Nix Photography

Nix Photography Nix Weddings offers documentary-style photography mixed with dynamic portraiture to tell the story of your wedding day. It’s your day. It’s your story.

Your wedding day is packed full of emotion and the moments you spent the last year planning fly by so quickly. I know it did during my wedding. With over 10 years of experience as a photojournalist, I specialize telling your story by finding those special moments that make your day unique. I get to shoot for some amazing, fun-loving couples whose joy for life shines through in the photos we make t

ogether. My life as a photojournalist has given me countless opportunities to meet new and interesting people and I truly enjoy learning everyone’s story. That’s exactly what a wedding is for me: a chance get to know incredible people, like yourself, and tell the story of this milestone in your life. It’s an extreme honor to be trusted with documenting once in a lifetime moments. Your wedding is a celebration of life and I want you to be be filled with that same sense of joy every time you pass your photos hanging on the wall, flip through your wedding album, or see the image that pops up when your spouse calls your phone. Nothing gets me more excited than seeing raw emotion pouring out of the photos I make. My mission is to tell visual stories for my clients with high caliber, documentary-style photography and to create meaningful artwork with professionalism and enthusiasm.

The question comes up a lot. If you see each other beforehand, does the ceremony still land? For most couples, it does. ...
06/02/2026

The question comes up a lot.

If you see each other beforehand, does the ceremony still land?

For most couples, it does. The aisle is still the aisle. The guests are there, the vows are in front of everyone you brought into this.

The first look does not compete with that. It just gives you a quieter version of that moment first, without an audience.

What you do with that is entirely up to you.
More at the link in bio.

05/31/2026

Happy 1st wedding anniversary to Miguel and Gaelen! 🥂🍾

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05/27/2026

Some engagement sessions just settle in quickly.

Hammonasset, good light, and two people who were easy to be around.

The rest took care of itself.

The morning moves fast. By the time most couples reach the ceremony, they haven’t had a quiet moment together since they...
05/26/2026

The morning moves fast. By the time most couples reach the ceremony, they haven’t had a quiet moment together since they woke up.

A first look changes that. A few minutes before everything else starts.

And from a timeline standpoint, it creates room. Portraits done early. More of your reception spent at your reception.

Full post at the link in bio.

05/22/2026

Gillette Castle does not need much help looking dramatic. Stone walls, sweeping views, a little bit of mystery built into every corner.

Shannon and Derek let the place breathe and just existed in it. That is usually when the best frames show up.

If you have been sleeping on Gillette Castle as an engagement session location, the full gallery is on the blog. Link in bio.

Most people picture the aisle.The doors opening, the guests turning, the walk down.A first look is a different version o...
05/20/2026

Most people picture the aisle.
The doors opening, the guests turning, the walk down.

A first look is a different version of that moment.
No audience. No timing. Nothing to manage.
Just the two of you.

It tends to be quieter than people expect.

Read more at the link in bio.

Documentary wedding photography is not for everyone.It is for couples who want their gallery to feel like the day actual...
05/12/2026

Documentary wedding photography is not for everyone.

It is for couples who want their gallery to feel like the day actually felt. Not produced. Not performed. Just real.

It is for the couple who would rather be present than posed. Who care more about the look on a parent’s face during the ceremony than getting every formal shot exactly right. Who want to look back at their photos years later and feel something, not just see something.

This approach is built around observation. Less directing, more noticing. Less interrupting, more paying attention to what is already happening in the room.

If that sounds like what you are after, the full breakdown is in bio.

05/10/2026

This one's for the moms who always made room for one more hug. Even when they were running late. Even when we swore we didn't need it.

The moms who held it together at the rehearsal and lost it at the first dance.

For the moms who showed up early and stayed late and never asked for the spotlight.

Happy Mother's Day.

Call your mom. Hug her tight if you can.

05/07/2026

What if I told you this photo was taken next to a puddle in a parking lot?

Is documentary wedding photography right for you?Couples drawn to this approach are not looking for less care. They are ...
05/05/2026

Is documentary wedding photography right for you?

Couples drawn to this approach are not looking for less care. They are looking for less interference.

Less interruption throughout the day.

More room to actually be there for it.

A gallery that feels honest later because it was made while something real was happening.

If that sounds like what you are after, the full breakdown is in my bio.

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Old Saybrook, CT

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