Nicole Bates Photography

12/21/2024

I cannot believe we are FIVE days from Christmas!

Fall is an always such a whirlwind, but once December is here I can finally catch my breath and I am just so grateful and amazed that you are all here. Just know that if you have ever been in front of my camera I appreciate you more than you could ever imagine💕

I am taking the next two weeks off(mostly) and I am so excited to work on some things that I simply cannot get to during busy season over the winter.

I am almost fully booked for 2025 weddings(maybe taking 2-3 more weddings MAX) and have started booked for 2026🤯 Of course I always have lots of room for family/lifestyle sessions but as a reminder, reach out in the season before you are hoping for photos in.

Now back to cheesy Christmas movies✌🏼I seriously may have hit some sort of record with how many played in the background of editing this year🙃

11/21/2024

It’s the third photo for me

11/09/2024

Can’t believe I never shared this session(my first of the year- back in January)! Well it’s wedding day!! Rapping up my “season” with these two today and then ringing in the new year with my last wedding of the year on NYE.

10/26/2024

An absolute honor to photograph these two🌙

10/26/2024

10/11/2024

Back to your regular content; Heidi + Zach at 12 Corners with such a fun group and of course, Aurora (their doggo).

10/11/2024

I FINALLY CAUGHT HER✨

After missing them in May, I became obsessed with seeing the Northern Lights and last night was finally my chance to see her dance! I haven’t done any night sky photography since being in Montana 10 years ago🫣 but I think I did her justice. Plus got a glimpse of her with my naked eye which literally made me jump up and down.

Biggest thanks to

Oh, what a world.

10/09/2024

Michigan has really been showing off for me this year

10/04/2024

Wedding day!! .anderson24

10/03/2024

AM I A CITY GIRLY NOW?! Had the most fun running around Grand Rapids with these two!

09/30/2024

More Kelly + Trystyn because I’m currently a passenger princess on the way home and I can’t sit on these images any longer.

09/30/2024

There are no words for yesterday with these two✨

09/24/2024

So many perfect moments to share from Luci + Derek’s day💕

09/20/2024

Hanna and Jake and probably the largest wedding party I’ve ever photographed. It was such a fun day and these pink dresses were 😍 They also danced to one of my all time happy songs, and I will forever think of their first dance every time I hear it🫶🏻

09/10/2024

There will never be enough slides to show off Teddy + Mel

09/09/2024

Kerri + Jackson’s day lives rent free in my mind✨

09/07/2024

I cannot tell you guys how pumped I am to see these two get hitched today!!