I don't even know where to start! First of all, Erika has been a personal friend of mine since high school, and she has done portraits for the two of us, as well as family portraits and even product photography for my small biz, so it was a cle...ar choice that we would choose Erika to capture our wedding day!
Erika and I have been talking about wedding plans for years (my now husband and I got married on our 12 year anniversary). She's always kept her eyes open for possible venues for us. She had so many that fit the bill of what we were looking for. We decided to get married on our 12 year anniversary, and unfortunately many of them didn't have our date open (we had a pretty short planning period, so it was understandable). We ended up finding a venue up in Cleveland, and Erika was open to making the journey up to us there.
Erika was integral in the planning process and came up with a timeline for us that included everything we wanted (and nothing that we didn't want). It ended up getting tweaked several times before our wedding, and Erika was very accommodating to any changes we had made, even up to the day of. She was very clear that it was OUR day, and if something needed to change, she would work with us to make sure it was exactly what we wanted.
She also helped me stay calm and made sure that I relaxed and stayed hydrated day of :) Wedding day was definitely a whirlwind, so the reminders were helpful!
I especially loved that Erika had packages available, and we were able to pick one out with both our engagement photos and wedding photos, as well as some albums, which she also helped walk us through. These prints will be better than any drugstore prints, as they are printed on very high quality paper. We gifted mini albums to our parents, and they are very excited to receive them :)
I am so excited to get our photos back! I can't wait to see them! We received several compliments from guests on Erika's professionalism and how comfortable she made them feel in front of the camera. I would definitely recommend her (and do every chance I get!) to any couple looking to book a photographer for their wedding, engagement session, family portraits, maternity portraits, surprise proposal - anything!