Nakai Photography

Nakai Photography is a Chicago-based wedding photography business led by Kenny Nakai, who has been photographing weddings in Chicago and worldwide since 2007. Kenny photographs in a clean, modern, and timeless style, incorporating landscape and architecture into his shots, with particular attention to candid family moments and available light; he personally selects, edits, and retouches every image without outsourcing. Kenny has shot 500 or more weddings and engagements across 19 or more years, working at venues including The Langham, Ritz Carlton, and the Chicago Cultural Center, and has won an award at an international print competition. Based in Chicago and available worldwide. Couples highlight Kenny's communication, his ability to build a workable timeline, his comfort directing large wedding parties and multicultural ceremonies, his skill with proposal photography, and the quality of the finished albums he helps curate.