About this vendor
I'm a Chicago based photographer with Pacific Northwest roots and Midwestern blood. My happy place is making your memories beautifully tangible. Get in touch and let's talk about your special day!
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Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
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Mayden Photography helped make our wedding day unforgettable! Erika was the photographer for our Wedding in Chicago, IL last weekend and we were very impressed with her customer s...
ervice and talent. Erika had a warm personality that we gravitated too quickly. We felt comfortable with her, and her hard work and experience shined through to all the guests and wedding party. She added a serene and creative outlook to each moment. I could not imagine having anyone else capture our love and happiness! I highly recommend Mayden Photography for your Wedding day!
Erika is absolutely the real deal. After hours and hour of searching for a great photographer that captured genuine emotion on a reasonable budget, I finally came across Mayden Pho...
tography. Erika is a fantastic one-woman show that would bend over backwards to make sure you are happy with your photos, no matter what type. She is so full of joy and passion for her craft and she makes everyone feel comfortable in front of the camera. I would recommend her in a heartbeat to anyone in the Chicagoland area (and beyond)!
Erika is a wonderful photographer and person. If you are looking for trendy, yet timeless engagement and wedding photos, you'll definitely want to check her out. She's the perfect...
mix of bubbly and professional! We felt so comfortable and natural while she took our photos, and she captured the most romantic and sentimental candid pictures. You'd be a fool not to hire her for your event!
Being a wedding photographer is a lot more than just taking pretty pictures, and Erika definitely has what it takes to be a great wedding photographer. The first thing that I notic...
ed is that Erika is great at putting everyone at ease--which is important when you're trying to look natural in front of a camera! Both my mother and my husband's mother LOVED Erika, and she was able to capture some great candid shots of people at our reception. One of my friends commented that Erika really captured the emotion of the event in her pictures.
It's also really obvious that Erika is passionate about her work. When we took engagement pictures, Erika was really excited to explore a new city (Madison, WI) and shoot us at ALL our favorite sites around town (and there were a LOT of them...) It was clear that she loves what she does and is excited about capturing the best shots that she can. To top it off, she even bought *us* ice cream at the end of the night!
Erika is also a great person to have around for crazy stressful events. On the day of the wedding, Erika arrived at all the scheduled places promptly, and kept everyone smiling throughout the day. She even fixed my mom's hair when it started to come loose before the ceremony! And, after working all day at our wedding, she got a wedding preview post up on her blog before all our guests had even left town! I'm super pleased with the photos we've seen so far, and I can't recommend Mayden Photography enough.
Erika did both our engagement and wedding photos; working with her was a joy! I (the groom) do not really like posing for pictures, so I cannot say I was looking forward to the eng...
agement shoot – which was scheduled for a whole evening! – but Erika managed to make it fun even for me, and the time flew by. The bride and I also both appreciated Erika’s professionalism: she kept her eye on the time and knew how to take maximal advantage of the lighting conditions as the evening was progressing, and we made it to our last location just as the sun was setting.
Erika also did a great job at our wedding. She worked tirelessly throughout the wedding ceremony and reception, but she was also very nice and friendly – several of the guests mentioned that they liked Erika a lot. The pictures we’ve seen so far look great. All in all, we strongly recommend Erika as a photographer.
Meeting Erika with Mayden Photography was serendipitous! I went to BHLDN in search of a wedding dress (for my wedding scheduled to happen exactly 4 weeks later) and she greeted my ...
mother and I with a big smile at the door. She proceeded to help me find the perfect dress for the occasion. At one point she informed us that she was a photographer, so I asked if she was available on June 27th for the big day... and she was! What luck!
The weeks before the wedding we were in communication about all of the logistics as well as what I wanted out of the photos. She was so easy to work with and very responsive.
On the day of the wedding, Erika arrived early and had already scoped out places to take pictures. The wedding was extremely intimate (only 7 people in attendance) and as a result was a bit untraditional. She just rolled with it and captured all of the special moments!
After the ceremony we went down to the lakefront in Chicago to take additional pictures. Erika was willing to do anything to capture our fun and silly moments (even laying on the ground in a dress!).
I could not be happier with how everything went. Erika is extremely talented as a photographer but also incredibly sweet, friendly and personable. She even showed up to the wedding in an orange dress since I had mentioned the day I was shopping that it was my favorite color! Everyone, after the photo session, commented how they felt so at ease working with her. I feel so blessed to have met her as she helped me find my perfect dress and she captured so beautifully a day that was so special for everyone!
Working Erika was such a pleasure! Her creative eye is what first drew me to her work, but once we met about the engagement shoot, my fiancé and I loved her infectious energy and ...
passion for capturing genuine moments. At our initial meeting, she did such a wonderful job at listening to what we wanted and truly investing in us.
Our engagement shoot was a day long event with multiple locations and so much exploring. Erika did a great job at making us feel comfortable while taking BREATH-TAKING photos. We will cherish those photos for a lifetime!
I can't wait to have her shoot our wedding day in January of 2016. I highly recommend working with Erika at Mayden Photography!
Our experience with Mayden has been excellent. My fiancée and I were the first "official" clients to book Erika.
Before we met Erika, I already had a good feeling about her. She...
was very informative and responsive about to our questions.
The day of our engagement pictures we met Erika for a quick drink and dinner and she instantly made us feel at ease. It is very apparent that she is passionate about her work and wants to get to know clients on a personal level.
When it came to taking the pictures, Erika gave us direction without making the poses feel forced. She kept us laughing and had great suggestions for locations and how to capture the best light. Erika's husband stopped by to help out with a few shots and they were so sweet together!
I didn't expect to see any pictures for a while but the very next day Erika sent us some preview shots and I could not be happier. I feel like she did a great job capturing our love (sounds cheesy, I know). I am generally pretty awkward in front of a camera but how comfortable I felt with Erika really showed in the pictures.
I can't wait for her to shoot our wedding. I am so happy we chose her and that we gained a friend in the process!
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