Pinterest that I liked, but I changed my mind and just let her DO HER JOB, because she's amazing at it.
I couldn't recommend her highly enough. She has very reasonable rates and puts out an extremely high quality product! HIRE HER for your wedding!
Nikki is amazing! She is so sweet and made us feel really comfortable in front of the camera (which isn't easy to do!). She has a ton of creative ideas, and is great at making he...
r ideas come to life in pictures. We can't say enough about how much we enjoyed working with her and her assistant. We are absolutely positive that they took a ton of beautiful pictures for us, and we can't wait to see them!
Nikki was absolutely wonderful to work with and she captured the most precious details of our wedding day to perfection. Selecting a wedding photographer had been a daunting and n...
erve wracking experience until we finally found Nikki and Awakened Light Photography! From our first meeting, we were at ease and confident that we had found “our” photographer. Her eye for detail and incredible ability to capture the spectacle and happiness of such an event was exactly what we were looking for.
She worked with us every step of the way to ensure we captured everything and everyone in the most personal and candid settings as well as the most perfect “traditional” shots that we will treasure for a lifetime. A true professional in every sense, Nikki worked seamlessly with the venue and other vendors to capture the precious moments all around us. Any in spite of the fact that neither of us has ever liked being photographed, her easy approach made it almost effortless and a completely enjoyable experience. Thank you so very much!
Hiring a photographer took me a long time..I couldn't seem to find any portfolios that made me pull the trigger, until we found Awakened Light Photography's IG page! I can't compli...
ment Nikki enough. From my first phone call with Nikki, I felt like she understood what I wanted for my wedding day and that I could trust her. She is professional and very kind. Leading up to the wedding, she was always quick to respond to my emails. We went to her studio to discuss the wedding day details, so I didn't have any photography worries for the big day. We also did a bridal shoot with my dog beforehand that turned out amazing! On the wedding day, Nikki arrived early and stayed late. Her assistant, Christine, was also great to work with! Christine was able to get the groomsmen quickly posed and photographed while Nikki was photographing myself and the bridesmaids. Nikki made sure to come get us when the sun was setting and had already scoped out the perfect location for a sunset photo. When Nikki sent the first set of wedding pictures over in her blog post, I started crying with joy. The photos turned out amazing! She captured all the perfect moments and little details! Thanks to Awakened Light Photography, we now have tons of beautiful pictures to remember our wedding day. Nikki is truly a gem to work with and I highly recommend her. We will definitely be hiring Nikki again when it is time for baby photos!
Nikki was an amazing photographer to work with. We gave her complete freedom to take pics and do whatever poses she felt would look good and they were amazing. She is creative and ...
fun and genuinely wants you to have great pictures. She is amazing with kids and very professional. She is a natural and I will be contacting her for all future photos we will have.
Nikki is a truly talented photographer! She photographed our wedding day and we couldn't be more thrilled with the results! She is very professional and creative. From the getti...
ng ready shots, detail shots of our rings and accessories, to unique poses for pictures of my husband and I, she captured EVERY MOMENT! She has an eye for photography and I'm always amazed with how beautiful her work is! I highly recommend her for any event!
Nicole did the photography for our May 2017 wedding, and we were just blown away by the beauty of her work when we went through the files two weeks ago! We have hundreds of great s...
hots to hold onto for years to come! We especially love some of our extra bride-and-groom pictures we took off-site in a greenhouse.
She really helped our day go smoothly, as well! She worked alongside us to get photos of everyone getting ready, details of the bouquet and rings, the auditorium and ceremony, our dessert reception, our get away, and us with our wedding party and families. Her easy-going personality made it easy to relax and enjoy getting our photos done!
Thanks for the incredible photos, Nicole! We couldn't be happier with our pictures and the quality of your work!
My husband and I were very pleased with our experience with Awakened Light Photography! Nikki was amazing with keeping things organized yet also having a lot of fun! She captured m...
any amazing pictures and definitely has an eye for photography!
Contact
Eastern Kentucky: Lexington, KY to Huntington, WV
Awakened Light Photography, LLC