Colorado Wedding Photographer for Outdoor Lovers
When you’re looking for a Colorado wedding photographer, it’s about more than just finding a style you like. Your photographer will be with you through your whole wedding day, so finding someone you actually like is key. And that starts with knowing what’s important to you.
I don’t want your wedding to feel like a photo shoot. I keep the posed stuff to a minimum, so that we can create photos that feel like you. My couples would rather play cornhole and have a beer with their friends than spend hours posing for stiff portraits after the ceremony, and they know that a relaxed timeline is key to having a good time on their wedding day. Let’s get the photos of your best friend making you laugh, your mom wiping away a tear during the ceremony, the way you look at each other when you sneak away for a moment alone after the ceremony and realize you’re truly married now. Those are the photos that last.
You are more than a date in my calendar, and I want to be more than some stranger with a camera. Let’s get to know each other, so we can skip the fake stuff and let the real moments happen instead.
I promise I’ll be there to capture them.
(And let’s get one thing out of the way? Love is love, and I am happy to work with ALL couples.)
Hi there!
I’m Nina Larsen Reed
Nine years ago, I bought a one-way ticket from Norway to Colorado, packed my suitcase and my camera, and headed out on what’s turned into a bigger adventure than I ever could have imagined. I fell in love with the Colorado mountains (and a snowboarder named Justin), and now I capture love stories in these same mountains as a Colorado wedding photographer!
Featured Work
Check out some of my favorite work as a Colorado wedding photographer!
My Approach to Weddings
When Justin and I eloped in Boulder eight years ago, we didn’t hire a photographer. And as you might expect, we’ve regretted it ever since. Not because we didn’t get epic portraits of ourselves on a mountain top, but because we have no photos of the little moments, like when we had to ask his parents which hand we were supposed to put our rings on.
Gorgeous landscapes and couples portraits are of course part of what I do, but the real stuff is in the moments in between. Hugging your family and friends after the ceremony. Looking at your new spouse like “holy shit we’re actually married now!” Taking the time to experience every moment rather than rushing through the day.
It’s incredibly important to me that your wedding day does not feel like an endless photo shoot. Yes, we’ll get great portraits, but I also need you to have time to be in the moment and experience your day without waiting for my directions. Let’s skip the staged and posed stuff, and allow the real moments to happen instead.
I promise I’ll be there to capture them.
“Your photography is true art and your skill shines through. I kept saying “I don’t remember Nina being there!” … how you managed to be in all the right spots at the right time to capture all those meaningful moments, looks and laughs I just don’t know!”
Joanna & Gary, Red Feather Lakes elopement
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Planning a wedding in Boulder?
I’ve lived, worked, and played in Boulder for over nine years now. In that time, I’ve hiked every single mile of OSMP trails, photographed countless couples, and eaten my way through every taco restaurant in town. (Okay, that last one is completely irrelevant, but sooo good.)
I’ve put together a free guide of all the wedding venues in Boulder County, so that you can plan the perfect wedding in the best city in the country. Not that I’m biased or anything 😉