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Welcome and thanks for stopping by! This is where you'll be able to see my favorite images from weddings, engagement sessions, portrait sessions, and from my personal adventures. Feel free to leave me a comment or two, shoot me an email using the link above if you have any questions, or just look around. Best wishes,

Nicole

Carter – Portraits

I had never seen a baby so in tune with what the the adults around him were up to until I met Carter. He seemed to know just why I was at his house one fine Saturday morning and he had the nerves to prove it. His mom, Laurie, kept joking that he was nervous for his big photo shoot because he looked at my big old camera like it was coming to eat him. But then we had some fun and Carter got some tickles and all was well in the world. At the end of our session, he knew. I put away my big old camera and Carter let out of sigh of relief.

But this is what happened in the interim…the little jokester was all about his photo shoot!

And Laurie knew just how to make him smile:

One day Carter will say he’s too cool to wear a puppy towel on his head but for now it might be the cutest thing ever…

Bob and Laurie and Carter, thank you so much for having me in your home to photograph Carter, it was a huge honor and it was so good to finally lay eyes on him in person! He is a total doll and I can only imagine the little personality he’s going to have as he gets older! Hope you enjoy the photos!

e'lisa - awwww! what a happy baby! awesome pics nicole! i love all of the expressions you captured!February 8, 2010 - 9:35 am

Mishelle Lamarand - Lovely! I love the ones in the hat, and my fav is kissing the toes. Ooh, bundles of joy!February 8, 2010 - 10:10 am

Danielle - What a cutie !!! Laurie,I love the one where your face is buried in his neck and he looks like he wants to say.... OH MOM must you...and the ones in the hat,adorable. Hard to pick a favorite. He is a beautiful baby !February 8, 2010 - 10:43 am

steph - Oh my gosh! I can't believe how big he got!!! These are so cute...especially the ones where Laurie is squeezing Carter's guts out!February 8, 2010 - 11:16 am

laurie - thanks guys, i love them. he cracks me up.niki did such a good job :)February 8, 2010 - 12:39 pm

Aubri McNamara - I love them!!! I can't for you to do my boys! He is so cute!!!! Great pixs :)February 8, 2010 - 12:50 pm

Sean - NICOLEHALEY! You really rocked these out! The natural light is abundant, and I love the perrrrfect skin tones! Carter is adorable, and the second one is my favourite. He's so... free, just pure joy! Magnificently done!February 8, 2010 - 4:23 pm

New Year’s Celebration 2010

I’m sneaking this in before January is over and we all stop wishing each other a happy new year. So happy new year!

Every year for about the past ten, Eric and I get together with whichever of our friends are available and we try to go somewhere fun and exciting to ring in the new year.  It’s usually a small trip out of state or sometimes just a quick jaunt to northern Michigan. This year, we headed to a cabin in Pennsylvania that was basically in Cook Forest State Park. The scenery was gorgeous – perfect fluffy snow all around and tall, tall trees bordering every visible inch. It was like a dream…

The cabin we stayed in was affiliated with this cute little lodge:

And this was our home during our visit. Cabin #4:

These icicles were amazing!

And the area just outside our cabin looked like this:

On New Year’s Day we took a small hike along the North Country Trail. So, I have four sections and about 50 miles complete…only a little over 4,500 more to go!

I hope your 2010 is off to a great start and cheers for another year of adventures!

Rose - Such a beautiful place to welcome the New Year! All that snow and icicles and trees. Too beautiful for words! :)January 22, 2010 - 9:50 am

Fuzzy Monkey - Beautiful Photos Nicole, Thanks for sharing. Great new years tradition. FMJanuary 22, 2010 - 10:17 am

Sean - Absolute magic. It is, it's so beautiful, Nicole. Love the way I can sort of feel your... sense of appreciation(?) through these. It's so real, it's so vivid. What magnificent icicles, beautiful! Very neat!January 23, 2010 - 3:33 am

sheri - Oh -- Gorgeous!! Looking at these pics, I can almost hear the silence and feel the stillness that one experiences out in snowy woods. Thx for sharing these stunningly peaceful pics!January 23, 2010 - 10:44 am

Storm - Nice to see your Montbell in action. Oh yeah, beautiful pics too P, you are rocking it out!January 24, 2010 - 1:45 pm

Aruna B. Photography - wow!!! what a cool place! i'm saving the info for a trip!January 28, 2010 - 4:53 pm

Cindy - these are awesome! I always LOVE snow pictures. It looks like an amazing place.January 29, 2010 - 7:21 pm

Brianna Phelan - Oooh beautiful. I love love love snow and these shots make me very happy :)January 29, 2010 - 8:40 pm

Samantha - Now THIS is what I call a winter wonderland. You captured your surroundings so beautifully! It looks like the most peaceful winter dream.February 2, 2010 - 9:40 pm

Michelle – Hartland, Michigan Wedding Shower

Michelle is exuberant. She is totally sweet. And she has an AMAZING ability to know just the right thing to say at any given moment, something I’m totally jealous about because the words always seem to come to me about six minutes too late to actually be pertinent. I was so excited to meet Michelle on the day of her wedding shower because I’ve been hearing about her for years! Her sister, Lisa, is a great friend of mine and I’ve always heard about Michelle who lives in Idaho with all of the potatoes and how great and fun and energetic she is. And, wow, she really is all of those things. Her shower was perfect and the room seemed to be filled with lots of women she loved – and there’s nothing better than getting to capture the sincere emotions that come with that sort of happiness.

Michelle, it was a huge honor to be there and to finally meet you. I hope you’ve arrived safely back to Idaho with all of your fun new Crock Pots and kitchenware! You are going to make one absolutely beautiful bride!

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Sean - Woah, all the details you shot look gorgeous, Nicole :) I love how naturally happy everyone is, great expressions & moments!January 20, 2010 - 6:22 pm

sheri - Great shots Nicole!January 20, 2010 - 11:23 pm

Rose - So colorful! Beautiful details and just love the naturalness of all of them.January 21, 2010 - 6:41 am

Alexa & Brian – Plymouth Engagement Photography

She thought she was getting a chinchilla. She thought that’s why Brian had been being so elusive. He knew she wanted one and she figured he had been trying to surprise her. So she didn’t think much of it when he called and asked her to come to his work. She showed up, excited about meeting her new chinchilla friend, and started asking what was going on…you know, she had to play along and act like she didn’t know. So, Brian took her to a room where he had a great big box from the pet store and told her to go open it. When she opened the box, all she could see was another tiny little box. That’s when she realized she wasn’t getting chinchilla, she was getting something much, much better…

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Alexa is my cousin and she and her twin sister are the first kids I ever babysat so being the person to photograph her and Brian in celebration of their engagement was such an honor for me. Alexa and Brian, thank you for thinking of me for your photographs and thank you for suggesting we get out in the snow, I LOVED the idea. You guys are awesome for braving the frigid temperatures and I had such a great time. Love you lots!

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Alexa - I LOVEEEE THEM! Thank you so much! I was sooo excited when i seen you sent the link...you have such a great talentJanuary 18, 2010 - 12:17 pm

steph - Alexa...so cute!January 18, 2010 - 1:24 pm

Sean - Super cute. I love that you get to shoot in the snow, it's gorgeous for these images! Their smiles together are contagious and remotely adorable. Love these :)January 18, 2010 - 5:29 pm

jen klenke - love love love! Makes me wish I could get married all over again. =)January 18, 2010 - 9:28 pm

Cindy S - LOVE this series! Love the snow pics and what a fabulous setting. Her coat and hat absolutely pop. #7 is def my fave. These are all great!January 19, 2010 - 12:45 am

Aunt G - You can see the excitement and love in their eyes. You captured their special moment wonderfully Niki! Excellent job!!!January 19, 2010 - 4:14 am

Renee - Loving these. And the red mittens and hat, awesome. I wish more people weren't afraid to brave the cold in pursuit of photos--so worth it. Not to mention the awesome lighting you got!January 19, 2010 - 11:48 am

Danielle - You guys make the cutest couple!! I love that these pictures were taken in the snow. Love your photographer !!January 20, 2010 - 7:04 pm

sheri - Oh what a lovely story and great pics! Stunning!January 20, 2010 - 11:27 pm

JAMIE - So, no chinchilla? They are a cute couple though, aren't they? Niki you did an awesome job of course!January 22, 2010 - 8:59 am

Emma & Bela – Portraits: A Day in the Michigan Snow!

“We’re going to the piano park!” Emma told me as soon as we mentioned heading outside for a bit of photo fun. She was so excited to walk to the park and play with the piano which is built into the playscape. But, until we stepped outside, it didn’t occur to me just how much Emma and her sister, Bela, might love the snow! These two little bugs are my cousin, Melissa’s, daughters and they are used to the balmy weather of South Carolina so it was a real treat for them to be able to get outside and make a couple of snowballs and trample through the snow on the way to and from the “piano park.” I was super impressed with their ability to bounce right back into their rugged Midwest roots and play outside for a relatively long time in the frigid wind! I had a great time at the park and found myself standing in awe so many times, like when Bela recited the entire Pledge of Allegiance start to finish (at only a few days shy of three-years-old!) and when Emma made the first snowball and the look on her face was sheer excitement. Melissa definitely had to ask more than once for Emma to come inside, she was totally loving it!

We started inside so we could get some images before their little noses turned red. I knew this was going to be a hilarious session as soon as I saw these faces come out! What a riot! Here you have Bela on the left and Emma on the right:

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Who doesn’t love a candy necklace?

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Or a big monkey?! I totally adore Emma’s face in these two, it reminds me how much I loved my teddy bear when I was little (or…umm…still today).

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As soon as we walked by these coats, it was time to suit up and head to the piano park!

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Gorgeous Emma:

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And sweet Bela:

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Once we got back home, Melissa made some hot chocolate for the girls to warm their bellies. They changed into their pajamas and then I sat back and laughed as this happened:

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Thank you to my Aunt Ginette for arranging for us all to gather for photos and thank you, Melissa, for bringing the two sweetest little girls back to Michigan for the holidays. It was sooo awesome to see all of you and it was such a treat to capture some memories from your time at home. We’ll miss you until next time! Love you guys!

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Andy Owen - Nicole those pictures are so great! It looks like you all had so much fun! I have to go play out in the snow now!January 11, 2010 - 9:40 am

e'lisa - that was the cutest thing ever! i love when they drank the hot chocolate. what a great photo shoot nicole! you are so talented. :)January 11, 2010 - 10:01 am

Sarah Postma - Oh, to be a kid again! Love the big-smile-with-tea-cup-smashed-against-the-face one. :)January 11, 2010 - 11:26 am

Laura - These are so cute! I especially love the one of them going down the slide together...they look so happy!January 11, 2010 - 3:39 pm

Aunt G - I have so many favorites!!! Thank you so, so much! They turned out great!January 11, 2010 - 4:26 pm

jen klenke - Awesome Nik!! So many favorites that I can't pick one, but the last is pretty excellent! Great job, as usual...xoJanuary 11, 2010 - 10:01 pm

Manon Hanchon - Once again you outdid yourself. These are absolutely the cutest pictures ever!!! What cute snow angels. I love all the photos, but the hot chocolate ones are precious. Great job Nik! ManonJanuary 11, 2010 - 11:17 pm

Sean - Hahha, SO CUTE! Adore the shot of her mittens in front of her face -how cute is that! Love that you captured such raw joy in all of these! And how awesome of a reflector is the snow? ;)January 12, 2010 - 5:51 am

Lise - Greattttt pictures nicole! Really a great job. They're soo cute <3January 12, 2010 - 2:51 pm

sheri - Be still my heart!January 12, 2010 - 6:42 pm

Brianna Phelan - The shot of the coats and hats made me choke up. We have a 1 year and old 3 year old daughters who are best friends and I love love love it!January 12, 2010 - 10:20 pm

Rose - Love the striking colors! Red and green and the snow! Such beautiful little ladies!! And the last couple of photos are adorable! :)) Look at that concentration not to leave a drop of hot coco!January 18, 2010 - 5:37 am