Nirav Patel Photographer

Phenomenal. My daughter and her fiancé scrutinized photographers for their wedding more than any other vendor. A passionate hobby photographer, she looked for someone who shared her aesthetic and crafted beautiful, unique, and interesting photos that could tell a visual story of relationships and personalities with light, shapes, color, movement, touches, and nearly imperceptible details more than just capture great shots or posed portraits. After being recommended by a friend, reviewing Nirav’s website, speaking to him on the phone, and then meeting with him, J & R were completely convinced that Nirav was the photographer for their wedding. My daughter was impressed that he communicated what he does and how he does it extremely well, discussing certain guidelines and expectations well ahead of time, and asking them great questions when they met together over a casual meal. J mentioned that Nirav was very personable and open, and shared about his background, life, and family. J & R walked away from their meeting feeling like they were the only couple in the world that mattered to Nirav, their wedding was the most important event of the century to him, AND that they had really made a friend.
I met him the first time when he and his assistant were performing their magic by taking photos of the girls prepping the morning of the wedding. He was warm, friendly, witty, kind, flexible, and purely enjoyable to be around. Someone in a previous review described him as a Ninja, and I concur. He and his assistant were part of the ambience of the wedding preparation and dressing (boys and girls), ceremony, games & cocktails, dinner, and reception. They seemed to be everywhere and capturing the most intimate, hilarious, touching, and incredible moments with the backdrop of an absolutely beautiful venue (Nestldown), but never in the way or prominent. Working with him was very easy – he knows his stuff, knew the venue, has a great eye, and is efficient. The posed shots took very little time because he was very clear in his direction and ultra organized. He worked incredibly well with our venue coordinator, caterers, and videographer.
The confirmation of his technical expertise, artistry, innate talent, and professionalism is in the resulting photos. He compiled a collection of his photos which he put to music commemorating the day (from beginning to end) that simply took our (collective) breath away. Every person who has seen it is awestruck and, in most cases, moved to tears – between unbridled belly laughs to intense tenderness. Along with this presentation are over a thousand photos posted on a web site to review. J & R are now reviewing layouts and selecting photos for an album Nirav is creating.
How Nirav is able to use every available element to tell the story of this couple’s lives and values and love and devotion and humor and joy and craziness and passions and friendships and families and sensibilities is mind-boggling. He GOT them. That’s really the best that can be said of a photographer. In the short time he had to get to know them and understand what they wanted, he nailed it unconditionally and resoundingly.
My daughter and her husband have now been able to see their entire wedding day, and especially the two of them, as their guests, family, and bridal party experienced, but with much greater depth, breadth, and intimacy. These photos, like Nirav, are precious treasures. I cannot recommend Nirav more highly with absolutely NO reservation, and I want him to be part of our family. He just makes you feel that way.

Working with Nirav was easily the best decision we made for our wedding! Every one of his images are captivating and contain so much elegance, emotion, and timelessness.
My husband and I were fortunate enough to have two photo sessions with Nirav. Each experience being nothing short of perfection. Our Engagement photos were in San Francisco, California. We went to various locations and spent one afternoon for our entire session. When we received the photos, many of our friends thought we spent 2-3 days shooting. This is just one example of how good he is.
About a year later, we had our destination wedding in Santorini, Greece. Our budget only allowed for Nirav to shoot the entire wedding by himself. We don’t know how he did it, but he successfully captured every important moment brilliantly. I imagine him to be a skilled ninja with two cameras on his holster – all while being super stealth and quiet. Our wedding images came out so insanely beautiful. Definitely more than anything we could’ve hoped for. His editorial style allowed our friends who couldn’t be at our wedding feel as though they were part of the day. He captures so many incredible shots that we always have trouble choosing which ones to share. As a bonus, he throws in amazing scenery images too. Really, I can go on and on about his mad skills so I’ll just include some photos to let them speak for themselves.
In case you were wondering, he really is as kind and patient as others have mentioned! He replies to emails and gets photos back super quick. It was a total stress-free and reliable experience for us. My husband and I love Nirav so much and can’t wait to have him shoot our future events.
P.S. Well over ten of our friends have asked for Nirav’s contact after we posted our photos online. We can only imagine how busy he currently is. Book him in advance! He truly is worth every penny and more.

Nirav was the first vendor we reached out to when we got engaged. I had been following his work for several years and knew that if we ever got married, Nirav would be the one to document it. I had never seen any photos, much less wedding photos, that encompassed such sensitivity – not just to the subjects, but to the light, the details, the surroundings. We knew the photos would be the only tangible element left from our wedding, and as such it was very important to us to hire a photographer we knew would make beautiful images for us to look back on the rest of our lives. Reaching out and communicating with Nirav was easy, and it immediately felt like we were speaking with an old friend.

We are so grateful to have Nirav at our elopement and to have him document our story in the most thoughtful and heartfelt manner. He went beyond our expectations and was so professional and personable, making our day truly memorable and fun! His photography style is so unique and expressive, and he has a keen eye in capturing details, emotions, movement, and quiet moments. Nirav also used very user-friendly platforms to deliver our photos and order any prints, albums, and cards. Thank you, Nirav, for everything!!

Not only is Nirav kind, flexible, fast (super fast), and professional--he is a true talent.
We received our gallery less than 1 week after our shoot and were reduced to tears. He captured us-- our love, emotion, goofiness-- in our favorite place as newlyweds, still on a high from our wedding a few days prior.
The photos were intimate and vulnerable- just us being us. His work is expressive and dynamic. The reflections, light, shadows, and movement all a visual reminder of each distinct touch, smell, and sound experienced in that moment.
We will undoubtedly cherish these photos for the rest of our lives. We look forward to looking back at these in 10-20 years, hopefully as giddy and in love as we are now, and be transported back to this special time in our lives. We are so grateful to have worked with Nirav and would recommend him over and over again to anyone and everyone.
Thank you, Nirav.

Booking Nirav will be the best decision you could possibly make. Not only is he an incredibly talented photographer (the most talented), but he is also an amazing, fun, thoughtful, warm guest. He captured the most magical weekend of our lives in a way we never could have dreamed of. From the moodiest artistic shots, to the sentimental ones and even the goofy dance floor moments, our wedding photos literally could not be any better. We are so grateful that Nirav agreed to travel for our wedding and really appreciate the effort he put into every last detail. We will cherish these photos forever.

There is nothing to be on the fence about. Nirav is the best wedding photographer there is and you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't book him!

My husband and I got married recently on May 6, 2023, and before we had EVEN picked our date, we made sure Nirav would be available to shoot our wedding. He was a critical piece, and we would've moved our date around 20 times to ensure he was able to come. Nirav (and his amazing teammate, Amari) had previously shot my sister-in-law's wedding, and the photos were absolutely jaw-dropping.

Leading up to our wedding, my husband kept telling me, "Wait until you see what a great presence Nirav is on the day." He was so right. Your wedding day is one of (if not the) biggest days of your life, and you want to be surrounded by people who light you up. Nirav does just that. He might start out as your wedding photographer, but he very quickly becomes your friend. He has such a wonderful personality, kindness and ease to him. I had so much fun getting ready with my gals and Nirav :)

Of course, the greatest anticipation following your wedding day is waiting for the photos. My husband and I were on pins and needles. And while we knew that Nirav would do an incredible job, I'm not sure either of us could've expected what we saw when the "Your Wedding Photos" email came through.

Wow. Nirav completely blew us away.

To see life through Nirav's camera lens is a truly extraordinary thing. To see something you personally experienced through Nirav's lens is even more extraordinary. My husband and I felt instantly overwhelmed by how easy it was to relive the abundant joy we'd felt that day, just scrolling through Nirav's images. He captured literally every moment - and in a beautiful way that really told the story of the weekend.

We will forever be grateful to Nirav for going above and beyond for us. And we know he does that for all of his clients, because that's just the kind of person he is. Nirav, thank you so much for everything you did to ensure we had meaningful, perfect souvenirs from our special day. Because of you, we'll get to relive it over and over again in the years to come.

From one bride to another, I could not more highly recommend a photographer OR human. He's the best there is.