Erica Mendenhall Photography

e directed us and kept us right on track for each of the photo scenarios we planned together. She also helped us decide which moments we wanted photos of- she is truly experienced with photographing weddings, because she was able to walk us through things we never would have thought of on our own. Furthermore, communication throughout our entire experience was excellent; thorough, professional, and with great kindness and enthusiasm. I could tell you how beautiful her work is, but I have attached photos so that you can see for yourself! We are so happy we hired Erica, and we would recommend her over and over again!

our wedding goals over the phone, we knew that they would be perfect for our wedding day. We were having a destination wedding, so we booked EMP as our photographers without meeting in person, but we were 100% confident that they would be amazing! Unfortunately, our wedding could not go ahead as planned due to Coronavirus, but we had an amazing engagement session with EMP at the Palm Springs windmills. Our engagement photos were beyond amazing! Erica really got us to open up in front of the camera and the results were fantastic. We will treasure these photos forever! In addition to the amazing photos, EMP were always easy to get in contact with, were such a pleasure to work with and we plan to work with them again when we are able to have a wedding celebration in the future. We would give them six stars if possible!

artistic eye for photos. Would definitely recommend!!!

rtainly use her again! She made photographing my wedding day effortless and most importantly the photos are timeless and classic!

proposal/photoshoot work flawlessly. You may be looking for a photographer to capture your perfect moment but, I can tell you she isn’t just a photographer, she is a visionary. She helps make the moment! Thank you!

go over the process. Nowadays, that’s rare! But by doing so, we were able to get acquainted and found out she is a true professional! After talking to her, we knew there was no point in talking to other photographers. Erica knew her stuff and her sweet voice and personality made us feel so comfortable with her and the whole “picture-taking” process! Erica has years of experience which comes in handy because it’s more than likely your first time getting married, or taking professional pictures, so you want it to be perfect! Erica Mendenhall and her husband Brock are amazing at what they do and we have great pics to prove it! :) Thank you for capturing some of our best (if not the best) moments of our lives! ❤️

n front of a lens and let us truly enjoy our day. She was all for climbing sand dunes for our engagement pictures and was down to trek into the golf course to the exact hold Mark proposed on for our first look. She took time to photograph a first look with my father, too, which meant a lot to me. I love how she was organized and created a perfectly orchestrated timeline for our wedding. She made my OCD heart pitter patter!!! I couldn’t be more thankful for her talent and beautiful heart. Stalking her Instagram page was the best decision I ever made!!! I’m forever indebted to Mrs. Erica, my forever friend.

t our engagement pictures have nothing but amazing comments. Couldn’t be any happier with our pictures, best photographers around my area!

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but great! She exceeded my expectations by far, and I was completely in love with our photographs. She made sure she captured every moment and went above and beyond to capture some amazing pictures. She will definitely continue to be our go-to photographer in future occasions. She delivered my dream pictures and knew exactly what I wanted. We are so greatful!

e to help and give me ideas every time I asked or saw her. If you want photos that will be romantic and breathtaking she is the one. Make sure you book her as soon as possible. Very professional and responsive!

one I knew I had to have her capture our wedding day and I was so fortunate she was available for our wedding! She was such a huge help the entire day and our pictures turned out amazing. We couldn’t be happier! Thank you so much, Erica!!!

an hour! It felt like I was making a plan with a friend who knew all the right questions to ask to get me organized and thinking creatively about images I wanted for my special day. She was very easy to communicate with, organized and extremely considerate of my desires, timeline and needs. Not only are her prices very reasonable, she also provided all the photos in web and hi-res files with a quick turnover. She was also very flexible during the shoot and our photos turned out great! I am thrilled to have chosen her and fortunate she was available on my special day. I would highly recommend hiring her to anyone getting married. The day will come and go and what’s left are the photos to remind us of the special moments of that day.

gagement session, I had never done professional pictures and I am very self conscious about pictures. Yet Erica and her husband made the experience so calm and fun. We had a blast working with her and she really understood us and captured our awkward side, which we loved. I can't wait to work with her at our wedding and can't wait to see more of her wonderful work.

ng wedding day details that we would have overlooked. She went above and beyond to make our day special. I am so grateful Erica Mendenhall was able to photograph our wedding day!

ring if we were even going to make it out of the Anza Borrego Desert alive we found ourselves at a beautiful trail that he was just so adamant on taking me on. When we arrived, to my surprise there was another car there, I thought, like us they were just a few other crazy hikers willing to take the trip to see the beautiful views. We hiked up to the peak of Fonts Point and stood looking out over the magnificent landscape, 5 seconds later I turned around and to my surprise he was on his knee with a beautiful diamond ring in his hand, I think I blacked out from the excitement and didn't come back to life until he told me to wave to the photographers. As I finally caught my breath and looked up I saw Erica and her husband snapping photos, I asked my boyfriend "Are they taking pictures of us? I thought they were just hiking" and sure enough they drove all the way out to the desert to capture this moment for us. Even though I was wearing no makeup , had hiking boots on and hadn't washed my hair in longer than I would like to admit, Erica made me and my fiancé look absolutely gorgeous and captured our love and the serene beauty of the desert. This was a day I will surely remember for the rest of my life and I am thankful that I will never forget a second of it because I have all of the amazing photos Erica captured for us. Thank you Erica! You are fantastic!

gone above and beyond. Highly recommended!!

ation recommendations for our engagement photos and helpful flexibility with our timelines. The location we ended up choosing from her list of suggestions for the engagement photos was wonderful. Because I planned my engagement party so close to the photo shoot, she rush ordered one of those great engagement photos as a beautiful print for the party; it was perfect! The wedding timeline help she provided was such a surprise and a blessing! A week before the big day some changes were made and we asked her to come in hours earlier. She was flexible and even helped to streamline the entire timeline! The day of, she was there to strategize when groomsmen were late and the hairdresser took an hour longer than expected. It took a lot of the worry off our shoulders. Third of all, the day of our wedding went so smoothly with photos. We had provided her a list of the many, many family portraits to be taken that day (both of us have large families), and she made it all work! She wasn't afraid to take charge, place people, and rearrange them so that each photo was great, even despite all the wind. She kept the mood fun but got the job done. We wanted to enjoy our wedding day and not just have it all be about pictures; working with Erica meant that we were having fun the whole time, while still capturing moments we'll have in photographs forever. An added plus: we received our photos so soon! We had friends who had to wait six months or more to get their wedding photos, but not us! And we were blown away by the quality! She used the PASS website, which allowed us to share the photos easily, download them, and choose photos to be printed (included in our awesome package from her). We can't emphasize our satisfaction enough. We loved working with her and recommend her for any photography needs you may have.

s worried we wouldn't have enough bride and groom photos given our timeline we sent her. She was fast on uploading our images (there were a ton!!!!!) and we loved every photo she took. Erica and her assistant took the time and made sure they captured the "Kodak" moments and can definitely re-live our special day when seeing her shots. Highly recommend Erica and would hire her in an instant for another party or event!

ustice… but finally ill just submit.. (So sorry Erica) Erica Mendenhall is so easy to work with and she knows exactly what to capture and when to capture it. As a person, uncomfortable in front of the camera (not very photogenic and struggling with losing weight for my big day) I was worried about “certain poses” and hiding my body but looking at our pictures she captured the best angles and made me feel gorgeous, or so I thought but it’s really not that; she made us feel comfortable and relaxed and that’s what was the key ingredient. I’ll add that, although I was not the easiest bride to work with, she somehow did it! Everything I wanted or rather expected her to do without having to tell her. For most photographers I imagine that’s hard since they can’t read minds but somehow she captured every image and moment in time that I wanted. Once all the beautiful chaos was over and I had time to soak it all in I prayed she had captured pictures of this and that, etc…(you know how that goes). Upon receiving my gallery I practically burst out into tears (joyful tears of course) she had done it and they were AMAZING!! With one of the biggest days of our lives and such a huge action packed event, you didn’t miss a beat and I am forever grateful! P.s. For the Brides that are crazy and expect people to read your minds, she’s your girl. And for those brides that are organized and have communication skills, I’ll probably be seeing your pictures on the cover of a magazine! No doubt those pictures will be even more amazing!

t contact throughout the way. It really does make a difference having that kind of person working with you. Not only did we love working with Erica every minute we were with her, but she captured our wedding so perfectly. She captured all the emotions and our pictures came out incredible! Erica is so professional and friendly. We couldn't have asked for a better photographer. We highly suggest Erica for any photography needs!