TESTIMONIALS

Sydney Chrisler: We had the absolute pleasure of working with Oak and Ivy for our wedding, and we truly couldn’t be more grateful. Nicole and Shawn are an amazing couple who bring warmth, professionalism, and genuine care to everything they do. From the very beginning, they were incredibly kind, organized, and attentive—making us feel completely at ease throughout the entire process.

Their ability to capture the most beautiful, candid moments is truly a gift. Every photo and video reflects the love, joy, and emotion of our special day in a way that feels so authentic and timeless. They didn’t just document our wedding—they helped us relive the magic of it.

We are beyond thankful for Nicole and Shawn, and feel so lucky to have had them as part of our celebration. If you're looking for a team that not only delivers stunning work but also brings heart and soul to their craft, we highly recommend Oak and Ivy!!

Tiffany Angell : Before Nicole, I had never had professional photos taken of my family. I was nervous about the cost, about what to wear, even how I would look in the photos. In 2018, I knew instantly that I wanted her to photograph our wedding. I had been following her on Facebook for a while and loved everything about her style of all the different genres of photography. From wedding, to Birth Photography, to family I loved that she always captured the rawness of motherhood and family. My family and I have since done 10+ different shots with Nicole. From our family engagement photos to our wedding to a Mommy and Me session with my youngest to our yearly family photos. My kids love her. My husband doesn't feel uncomfortable or awkward while we are in a session, they even have inside jokes! She always seems to find the greatest shots that we didn't even know we wanted. She was there for the birth of my 4th child and held my hand as she text my husband to run the halls with our toddler, ensuring he did not miss it! And she has somehow mastered capturing the pre-teen and toddler phase we were in for far too long! My kids have grown up before her lens, she knows them and they know her. They feel comfortable around her. My youngest calls her "coles" and talks about her all the time! I am thankful, not only for the photos that we will cherish for forever but for the friend that I have found to be by my side.

Molly Bollig: Nicole and Shawn were everything we could have hoped for in a photographer and videographer and more. Nicole took the time to meet with us, create a detailed schedule for the day, and truly listen to the photos that mattered most to us. They are incredibly genuine and went above and beyond to make sure everything ran smoothly on our wedding day and that we had all the photos and video footage we could ever want.

This duo is fantastic, and we are so grateful we chose them. Our family and friends couldn’t stop talking about how amazing our photographer was. I already plan to use Nicole for our newborn photos when the time comes. The video from our day is iconic, and we can’t wait to watch it every year on our anniversary. There is no photographer or videographer who cares more than Nicole and Shawn. We feel so lucky to have found them through a friend of a friend, they truly made our day unforgettable.

Bethany Choe: Nicole has been a sweet and consistent presence in our lives as we started parenthood. She was flexible when I struggled to decide what aspects of pregnancy and birth were most important for me to have captured, she was a calm and reassuring presence while we went through a very difficult four-day induction, and has overall been someone I've looked forward to meeting with time and time again. So far we've had such a dreamy experience with her during a breastfeeding mini and a family session right after my son's first birthday. Nicole's photos are precious to us; they reflect challenging times as well as the joy of growing as a family. When I daydream about our future, I often wonder what it will look like through Nicole's lens and am excited to continue working with her and having her in our lives.

Lindsey Waydick: Nicole has done our wedding, births and so many family session I have lost track of the number! I always worry that the kids weren’t behaving or smiling enough and yet almost every photo we get back is just stunning. She makes us look so good! Plus we actually have lots of fun while doing these photos, laughing and making it relaxed/real life.

My whole house is filled with canvases and photos all from Nicole and they have made our home a beautiful place to look back on all those memories.

Nicole is so much more than a photographer, she’s a friend, she’s a strong woman and someone I feel so lucky to have in our lives and be there to capture it all!

Kelsey Swenson: Nicole has been taking pictures of our family for the last 5 years and has captured our growth; from babies being engaged, to adding 4 legged members, pregnancy and becoming a mom and dad. She always pulls through on an amazing location when I can’t think of a place for pictures. She always takes her time with us during a session making sure we never feel rushed and assures we have more than enough pictures with multiple different poses. Nicole manages to capture everything I think of and then more, poses I didn’t even know I wanted but realize they are some of my favorite. Every time we get pictures taken I’m early awaiting my sneak peaks and never disappointed with the end results. We have pictures that we can cherish for the rest of our life and always look forward to working with Nicole!

Emily Hutchinson: Working in labor and delivery I had seen Nicole and her work and was amazed at how well she captured the beauty and rawness of labor and early postpartum.

When it came time for my own family photos I knew we needed to use Nicole. She is flexible, approachable and pays close attention to the small details we don’t want to forget. Her images are realistic, natural and not over edited. She makes my husband (who’s not so much into photos) feel comfortable and plenty silly to keep my toddler entertained and happy. Sessions are a perfect mix of guided activities/poses and candid shots. I always tell her she’s a magician when we get our galleries back!

Paige Boozell: When I first met Nicole, I was a single mama of a toddler. We met at a park for a breastfeeding mini and got totally eaten alive by mosquitoes - she made me laugh and feel at ease and totally captured my sweet, shy toddler’s personality.

Fast forward a few years, I got engaged to the man of my dreams and I knew Nicole was the person I wanted to document our wedding. She had just started having her husband come along to do wedding videos and it was amazing to see them work as a team!

About six months later, I needed new pictures of my growing boys, and who else would I call, except Nicole! I was more nervous to see these pictures - after the session I wasn’t so sure we had gotten any really good shots, but, silly me, of course Nicole did again. Pure magic.

By the time I got pregnant with my third, Nicole felt like more of a friend and I knew I wanted her to document some part of this next journey. She came and took newborn photos with us at home and there are no words to express how grateful I am that she was able to capture that hazy, newborn fog of my older boys loving on their little brother and the tired bliss that is postpartum.

Every room in my house has pictures taken by Nicole and I will forever and always recommend Nicole to anyone and everyone looking for a photographer. She is not only a photographer, but an artist, a miracle worker, a friendly face, a calming presence, truly a treasure.

Gina Kutz: We love working with Nicole for our family photos!
I love that she always captures the moments, the facial expressions and the joy of each age and stage for my kids with each of their individual personalities.
The photos are always exactly what I want them to be. When I am selecting outfits and envisioning the types of photos that I want, I am always so happy when I get my photos link and see that Nicole has captured everything I wanted and that her talent is so in tune with my vision of what I wanted to encapsulate. Yearly family photos are an absolute necessity to me because we will never get the chance to go back in time to capture these moments and stages of our family growing and living our life.

Meredith H: At the last minute, we reached out to Nicole after a care giver's recommendation to try to get maternity photos. She responded quickly and graciously. From the moment we entered her studio, we felt at ease. And that was over 3 years ago!! We are now regular recipients of her artistic gift. She has an incredible eye and captures the most stunning, candid moments that show our family and individual personalities. Natural and authentic, not forced or overly posed. And don't worry about kids "behaving" - she's an expert at happy redirection. Her photos and day in the life videos capture us as a family in ways we sometimes don't stop to appreciate. Family and friends look at our photos and always comment on their quality and essence. Nicole's presence, experience, talent and laughter are why we come back year over year. Simply, the best!