5 out of 5 stars and 45 reviews Best of Weddings (5x).
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(45)Wilmington, Raleigh, Asheville, Charleston
About this vendor
Documenting wedding stories in North Carolina. Focused on telling stories of honest human connection. Check my website to read more about my philosophy and see more of my work: www.nataliesecrest.com.
Details
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
5-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2024.2023.2022.+2 more.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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Although Natalie was unable to take pictures of us the day of our wedding, she communicated well and still was able to edit all of our pictures. We absolutely loved them all!
Natalie did an AMAZING job capturing so many beautiful pictures of my wedding. She took my direction and made my dreams come true! Would refer to anyone who asks!
We recently had Natalie as our wedding photographer and she was absolutely amazing to work with! She is a great communicator, she was super flexible with us, and of course, capture...
d the best photos! 10/10 would definitely recommend her if you're looking for a great photographer!
Natalie was amazing. She was beyond professional, punctual, and so very sweet. Our photos are gorgeous and we received them all complete in less than a week after our wedding. W...
ould definitely recommend her for any photography needs
Natalie does beautiful work! I found her through WeddingWire and she was quick to respond. I honestly cannot say enough good things about Natalie. Her work is incredible. She has a...
great artistic talent capturing beautiful moments!
Natalie is the best! She is very responsive and patient. Our photos are so beautiful and I am so happy that we chose her!
Natalie was amazing! We hired her for our wedding 6/03/23. Her communication with me through the whole thing was excellent and our photos came out gorgeous. She was super nice and ...
fun to work with and she was very reasonable with the price. Would definatly hire her again for any future photo shoots! Thank you so much for making our day special.
Natalie was amazing! She was prompt and so easy to work with for our wedding photos! They turned out gorgeous too! Couldn’t have picked a better photographer for the job! Thanks ag...
ain!
Absolutely wonderful! So easy to work with. Made my whole wedding day calm and I flowed so well. I just got my photos back and I couldn’t have asked for better!! Hoping for many ...
more photos from Natalie. (:
Natalie was absolutely amazing!! She answered all my questions and was a great communicator throughout the whole experience. She was quick as well with capturing special moments es...
pecially with a toddler involved. She sent a sneak peek within a week and had my whole gallery to me in less than a month. I am obsessed with the memories she captured and can not stop looking at the gallery!
We were so pleased with Natalie as our wedding photographer. She exceeded our expectations! Natalie really listened to all of our requests and took them to heart. She was patient, ...
flexible, and accommodating. The best part was how sweet and personable Natalie was! We are so very pleased with our pictures. I’m so glad we went with Natalie. She did not disappoint!
We hired Natalie for our wedding photography and it was a wonderful experience! She was very responsive over email and was very helpful with any questions we had. During our weddin...
g, she did a great job of ensuring we got all of the pictures we requested and was a joy to work with! She provided our pictures with a quick turnaround (including a sneak peak!) which was much appreciated. Would recommend Natalie for any of your photography needs!
Natalie was an outstanding wedding photographer! My now husband and I have never loved having our picture taken and I was a bit anxious that I would hate every photo, but Natalie m...
ade the experience pain free and the results were incredible! We love all of the photos. She is also very kind and helpful for all wedding photo/lighting/timing questions. To top it all off she even sent sneak peak photos a couple days after the ceremony and we had all of them within a week! I highly recommend her for weddings or for any other photography needed as I am sure she will make your experience phenomenal! Thank you Natalie!! 😊
I could not recommend Natalie enough. She captured our wedding day so beautifully, and she was the sweetest person to work with. We will forever cherish our photos and couldn’t hav...
e asked for a better photographer.
If you are looking for amazing, STUNNING wedding photos and a reliable and kind person who will make your day so special, look no further!! Natalie did such a wonderful job on our ...
wedding day! And she NEVER stops taking photos so you have every photo you could ever want. We got so many compliments on our gallery after our wedding! Hire her right now!
We hired Natalie for our wedding day and she did more then amazing! I could not have asked to have better photos and she was so easy to work with. Great communication through the w...
hole process and worked with me prior to our wedding day to make sure she knew what our vision was. I would recommend anyone needing a photographer for there special day to reach out to Natalie.
Natalie did an amazing job on the photos for my wedding. My whole family is obsessed with them. We had a small wedding, so all I wanted was beautiful pictures and I got them! Natal...
ie is also fairly priced. I didn't have to worry about the pictures being outrageously expensive like other photographers I searched around for. I will be getting more pictures done next time I'm in Wilmington!
Natalie is an incredible photographer! She is so sweet and kind which makes her amazing to work with. She made my husband and I feel comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera....
Weddings can be overwhelming, but Natalie rolled with all the punches the wedding party and family threw. She was also able to get our photos back so quickly! And all of them turned out gorgeous. I could not have asked for a better photographer for my wedding day. I would absolutely recommend Natalie to anyone looking for a photographer.
Natalie was awesome!! She truly captured every important detail of our wedding and some. We had a very large wedding party which made rallying everyone a bit of a task, but she han...
dled it flawlessly. I would 150% recommend Natalie!!
I am so glad we decided to go with Natalie as our photographer. She was very professional and polite. She checked in before the wedding to get specific requests for shots and made ...
sure to get them. She was extremely helpful in directing us on posing which we needed and we love the way the photos turned out! She was very accommodating with the length of time we needed and her pricing is more than fair. Thank you Natalie!
We absolutely loved having Natalie photograph our wedding. She did an amazing job and captured our day beautifully!
My husband and I had a super small courthouse wedding at the beginning of September, and we hired Natalie to capture the ceremony and some portraits afterwards. Not only were her r...
ates incredibly reasonable, but her work was so beautiful! My husband and I both felt super comfortable with her, and she captured the intimacy and beauty of our wedding so well. The whole process, from hiring and discussing timing to delivery of our gallery, was so seamless and stress-free. If you want an excellent communicator, talented photographer and kind person to capture your special moments: hire Natalie!
Natalie was such a pleasure to work with. She listens to your requests and ideas of what you would like for her to capture behind the lens. She’s sweet natured and doesn’t rush you...
during the sessions which results in amazing, beautiful photos. She will work with your budget and leave you happy! I will not hesitate to call her again when I want to do another photo session!
Wow! I am so happy I hired her for my wedding. Leading up to the wedding she answered all my questions, was super professional and flexible. MY PICTURES TURNED OUT BEAUTIFUL! She c...
aptured the important moments, as well as the candid. I could not have asked for a better photographer, and she is affordable!! If you want to hire a photographer who is a true artist at what they do, this is who I would recommend.
Natalie Secrest did an awesome job with our wedding photos! We appreciate the candid moments captured versus having all staged poses. They all came out so nice! She was great at co...
mmunicating from start to finish, she was on time, and lovely to work with! Her website photo gallery is super convenient and easy to use. I love having an option to send my photo gallery link to my loved ones as well as having the option to purchase prints! I highly recommend Natalie Secrest Photo for any of your photography needs!
Due to Covid, my husband and I chose to change our wedding to a much smaller affair, out by the coast. After a lot of rigamarole with a previous vendor, we were in need of a local ...
photographer with quality work, in a style we like, at a reasonable price - Natalie was above and beyond. I've even said that hiring Natalie was the best money we spent on the wedding (which is saying a lot because our food/cake was also amazing). Natalie's work is superb, she captured the love and happiness my husband and I share and everyone we've shared the photos with all say "they're all so good! how are you going to choose which one(s) to print?" and that's the true testament to her work. As a pair of 'big' people, it was a concern of mine that we would have flattering pictures, and Natalie nailed it. She was very communicative, flexible, and downright lovely. Natalie Secrest Photo is highly recommended!
We contracted Natalie Secrest to do our wedding day photos and couldn't have been happier. Because of some changes to our wedding day plans, my partner and I were scrambling to fin...
d a good photographer that was reasonably priced. Natalie is an amazing photographer. She works so well with people and was especially kind with my fiancé and me. Se knows just the right angles and just the right positioning in his photography as well as perfect timing of the right light needed in photos. It was nothing but a positive experience with Natalie. She was very responsive and answered every questions we had. And, we received the photos earlier than expected! We highly recommend Natalie for any events that need photography services. She put all of our needs first before his own and it was overall an outstanding experience.
I found Natalie amidst all the craziness of COVID and needing to change wedding plans from a big celebration to a small elopement on the beach. It was such a blessing. From the beg...
inning she was very responsive and helpful. We had to change our changed plans up quite a bit as well and Natalie was so flexible and willing to do whatever whenever. When we got closer she made an amazing- and realistic- timeline for photos and let me adjust and change as much as we wanted. On the day of, she was so positive and gave off wonderful vibes. She made everyone feel very comfortable and good about themselves. She followed the list we made and got all the photos I told her we wanted. We were late for the timeline the entire evening (my fault) and she adjusted and never made us feel rushed- she was willing to do what we wanted. When we got our sneak peaks the next day...they really let us relive those amazing memories again. When we received all of the photos, we were just amazed. She captured the day so perfectly. They were gorgeous and just what we wanted. I cannot speak highly enough of Natalie and her photos. These will last a lifetime and spark all the amazing memories from the perfect day.
My husband and I highly recommend Natalie’s photography services! She is so sweet to be around, and her pictures are amazing. We received over 30 preview photos just a few days a...
fter our wedding, and the rest within three weeks. We are so grateful for her!!!
Natalie is absolutely amazing! Yesterday was my moms wedding at the coast and we really wanted to just have some very organic pictures of the day and Natalie dived right in and ble...
w us away with her kindness, professionalism and she didn’t miss a moment! I am so so happy we went with her and she even worked with us and our budget which was extremely amazing! I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a fantastic photographer who really cares! You can tell this is more than a job to her, she truly is passionate about what she does and the couples she captures!
Such a wonderful and talented photographer! Very professional and timely. Natalie also did such a great job editing our memories and photos. She captured our wedding day perfectly ...
! Would recommend Natalie to anyone looking for a photographer, shes wonderful to work with!
Natalie did an amazing job of capturing our 40th Wedding Anniversary vow renewal ceremony and reception. We spent a year planning this milestone event. Many friends and family trav...
eled from across the country to celebrate with us. It was important to us that we had a professional photographer to capture this beautiful day. We were fortunate to find someone special to do the job. Natalie took the time to get to know us ahead of time. Communication was great (both email and phone). She understood what we wanted in terms of staged photographs. We trusted her fully to capture the day in its entirety. Natalie traveled from Portland to Seattle and spent the entire day with us. She is easy to work with and extremely professional. We appreciated being able to enjoy the reception and not feel like we were being pulled here and there for photos. It was amazing to see the final product and how many candid moments were captured. We also ordered a leather bound album which included a selection of 70 photographs for a very reasonable price. It was simply beautiful! Everything was just fantastic! We whole heartily recommend Natalie Secrest Photography.
Natalie was so lovely to work with on our wedding photos! As if Washington Park in Oregon wasn't gorgeous enough on its own, Natalie somehow made our pictures even more amazing tha...
n I could have imagined. Each photo was perfectly colored and fit my vision of what I wanted my photos to look like. She was very patient and professional with my my family and with me and was happy to help us photograph any type of pose we wanted. She went above and beyond to make the photos of our big day a success!
Natalie is so wonderful! After our photographer got injured and had to cancel last minute, Natalie jumped in and saved the day. She was calm, kind and did an amazing job of capturi...
ng our vibe and vision throughout our whole wedding day. I couldn't recommend her more!
So grateful and pleased to have had a talented and gifted photographer that not only was a joy to work with but also able to capture my sweetest memory with little to no direction...
. Thank you so much, Natalie. We appreciate you!
We absolutely loved working with Natalie! I was so excited when I booked her, and she sent sneak peek photos over so fast!
Being photographed is always awkward for us, but Natal...
ie made out photos STUNNING! We would recommend to her to everyone!!!
Natalie did a phenomenal job documenting our wedding. She provided the perfect balance of direction and letting us be self directed in our portrait photos. During the ceremony, she...
made herself blend in yet she captured incredibly intimate and spectacular shots. Natalie really took the time to get to know us as a couple so she could reflect what was truly important to us and it shined through with each photograph. We are so grateful and cannot recommend her enough to anyone looking for a photographer who knows how to tell a story with her camera. Thank you, Natalie!
Natalie was amazing as our wedding photographer at our small outdoor ceremony! She made the process so easy (even though we are not used to being in front of the camera and we were...
distracted by friends and family the entire time). The shots turned out to be beautiful! We will definitely recommend and hire Natalie in the future.
Natalie photographed my September wedding in Rockaway Beach. She did such an amazing job! She was so helpful and responsive throughout the entire process. She was very kind, profes...
sional, and easy to work with. I am very pleased with how our photos turned out and so glad I hired her!
Natalie is amazing! Professional, kind, and so talented. We will treasure our photos forever! This was the easiest decision of the entire wedding process- choose Natalie and know t...
hat your photos will be perfect!
Natalie was amazing!! Her insight and approachable way of working made it super easy to check in with her throughout my planning process to get advice on lighting and a shot list.S...
he was super responsive in meeting to chat before signing a contract, and overall responsive through email/text with any questions that came up beforehand. On the day of, I made some last minute changes that she easily accommodated to. I had a casual backyard wedding with 150 people, who she easily captured in both posed and candid photos. She made it easy for my guests to snag her and get a photo (these were great to discover when we got our album back!). I'll absolutely be using her in the future for family photos. She captured our love so easily in photos, and was truly a joy to work with :)
Natalie was a dream to work with. She was our photographer for our wedding and she was so sweet and patient and made us feel so comfortable. We have never worked with a professiona...
l photographer before and she made it a great first experience. She made sure we got all the pictures we wanted done and was really quick to get our photos to us. All our guests had nothing but nice things to say, she really respected the space that day and got some really great candids as well which I absolutely love! I highly would recommend her for your special day, whatever it may be. I can’t wait to work with her again!
We were so lucky to find Natalie and have her photograph our elopement! Not only is she extremely talented but she is professional and so kind. She made us all feel at ease and kep...
t in contact with us over the few months that we worked with her. We absolutely LOVED our elopement pictures and you will too if you choose Natalie!
Natalie is AMAZING! My husband and I honestly can’t thank her enough for capturing our elopement in such a beautiful way. She was so patient while we waited for the mountain to mak...
e a full appearance out of the clouds and she was completely open to the different locations we had in mind for photos. Everyone that attended our elopement commented on how professional and personable Natalie was. Our photos are beautiful and we are forever grateful for how perfectly she captured our special day.
My wedding day was absolutely perfect, and I am so thankful I had Natalie there to capture every moment. I love her style of photography, every photo is beautiful and captures the...
moment perfectly. You can really see in her work that she loves what she does. I am blown away by every shot she got of my now husband, Scott and I as well as the shots of the guests at our wedding (of 100 people)! The quality of her work! Oh my goodness! See for yourself :)
Natalie is also such a wonderful person. I felt 100% at ease with her around, and found that working with her was a breeze. She is such a kind soul and an inspiration, and I truly wish I could hire her to follow me around with her camera on the daily! I could really use those good vibes in my everyday life! I highly recommend you consider hiring Natalie to photograph your event. Her professionalism is astounding, and I will be recommending her to everyone I know.
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