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Weddings · Elopements · Portraits

Light, honest, and yours for a lifetime.

I photograph couples and families across Colorado and the Rockies — mostly in golden hour, never in stiff poses.

Based in Boulder, CO
Booking 2027 weddings
Travel worldwide
Couple embracing under a veil in warm evening light
Hello, I'm Nora

I'd rather catch you laughing than tell you where to stand.

Twelve years, three hundred weddings and a lot of mountain trailheads at 5am. My job is to notice — the grandmother who cries first, the hand squeeze before the vows, the last light on the ridge.

You'll get a gallery that feels like the day felt, an heirloom album that outlives us both, and a photographer who is genuinely fun to have around.

— Nora
By the numbers12 years300+ weddings4.9 ★ from 140 couples28 dates a year
Portfolio

Recent stories

Bride holding a bouquet in soft backlight
Chautauqua Park · Boulder
Natural light portrait of a young woman
Portrait session · Denver
Mountain ridges at sunset
Indian Peaks at dusk
Couple under a veil in a golden field
Elopement · Estes Park
Portrait of a woman with dark hair
Editorial · RiNo
Golden valley between mountain ranges
San Juan Mountains
Quiet studio portrait of a woman
Studio · Boulder
Bride and groom by a lake in autumn
Lakeside vows · Evergreen
Sunlit green mountain valley
Maroon Bells trail
Black and white editorial portrait
Black & white editorial
Red alpenglow on rocky peaks
Alpenglow · Rocky Mountain NP
Low-light portrait with warm rim light
Golden hour portrait
Collections

Simple, all-inclusive pricing.

Elopement

$3,400from

For two (or twelve) on a mountaintop.

  • Up to 4 hours of coverage
  • Location scouting & permits help
  • 300+ edited images
  • Online gallery for life
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The Full Day

$6,800from

Our most-booked wedding collection.

  • 10 hours, second photographer
  • Engagement session included
  • 700+ edited images in 6 weeks
  • 10×10 linen heirloom album
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Portraits

$650from

Couples, families and personal brands.

  • 90-minute golden hour session
  • Styling & location guide
  • 60 edited images
  • Print credit included
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"Every single photo made us cry — in the good way. Nora caught moments we didn't even know happened."
Hannah & Luis · Married in Evergreen, 2026
The experience

From first hello to the album on your shelf.

01 · Say hello

Tell me about you two. I reply personally within a day.

02 · Plan together

Timeline, light and location planning — I've done this 300 times.

03 · The day

Gentle direction, lots of real moments, zero stiff posing.

04 · Your story

Sneak peeks in 72 hours, full gallery in six weeks, album to follow.

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Let's make something beautiful.

I take on twenty-eight weddings a year so every couple gets my full attention. Tell me your date and I'll let you know within a day.

Studio
Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado
Email
hello@noravale.example
Instagram
@noravale.photo