Clean Plate Pictures

We loved working with Clean Plate Pictures. Every photo is breathtaking, and they made us feel so comfortable during the process. Who knew taking wedding photos could be so fun!

I had my eye on Clean Plate before we even picked a location. From our initial conversation, engagement shoot, to the actual wedding day, working with Erica and the team were fantastic. Clean Plate was the easiest and best decision we made for our wedding day! We just received some of our initial photos back and they are so beautiful. Highly recommend!!!

Clean Plate Pictures shot our wedding on April 9th, 2022 and we couldn't be happier with how the day went! Elle and Kait were our photographers, and they were great! In addition to being fantastic photographers, they're lovely people to be around and they kept everything relaxed during the lead-up to the wedding. During the wedding itself, they blended into the background like true pros but still captured incredible moments. We're so excited to see our full set of photos! Thank you, Erica, Elle and Kait!

Clean Plate Pictures recently shot our wedding and they were absolutely amazing. Erica was super organized and professional in organizing all the details. Elle and Lee were the photographers and knew exactly how to pose us so that we'd look natural. Their compositions and Erica's editing were top notch. They were very relaxed, yet organized, on the wedding day and went with the flow very easily, especially on a rainy day. I'm so thrilled we went with Clean Plate Pictures, and I can't wait to get the full set back!

I don't even know where to begin with how amazing Erica is! Erica was the first vendor we booked after our venue. We knew exactly what we wanted our pictures to look like, and Erica's pictures were it. Her style is incredible. We wanted mainly candid pictures and limited staged pictures. Erica was so patient and flexible with us with our many changes due to COVID. We changed venues and dates multiple times and she always worked to accommodate us. We had a call a few months prior to the wedding to go over timeline, pictures, etc. and Erica helped us so much with everything. She had suggestions that far exceeded the photography! She was explaining to us the importance of being comfortable in our outfits and inspired my wife to change her outfit completely from her dress to a jumpsuit instead. She felt so much more herself on our wedding day thanks to Erica! On the day of our wedding, Erica worked seamlessly to get all of the pictures we wanted. When we got our album, we were completely blown away. She captured our day perfectly. We could not have asked for better pictures. We also ordered a lot of other things from Erica's websites such as prints and metal prints and everything came out amazing. Erica also did our album which we received in the mail last week. It is laid out so well and really high quality. It's so fun having an album to look back on! Erica is truly one of a kind. Thank you for everything!!

Erica & her team from Clean Plate Pictures were a joy to work with. We met with Erica prior to our wedding (via phone call) and discussed our wedding run of show, main objectives we had re: photography, etc. She then connected us to Elle who would be our principal photographer the day of our wedding. We did our engagement shoot with Elle which was great as we had a chance to meet her in person prior to our wedding day. The actual day of our wedding Elle and her assistant photographer were very professional, they arrived on time and ensured we captured all the previously agreed upon staged/group photos. They captured amazing photos throughout the ceremony & reception, but never felt “in the way” or a bother to our guests. All in all I would definitely recommend them!

Erica is the absolute best. She's incredibly talented, and all of her photos are beautiful and totally unique. Due to COVID postponements, we were lucky enough to hire her twice—first for our tiny, private, COVID-safe ceremony in December 2020, and then again for our bigger celebration in March 2022. At both events she perfectly understood our personalities and styles, and expertly directed us to get knockout photos that we are obsessed with. She went particularly above and beyond to shoot our ceremony—we originally asked her to just shoot some portraits outside because of COVID, but then she researched the Airbnb listing we were at and figured out a way to photograph our ceremony with a long lens from the back window! She is a total professional who makes everyone feel comfortable, and she was so fun and easy to work with throughout the (two year!) process. Definitely hire her!

Erica is an absolute dream to work with. She got to know my husband and I during our engagement photoshoot. My husband and I were pretty uncomfortable with the idea of having a day where all eyes were on us, and yet she made the whole experience so comfortable and helped us overcome our awkward fears. She was fantastic at giving subtle direction to capture just the right moment. She also helped navigate a rainy day in Central Park for the shoot, helping to hold umbrellas and working to avoid downpours to keep my hair and makeup decent (bless her!) After our engagement shoot, we consulted with her on our wedding day, the schedule, the 'must haves' on our photo list and that we were mostly hoping to capture us and our guests having a great time dancing. Erica came prepared and flexible as changes arose in pre-wedding shoot venues. She had a great eye, stopping us occasionally in front of cool buildings/graffiti in Williamsburg to take portrait and couples photos. She moved quickly through all of the 'must haves; she knows what she is doing and is efficient! Additionally, I (stupidly) did not prepare her that I would have a gown change during the evening; regardless, she was ready to capture my 're-entry'. She was truly there at all of the right moments without feeling invasive at all. She was also extremely patient with my mother, who suffers from dementia, giving small and clear adjustments to avoid my mother being confused or overwhelmed. We just received our photos from the wedding day, and wow... they are stunning. My husband and I agreed that we would be happy if we had a handful of good ones, but we are astonished by how much she was able to capture so beautifully! We are simply blown away by the photos and memories she's been able to provide us.

Honestly, there are no words for how much we adore Erica. She has now been our photographer for our engagement shoot, our elopement ceremony, and our postponed-due-to-COVID-19 big wedding! She is a dream to work with -- she is kind, funny, direct, thoughtful, and makes everyone comfortable. It is really special to feel at ease and trusting in front of the person who is taking photos of you on your wedding day. She is so proactive and thinks of everything in advance -- she's profoundly organized and creative. Her passion shines through every moment of her photography, and her talent is unmatched. Hire Erica if you want photos that you will cherish forever!

We are so thankful that we found Erica and our team for our wedding this past February. Going into the event, I was kind of nervous about getting the photos right since I'm someone who's really never loved the way I usually look in pictures. We hired them to do engagement photos as a trial and knew they were right for us. Erica was on time, super professional and efficient, friendly, easy to get along with, familiar with the area (Prospect Park), and had cool ideas for spots to shoot that I never would've thought of. The photos came out great. At our wedding, Erica and her team were again on time and super professional, on top of everything (including wrangling family!), offering tips for how to get a good shot at times and totally blending into the party otherwise. The ceremony shots were beautiful and I'm having to resist covering every inch of my apartment in them. Their action shots during the party were SUPERB and caught everyone at their best, happiest moments. All my guests have been in love with them. We also shot photos on the roof of our venue with the skyline in the back, and I have no words for them besides stunning. They even sent us a couple of them the next day(!) as a teaser which made us so excited to get the rest of them. Looking back on all of them brings me so much joy especially right now and that means everything to me.

We feel so lucky to have had Erica and Elle capture our wedding day. Erica found the most magical spots at our venue and her pictures are truly masterpieces! Beyond her talent, Erica is a kind soul. We felt relaxed and had so much fun during portraits. I would recommend Clean Plate to anyone and everyone I know getting married!

Such a professional and creative team! Working with the CPP team was a pleasure and most importantly, the photos are absolutely stunning. I scoured the Hudson Valley photographer market and can honestly say you cannot compete with CPP's quality and value. Other studios were charging double if not triple. The blog speaks for itself in terms of the quality and creativity of the photos, but I can also assure you that the team is the best to work with. Working with Erica and Elle on our timeline, vision and photo checklist was honestly a joy. Our day was a dream and Elle was such a huge part of why our day felt so fun and effortless. She was calm, creative and personalized. We are so glad we were able to work with her. Our families and wedding party also commented on how well Elle and Lee worked with us and how professional yet fun they were! Looking forward to our next event with Clean Plate!

I cannot say enough good things about Erica and the Clean Plate team (Elle). They photographed our May 2019 wedding at the Brooklyn Winery. Just a few days later Erica sent us a bunch of beautiful “sneak peak” photos to hold us over until the full album was available, and each one was more stunning than I could have imagined. Throughout the entire process Erica was knowledgeable (she was able to give me so much guidance and support for making a “day of” schedule and picking locations for photos), warm (it’s a stressful time and it makes it so much easier to work with such kind people), and professional (she takes her role so seriously and clearly prioritized our happiness and made sure we would end up with photos we’d love) we both feel that she did the perfect job of capturing us as a couple and love every photo.

Clean Plate Pictures did an amazing job for our wedding! We had booked them for our 8/18/18 wedding on long island. We ended up also booking them for an engagement session, so we could get to know the photographer and become a little more comfortable. Tanya was amazing and made us feel so comfortable right away, our photoshoot was in Brooklyn and came out so stunning. Erica and Tanya were so sweet and so easy to communicate with about any questions and concerns we had. We just got our wedding photos this week, and they are of course so beautiful! I can't wait to share them and have them printed to hang on our walls, Thank you so much again for capturing our day so beautifully.

Erica and Elle! They were the first thing I booked right after our venue. I spoke to Erica and knew she was the perfect fit just from her voice. She is so professional but also an incredibly kind and a fun person. Meeting her and Elle I felt like I'd known them forever as there had been a lot of back and forth before the big day! Erica helped so much with the timing of our wedding and brought everything together. We started on the big day with some light drizzling . Erica and her team trooped it out and got some incredible shots outside ( that I've seen thus far!) as the day went on we had to make the tough call to have the ceremony and cocktail party inside. I was so bummed but Erica and Elle were a source of comfort to me as I knew we were in good hands and we would get some great pictures. As an artist myself I was super impressed by the different cameras Erica had and also her directing skills on the day were impeccable. I should be receiving the rest of my pictures in the next couple of weeks so I'm excited to see what they were able to capture! The preview album is a great way to see some of the portraits and highlights! Thank you girls for everything! - Rebecca

Erica was amazing. We booked engagement and wedding day pictures with her. For the engagement shots, we asked for a tight timeframe as our wedding was close by and she delivered. The pictures came out gorgeous and everyone was in love. She was personable the entire time. During our wedding, a lot of things went haywire and timing was off but she rolled with the punches and accommodated our every request, even if it was on-the-spot. She stayed cool and her team was very organized and informed as well.

Working with Erica as our wedding photographer has been an AMAZING experience! Wedding photography was one of our greatest priorities and we knew we needed to find a photographer whose work we loved and with whom we felt comfortable entrusting our wedding photos. The Clean Plate website and blog speak for themselves- the shots are absolutely stunning and unlike any wedding photography we have seen anywhere else. We weren't interested in "typical" cheesy photography. We wanted photos that were more like artwork and that is exactly what Erica gave us in our engagement and wedding photos. She is also such a joy to work with. Erica is a complete professional and an expert at her work. She is also lovely and made us feel completely comfortable, which was no small feat considering my husband was very nervous having his photo taken so much! We are so thrilled we went with Erica and the team at Clean Plate Pictures. It was 100% a positive and fun experience and we ended up with incredible photos that we can admire forever!

We absolutely loved working with Erica and her crew for our wedding last September in the Hudson Valley! I only wish I could of had more time with her - she was easy to be around, did great managing a large group (i.e. a herd of cats), and most important of all - took FANTASTIC photos that I still obsess over and can't get enough of. I loved all the moments that she caught, and our parents were also thrilled, which was important to us. I would highly recommend Clean Plate!

If you're looking for a wedding photographer, stop now and go with Clean Plate Pictures. Working with Erica was a dream. Our engagement pictures and wedding pictures are absolutely stunning (and we've only seen the wedding teasers so far). My family and friends are commenting on the gorgeous pictures as I write this. When I first got engaged, I made a spreadsheet comparing 100 photographers in the tri-state area and ultimately decided on Clean Plate Pictures (and am so glad I did). Erica takes gorgeous pictures and is not afraid of being assertive to get people/objects in or out of the shot to make it perfect. Even my Mom commented on how great Erica was (and she's a tough critic). Every one of her pictures is great. When deciding between photographers, ask if you can see an entire collection of pictures from one wedding because, as I learned, some photographers have awesome shots on their website but in the full collection you realize that they've just photoshopped a few good ones to entice you. When I was down to deciding between Clean Plate and another photographer, once I saw the full collection, I was set on Erica. Go with Clean Plate - you will not be disappointed.

Erica was the perfect photographer for both our engagement shoot and for our wedding. She made us feel comfortable ing font of the camera. She has such a wonderful eye and we had hundreds of shots to chose from. She knew the area where we were getting married like the back of her hand and lead us to the places that would produce the best looking shots. She is one of the best photographers in NYC.

If there were 100 rating stars I would give Clean Plate Pictures ALL of them! Erica was unbelievable. Not only did she take time out of her schedule to come visit me and look at my location ideas for my wedding photos, but her professionalism and talent are out of this world. Her attention to detail was impeccable - and her organizational skills really helped keep our wedding day schedule flowing smoothly. Her personality speaks volumes too, she's just wonderful! My wedding photos are so incredible that I am gonna end up with the worlds largest album - since it will be impossible to narrow down my favorites! The quality is flawless - I couldn't be happier. Choosing Clean Plate Pictures was one of the BEST decisions in planning my wedding. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for your beautiful work!

we met and booked erica before we did almost anything else. she was super professional and seemed, from her blog, to be able to capture the sweetest moments with ease. working with her the day of was such a great treat. she knew how to keep everyone in line, gave us THE most accurate timeline, and [from what we've seen so far!] the photos look great! during the planning process, she even drove us around looking for the perfect photo sites. highly recommend! she also seemed like the most bang for your buck from what we saw out there. thanks erica!

Erica is extremely talented and we are so happy we chose Clean Plate Pictures to photograph our wedding day. I am not the most comfortable in front of the camera yet Erica managed to get so many amazing shots, you would have never known. She truly captured the emotion of the day and we now have so many beautiful pictures I don't know how to choose which ones I want to frame! We have gotten so many compliments on our photos and we truly love them all. We could not have made a better investment and highly recommend Clean Plate Pictures!

there are really no words to describe how professional and wonderful erica and her team were to work with for our wedding. from the very first inquiry to the day after email about what to expect erica was so communicative, which is really important to me. i knew from the moment i saw her website that we had to have her do our wedding. every picture is perfectly touched capturing the moment in a most romantic way. before the wedding we emailed a few times and met in person to go over different sites that would be good for our first look photos and bridal party pictures. she had wonderful ideas and really listened to what we wanted as well. the day of the wedding erica and her team were amazing. everyone was so easy, sweet and fun to be around! it was terribly hot that day, but erica and anna were so positive and encouraging while we took pictures outdoors. they reassured me and comforted me as i was becoming overwhelmed by the heat. my bustle broke during the first ten minutes and anna so lovingly fixed it, which saved me from having to beat up my friend who stepped on it. during the evening erica noticed my grandfather and came up to me and asked if we would like a picture together. it is something that i never would have thought of during the evening and it really meant so much to me that she noticed. not only in the big details, but also the small she is a true professional. i could really go on and on about how great erica and her team are. from the very beginning i knew that our wedding photos were in great hands. i can't wait to see our pictures! i have no doubt that they will be beautiful! we feel so fortunate to have found such an amazing photographer.

By far, the best vendor we had the pleasure to work with. Erica and her team are talented at taking photos and dealing with people. We were elated with our engagement and wedding photos. You should always do your research, but both our experiences were super positive :)

Erica and her team at Clean Plate Pictures did an incredible job shooting out wedding! She was great to work with, organized, talented and experienced and promptly gave us an edit of photos that are so lovely and truly captured the happiness and beauty of our big day. I highly recommend getting the photo booth option, as it was a wonderful way to have all our guests photographed. They had a blast doing it too!! Wonderful! Highly recommended photographer!!