About this vendor
Providing vibrant and joyful elopement and wedding images for couples from around the globe! I strive to capture you and your partner as your best selves whether you are eloping at City Hall or partying with all your best people for a big wedding or somewhere in between. I would love to document your story and everything that makes you uniquely you.
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Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.
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We are still in awe with our pictures from De Nueva Photography - they are stunning and better than we could have ever imagined. Nicki made us feel completely at ease as she captur...
ed our day!
My now-husband and I had a truly wonderful experience with Nicki at De Nueva Photography. She photographed both our engagement and wedding day, and from start to finish, it was per...
fect.
Nicki responded to our inquiry almost immediately and asked all the right questions about what we wanted and how we envisioned the shoots. She also sent helpful reminders and additional information about a week before both sessions. For the wedding, she offered excellent suggestions for group shots and couple portraits that we wouldn't have thought of ourselves—and we're so glad we incorporated them!
My husband and I both find posed photos a little uncomfortable, but Nicki made us feel completely at ease. She captured photos that looked natural and authentic to who we are.
We got married at a restaurant that wasn't particularly conducive to photography, especially during the ceremony. However, Nicki handled the challenges perfectly. She expertly positioned herself—crouching down, finding creative angles—in ways that not only captured beautiful shots but also managed to avoid obstructing other guests' views, which was no easy feat in our intimate setting. The photos she took provided the perfect memories of our day.
We're so happy we chose Nicki for both our engagement and wedding photography. I highly recommend working with her for your special day!
My partner and I consider ourselves to be introverted and a bit awkward, so the idea of having our elopement photos taken in NYC felt daunting. We worried it would be forced and un...
comfortable, especially with the city’s crowds. But the moment we met Nicki—just minutes before our City Hall ceremony—her warm smile instantly put us at ease. She was an absolute joy to work with, making the experience feel natural and effortless. She selected the most stunning city backdrops and captured intimate moments we’ll treasure forever. We’re already thinking about our next event just so we can work with her again. Highly recommend!
Nicki is incredible, and she perfectly documented our wedding day! Her candid photos captured so many small moments, and brought us right back to the magic of the day when we saw t...
he final photos. We had a blast taking pictures before and after the wedding, and Nicki brought a lot of fun to the experience. We could not be happier with the pictures and highly recommend her!
Nicki was the best! She was super response, easy to work with, and adapted to all of our crazy ideas. She was willing to meet us at Central Park at sunrise and even when we were hi...
t with a deluge, she adapted, brought us umbrellas and took the most beautiful pictures. Nicki really understood our vision and added her expertise with ideas and recommendations that we would have never imagined without her. 10/10 recommend. Can't wait to work with her again in the future.
Nicki was an absolute dream to work with. We were initially drawn to her through trusted recommendations and our love of her photo aesthetic (both the amazing shots/composition she...
creates and the vibrancy of her color palette that captures joy so well), but as soon as we started working with her, immediately found her to be amazing on a personal level as well. My now-husband and I are both a little shy around the camera, and for both the engagement shoot and the wedding day, Nicki put us at ease with the perfect balance of efficiency, professionalism, enthusiasm, supportiveness, and kindness that kept us from getting self-conscious. We are in love with all of the photos we've received from her, and had a terrific experience working with her from start to finish - we can't recommend her highly enough!
Nicki you are the real deal! From the get go, she helped make our elopement a perfect moment. Aided with the marriage license, finding an officiant and suggesting that we do our vo...
ws in our favorite NYC park. Importantly, she captured our joy and love for one another without once asking us to "pose" for the camera.. being the shy, private people we are this is a quality we can't overstate. Nicki is a gifted artist and we are ever grateful for her participation in our special day.
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I don’t even know where to start—Nicki is AMAZING, pure and simple. We hired her for our pandemic elopement in 2021 and loved her so much, we hired her again for our church wedding...
and reception in August 2022!
To start, her work is impeccable. Nicki manages to capture the joy of the day with candid and loosely posed photos that feel so natural and so YOU. Every shot looks like it belongs in a magazine—her composition and color/edits are SPOT ON and will make everyone you know stop and stare. She provides plenty of pics for the amount of time she’s with you (we received approx 150-200 for 2 hour elopement within 2 months, with several previews next day to share with our family and friends, and the same deal proportionally for the reception) and each one is stunning and worth printing. Nicki doesn’t give a ton of direction, preferring to let you and your boo be yourselves and capture that, so something to be aware of. But she makes you feel so comfortable in front of the camera, I can’t imagine wanting anything else!
Beyond that, Nicki is simply a lovely human being and a wonderful professional to work with. Our elopement was plagued by every issue you could imagine (think spontaneous hurricane in NYC forcing last minute date and location changes!!!) and she rolled with the punches beautifully, like the calm in the center of our storm. Super responsive to the last minute and prepared for anything, she made sure we were all set, and even trekked through the rain with us to our original location to ensure we got the photos we envisioned for our day. For all the drama that could have been, she kept us smiling and laughing through it, and our happiness shows in every photo. It rained again a year later during our reception, and still she had us beaming through it all. I can’t praise her enough!!!!
We've only seen the sneak peek photos of our elopement and I'm already so thrilled! Nicki was great to work with - responsive, timely, and helpful in planning out our day. She help...
ed relax us at the start and not feel so awkward posing. Her style is all about capturing the joy of the day. I highly recommend!
We are so happy with our decision to book Nicki as our photographer! We eloped from the UK and found Nicki via a google search and I fell in love with her style! Covid meant we had...
to reschedule our wedding quite a few times, Nicki couldn't have been more helpful during these times - nothing was too much and her advice was always spot on. On the big day Nicki made us feel so relaxed (we aren't fans of the camera), she works so fast and effortlessly you just feel like you're out for a walk together! She just clicks away while you smile, chat and hug like a newly married couple should do! We eloped with 2 small children and she was amazing with them too - quick family snap then they'd throw some stones in the water, or play around on some close by steps until they were next needed - so relaxed!! If I could award more stars I would!! The Sneak peak on the day was also a great touch!
We cannot say enough great things about Nicki and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer, particularly an elopement photographer.
We had original...
ly booked our wedding for November 2020 but as we live in Ireland that wasn’t possible due to the pandemic. Nicki contacted us first to advise that it would be no problem to reschedule if we needed to and she would honour our deposit for the following year. However in 2021 it was clear we still would not be able to travel from Ireland and Nicki was so understanding. In March 2022 we rescheduled the wedding on a whim and we were so lucky that Nicki was available on short notice. Not only did she honour our deposit but she also honoured our initial contract and that was so appreciated.
With regard to the communication, Nicki is responsive, friendly and courteous.
On the day, Nicki was punctual (even though we were not), good humoured and professional. It is so important to have a good rapport with your wedding photographer and especially so if it is an elopement and we got on great with Nicki.
Nicki provided us with a couple of sneak peak photos the night of our wedding and advised we would receive the full gallery in a months time. We did not have to follow up with Nicki and received our pictures a month later.
The pictures themselves are absolutely stunning and have exceeded all our expectations. Nicki goes above and beyond to make you feel comfortable and relaxed but ensures she gets the best shot. Nicki captured us, our relationship and our day perfectly and we are so glad to have had her as our photographer.
Nicki was wonderful to work with! She understood what we were looking for and captured our day perfectly. I highly recommend her!
So happy with our wedding pictures! Priceless memories with family and friends were captured by Nicki through the pictures. It was so easy to communicate with her prior to our big ...
day. We got our edited photos within weeks.
Nicki was such a pleasure to work with! She was accommodating and knew all the best places to shoot our elopement ceremony in Central Park. She listened to what we were interested ...
in having as part of our photos and they came out terrific.
Nicki was a wonderful photographer! She was very easy to book, offered great packages, was really accommodating when we were stuck in traffic and late to the venue, and above all t...
ook amazing photos. I'd highly recommend her!
Nicki did a great job of making us both feel comfortable while capturing beautiful photos of us and she was very accommodating with our last minute booking!
We are thrilled! Can't say enough amazing things about Nicki! She really listened to our interests and went out of the way to capture the colors of the sunset in our photographs. ...
Fantastic!
Nicki was the first wedding vendor we hired and we couldn’t have made a better choice. She was always willing to share her knowledge, even when we completely re-planned our wedding...
because of COVID. We are thrilled with the photos from our special day and had a great time. Nicki is good vibes.
Nicki is super easy to correspond with. She had great suggestions for pictures and every picture came out as if it could be in a magazine. We eloped as we wanted to but on a differ...
ent day during a pandemic (clearly unexpected!) and she documented the day perfectly.
Nicki and her assistant Kamila were both amazing to work with at our wedding in August, 2019. They were flexible, punctual, and did everything we needed and more. The photos also t...
urned out AMAZINGLY. We got a sneak peak of 8 (stunning) photos within 48 hours of the event, and the full set of over 900 (for a 6 hour event/7 hours of photos) within 5 weeks. Some of our friends who got married 2 months before us are still waiting for their photos. Nicki was a great value compared to other quotes that we got, and more than lived up to our expectations. Would definitely recommend!!
We cannot speak highly enough of Nicki! She is a wealth of knowledge and the most open, flexible, generous, and lovely person to interact and communicate with. Just as important, s...
he is also extremely talented! We are so very pleased with our photos: they are so personal, really capture our emotions, and are just beautiful images as well. I am so happy we chose Nicki - she really made our day and our memories of it just perfect!
I am so so happy with our wedding pictures. Nicki is an incredible photographer - neither of us are great lovers of having our picture taken but she made us feel so comfortable and...
it shows in the end result. She took us to so many great spots around Central Park and even helped us chose a location and a celebrant. We couldn't have asked for more. As someone who has always found it difficult to look at pictures of myself, I was totally surprised when I received our wedding images: I actually love them! I feel comfortable looking at them and even showing them to other people. I can't recommend De Nueva Photography highly enough!
We first met Nicki when we were looking for a photographer for our Coney Island engagement shoot. We live in NJ but wanted a NY-based photographer who knew their way around Brookly...
n. Her pictures really stood out- they were bright, candid, and fun-loving. She promised and delivered on everything she said. She is professional, down to earth, and kind. After our shoot we knew we wanted to book her for our PA wedding. It was a relief to see her again and work with her on our special day. We felt comfortable and relaxed because working with her is a breeze. The formal portraits were smooth sailing and everything else before and after that was fun and easy-going. Our pictures are beautiful and capture the important moments - a laugh, an awkward moment, a romantic look, a funny dance move, etc. We are so fortunate to have found her and don’t expect this to be the end of our relationship with her. In the future if we want an anniversary photo shoot or a family session, she will be our go-to. Thanks for everything Nicki! Love, Brian and Krista Bell :)
Nicki was the photographer for my City Hall wedding, and I highly recommend her. She saved the day when it became rainy during the outdoor portion of our wedding photos, and quickl...
y found a cool, historical indoor venue to continue the shoot at. So we got a wonderful blend of beautiful outdoor shots with spring flowers in the background like we asked for, and more dramatic, but also beautiful, indoor photos. We were totally astounded by the quality of the photos, especially knowing that the weather wasn’t great. She also captured all the activity at City Hall in a very vibrant way. Nicki is very professional, prompt, and most of all, a very skilled photographer that I would highly recommend for other wedding and engagement photo shoots.
We love our New York City Hall wedding photos. The De Nueva website is full of helpful hints, if you're planning on getting married there. Nicki knows her way around the Marriage B...
ureau and how it works.
She was so easy to work with and has a great eye catching the joy and excitement of the day, in all her shots, both candid and formal. I couldn't recommend De Nueva and Nicki enough.
Nicki was amazing. We organized everything from Australia before we came to NYC. Nicki was prompt and helpful with all communication and very flexible when we had to reschedule our...
trip to a later time. Photos are stunning and a beautiful and special memento that we will always cherish. Highly recommend.
Perfectly amazing. This is the only way I can describe Nicki’s job as our photographer. She supported us deciding timing and location of both portrait pictures and wedding location...
. The picture taking experience was natural and fun. Nicki has a wonderful vision of light when it comes to the creation process. If you want to have unique pictures of your day, Nicki is the person to go to! The delivery lead time of the pictures was perfect and on time and the whole admin process was user friendly.
Pick Nicki, you will be in the best hands!
My partner and I recently hired Nicki of De Nueva Photography to photograph our wedding. We were looking or a queer friendly photographer who took natural looking (not overly stage...
d) portraits and lots of candid photos. From our initial conversation we knew Nicki would be perfect. Nicki was easy to talk to, completely understood what we wanted and that we were camera shy, and she liked Harry Potter which was an added bonus for us! Additionally, she does a lot of not-for-profit work, which is something we were looking for in all of our wedding vendors. Right after we hired De Nueva, Nicki sent us a little gift, which was so sweet. On our wedding day, Nicki was so kind. She helped us feel super comfortable in front of the camera and was very flexible to changes in schedule and when family members requested additional portraits. We highly recommend De Nueva to anyone needed a photographer, especially a wedding photographer!
Nicki was brilliant!!!! Not only are our wedding photos absolutely stunning, Nicki was fun to shoot with and her local knowledge of NYC really made our wedding day exactly what we ...
wanted it to be. Coming from Australia to elope, we had no idea about most of the funky hidden spots she took us to. She was SO helpful in the lead up as well. Even helping with reccomendations for restaurants to eat at after our shoot and making sure our shoot ended at the restaurant. We would not have changed a thing. Thanks Nicki for really going above and beyond to help make our wedding day perfect!!!
De Nueva Photography was hired to photograph our wedding and did a phenomenal job. Nicki was an amazing photographer. She got all the shots we needed so quickly! And during the cer...
emony & reception, we never noticed her, but she always there, photographing away... she is a photo ninja! Our family loves all the great photos from this special day.
The photos were not only stunning, but we also received them sooner than we expected. The delivery of the photos (online and via flash drive by mail) was very professional. Can't recommend this company enough.
Nicki took fantastic photos at our small wedding in Central Park! Not only did the photos turn our great, she was a pleasure to work with. She knew all the best spots in the park f...
or the best shots and even helped us scout a ceremony location in Central Park in advance which was beautiful. Would highly recxomwnd!
I was so lucky to find Nicki and I was so glad that she was available on our wedding day. She is a professional with huge experience. It was so easy to work with her and pictures a...
re so amazing! Thanks for our beautiful memories! I definetely reccomend her for everyone!
Choosing Nicki was a no-brainer. Her photographs are gorgeous and classic without being stiff, and she's a pleasure to be around. Before our (complimentary) engagement session, my ...
fiance and I were both nervous about having our pictures taken and having all the attention be on us. Nicki made it fun! And although we haven't gotten our full set of wedding pictures yet (it's only 2.5 weeks after the ceremony, as I'm writing this), our engagement photos were amazing, as are the sneak peek images she sent us from the wedding, so I feel confident in saying that our wedding photos will be something we can always enjoy. Can't beat her price, either, especially considering the quality of her work.
We were so pleased with Nicki. She was there early to scout neat places for photos, took absolutely beautiful, artistic shots, and was prompt in getting the images back to us. She ...
does great work and is very conscientious. You can see from her website that she is really good at capturing great "unposed" shots of people just looking joyful and loving.
The service Nicki provides is exemplary. She has a incredible eye and catches every perfect moment and every moment perfectly. From our engagement shoot in Riverside Park to our we...
dding in PA, we loved that we could act naturally and relax as she worked ever so professionally and efficiently. There was no stiff posing or awkward smiles. We could sing, dance, and play with our dogs - she absorbed the beauty and joy of our celebrations and incorporated both into every photo.
Her creative spirit also comes with years of experience. Her guidance and direction helped capture the warmth and love our of special day and bring the emotion to life. We could not have asked for a better or more supportive person to help us remember our engagement and wedding forever. The photographs are truly works of art.
Thank you so so much!
Nicki is an awesome photographer. She provided lots of much needed help and direction the day of the wedding since she has so much experience with weddings. The pictures are amaz...
ing. She is professional and super nice.
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