5 out of 5 stars and 62 reviews
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(62)Denver, Front Range, Mountain Locations in Colorado & beyond
About this vendor
Nichole Emerson Photography is a Colorado wedding and elopement photographer based near Denver, specializing in intimate, outdoor celebrations. With a focus on mountain weddings and nature-inspired gatherings. Nichole and her team create artistic, joyful images that capture both the beauty of Colorado and the genuine connection you share.
With over 8 years of professional photography experience and photographing weddings since 2018, Nichole brings a calm, organized presence to every step of the process. From your first inquiry to the final gallery, we offer thoughtful guidance to help your day feel seamless and stress-free. Whether you're navigating mountain locations, changing weather, or building a timeline that allows you to truly be present, you’ll feel supported and cared for throughout the entire experience.
Nichole Emerson Photography works with couples who value both experience and imagery—those who want to feel comfortable in front of the camera while also preserving their day in a way that feels natural and meaningful. Our approach blends gentle direction with silly conversations, so you’re never left wondering what to do, and also have prompts for natural smiles and connective moments.
In addition to photography, Nichole provides location recommendations, permit guidance, and planning support tailored to Colorado’s unique landscapes. From mountaintop elopements to intimate wedding celebrations, we help bring your vision to life while ensuring everything flows with ease.
Collections include options for second photographer coverage, engagement sessions, and destination travel. Couples receive high-resolution digital images, beautifully curated online galleries, and access to professional print products designed to last for generations.
If you're looking for a Colorado wedding photographer who is experienced, easy to work with, and genuinely invested in your experience, Nichole Emerson Photography would love to connect. Reach out to start planning your celebration!
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
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
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
5-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2025.2023.2022.+2 more.
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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Nichole did our wedding and engagement photos, and they turned out so great! She was so nice, professional, and easy to work with! She listens to what you are looking for in your p...
hotos and she is very helpful with options for locations, poses, and other ideas to make a great picture. She is very responsive and had a super quick turnaround with our sneak peek and final photos! I highly recommend her for wedding and engagement photos!
Nichole was amazing from the start. Nichole was extremely responsive and helpful.
I had not been to the area but had an idea of what I wanted. Nichole listened to what I had in mi...
nd, what my now wife’s interests were, and was spot on with locations. Nichole provided video and photo examples of locations, and even went out to show more locations.
Communication was a breeze, she was clear, and helped go through exactly what to expect.
The day of the proposal, Nichole completely surprised my wife and knew exactly what to do for the perfect photos, down to the little details like bringing hand warmers.
Our photos turned out way better than we ever expected. We absolutely love them.
We would 10/10 recommend and use Nichole again.
We loved our engagement photography session with Nichole in the Rocky Mountain National Park area! She was very helpful with planning and picking a scenic location. The pictures tu...
rned out amazing, Nichole did a great job getting us to pose and smile and the photo shoot was a fun and comfortable experience.
Nichole was so easy to work with and professional in every way—great communication and follow through and our guests went out of their way to tell us how much they liked her! The ...
photos are absolutely stunning!
Nichole is a wonderful and experienced photographer, specializing in outdoor and adventure wedding photos! She was professional, kind, and so knowledgeable with her work. Our weddi...
ng day went so smoothly!
Could not ask for better! Amazing communication, on time, kind, great to talk to. Helped me plan my proposal and the tiny details to execute it properly. Took us on a mini hike as ...
well haha! Very patient with our doggos considering one was a puppy. Made my proposal in Aspen one I will never forget. I will recommend Nichole 100 times over. I can not stop looking at our photos. Just the best.
I recently had the pleasure of working with Nicole for our engagement in Aspen, and I cannot recommend her highly enough. From start to finish, her assistance with the plan as well...
as photo quality was nothing short of exceptional.
Nicole did amazing! She was super helpful with locations and made it very easy to communicate! She made sure that the scenery was the perfect back drop for the proposal! Also thoug...
ht it was a nice touch and very sweet she offered champagne for the celebratory occasion! The photos turned out better than we imagined!
Nichole was the absolute best. She was so thorough, knowledgeable, friendly, detail oriented and communicative during this proposal adventure. My then girlfriend and I visited Colo...
rado from Florida for the first time and I decided this would be the place that I was going to propose. Nichole made it so easy and after I chose the location Nichole went as far as sending me a map and video of where to park and how to get to the spot from the parking lot. She had me so prepared and confident! Especially being in a place we have never been before. Nichole was so gracious with her time as well. It was so fun working with her. 10/10 and I will recommend Nichole to anyone who is looking to have professional photos taken! So happy she was there to be a part of our special day. Thank you, Nichole!!
Nichole took our proposal pictures and I couldn’t have imagined them being any better! She did an amazing job working with my fiancé to coordinate the most perfect surprise proposa...
l and captured the sweetest moments. She gave us many tips and a lot of guidance on how to pose, which I was very thankful for! It didn’t take long to get our pictures back either. We will definitely be using Nichole again when we are back in Colorado! Thank you Nichole!
Nichole was absolutely amazing!! All of our wedding photos are a dream! We would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer, she made everything go so smoothly for u...
s with the timeline and locations!
Nichole was amazing! She was very flexible and took amazing photos all while making it a fun and enjoyable experience! I really cannot imagine my proposal going so smoothly without...
her!
Nichole's team was wonderful to work with. We immediately felt comfortable with our photographer Catherine for our surprise proposal photo session. And... the photos were incredibl...
e! Thank you so much for beautifully capturing such a special moment! - Kelsey and Christopher
Nichole was an absolute professional. She helped give me many great ideas of places to propose to my now fiancé, before we even agreed to work together. Everything worked out perfe...
ctly and Nichole was sure to stay in touch throughout the process of surprising my fiancé to ensure everything went smoothly. The photos were flawless and it could not have been better!
Nichole is the best! What a pleasure it was working with her on our engagement. From the planning to the execution everything was perfect. Would highly recommend Nichole.
I worked with Catherine and Nichole to plan and photograph a proposal on the Dillon Reservoir in December, and they were absolutely phenomenal at every stage. The proposal involved...
Catherine picking up a suitcase full of sentimental objects and arranging them in a circle in the snow, including a trail to lead my fiancée there from the parking lot, and everything came out perfectly, just as I imagined. She even said yes. Not to mention, the photographs are stunning beyond belief, and we feel endlessly lucky that our day went so well. I also had a feeling that my fiancée would propose right back, and kept Catherine and Nichole apprised. They were able to capture both of our proposals beautifully. Also very good pricing. We cannot recommend Nichole Emerson Photography any more highly, and we are definitely reaching out once we set a wedding date!
Nichole was perfect for our wedding and engagement photos. We wanted someone who would really capture the natural light and not overload things with filters and what not and Nichol...
e did a great job of that. She was very polite, punctual and respectful. She did a great job of capturing the moment and we absolutely love all our photos. I would highly recommend Nichole!
Nichole was amazing and very easy to work with. We eloped in colorado and she did a fantasist job! Highly recommend her for your destination elopement!
Nichole was fantastic! She truly went above and beyond to help me (located in Buffalo) make my dream proposal a reality. She scouted out the location I targeted in Rocky Mountain N...
ational Park, hiked out to a frozen lake before sunrise to ensure she was waiting for us, helped me strategize exactly how to pull everything off, and even surprised us with a bit of bubbly once we were done with pictures. In short, our proposal story simply wouldn’t be the same with Nichole’s help and she did a spectacular job of capturing the alpenglow behind us. I cannot recommend her strongly enough!
Nichole was great! She really knows her angles, lighting and all the other things that lead to great photos. I am SO happy with the end result and there were MANY good things sa...
id about her from the wedding party, our families and the venue. We enjoyed working with her!
Nichole and her team did an amazing job for my engagement! Working with me for months on the preparation and ever minor detail needed for a perfect proposal and surprise. Not to me...
ntion how beautiful our engagement photos came out as well! Catherine was an incredible photographer for our special day!
Nichole is amazing! We decided to book her for both our engagement session and wedding photography and absolutely loved her work both times. She is professional and punctual and re...
ally knows how to maximize her time to provide the best photos. She was also really great at making us feel comfortable in front of the camera so that she could capture these really sweet/memorable moments during our sessions. And she’s quick! Sneak Peeks and full galleries always came back faster than expected which was exciting for us. I would 1000% book Nichole again and recommend her to friends because it was such a pleasure to work with her.
She went above an beyond For my pictures we was literally getting snowed on.definitely would use her again
My husband and I came from HI to CO for our January 2022 elopement. Nichole was able to work with us and help with all our needs from a distance. She even drove me to the wedding l...
ocation so we were able to get there separately, it turned out to be a fairly short ride but filled with enjoyable conversation. Everything went smoothly, and our pictures are INCREDIBLE. She really knows how to capture beautiful moments. Her photo editing skills are also impeccable, my favorite part about our wedding photos is that the attention goes to us as well as the beautiful scenery that we chose to be in. We have so many pictures to relive the best moments of our lives endlessly. I'll admit that at first I was a bit nervous for everything, especially after having to cancel/replan our original "bigger" wedding but we had so much fun and got to celebrate us and our love in the most authentic way plossible. Nichole really went above and beyond all expectations for our elopement! We couldn't have made a better choice.
We totally plan on booking Nichole for any future photoshoots in Colorado.
She was very fun and easy to get along with. She braved the harsh wind with us and gave us pictures that were great! She got there early and even let us drive to a secondary locati...
on that was her idea and it turned out marvelously!
Nichole was a pleasure to work with! We were quite nervous. This was our first posing, modeling, and taking a proper picture. Nichole made sure we had clear instructions on how to ...
stand and where to place our hands. Even though we hiked in our suit and dress through the dust and smoke of Rocky Mountain National Park, our photos came out better than we could have imagined. Her direction, ideas and suggested locations were amazing! We're happy to have found her and would gladly work with her again if we get the chance to visit Denver in the future!
From the beginning Nichole was absolutely wonderful. She was helpful answering any questions we had and helped us layout a timeline of what the day could look like. Our original we...
dding day was suppose to be in February and I was blown away when she researched what time the sun would set that day to recommend the optimal ceremony time. When we had to reschedule our wedding to August it was stress free and easy. Once the day came she was patient when us ladies were running late and kept the timeline flowing by starting with the guys (who were of course on time.) She was also amazing at getting people up to the front for family portraits and moving through those quickly. I would recommend Nichole in a heart beat to anyone for wedding/engagement photos. We did both with her and received so many beautiful photos in each of our galleries. We are so grateful that we will have these images for many years to come!
Fabulous photography! We purchased the elopement package from Nichole which includes an engagement photoshoot beforehand, ceremony photos, and family/couple portraits after (I fel...
t like a great value!!!).
Before our ceremony, Nichole went to our wedding location area (the chapel at Camp St. Malo in Allenspark, CO) to scout out a beautiful place in the national park area to take couples portraits of us after the ceremony! Nichole is the perfect photographer for beautiful outdoor portraits - she always comes prepared for changes in weather, and she's not afraid to hike/climb along trails to get the perfect shot! :) She was even flexible with rescheduling when the weather looked like it was going to turn sour for our engagement shoot.
Nichole is so helpful and makes suggestions along the way to ensure your photos are gorgeous. She went above and beyond helping me with the train of my dress throughout the photoshoot, and letting me know where my groom was before the ceremony so he wouldn't see me before I walked down the aisle. :) I couldn't be happier with Nichole!!!
Nichole was fabulous and beyond helpful on our special day! Our wedding, although small, was running late, and Nichole made the best use of the time still by getting shots around t...
he property and some of the groups of portraits we wanted. Nichole was incredibly positive and helped a lot by paying attention to the little details, like moving my hand ever so slightly down, or adjusting in XYZ way to make sure we got the best shots. And believe me, she got the greatest shots! We could not have been happier with Nichole and the photographs she took for us :) I would recommend her 1000x over!
Nichole is absolutely amazing!! My husband and I aren't super comfortable getting our photos taken but she made the experience fun, easy, and did a great job including our dog. For...
our engagement photos the site we had originally planned on ended up being closed when we got there but Nichole was ready to explore the area until we found the perfect spot. All of our pictures turned out better than we ever could have imagined and the price was reasonable as well. 10/10 would recommend!!
My husband hates photography and Nichole made this experience warm and comfortable. She was able to capture the most intrigued wedding and enhance all the little details that meant...
a lot to us. She knows how and when to focus on details and with that understanding she made a majestic place more majestical! She was super friendly that made the experience warm and welcoming, felt like she was a family friend for years!
Quick and detailed communicator, and made the experience stress free. Would highly recommend to family and friends!
Nichole was extremely easy to work with for our engagement photos! My fiancé and I not typically fans of getting our pictures taken, but she made the experience painless and we got...
some great shots! If we were getting married in Colorado, we would likely have her for our wedding as well.
My fiance and I were planning a trip to Colorado and decided we wanted to get our engagement photos done in Colorado to capture a winter mountain look. Nichole helped us pick out t...
he perfect spot and communicated well with us before our arrival. The photo session was a ton of fun and the photos came out great. We received the engagement photos we were looking for.
Nichole was great! To start she met my fiancé and I at the top of Aspen Mountain. My fiancé hired Nichole to capture the moment as he proposed. She found us the perfect spot and wa...
s waiting with champagne. Nicole took the most gorgeous pictures and made us feel so comfortable! Even better she got our pictures to us so quickly! We can’t thank her enough!
Nichole did a fantastic job capturing the magic of our wedding! Before the wedding, she was super responsive to all our questions and she took the time to get to know us. Nichole ...
worked extremely hard to capture all the photos we requested. She put everyone at ease for those in our wedding party which are not as comfortable in front of the camera. We loved the final product which Nichole was able to quickly return to us to enjoy. Huge thanks to Nichole for the amazing photos of our special day!
Nichole is amazing! Her photos are incredible, and she goes above and beyond to make sure you get beautiful photos and lasting memories.
Nichole was "hiding in plain sight" when ...
my fiancé proposed. I didn't even realize she was there capturing the moment with beautiful photos that I will cherish forever. My fiancé asked Nichole if she could pick up a bottle of champagne, so she brought the bottle and flutes for us, which was so special. We took photos after the proposal, and Nichole helped us feel so comfortable and ourselves - the photos turned out perfect! Nichole even sent us a thoughtful congratulatory gift when we got back home, which was extremely kind.
We have gotten so many compliments on our photos. Thank you so much, Nichole! You are so wonderful, kind and talented!
Cannot say enough wonderful things about Nichole and how great she is to work with. With plans to propose to my now fiancée in Colorado (we are from Chicago), I saw that Nichole ca...
me very highly recommended from quite a few reviews. I reached out to Nichole, and it couldn't have been a better decision.
Nichole went above and beyond to work through every part of the proposal process with me. She helped tweak my original plan to make sure it was perfectly executed, and was there to perfectly capture the moment. We couldn't be happier with our pictures and how great Nichole was to work with. She helped make the engagement process seamless and very special for us.
Do yourself a favor and reach out to Nichole - you certainly won't be disappointed!
Nichole is so much more than a photographer. Her experience and expertise are unparalleled. Nichole was not only able to capture our special day with her lens, but is also credite...
d with where and when the most spectacular place would be to marry. With all that being said, it was her personality and passion that really impressed us. We honestly couldn’t have pulled off our elopement without her. We give her our highest recommendation. I hope that you all are lucky enough to work with her.
Where do I even begin?! From the first phone conversation I had with Nichole, I knew I wanted to work with her. She completely understood what we wanted for our elopement shoot. Ni...
chole truly went above and beyond with the planning process. She took her time with detailed location recommendations for us and was incredibly patient throughout the whole process. She even assisted with our flowers too! Our shoot was so much fun and we were laughing the whole time! Our pictures came out amazing and we receive so many complements on them from friends and family. Just looking at them puts a huge smile on our face. Thank you so much Nichole for being part of our special day!
Nichole was fantastic to work with. She was professional, responsive and really listened to the kinds of photos we wanted. Due to COVID-19 we had a micro wedding--just the two of...
us, Nichole, and our officiant. Nichole took extra time to scout out our venue prior to the ceremony and she captured the moments and essentials beautifully. We are happy to recommend her.
Nichole did an amazing job! She went above and beyond what I could have ever expected. When most roads were closed due to fires, she drove all the way to Aspen from Denver. She th...
en set up my proposal picnic on top of a mountain, and finally waiting several hours for us to get to the proposal location. Then she spent a lot of time with us and our dog taking so many pictures. We loved our proposal pictures so much that we decided we did not need to get separate engagement pictures. HIGHLY recommend Nichole as she works very hard to make sure the moment and pictures are perfect!
Nichole was the best photographer we could have asked for! We are from out of state and she was so helpful in the planning process. She suggested lots of beautiful locations for ou...
r engagement pictures and our ceremony and even figured out a last minute change in venue due to a road closure. She saved us lots of stress! She was very laid back and make our engagement session so much fun. She did a great job capturing our relationship! Not only was she a joy to be around and took amazing pictures, but she is so affordable! I would recommend her to anyone looking for a great photographer! Thanks again, Nichole!! We already have our pictures hanging on our wall! :)
I was so glad to find Nichole after looking through what seemed like a million photographers. I loved how airy and light and bright the photos came out. It was exactly the kind of ...
feel I wanted for the wedding. We had to change the timeline several times due to covid and Nichole was so easy to work with and updated and changed hours. She was so flexible and made me feel at ease when I really had no idea what I was doing with regard to photography. She took a lot of details from us to ensure we got all of the photos we wanted of all our family and friends. They were running around to make sure they got the perfect shot (even when I was unsure of it) and I'm so grateful for it - the pictures turned out amazing - I cannot stop looking at them. She took so many detail shots, it made it so fun to see all the hard work I put into planning in the photos. I will forever be grateful for Nichole and her hard work - she even left us a little gift for our wedding, such a personal and sweet touch. I will always reach out to her for my photo needs!
Nichole is super nice and communicative! She really cared about listening to us and making sure we were getting what we wanted. We are very happy with our photos!
Nichole did an AMAZING job as our wedding photographer! From our engagement photo shoot (she helped suggest a site and time for excellent photographs) to our wedding day, she was ...
one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. When plans were constantly changing (boo COVID!), Nichole was the one thing my husband and I knew we didn't need to worry about. She even helped us look for a new venue and came up with suggestions for first look spots! Fairly priced, hard-working, and amazing shots. We couldn't have asked for more!
Nichole did such an amazing job photographing our day! We are not often in front of the camera but she helped us feel so relaxed and gave us so many beautiful photos that we will t...
reasure forever. I would HIGHLY recommend hiring Nichole!
Not enough space to share her greatness! After getting my pictures I felt even more amazed with her work considering the 40 mph winds in 20 degree weather we had in our visit to th...
e Rocky Mountain national park from Destin,Florida. Thank you so much Nicole for helping us get these amazing lovely memorable pictures. You went above and beyond to find us the perfect spots for our pictures and where we weren’t freezing! Thank you again!
TLDR: Nichole is awesome. You should hire her. Read on for more of our reasons why!
In our search for wedding photographers, we interviewed 6 different candidates over the phone, ...
hoping to find the perfect one for us. From our first conversation with Nichole, we knew she was the photographer for us! She was professional, organized, and a great value. Once we hired Nichole, we were really able to trust her. She communicated with us the perfect amount: enough to know that she was on it, but also never pressuring us. We never worried about her being late or not being prepared--honestly, she was our favorite wedding vendor! We chose to do the included engagement shoot as part of our package, because we wanted to get comfortable in front of the camera. Nichole clearly has a passion for photography. During that session, we had so much fun! Nichole really put us at ease. She remembered a lot about us, and she got us laughing for some really amazing photos. She was also not afraid to get down and dirty into the bushes for our shoot, if that is what you seek! During our wedding, she was amazing. We chose the 8-hour, two photographer package. She and her counterpart were awesome: unobtrusive but always part of the action. They covered all of the shots we requested, and more! They had some fun creating some artsy photos as well. Several of our guests commented about how professional, helpful, and sweet they are. She was really organized about posed photos we requested, and even accommodated last-second additions from us. Nichole got us a wedding preview of 75 shots within three days of the wedding, and all the others arrived on our agreed upon schedule a few weeks later. The photos really help us relive our night, which is ultimately what we wanted. We are thrilled with the results and recommend Nichole Emerson to anyone seeking a fantastic photographer.
Nichole was great! She took the time prior to the event to get details on what was important to me. She got great candid pics of our guests at the event and also took lovely pict...
ures of the setting and our ceremony. We had so much to choose from for printing. My now-husband and I are terribly un-photogenic and she managed to get great pics out of us as well! Highly recommend!
My husband and I were visiting Denver for our 16th wedding anniversary. I wanted to document the ocassion with pictures in the Rocky Mountains. My husband attended school in Colora...
do and had not been back since so I wanted to do something special for him. I contacted and spoke with a few area photographers, but after talking to Nichole over the phone I knew she understood what I was trying to accomplish. Since I didn't know the area, she sent me some recommendations of locations, along with photos of each location, to choose from. The location was breathtaking! Working with Nichole was like having a friend take your photos. We were both so at ease with her. My husband dislikes photo sessions very much and when we were done he said "that was actually fun." She had us laughing, crying and reminiscing. We are absolutely in love with our photos and they will be cherished for a lifetime!
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