About Nicole

Life is meant to be lived and desserts are made to be eaten.

I’m the luckiest person in the world because I am dedicating my life to do something that I love.   Welcome to my journey.  My name is Nicole, I’m a wedding and portrait photographer based in Boston, MA and I:

• can eat more chocolate than you can
• speak quickly (so keep up!)
• am most embarrassed by how thick my glasses are

I love photography because it allows me to make the intangible, tangible. My goal is to create a beautiful set of images that you will one day look back upon and remember what an amazing first day it really was.  I strive to capture reflective and meaningful photographs. I pour my heart and soul into capturing moments.  My style is photojournalistic and unobtrusive, documenting your day as it unfolds. I believe that wedding photography should be reflective of two people and their personal relationship.

The relationship between a couple and their wedding photographer is important to me. Her photographic style should speak to you, move you and captivate you. Personality is vital –  I believe the best images are created when there’s chemistry. At the end of the day, it’s all about trust, and the comfortable feeling of having someone who you trust be there for you.  I promise to hustle, bustle, and work my absolute hardest to make your experience fun, comfortable and as stress-free as possible – because that’s what you deserve.    I am overjoyed and honored that so many couples have trusted me with the first day of their life together.

My promises to you:

• I promise to hustle and bustle.  You haven’t SEEN hardworking until you’ve seen my team and I in action.
• I promise to smile lots and ooze politeness, honesty and patience.
• I promise to do everything in my power (within reason!) to help make your wedding everything you’ve dreamed of.

Cheers to a life of love, giving and passion.

Feel free to drop me a line, anytime!  nicole@nicolechanphotography.com  :)

This is what most pictures of me look like… Very few people actually know what my face looks like.  ;)
Fun fact:  The bottom picture was taken on a destination wedding in Jamaica!
Special thanks to David Culton for the top photo!

In terms of my art background, my roots are in painting, Chinese brush watercolors.   In college, my first finance professor had a South African accent, and I fell in love.  I declared the major, took a bunch of finance classes AND THEN HE LEFT THE SCHOOL!  (Professor Larkan, if you’re out there, we need to talk.)

After several years in management consulting, I did it.  (Risk calculations and financial model in hand, of course)  I resigned from the consulting career and took the biggest risk of my life to follow something that I love to do.  To this day, I can’t thank Jason, my family and friends enough for their support, love and encouragement.  So why weddings, you ask?  Simple.  I believe in the power of love… and I really like cake.

Self portrait.  Jason was flying the plane.   I look calm, but I nearly pee-d myself because it was the first time flying with my boyfriend as the pilot.  I blogged the experience here.

For a husky, she’s a runt at 35 lbs, but she’s a super-strong puller and blazing fast!  Sledder and I competed in an urban mushing competition.  She finished her mile in 3:18.
Fun fact #2:  I didn’t really learn how to ride a bike until age 23.  I know.  Crazy.  Don’t judge.

(Right): 2004.  The first real photo of Jason and I
(Left):  2009.  Our first family portrait.I LOVE traveling.  A snapshot of the last few years:  Mom and I at Machu Picchu.   Me scuba diving the Thistlegorm shipwreck in the Red Sea, Egypt.  Dilys and I on camels in Jordan.  Theresa and I with ridiculously large sunglasses… for absolutely no reason.

Funny story about my mom (upper left):  My aunt and mom hired construction workers for my grandfather’s home. One of the construction workers recognized my aunt, because he photographed her wedding!! My mom then says, “See Nicole, you never know. In 20 years, you might be in construction.”

Once, Jason and I had our portraits taken… I now know what it’s like to be in front of the camera.  I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU ALL!  I promise to make it as least awkward as possible.  I also promise to have lots of cheesy jokes.  :)