MEET NILA
You want a photographer who can read the room, calm your nerves, and turn fleeting moments into proof that it all really happened. I’m here for exactly that.
To the couples planning heartfelt celebrations that put people first, who want to laugh hard, cry freely, and trust a seasoned photojournalist to keep it real — welcome home.
I was born on the lush island of Java, Indonesia, where my mom hiked volcanoes with toddler-me strapped to her back. When I was eleven, my Minnesotan dad swapped palm trees for Lake Superior snowdrifts, and eventually I chased the mountains west to Colorado. Every move taught me to find beauty in change, connection in new places, and stories in ordinary moments.
Photography became my way of capturing those stories. Since 2017, I’ve documented more than 200 weddings — city rooftops, backyard potlucks, Sikh baraats, ski-slope elopements — each one a reminder that love looks a little different on everyone, and that difference is magic.
From Java to the Rockies — photographing weddings with the same curiosity that made an island baby fall in love with snow.
HI, I'M NILA (nil—ah)
Walks on the beach
Paddleboarding
Cooking
Knitting
Concerts
ODESZA
Van trips with my partner, Trent
My dog, Moab
My cat, Blue
Sushi
Quoting Taylor Swift
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
Over two hundred weddings means I’ve wrangled rowdy wedding parties, navigated four-season weather in a single afternoon, and mastered the art of capturing grandma’s tear one second and your best friend’s split-second stage dive the next. My superpower is knowing when to guide and when to disappear so the day unfolds as naturally as possible.
