Upasana Mainali Photography

beautiful photo gallery. Invest in your photographer. I look at my album and I am constantly at a loss of words of how vivid and beautiful her pictures captured our special day.

ng our wedding. We adore all of our photos and we’re struggling to pick our favorites since they all look so great! We will 100% use Upa for future life events and we look forward to doing so! She’s amazing!

Both of our wedding ceremonies ended up being on rainy days and Upa made magic happen! She was able to find a large covered area with a beautiful backdrop for the group shots. She also realized that the windows of our reception hall fully opened and we could have an outdoor backdrop while remaining dry inside. She never wasted a moment and was able to easily adapt. Our photos are stunning and are everything we could have wished for. She is responsive, kind, super helpful and a truly talented photographer. We cannot thank Upa enough and hiring her was one of the best choices we made for our wedding!

ibly professional, attentive, and understood all the elements we wanted to capture in the celebrations. We have fabulous pictures thanks to her!

I was immediately drawn to her calm and warm personality. From our 2019 engagement shoot, through the cancellation of our 2020 wedding, to our rescheduled wedding in 2021, Upa was there for us, providing reassurance, organization, and of course, beautiful photos that we’ll treasure for a lifetime! Leading up to our wedding, Upa was incredibly organized and helpful, working with us through the many logistical changes created by COVID-19 and offering advice on how to best plan our day. She’s responsive, creative, and thoughtful and I always felt at ease working with her. Our wedding day was unseasonably cold and rainy, but you’d never know it from our beautiful pictures! Upa’s artistic vision and great eye resulted in fantastic, bright images that captured a wonderful balance of posed and candid photos. We love our photos, and would recommend Upa to anyone!

nd how to get the best possible pictures with the time that we were dealt with and especially with COVID. Her photography speaks for itself and our pictures came out absolutely AMAZING. The fact that she shoots with a film camera along with her digital was such an amazing bonus as well. We truly feel blessed our paths crossed and that Upasana was there to photograph our special day.

inate, lead, and envision our wedding day. Given the COVID situation, a lot of our photographic desires were reworked in our backyard venue in such a way that you would have never thought we were in a residential street. Our memories are forever captured through her lens and eyes and we couldn't ask for a better photographer to guide us through this special event. Thank you so much Upa!

nd and I, and our entire family, loved all of our wedding photos. She offers both film and digital photography and the gallery is so easy to access and share. Beyond this, she is just a genuine and kind person. Upasana helped me review my wedding day itinerary and shared advise on how to manage the flow of the day. She brought backdrops and flowers for the photos to match our invitations and my wedding jewelry. She worked so well with all of our other vendors. She was so patient with all of us; when timelines went a bit awry she stayed a few hours extra to make sure we had all the pictures we’d want. I am so glad I had the privilege of working with her and I can’t wait to work with her again in the future!

in Philadelphia with our wedding party (while pregnant!) in order to get some of our best shots. She went the extra mile at all at times. We would absolutely recommend her to capture the most intimate and joyful moments of your wedding day!

of that she was very sweet, professional and easy to work with. I can’t recommend her enough!

to earth and friendly. She has a talent of instantly making people feel very comfortable in front of a camera, so the process of taking photos is effortless and fun! I wanted a film aesthetic, so luckily Upasana works with both film and digital mediums and was able to provide me with the exact images I was looking for. Thank you Upasana!!!

relive each moment from our special day (especially since everyone says the actual day goes by so quickly!) We were so so lucky to find Upasana! She was reasonably priced, hard-working (got there early and stayed late!) and produced beautiful images that we will cherish for many years to come! We loved her so much that we're hiring again for our Christmas card photos this year! We would definitely recommend her!

simple city hall wedding because we wanted the day just to ourselves. Upasana understood our personalities and captured all the details in that short moment. I work in entertainment so I like to find ways to add fun to serious events. She noticed every little feature that I prepared for the wedding. She is very welcoming, honest with her advice, always goes one step further with her creativity, and provides the most beautiful photos that you will cherish forever (and will not be embarrassed to share with others).

s very patient and understood what my husband and were looking for as an end result and she delivered! Thank you, Upasana!

d light, and could not have been more pleasant. We love every picture she took and she delivered them before expected. We highly recommend her. Thanks Upa for you extraordinary job.

ife, and of course, my wedding. Her beautifully professional photographic style not only won me over, but also wowed my family and bridal party. Everyone immediately agreed that Upasana was the only photographer we could consider for the wedding and I was absolutely ecstatic that she was able to photograph my cold NYE wedding. Due to the fact that I was planning my wedding in less than 6 months, we were unable to do an engagement session prior to the wedding (don't worry - we had a post wedding photo shoot to make up for it). As soon as she stepped into the crazy getting ready room, the connection that we had forged over emails and phone instantly came to life. Upasana jumped into action, expertly corralling my 16 person wedding party for our photos. Nothing, and when I say nothing, I mean nothing, phased her. 30 degree day? No sweat. Crying nephews? Nothing to it. Sunset arriving in two seconds? Shooting inside a dark church? No big deal. The snapshots that Upasana captured encapsulated all the beauty and love of the day, and none of crazy nerves that were slowly building up before the walk down the aisle. I am not naturally photogenic, but under the lovely Upasana's guidance, the photos of me and my wedding party looked absolutely stunning. Honestly, magazine worthy! I can not say enough great things about our amazing wedding photos or our amazing wedding photographer. Upasana even stayed an extra hour to capture the surprise flash mob that all my friends and family put together. Aside from saying "I do", it was the highlight of the evening and I am so glad that Upasana was gracious enough to photograph it. Just looking at her gorgeous photos brings back all the overwhelming joy of the night. I was so glad to be in front of Upasana's camera again for our post wedding "engagement" shoot in NYC. As luck would have it, it happened to be another cold winter's day, but we made the most of it, traipsing through Lincoln Center and Central Park and taking the most glorious photos. Upasana is such a trooper, such a talented photographer, such a wonderful human being in general. If you're questioning whether or not to book her for your wedding, here's your answer: DO IT!!! If you need more persuasion, here it is: SHE IS AMAZING!! Honestly. It will be one of your best wedding decisions. And you'll have her award worthy photographs as beautiful mementos to last a lifetime. As a plus, you'll also have a new friend for life!

ery single detail of the event in such a creative and unique way leaving us with memories to last a lifetime. Looking back through the photos we noticed things we didn't even get a chance to see at the party ourselves and that was really special to us. She knew made sure that we got fantastic photos of us as a couple but also of us with our families and friends throughout the event. All our friends and family members loved the photos. We are so lucky to have been referred to her and we can't say enough great things. I would recommend Upasana to all.

on my photos. Upasana was patient and took her time. She had an eye for photography and is absolutely amazing at what she does. My wedding day was coordinated by A Central Park Wedding, and it’s quite clear they only work with the best. I was actually given several options for a photographer and right when I saw Upasnana’s work, I could tell she would be the best, and I was right! Thank you again for capturing my special day.

everything, able to work within the restrictions of the venue, incorporated the videographer to align their schedules and troubleshooted when there were some uncertainties. She's so easy to work with, totally flexible and super friendly. On top of all that, her work is unreal. It's just gorgeous. I would love to work with Upa again and plan on recommending her to my future clients.

e family fell in love with her friendly spirit and warm smile. Her use of film and her eye for landscape and lighting is truly superb. Her photography can be versatile to fit any couple's style; she did an excellent job capturing candid photos during the reception as well as some intimate couple's photos.

feel at ease. Her style is very classic and she especially does a great job shooting outdoors, using natural light.

e first photographer we've met who uses film, in addition to digital, which in her hands allows the photos to really pop. As if that wasn't enough, she's one of the nicest people you could meet. Ten minutes after speaking with her, we felt as if we'd known her for 10 years. The warmth and friendliness she exudes allows you to relax and enjoy the moment, helping get rid of any awkwardness that is usually associated with a staged photoshoot. And this comes through in the photos which makes the whole experience even better. We strongly recommend you to consider her and promise that you'll have one of the most important moments in your life captured beyond your wildest expectations.

She always made sure she was getting the absolute best shots of us. I couldn’t have asked for a better photographer for our special day!!

e pictures came out. On a 10/10 scale, we thought the photos were an 11. Upasana was very helpful in giving me ideas on where and how to do my proposal in New York, staying patient with me and answering the myriad of questions I had for her. On the day of the proposal, she captured everything we could have wanted & more; natural photos, photos posing, all with the beautiful NYC skyline in the background. She was a class act and is highly recommended to anyone looking for a photographer in the NYC/tri state area!

occasions but one fine day she was free for a couple of hours so she managed to shot my maternity pictures and the result of my pictures are just stupendous and mesmerizing and I am in love with my pictures. Every picture is shot in natural lights and that’s what I like SHE IS THE BEST

ess not only goes smoothly, but it is a really fun experience. We are very much looking forward to working with her during our wedding. She is an amazing photographer, and I would highly recommend her to anyone else.

so easy to work with and accommodating of my requests. Neither my husband or I like taking pictures, but she made us feel so at ease and we had such a blast with her! (even walking the Brooklyn Bridge at 6AM during a heat wave!) And the end result is true perfection. We moved right after to London and the photos are such a beautiful reminder of our time in NYC. She has even recently reached out to see how we are doing! She is a GEM!

above and beyond for our photos and we could not be more please. Thank you so much!

style with using a lot of natural lighting. We had our engagement session with her at Liberty State Park during golden hour during cherry blossoms time and she even stayed longer to capture some more pictures. She was really able to capture us naturally smiling the entire time. She also referred us to an awesomeeeee florist that we were super happy about! For our wedding, we had 8 hours with her and an assistant photographer, and I am so happy with our pictures turned out! Totally worth every penny spent. She's so passionate about her work and you can tell how much she enjoys it and that it's not just a job for her. I wish I could afford to bring her on every vacation of mine hahahhaa because I totally would if I could!

o capture our emotions and us being ourselves... I thought that was the most beautiful thing. Her personality allowed us to feel extremely comfortable while she captured our first ever photo shoot. She used all her cool gadgets to gauge if the lighting was good, took pictures with both digital and film and incorporated OUR vision into the photo shoot. We needed a little bit of guidance in the beginning on what to do, by the end I think we could call ourselves roll-models (get it :). I recommend her for all photo shoots... and I hope she's available for my wedding too :)!!! ( Hint - October 2019)

ver we have a conversation prior to the actual wedding day. We love how our photos turned out and our families love them too!

, she did a great job directing me and my fiance and friends to get the best photos possible. She also responded to my inquiries very quickly and thoroughly throughout the process. Thank you, Upasana!

roposal photos in Central Park, NY! My fiancé and I are both from Texas, which made finding a photographer in New York a little scary, but when my fiancé (the groom) found Upa, she responded to him right away and stayed in communication with him, which made him more comfortable about the whole experience. We highly recommend her!

otographer! We had a blast shooting our engagement photos with her and getting to know her. On our wedding day we were so comfortable with Upasana and her team. Knowing how wonderful our engagement photos came out, we had complete trust in her. She did not fail us! We got our sneak peak the next morning and are in love! We can't wait to see the rest, and hope to work with her again for any future professional photography! ~Danielle & Jake

tarted out a bit rainy and Upasana was patient with us because she wanted to give us the perfect shot! I felt as if she wasn't there while she was taking photos! The delivery of the photos was great and she captured our true selves in our element. Which I love because I can look back at the photos and know exactly what my fiancé was saying to me that made me smile. She even captured our pup in some pics as well! Can't wait to work with her on future photos for the next chapters on our lives!

have hoped for. We now have a beautiful collection of photos to look back on, which we couldn’t be happier with. Upasana is a truly talented photographer and we would 100% recommend her to others.

e friends than a photographer-bride. My 400+ wedding (Turkish - Uzbek wedding) had a lot of cultural parts to it and she captured it so well. She caught so many great shots and I barely remember seeing her the whole night! She did a fantastic job. My entire wedding party and family could not stop complimenting her work from the beginning of the day until the very end. We were so lucky to have her. Her main goal is to create a beautiful day; not to earn a paycheck - you can tell how passionate she is about her work. Please book her ASAP - you won't regret it!!!!

rson to work with. She is so professional, yet makes you feel so comfortable while capturing the most detailed, beautiful photos! We traveled all the way from sweet home Alabama to wed in NY and we could not have asked for a better day.

engagement photos which was a great way to get to know her during the wedding. She was very attentive and thorough prior to the wedding to ensure we were on the same page. During the wedding she took initiative and was very patient with us, while also directing us, as needed. Thank you so much for being such an important part of our wedding day. The previews of the wedding pictures are so beautiful and we cannot wait to see the rest!!

, accommodating, and friendly. The final quality of the photos were just like what we saw in her portfolio and what we had hoped for / expected. We wouldn’t hesitate to work with her again in the future, and would highly recommend her to anyone else. Thanks Upasana!

anner and endless creativity. I wouldn't hesitate to use her again.

ot stop looking at them! She was extremely flexible and went with the flow when necessary, rearranging the schedule when one of my bridesmaids was late. She wanted to make sure we got the best photos possible and did a fantastic job editing them. Thank you so much Upasana!

astic work and is extremely personable. She did a fantastic job with our engagement photos and I can't wait to see the wedding photos!

hings not related to photographing our wedding. She also works quickly and delivers amazing pictures.