Venture Ever After

We loved our session with Nadia! She is a professional at what she does and made us both feel so comfortable. I was a little nervous going in but her warm personality, enthusiasm for her work and confidence made me feel at ease. She gave us pointers to better position ourselves at times, as well as some prompts on what we could do and all of our photos turned out great. I can’t recommend her enough.

Nadia exceeded my expectations. Her professionalism and talent went above and beyond and we couldn’t have asked for more. Our plans had changed a few times as a result of the pandemic, but Nadia was always there from start to finish to clearly and promptly communicate that she had everything handled on her end. Nadia was also super accommodating including traveling outside of the city. We appreciated her photographic knowledge too, helping us perfectly capture the day. I would definitely recommend Nadia to those interested.

Nadia was just perfect. Her professionalism, her equipment, her raw talent, her kindness, and above all, how comfortable and fun she made everything. We had a very small wedding, and her skills for capturing the intimate candid moments without a doubt made the day way more special. We were not sure we even wanted a photographer, but our friends told us it was their biggest regret, so we decided to get the best. She captured the special moments perfectly and with subtlety . I cannot recommend Nadia enough, and you will thank yourself (and Nadia) after the wedding. 🙂

Nadia was abosultely amazing to work with. The photos she took of our impromptu wedding day during an epic rain storm on the Oregon Coast were breathtaking!! She was nothing but professional, kind, funny, talented and thoughtful! We would recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer. You will NOT be disappointed:)! Thanks Nadia!

Nadia did both our engagement photos and our wedding photos. We chose Nadia based on the absolutely gorgeous photos that she took for our friend’s elopement. Nadia did an absolutely phenomenal job! Our photos turned out perfect and she really went above and beyond. Nadia thinks of everything and is there, helping you our through every step of the way. Neither of us are “center of attention” type people, and we really struggling to even consider how we wanted the wedding day to go, but Nadia’s questions and support helped guide us to create the perfect ceremony and photos. She is also incredibly helpful and supportive, and sent us lots of delicious goodies and nice cards along the way. Thanks, Nadia!

Nadia was incredible. From our very first phone call with her, she was personable, professional, and incredibly attentive. She is organized and really makes you feel taken care of. Out of all of our vendors, Nadia made us feel the most at ease, we knew she was thinking ahead about all the little details that sneak up on you as you approach the big day. She asked all the right questions, gave us the best advice, and was so genuinely excited about our wedding and getting great pictures. She even had all kinds of prompts for our photos that created really cute and candid shots, which was perfect for me as a camera shy person!

If you want a photographer who really cares, is a great communicator and takes amazing pictures, Nadia is the one for you! I cannot recommend her enough!

Working with Nadia was an absolute dream. She is such a kind and gentle presence while still managing to command a room and get people to not only follow instructions for the best photos, but to enjoy the experience and have fun with it. There was not a single moment our special day that was not documented, and her editing style in incomparable is quality. We received email updates, gifts and so much support that made us confident we were in good hands from day one. Her website and email notifications are beautiful and easy to navigate, and most of all, Nadia has a real skill when it comes to communicating and collaborating with other vendors. If you are looking for a high-quality photographer worth every penny to ensure your day lives on forever in your photos, you do not have to look any further.

Nadia is AMAZING! She captured the essence of our wedding and made the awkward moments fun and enjoyable. Nadia is incredibly responsive and professional. If you are lucky enough that she is available for your special day, take advantage of it and book her.

Nadia was a joy to work with and she captured every single moment so beautifully! We couldn’t have asked for more. She was incredibly responsive to all of our needs and questions and did a remarkable job day-of. She was a pleasure to be around, but also moved about discretely so that some of our guests had to be reminded we had a photographer there (even though she darted in and out of the dance floor to capture amazing photos of the fun!!). She really got it all- we feel so lucky we found Nadia to photograph our wedding!

My fiancé and I live in separate states and are getting married later in life so we were very out of touch when it came to selecting and finding a photographer to capture our engagement time. Nadia came highly recommended by fellow photographers in the PNW area. I contacted her and she replied promptly. It  was so refreshing that we were able to chat with Nadia over the phone to talk about our options for the engagement photo session. Nadia sent us a questionnaire to get to know us and understand our vision, passions, and our story as a couple. She gave us options and kept in contact leading up to our session with her. Nadia  sent us a “care package” to help us prepare for our session (so Sweet). Nadia ensured the location for our photo session was doable ahead of time and sent us a list of alternate locations. My fiance is not a photo type person but our session with her was so fun. It felt like we were all hanging out with an old friend. We felt totally at ease during our session. Nadia helped us realize our vision for our engagement photos and the results were amazing. Our photos were amazing thanks to Nadia. Even after our session we received such a thoughtful gift from her. I can’t thank her enough for our experience and her expertise. She just transitioned and added more services to her business… i can’t recommend anyone better to capture your special moments than Nadia!!!

Nadia was the first and absolute best vendor we booked for our wedding. From our first inquiry phone call we felt so good about working with her and knew she had our backs. Wedding planning is so incredibly stressful but we never once stressed about our photos thanks to her attention to detail, thorough planning and constant communication. Not only is Nadia a great planner and communicator, but she is so incredibly talented behind the lens! We absolutely loved how our photos turned out. They really captured our authentic selves and genuine moments throughout the day. People we didn’t even know have looked at the photos and said they’d “never seen such genuine joy construed through wedding photos.” Every moment was captured beautifully and we’ll be obsessing over these photos and the smooth sailing day for the rest of our lives.

We loved working with Nadia at Venture Ever After! Not only did we bond fast over shared interest and venturing around Snoqualmie in the snow for our engagement shoot, she was super intentional with finding out what was most important and significant to us on our wedding day, and how we wanted it captured. One of our big things was we wanted to feel like we got to be at our wedding, playing, and adventuring around. We also tend to love candid shots over anything else, and Nadia DELIVERED. We had so much fun with friends and family, and Nadia herself! Venture Ever After is the best of the best!

Going into a small and intimate wedding, we knew our photographer was going to be one of the most important choices we made, and choosing Nadia ended up being the BEST decision we made. She made the entire process effortless and fun, and she was there for us every step of the way. As an LGBTQ+ couple, her clear display of support for all love made her stand out to us immediately, and the way she treated us from the day we first emailed her until now makes it clear that she is the #1 ally we have ever met.

This was a destination wedding for us, so Nadia’s experience and expertise in photographing couples in the PNW was even more valuable to us. We would be in the midst of planning and would think, “Huh I wonder about *insert any wedding question or issue here*” and we would wake up the next morning to an email from Nadia covering all of the topics we had discussed privately and hadn’t even asked her yet. She is just that on top of things and is always one step ahead of her clients throughout the entire process. She is THAT GOOD. All jokes aside, any time we did have questions or need advice, she would get back to us quickly with such thorough and thoughtful answers that really proved we were more than just clients to her. She cares like a friend and her attention to detail is astonishing.

From an amazing engagement photo shoot that took up her entire Sunday, which yielded the most stunning photos that brought tears to our eyes, to the most memorable wedding day spent with her prioritizing our wishes as a couple, we could not recommend Nadia enough. She made us both feel comfortable to be ourselves in front of the camera and did an amazing job highlighting our love.

For anybody who is looking into hiring Nadia to capture your special day, this is your sign to DO IT!! You will not find anybody better. She goes above and beyond in every way and truly made our experience the most memorable. We are not from the PNW, but Nadia was so amazing that we now joke we will fly her to us any time we need photos taken in the future.

Where does one begin, when you reflect back on the happiest, most important day of your life and the key ingredient that captures every single moment, your photographer! Your photographer not only needs to be skilled, they need to be the right fit for YOU, and what your heart desires for your day. I challenge you to feel anything but blown away after your first conversation with Nadia and her process.
Nadia, from the bottom of our hearts to yours, Rob and I are so forever grateful for you. Your professionalism, your genuine kindness, your passion, your calmness, your love, and most importantly your tremendous gift is beyond incredible. We could not imagine our special day without you. You took our small intimate fairytale wedding, and captured every single detail. We planned our wedding from a different state and had never met you, and our first zoom with you it was an immediate connection and bond. Like stepping into a conversation with a lifelong friend. Rob and I both looked at each other after that first chat and said “is it possible that this was meant to be, that we know we need to pick Nadia after just speaking with her? We’d be foolish if we didn’t select her.” Not only did we gain professional photos that are exactly what I had dreamed of for wedding photos, you captured those moments that were most important to us, that were years in the planning and dreaming. You text us at all different times of the day even on your days off if we had questions, or if I had updates to share with you, we always knew you had it all under control. You made us feel that this was not just a job for you, but that you were counting down the days of excitement with us. Thank you, Nadia.
Thank you for who you are, don’t ever stop being who you are, for you are a gift to those lives and hearts you touch. Ours included. You have our gratitude and support, and you have our friendship, always.
Every time I look at our wedding photos I feel like I’m taking a step back into that perfect day, and reliving each moment, and time has just stood still. We love you Nadia! Thank you!

We would 100% recommend Nadia, Cassidy, and Venture Ever After for anyone looking to get married in the PNW. In finding a photographer we needed someone to help us figure out where to get started, what to look forward to, and to guide us along the way. We wanted something simple and easy, but even that came with some stressors. Nadia and Cassidy provided us with a detailed itinerary for the day and constant communication. On my elopement day we were so at ease, we were just sitting around waiting for the time to start like “what now?” Which is a great alternative to a stressful and chaotic wedding day. The photos were beautiful and everything we ever wanted. I appreciate being able to share those memories with the friends and family who could not come. Although Nadia and Cassidy were hired for photos and to officiate the ceremony, they helped with so much more. From flower shop recommendations, hotel stay suggestions, restaurants, even ceremony ideas.

When my husband and I started out the wedding planning experience we had no idea what we were getting ourselves into. Not only were we doing an elopement but we were traveling over 1,000 miles to do so. We looked at many photography sites on google and Venture Ever after stood out to us. We like the vibes of the pictures and the give back part of the packages. We had our first phone meeting with Nadia in the early stages of planning and she made us both feel so comfortable about our visions and expectations. She did so much scouting at our dream location which as helpful because we weren’t going to be able to see it before the wedding. Nadia is so warm and makes you feel like you have been life long best friends. She is also extremely professional and exceptional at her craft. Our wedding day had an unexpected guest, Mother Nature, but she took it in strides. She braved the freezing cold on top of a mountain with us. She brought gloves with warmers for me and even extra blankets. She is so thoughtful. She really saved the day and came up with great ideas for new plans since the weather did not cooperate. I would and have recommended her to all of my friends.

Nadia was a joy to work with! Out of all our vendors, she was the most consistent with communication and the most helpful with referrals for anything we needed. She checked in with us even when there wasn’t a deadline looming. She was super friendly, relatable and an AMAZING photographer. We are not very comfortable taking pictures and she made it very easy for us to be in the moment. We 100% recommend her for your special day or any event you have.

Nadia is by far one of the most amazing individuals we have ever worked with. From the very start she was attentive, caring, professional and really created an experience we didn’t even know we wanted!!! The questions she asked to help us dream about our perfect engagement photo shoot and wedding day literally came to life. We didn’t even know we wanted an engagement photoshoot and now this is one of our most cherished memories. We felt incredibly comfortable and connected the entire time along with precious moments I didn’t even know could be captured. On our wedding day, she was so incredibly organized, she kept us moving without feeling rushed and we even got the little moments away from all of the activity to be together and really soak up our day. The photos are stunning, as we looked over them we could feel the emotion we were feeling on our wedding day, you can’t make that up. We cannot recommend her more – if you don’t book with her, you’re missing out not only on beautiful memories but also getting to meet one of the most kind individuals to walk this planet!

When we began looking for a photographer for our micro-wedding, we gravitated towards Nadia’s images over and over again. Not only did they capture raw, intimate moments between couples and families, but they elevated those moments in elegant and natural landscapes of the PNW; everything we wanted. We reached out and set up a consultation call immediately.

We were initially nervous and felt very unprepared to speak with photographers because we had zero ideas for what our special day would look like, but after our call with Nadia we were confident that Venture Ever After was the right choice for us. She was so knowledgeable and did a TON of legwork planning our timeline to best capture the moments we wanted in the lighting we needed, recommending a variety of locations for some private moments as a couple and group activities with our family, and keeping us grounded and calm throughout the entire process.

On our wedding day, Nadia took the reigns and gently guided us through the day with compassion and grace. She constantly reminded us that each moment was for us and encouraged us to revel in all of the details. She even conquered some pretty crazy heights armed with multiple cameras and a walky-talky to capture some dramatic and beautiful couple’s portraits.

Beyond being an incredible photographer, Nadia is one of the most genuine and kind people I’ve met. She has a knack for keeping elopement/wedding day energy light and helping her clients feel natural in front of the camera. My partner and I truly felt like models. I feel so blessed to have our wedding photographed by her and, above all, be able to call her a friend.

I would recommend Nadia at Venture Ever After to everyone planning an elopement, wedding, or adventure in the PNW. In fact, I hope to be able to visit her and capture anniversaries and momentous occasions for our family long into the future.

Hiring Nadia as our wedding photographer for our wedding was the BEST decision we made (aside from getting married!) If you are on the fence to book her, please do as you will not be disappointed. Her speedy responses, calm, light-hearted yet direct and professional manner, and overall, friendly demeanor was exactly what we needed in a photographer. She is by far our favorite vendor we worked with and one of the few I did not have to track down to get a response. She genuinely gets to know you and your partner to ensure your photos are exactly what you envision. Having gorgeous outdoor photos that captured the beautiful scenery of our wedding ceremony was the most important thing to me for my big day and I as I started my search for a micro-wedding photographer who specialized in outdoor adventure photography, I was quickly overwhelmed but set at ease when I came across Nadia. From the initial video consultation, I knew Nadia’s personality, structured organization and kindness was a perfect match for me and my husband. We are both shy people who do not like to be the center of attention, let alone enjoy people taking our photos, so having a photographer we were comfortable with was extremely important. We booked an engagement session so we could meet Nadia before our big day and get beautiful photos at the coast. We were on the fence if we needed to book an engagement shoot but we are SO HAPPY we did. I would recommend this 100%. Not only did we get to know Nadia in a more casual setting, but she got to know us and what kind of photos we liked. This gave us a good practice run so we could start getting comfortable in front of the camera, and our dog, who would be part of our ceremony, enjoyed it as well. When it came time for our wedding morning, Nadia was the only vendor I was not worried about. Leading up to wedding day, she was always in communication with us (including both me and my husband on all emails which I appreciate), checking to ensure we were all on the same page and happy with the timeline. And oh, the timeline! Nadia makes the day run so smooth and stress free because she already did all the research and homework ahead of time! As a very organized, thorough person, this made me so happy and knew she had everything under control. She was always available when we had questions or concerns and would reply to our emails within the day. She listened to what our vision for the day was and always kept that in mind. When shooting, she shot photos we requested as well as spots she knew would look great. Our first look and private vows were our most important photos for the day and we decided to do about a mile hike so we can get some action shots in the forest. It was a rainy October day and we were covered in mud and freezing but Nadia never once complained. She followed us and got dirty because she knew these were the photos we were looking for. All of my guests spoke of her professionalism and how hard working she was. When we had about 30 mins left with her at the end of the night, she checked in to make sure there were no last minute photos we wanted before heading out which I appreciated so much. Once we received our photos back (from both the engagement and wedding sessions) we were blown away by how beautiful they were. The photos instantly brought smiles and tears to our eyes as we reminisced about the memories we had from that day. Our day was what it was thanks to Nadia and I know she will be our go-to photographer for every occasion moving forward. Overall, if you are thinking about hiring Nadia – DO IT! You will not regret it. I could not speak more highly of her professionalism, kindness, organization, familiarity, and of course, her talent! Thank you Nadia!