About this vendor
Based in East Hampstead, NH, Denelsons Photography, an enthusiastic individual who takes pride in capturing special wedding day events. This expert is passionate about people and establishing real relationships with his clients. He possesses an innate ability with a camera, using elements like light and shadows to create special effects in the images he captures.
Owner and lead creative, Nelson Gbeve opened Denelsons Photography for business in 2016. Before starting his own company, Nelson attended the University of Manchester where he attained a degree in communication. Feeling a pull towards photography, Nelson decided to incorporate his special skills into his approach. Years later and Nelson continues to advocate the value of developing relationships with his clients. He believes that his methods help couples to feel relaxed and confident in his presence, an ideal state during photoshoots. Nelson’s style can be described as having a traditional aesthetic while taking a photojournalistic approach to his work.
When deciding on the kind of investment you and your partner are looking to make, Denelsons Photography provides three wedding package options. These collections include a variety of helpful services and are tailored to suit specific needs and requirements. Add-ons are available and can be included in any of the three packages. These include engagement sessions, a second photographer for extra coverage, and wedding albums.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
4-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2023.2022.2021.
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I truly believe no matter your style or vibe, Nelson will capture it. Not only that, he will have a blast and so will you!! Nelson did my maid of honors wedding and my wedding, and...
he is FANTASTIC. Nelson makes you feel comfortable and like a close friend. There are not enough words in the dictionary to describe Nelson’s excellence.
Thank you from the bottom of our heart.
-The Nguyens
Nelson exceeded our expectations of the wedding photos. He is very professional, courteous, takes time to know you and learn what you're comfortable with and the results are specta...
cular. The communication with him was clear and he was punctual. I would totally recommend you to consider Nelson to capture moments of your special day!
I reached out to Nelson to see if he could secretly capture our proposal. Nelson’s energy is contagious, combined with his talented photography skills made the day I proposed that ...
much more special.
When inquiring about the proposal shoot, we scheduled a phone call shortly after. We walked through a brief idea of what I had then scheduled a day for us to meet in person at the location of the proposal to plan the day out. This helped us both (mostly me) feel more confident heading into the big day.
Working with Nelson is truly amazing. He is extremely passionate and cares for his clients. Up to the moment I asked the question, my soon to be wife had no clue. Afterwards we celebrated, laughed and cried together. What followed was an engagement shoot that we both can look back on for years to come.
Highly recommend Nelson for your wedding, engagement shoots as I do not believe there is a better person for the job.
Note he was able to turn the photos around to us that same night and they all came out amazing.
Thank you, Nelson!
We couldn't have asked for a better photographer! Communication was wonderful from the beginning, and my concerns and questions were answered quickly and thoroughly. We had a smal...
l wedding (under 50 guests), and Nelson interacted with each and every person there and made them laugh. The photos came out beautifully, and we received them less than A WEEK after the wedding! Their gallery website is amazingly easy to navigate and order from with a wide variety of options. We can't wait to see what we've ordered in person! 100% would recommend to anyone looking for a great photographer.
Nelson was an absolute joy to work with and he captured our wedding day so beautifully! He is professional, easy to work with, and made me and our bridal party laugh and enjoy ours...
elves! My husband and I aren't naturally comfortable in front of the camera, but Nelson guided us and helped us feel so confident and comfortable! Our wedding pictures are absolutely perfect and he captured the warmth and love of our wedding day! I would absolutely recommend hiring Denelsons Photography. He was easy to communicate with, professional, and personable. Hire him for your wedding day! You will be so happy you did!
I shared in a previous review that we LOVED working with Nelson for our engagement shoot, and the same goes for our recent wedding! Nelson is such a joy to work with. He is funny, ...
creative, and captures exactly what you want! I was drawn to Nelson because of his photography style being so natural and candid, and the way he thinks outside the box for poses. He truly brought my vision to life and captured the most amazing moments from our wedding. He is so thorough, thoughtful, creative, and passionate. Guests could not stop talking about how funny and creative he was!! If you are in the New England area looking for a photographer, Nelson is the one to book.
Denelsons Photography is amazing! Nelson captured our wedding day, and to say I was blown away would be an incredible understatement. He is so talented, creative, personable and tr...
uly passionate about what he does. We had the best experience, and cannot recommend him enough!
Nelson was easily our favorite vendor from our wedding. He's easy to be around and all of our guests thought he was kind and fun. For two people who don't take a lot of pictures, N...
elson made us feel at ease and comfortable in front of the camera. I was somewhat self-conscious about my body and apprehensive about taking photos but Nelson really captured the love of the day and all I see when looking at the photos is joy. We hope to have Nelson capture future stages of our family as time goes on. You cannot go wrong booking him.
Nelson was incredible to work with for both our engagement photo session and wedding day photos. He’s so personable, makes everyone feel totally at ease, and every member of our fa...
mily / bridal party loved him. If you want a photographer who knows what he’s doing and brings out the best in you, I highly recommend Nelson!
Nelson was AMAZING to work with. My now husband and I hired him as our wedding photographer. and, though neither of us were used to being in front of a camera or posing, Nelson mad...
e us so comfortable and worked with us to beautiful moments that really encapsulated us as a couple. We got a sneak peek of wedding photos, and our engagement photos super quick and are so in love with the photos!!
Nelson was absolutely amazing! He shot our engagement photos and our wedding. He was personable, polite, and was able to keep up with our crazy friends and family. His pictures are...
absolutely stunning and he got them back to use within just a few days. Highly recommend you hire him for your big day :)
Nelson and his second photographer Melvin were absolutely phenomenal!! They brought such a great energy to the day and kept the mood light while taking some fantastic photos. Ther...
e was even a point during our reception where my husband realized he left his phone at the photo taking location and Nelson ran down to get it (in the pitch dark). Would 100% recommend Denelsons Photography for your day!!
Nelson made us feel so relaxed and comfortable during our engagement shoot! We are SO happy with the way our photos came out- natural looking with a touch of playful and a whole lo...
t of love! Thank you so much for these amazing photos- we can’t wait until our wedding day!!
We hired Nelson a year prior to our wedding after having a hard time finding a photographer we clicked with. This was the one part of our wedding that I spoke to many different ven...
dors before finding the right fit. Nelson took an honest and real interest in us and our story which made us feel like he wanted to be a real part of our day, not just be in and out. He did our engagement shoot prior to the big day, and he was amazing. Everyone was asking me who did the photos because they were so good.
Nelson and his business partner, Melvin, just did our wedding on Sept 3rd and again, absolutely crushed it!! First, everyone had so much fun with them. I had several people come up to me to say how much fun they were having with Nelson, and how funny and good energy he had for this event.
Taking pictures can be daunting, but with Nelson it is so much fun! He keeps everyone laughing and having fun so it doesn't feel uncomfortable or like a chore during the wedding. He made sure he go the best angles, best shots, and as many as possible. He even stayed later than we had originally agreed to so we could get all the photos we wanted throughout the night. We are so thankful for the time he took to get to know us, make sure we had fun, and joined in on the fun himself to make it truly a special night. Thank you so much Nelson, I can't wait to have another occasion to have you back!
Nelson made the experience so fun and comfortable! We started our session out by realizing that the garden that we wanted to take pictures in was closed. This did not phase Nelson ...
at all, he helped us to find a new location near by and it turned out even better than the original place we chose. Nelson put on our favorite music and helped us to relax and be ourselves. He made the photo shoot a wonderful memory to hold onto. Not to mention how blown away we were by how beautiful the pictures turned out. He truly has a gift!
This guy was great! This wasn't my wedding, but he also took some nice pictures of my boyfriend and me and sent them to us. He interacted well with the bridal/groom party and had p...
ositive, upbeat energy. He encouraged the guests to dance and have a good time.
Nelson was so friendly and made our photography session so comfortable! We are such a shy couple around photos and our photography venues of choice both canceled, but Nelson saved ...
the day by suggesting Benson Park to us. We so far have just had an engagement session, but we are 100% sure we made the right choice for our wedding too! If you want friendly, creative, and caring, look no further than Nelson.
He was so much fun to work with and very professional. The photos of the wedding were so gorgeous in the way he captured the candid moments and used the lighting. I'll treasure the...
m forever and would recommend him for any event ❤️
We could not be any happier in the choice of our wedding photographer, Nelson. From the very beginning stages of hiring him, when speaking together on the phone, he was very friend...
ly, kind, knowledgeable and accommodating. During the planning process, Nelson was easy to reach and answered emails with any questions we may have had along the way. On our special day, he went above and beyond coming up with the best ideas and locations for pictures. Not only was Nelson extremely professional but he was funny and could make us laugh for some shots I can’t wait to see. He really made it fun and enjoyable taking pictures! Our guests afterwards couldn’t stop talking about how wonderful our photographer was and complimented him through and through. Thanks for everything, Nelson! We would HIGHLY recommend Denelsons Photography for your special occasion!
Nelson was great! He was super flexible after we had to move our wedding date twice due to covid. Once we finally made it to the wedding, he got everyone laughing during photos and...
was very friendly. We've only seen the first few preview photos so far but they are beautiful and we're very much looking forward to seeing the rest!
Nelson was absolutely AMAZING and I couldn’t have asked for anything better. He was creative, punctual, funny, but able to steer the big crowd of the wedding party in the right dir...
ection! The pictures came out perfect and we didn’t have anything we’d want to change about our experience with him! He even danced a little with the party and fit right in! What a great guy. Thanks Nelson!!
Nelson is such a friendly and upbeat person! He made my husband, my family and I feel very comfortable and was very personable. He will fit right in with the crowd and make you fee...
l like you have known him your whole life. Aside from being a great person, Nelson was very professional and over the top accommodating for my wedding. Before he left our venur, he made sure to get every and any photo requests in. Nelson is amazing and I highly recommend anyone thinking of hiring him for their event!
Awesome experience! Our engagement photos came out unbelievable and it was all due to the environment that Nelson created himself with his unique and fun approach to a photo sessio...
n!! He brought a Bluetooth speaker to play music to set the mood and was very engaging and made the entire experience fun to be a part of and top notch!! We would recommend him to everyone. If you don’t use Denelsons’s Photography for your photos you are not getting the BEST!!
Nelson is the best photographer! He has photographed our entire journey from engagement, to family photos, now he just recently captured our wedding day. Nelson brings such expert...
ise, confidence and fun to any event. At our wedding, he brought so much energy to our celebration while capturing all the moments, small to big within our day. I woke up the morning after our wedding, to an album of edited “sneak peek” photos. That was unexpected and amazing! His creativity is evident as you view his work. Nelson is a photographer you want to capture your wedding day. I will continue to use Nelson for any photography needs in our future.
Had my engagement pictures yesterday with Nelson. One of the nicest people I have ever meet. Made us feel comfortable the whole time.
We hired Nelson as our wedding photographer, and with that, he included a free engagement photo session. Nelson did such a great job making what we were worried may be a slightly a...
wkward experience very fun and intimate! He played music through his speaker the whole time. He gave us guidance on where to stand and ideas of what to do, but he really allowed our natural selves to show through.
The day after the shoot, Nelson shared a few photos for us to share and post while he works through the remaining. This was great because we didn't have to wait long to see the results. We are very happy with the pictures we have seen so far! They are very candid, which is exactly what we were hoping for.
We can't wait for Nelson to photograph our friends and family at our wedding!
Nelson was amazing! I won’t lie, me and my fiancé are a little awkward, but Nelson made it so easy for us! He played music to make us comfortable and kept us smiling and laughing! ...
I would 100% recommend him! His work is gorgeous, he’s quick, and reliable! We will definitely be using him in the future!
Nelson was AMAZING at our wedding! We got a bunch of previews already and it’s 14 hours after our wedding ended!
Nelson is one of a kind. He makes it a focus to make the experience as personal and fun as possible. He wants to understand who you are as a couple before anything else to bring ou...
t the best in his work. It was obvious after working with him during our engagement shoot that he’s passionate about what he does. We’re so excited to work with him on our wedding date!
So far Nelson has been amazing making us feel comfortable and had so much fun taking our engagement photos can’t wait for the wedding photos !
Absolutely loved working with Denelsons Photography. For a couple who has never been profrssionally photographed before, he made us feel so comfortable and the photos came out so ...
beautiful. You can tell he is so passionate about his work and he does such a beautiful job. Thank you so much for helping to make our day special!
Nelson was awesome! Our pictures are incredible. We hired him for our elopement ceremony. If all I had received were just the preview photos, I would have been thrilled. The full a...
lbum is just simply stunning. We had so much fun during the process. Both myself and my husband can be a bit shy but Nelson pulled us right out of our shells. Having our photos taken was a wonderful experience all on it's own. Nelson absolutely has a God given talent and we would highly recommend him!
Denelsons’ photography is highly recommended by my wife and I. His enthusiasm, punctuality, character and charm helped our wedding party and us to relax and enjoy the day. He has ...
a way to capture beautiful moments when we were smiling naturally and interacting throughout the ceremony and reception. We are thrilled to recommend Denelsons photography!
I hired Nelson because I fell in love with his uniquely beautiful photography style that captures the emotion of both big and little moments. I originally hired him to photograph m...
y large wedding, but due to COVID, my fiance and I decided to do more of an adventure elopement style wedding. Not only was Nelson extremely flexible, punctual, and professional, but he was just such a pleasure to have as part of our wedding day. He had amazing ideas for shots and made us feel comfortable and confident without feeling pushy or awkward (I have never felt at ease in front of cameras!). You can tell that he has an incredible eye for photography and is passionate about it. Without a moment's pause he knew how to incorporate our camper van and cabin into photos. He even hiked with us and took photos of us gearing up for our rock climb. Nelson sent us a few breathtaking sneak peak photos the next morning, which we were so grateful for so we could share with friends and family who couldn't be there. Lastly and importantly, he was highly communicative throughout the entire process and always responded immediately to my emails. I HIGHLY recommend Denelsons Photography!
He is just perfect !
He came early for my wedding shoot
He took amazing pictures
He is more like a friend so ur very Comfortable around him
You will definitely not be disappointe...
d if u choose him .
Just had my engagement shoot and wedding all in one week with Nelson and I can not recommend him enough as a photographer. He is incredibly detailed and makes sure to capture every...
moment. When someone is passionate about what they do you can see it in their work and the happiness they bring when they attend your event. He gives great direction and keeps everyone laughing and smiling while taking photos. My husband is not a picture taking person but Nelson makes you feel very comfortable in front of the camera that he was actually happy to pose for pictures. If you want amazing photos and a photographer who is passionate and happy about what they do, Nelson will not disappoint. I can not recommend him enough. ❤️
Nelson was amazing! If I could give him more stars, I would. He took awesome pictures and really used the landscape to pull the beauty of my wedding together. He was professional, ...
creative, funny, and you can tell he is passionate about his work. I would definitely recommend him!
Nelson was very accommodating and an an excellent photographer at my sisters wedding. We have a big family and I’m impressed that he could keep up while getting some great shots as...
well. Thank you Nelson!!!
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