My title may be photographer,
I’m your professional dress-fluffer, vendor-suggester, boutonniere-securer, hair + veil fixer, tissue-giver, the dj in a pinch, you name it.
but I actually wear so many more hats than that.
So, why me?
If I’m stickin’ by your sides on your most intimate day ever, you probably want to know a little more about who I am + why I do this.
She/her
I’m Nicole Caliva.
a silly midwestern gal who was never meant to stay put in one place.
Some call me Nic, some call me Nico, any and all are just dandy.
I say midwest, because I grew up in small-town Wisconsin, but was always in search of more — more seeing, more doing, and more living. It didn’t take long after graduating college for me to realize that there was far more for me to see, so I packed up my life and headed to Colorado, where I called home for almost 5 years.
While there, my inspiration sparked more than ever to bring two of my favorite things together: my love of the great wide open + human connection. Give me a beautiful landscape and a couple who are super in-love, and that’s pretty much my jam. (Along with good tunes + cheesy humor to accompany it of course.)
Learn more about my process—
On the other side of the lens,
you can find me thrifting vintage clothes and pieces for our home, having a really slow morning watering my plants and forgetting about the delicious coffee/matcha concoction that I’ve made, seeking out a new favorite foodie + drink spot, looking up some bon appetit vids on youtube, and never not planning a future adventure somewhere. I’m a mother to the sweetest little girl I’ve ever known (Billie), and married to my high school sweetheart (Ethan)—we also have a little peanut cattle-dog (Ruby). I’m super short, so you’ll see me on my tip-toes A LOT while shooting, but what I lack in height I make up for in puns and dad jokes.
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THINGS I LOVE...
2023
Travel —
Traveling is a huge part of who I am. I grew up seeing a lot of amazing places with family, so I guess you could say it’s pretty instilled in me. By car, by plane, by train — I love stepping out of my comfort zone to explore new territories — so much so that it makes up a considerable amount of where + how I create with my couples. If you catch me on any upcoming journey, there are no travel fees. And if you have plans to create outside of where I call home (Milwaukee), consider me already packing my things to come meet you!
MARCH —
PHOENIX
SEDONA
MAY —
ORANGE COUNTY
AUSTIN
SEPTEMBER —
DENVER
OCTOBER —
SEDONA
TUCSON
NOVEMBER —
PALM SPRINGS
Travel Bucket-list, I’d travel anywhere for love.
Iceland | Swiss Alps | Amalfi Coast | PORTUGAL | Yosemite National ParK | Joshua Tree National Park | Palm Springs | BIG BEND National Park | Monument Valley | Idaho | Alaska | Oregon Coast | Hawaiian Islands | Maine | Iceland | Swiss Alps | Amalfi Coast | Tulum | Sayulita | Yosemite National Park | Joshua Tree National Park | Palm Springs | Banff National Park | Monument Valley | Idaho | Alaska | Oregon Coast | Hawaiian Islands | Maine |
i’ll follow you anywhere your hearts are longing to go.
I love it when a couple comes to me wanting to explore a bucket list location.
Getting to experience a new place together just makes it that much more special. Don’t see the location you’ve been dreaming of? That’s ok, I’ll still follow you wherever + I can’t wait to hear your dreamy vision.
