43rd Ave. Photography

We had the pleasure of working with 43^rd Ave Photography for our January 2015 wedding and relive the day every time we look at our photos! Nicole and Stephen were incredibly easy to work with — personable, organized, flexible, and ready to take on the challenge of our large families (it helps that they also shot the wedding of another family member). Their affordable pricing, high quality craftsmanship, and quick return on pictures make them the perfect wedding photographers!
Many thanks to Nicole and Stephen for capturing our wedding with creativity and ease!

We feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with 43^rd Ave. Photography. Nicole spent the day with my family & I, and captured the simple moments we spend in our day to day lives– she was able to take the most minute tasks and make them beautiful. She captured the tue essence of our family. We now have the tangible memories of the home in which we created (we are moving out of state) and brought our son into the world — we have images to show him of how our life was in California. And the imagines are breathtakingly beautiful and special.
Nicole was extremely easy to work with, she made it so easy to be ourselves and feel comfortable. I would hire her again in a heartbeat for all my photo needs. So thankful to have had the opportunity!

Talented, organized, flexible, friendly, creative, responsive, punctual, and as if that weren’t enough, absolutely adorable. I found 43^rd Ave. when I was searching the internet trying to read up on wedding photography in general, and was captivated by the photos on the blog. I spoke to a few different photographers, but as soon as my husband and I met Nicole and Stephen we felt our wedding pictures would turn out beautifully if we put them in their hands. They were a joy to work with throughout the whole wedding planning process, and handled everything (including a photo shoot INSIDE A BOUNCE HOUSE) calmly and joyfully. Our wedding was held over two days — a small ceremony in our backyard, followed by a festival-​style reception in Golden Gate Park. We are thrilled with the pictures of both, in their wildly different settings. I am recommending them often, and plotting more family events so we can hire them again!

It goes without saying that choosing all the right vendors to support you and your love on your wedding day is paramount. From my experience, I have never experienced an emotional rollercoaster like any other than on our wedding day — so much excitement, anticipation, and joy! Even though I was on cloud nine, I was so emotionally wound-​up that I didn’t have the foresight in the moment to direct the photographers to take a photo, make a grouping, etc. I am so thankful we had Nicole and Stephen to support us on our wedding day because they took initiative, directed our large wedding party and even larger family groupings seamlessly, and captured the life and mood of each moment into every shot!
My husband and I shopped around (price and personality) for a few weeks for a photographer. Thankfully, we were referred to 43^rd Ave. and set up a meeting time at our venue. Through the development of our conversation, we were able to learn about their approach to photography. We both really appreciated that they met in photojournalism school. This conveyed to us that they not only had the passion and love for storytelling through pictures but also the skill :) Although Instagram makes it look easy to take beautiful pictures and add a filter, we wanted a photographer who could handle different lightings (inside and outside), a rowdy group (my family is Greek!), and varied angles and settings. Additionally, we loved their spirit and zest for finding the candid shots that really embodied each moment.
We couldn’t be happier with our decision to go with Nicole and Stephen! They were with us every step of the day (getting ready, ceremony, first time along after ceremony!, reception, cake, the whole shabang!), and we felt like we had friends by our side supporting us through it all. Such a blessing! Also, all of our pictures turned out amazing! When my family viewed the slideshow, my mom said every picture was her favorite shot! We have so many beautiful pictures of our family and friends showing their true colors laughing, smiling, joking, crying (beautiful too :) that may have been missed with another skilled photographer.
Lastly, just as a cherry on top, Nicole goes above and beyond with her special personal touches! We received our CD (no watermarks!) with all of our edited photos in a beautiful box tied with string and a personal note enclosed. Additionally, they sent us our first Christmas ornament with a picture of us at our wedding! They are exceptional people and photographers! Thank you Nicole and Stephen! Looking forward to seeing your promising career develop!

Nicole and Stephen took our engagement pictures for us in San Francisco. We met once before the shoot to talk about possible locations and what we were expecting. I had no really idea what we were looking for except that we wanted to be outdoors. Nicole assured me that they would pick out some awesome spots and not to worry. Of course, they did and we were thrilled with their picks.
When we arrived to SF Nicole and Stephen were already there waiting for us and had spots picked out. They let my husband and I act naturally and never forced us into position. I was so happy that Nicole and Stephen did their homework making it so easy for us to just show up. We went to 2 more locations after that and we couldn’t have been happier.
Nicole and Stephen communicated with us the whole way about when our pictures would be available to look at. She even sent us some sneak peek pictures. All of the questions that I had they answered and made our lives so much easier. Looking back at our engagement pictures we are still in love with them. Nicole and Stephen really captured us in our pictures.
Upon receiving the picture we couldn’t be happier. We get so many compliments on the beautiful scenery and of course the great quality of the picture. I will defiantly be referring my friends and family to 43^rd Ave. Photography.