MELBOURNE & YARRA VALLEY WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS PHOTOGRAPHER

Candid, Authentic, Fun!

Candid, colourful, timeless & authentic wedding photography for fun-lovers who love to party~!

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Recent Weddings

Kate & Sean

Lawson Lodge, Macedon
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Kayla & Brendan

Farm Vigano, South Morang
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Jaala & William

Ballara Receptions, Eltham
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Hey! I’m Nikki

Cat lover, introvert who loves parties, metal head, exclamation mark over-user!, queer af, lover of documenting fun dancefloors, candid moments and capturing authentic portraits.

My photography style is candid, fun and authentic to who you two are! I’ll get you laughing and feeling comfortable in front of the camera. I have a gentle and empathetic nature, and it’s important to me that you get to enjoy your day how you want!

More about me >

So what exactly is 'candid photography’?

Candid photography is about catching genuine smiles, hearty laughter, a loving look, finding out how you two fit together.

I’m always ready to capture those blink-and-you-miss-it in the moment shots. I capture candid but authentic portraits that reflect your personalities and your love, while still making sure you enjoy your day and have fun with it!

Candid photography (or at times, ‘documentary photography’) also includes completely unprompted, photo-ninja-vision shots of moments like you and guests mingling, accidentally smashing a glass, cake on your shirt, tipsy dance moves, Aunt Mary wiping a tear, and plenty of other moments captured all without you even noticing.

When it's time to party, I love to be right in the middle of the action to capture the vibes and those high-energy shots from the dancefloor!

Get 40% off your engagement session

Engagement photo sessions are the perfect way to commemorate your engagement, use photos for your invites and wedding website, and it's essentially a practice shoot to get comfy with being in front of the camera before the big day!

Book your wedding photography and get your pre-wedding/engagement photo shoot for 40% off 💕

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What couples are loving

Sila & Jamal, Wedding

It is genuinely difficult to find the words to describe how GOB SMACKED we are by those sneak peek photos. They are beyond just beautiful photos. You have captured so many 'looks' and so much of our personality which is... well it is borderline witchcraft! haha
Nikki, thank you so much for you gentle and gorgeous nature, for making us feel comfortable and putting our wellbeing before anything. You generously offered extra time to us which NO ONE would do - but we think that says a lot about you as a person, not just as a photographer. You are one of a kind.
Much love & gratitude,
Sila & Jamal
Rowena & Sid, Engagement Session

I really have no words to describe how amazingly well you have captured Row and I in these pictures! We are in absolute awe looking at these images of ourselves and it’s everything we imagined and more!
We can’t thank you enough for all your hard work in capturing, carrying our bag on the day, making us feel so comfortable and for putting these together! The details in the pictures are mind blowing.
You are an absolute SUPERSTAR!
Cindy & Michael, Wedding

“I AM OBSESSED WITH THE PHOTOS!! You absolutely nailed it.”
“Nikki was absolutely incredible from the very start right to the very end. Nikki made us feel super comfortable and relaxed through the whole photoshoot. We had several people comment how amazing she was at our wedding and was everywhere without us even noticing. The photos were exactly what we were after and more. Highly recommend!”