Erika is hands-down the most amazing photographer you could choose for your big day! Not only did she capture the most beautiful, timeless images that somehow captured how it actually FELT to be there, she made the entire wedding day feel breezy and comfortable, through and through! She was able to somehow capture all the major moments without ever making it feel forced, and brought the most warm, calming, bubbly energy to the entire day! We were fortunate enough to have her at both our welcome party and wedding, and she seamlessly blended into the crowd, finding the perfect balance of making sure everyone had their ideal posed photos (like couples and family members) while also getting so many wonderful candids of each special moment. I had multiple friends strike up a conversation with her thinking she was a guest, and told me later how kind and sweet our photographer was! She went above and beyond in capturing every small detail, and was so thoughtful in her timeline to make sure a second wasn’t missed, both big and small. While her expert photography skills are reason enough for her to be your first choice, her personality and willingness to help outside of the typical job description is what really made her stand out in our book when searching for a photographer. She was so flexible and willing to work with us as a destination couple in making sure she was there for everything, helping answer questions and making recommendations on venue set-up, color palettes, etc. during planning, and as a bride, assisting with such MAJOR getting ready tasks on day-of! She is incredible when it comes to beauty, and was a god-send in helping with makeup touch-ups, getting my very long/heavy veil to actually attach to my head, and help with my bustle/bow of my dress to make it look beautiful. I immediately felt like she was one of my best friends, and my husband commented on how her positive, calm energy was so helpful when he was getting nervous leading into our first look. She was such a bright light during our entire day, and made sure we never felt rushed or stressed that the shot list wouldn’t happen if certain aspects of the timeline got messed up. Lastly, she got the sneak peek photos to use within days, and our entire photo album within the month. This is not only faster than expected, but made getting to re-live all those moments immediately after they happened feel that much more special. In summary, she captured all of our organic moments beautifully, with a comforting smile and helping hand throughout the entire day, and we would recommend her to any and everyone!

I have taken forever to write this review, genuinely wanting to do it proper justice. However, I've come to realize that I don't think I'll ever be able to put into words just how grateful I am that we had Erika as our wedding photographer. In my best attempt...

Before the wedding: As a fellow type A personality, Erika answered my plethora of questions with patience and ease. I was likely very early to the questioning process (we're talking 6+ months in advance), but she was gracious and didn't hesitate to accept my meeting requests. She didn't push us into a first look, and instead walked us through multiple timeline options with the pros and cons of each. She also helped us decide on portrait locations. Overall, I felt very prepared leading up to the big day!

During the wedding: We didn't meet Erika in-person until the wedding day, yet just having her around that day gave me such a calm feeling. She was perfectly in the background, capturing small moments that we were so thankful to have photos of. She also happily jumped in when she saw a need (e.g. delivering boutonnieres to my husband and family). During the reception, she was very aware to offer to take a photo on her camera when the group iPhone photos evidently began. Her chosen second shooter was also great!

After the wedding: We were pleasantly stunned to receive so many GORGEOUS sneak peek photos while we were still on our honeymoon! She went above and beyond, even providing a couple of extra family portraits for our parents to use on their Christmas cards. When we received the full gallery, we had such a hard time choosing our favorites -- every photo is stunning! We seriously cannot thank Erika enough for everything!!!

Erika and her husband, Josh photographed our wedding and I cannot say enough amazing things about the both of them.
Erika helped me with all of my timeline questions and leading up to the wedding she was very responsive and helpful with any questions along the way. She was incredible day of the wedding and *bonus* she’s also amazing at makeup and after I sobbed reading my vows during first look, she immediately fixed my makeup and made it look like nothing ever happened. The photos in our final gallery are perfect. She does such incredible work and I am SO thankful she was our photographer 💓