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19th Annual Best of Weddings Awards Recognizes Top Wedding Wedding Professionals Across U.S.
San Francisco, California /January 16, 2025 — Nicole J Kim Photography is pleased to announce that she has been selected as a 2025 winner of The Knot Best of Weddings. This marks the second year Nicole has been named as The Knot Best of Weddings award winner. This accolade represents the top local wedding professionals as reviewed by real couples on The Knot, a leading all-in-one wedding planning resource offering a comprehensive suite of digital tools to help couples throughout their planning journey.
In its nineteenth annual year, The Knot continues its long-standing tradition of supporting the expertise and outstanding service of local wedding professionals with The Knot Best of Weddings 2025. As a trusted source for couples searching for top wedding vendors across the country, this prestigious award honors those vendors on The Knot deemed by couples as reliable, dependable and consistently delivering quality service.
To determine the winners, The Knot assessed thousands of user reviews for 200,000+ wedding professionals within its Vendor Marketplace across various categories—planners, venues, officiants, musicians, DJs, florists, photographers, caterers, hair and makeup artists and more—to find the top vendors of the year. Vendors who have received at least 7 reviews on The Knot with an average score of 4.5+ in 2024 received The Knot Best of Weddings Award. These winners represent the top wedding professionals that best embody what matters to couples in their wedding planning journey.
“My photography approach focuses on capturing genuine moments with natural direction, ensuring a relaxed and fun experience. I love shooting during sunrises and sunsets, creating soft, warm, and glowy images, and am inspired by film colors and the magic created from those small, happy moments.” – Nicole Kim, Photographer, Nicole J Kim Photography
The Knot supports local wedding professionals through The Knot Vendor Marketplace, where couples can search, compare and connect to book any of the hundreds of thousands of local wedding professionals across the country all in one place. Each vendor Storefront features insightful reviews, real wedding photos, and details about the vendor and their services. The Knot Best of Weddings award gives couples the confidence to book the best vendors to bring their wedding visions to life. In combination with years of trusted content, The Knot’s innovative technology helps all couples seamlessly plan a wedding that’s authentically them.
Wedding professionals who win The Knot Best of Weddings are members of WeddingPro, The Knot Worldwide’s business-to-business wedding brand. As the largest wedding Vendor Marketplace and community for wedding professionals, WeddingPro connects small businesses with millions of engaged couples each year on The Knot and WeddingWire, as well as with hundreds of thousands of pros in the industry. Through its online marketplaces, performance insights, educational programs and community-building events, WeddingPro is dedicated to giving wedding professionals access to the largest community of couples, a network of pros and data-backed guidance to help them grow their businesses.
For more information about Nicole J Kim Photography, please visit us on The Knot.
About Nicole
Nicole J Kim Photography is a wedding photography business based in San Francisco, California. Owner Nicole specializes in wedding, portrait, pet, and lifestyle photography, and has had a lifelong passion for her craft. Nicole’s mission is to capture the small, genuine moments from her clients’ weddings, and she strives to help them feel beautiful in front of the camera. Nicole loves to document the natural moments between couples in a cinematic style that will make your wedding look like a movie. Before the big day, she’ll get to know you to ensure your photos reflect your personality and vibe. Along with wedding photography, she also offers engagement sessions, solo portraits, and more. Nicole J Kim Photography offers a range of packages, including engagement and wedding packages. However, they’re happy to create a custom package for you, tailored to suit your needs. For more information about their services, contact Nicole J Kim Photography today.
About The Knot
The Knot is a leading all-in-one wedding planning resource offering a comprehensive suite of digital tools to help couples throughout their planning journey. Powering wedding celebrations through technology, the brand offers The Knot Vendor Marketplace, which connects couples with more than 200,000 local wedding professionals, and personalized wedding websites, invitations and registry services. The most trusted authority on wedding planning, The Knot reaches a majority of engaged couples in the US through TheKnot.com; a leading wedding planning app with the most 5-star reviews on iOS and Android, The Knot Wedding Planner; The Knot national wedding magazine; and The Knot book series. Since its inception, The Knot has inspired approximately 25 million couples to plan a wedding that’s authentic to them.