A VT Wedding on the Shores of Lake Champlain Paige and Raymond’s wedding day was, in my opinion, the way every single wedding day should be treated. It was FULL of sentimental family heirlooms, family traditions, and family history. Nothing was done for show or because they felt they had to do it because that’s […]
June 10, 2025
A Lake George Summer Engagement Session Those clients that know they want me to photograph their special day from day 1. The ones that can’t imagine anyone else capturing their special day. The ones who reach out AS SOON AS THEY GET ENGAGED. Those are my people. AKA – MacKenzie & Jordan. I’ll be honest, […]
May 15, 2025
A Lake Champlain Wedding Celebration at the Historic Valcour Inn & Boathouse How fun it’s been to revisit all of these amazing celebrations and couples I’ve had the privilege of photographing over the years. I still have so many more couples to highlight on here so we’re continuing on! Introducing Mr. + Mrs. Worthington! Venue: […]
May 14, 2025
A summer micro wedding at the North Hero House Operation “Catch up the EMP blog” continues with Amanda and Bryan! I remember this being the start of my love for micro weddings which became super popular after Covid reared it’s ugly head at the world. If you aren’t familiar, micro weddings are basically just full […]
May 14, 2025
A Glowy Summer Golf Course Wedding This is me, trying to catch up on the seemingly impossible task of catching my blog up on all of the amazing sessions and weddings I’ve had the honor of photographing over the past 3 years. The truth is, my business took off and blogging fell to the wayside. […]
May 14, 2025
An extended celebration on the shores of Lake Champlain What’s better than photographing a beautiful couple once? Getting to do it twice 😉 Claire and Matt were one of my “Covid Couples” meaning, they still went ahead with their planned celebration (just on a smaller scale) and held off on their larger celebration until a […]
May 14, 2025
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Mom, wife, photographer, and passionate entrepreneur constantly dreaming up ways to fuel my creative fire. Here on the blog you'll find past sessions in a curated gallery to show what you can expect when you hire EMP.
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This couple might look familiar if you are a regular blog reader! Back in December, I got a text from Colin asking if I would be able to photograph his proposal to Mandy in downtown Plattsburgh and of course I said YES! You can read the blog post about their proposal story here! Colin and […]
June 4, 2018
A Sunday-Funday blog post for you! A blog post that is not at all photography related?! What?! I went back and forth for literally 4 months trying to decide if I should click publish or not because it’s way off track from the normal blog posts you’re used to seeing from me. But when I started […]
June 3, 2018
If you’ve been following me on social media and / or are a regular blog reader of mine, (first of all, THANK YOU) secondly, you will recognize the beauty in this post as my #michaelschallenge partner in crime, Katie! You can read all about our fun with that challenge here! I was so excited to meet […]
May 15, 2018
I got to meet up with the Jennett family this past Monday and I could not have asked for a better family to kick off my 2018 season!! I was so excited to get these guys in front of my camera and they did not disappoint! Monday was also their daughter Cali’s 1st birthday so […]
April 12, 2018
Happy Thursday friends! A couple weeks ago, I got to photograph the most adorable little boy in honor of his upcoming 2nd birthday! His actual birthday isn’t until April but I couldn’t wait that long to share this sweet session! Honestly, I can’t believe how quickly this little guy is growing up! It seems like it […]
March 15, 2018
Hi friends! So you may or may not have heard about the newest social media challenge going around called the #michaelschallenge. If you haven’t heard of it, it’s where you and a friend go into any Michaels store and have a mini photoshoot. YES, A PHOTOSHOOT, in the middle of Michaels. Most of the […]
March 1, 2018
Attention all of my 2018 and future brides! I have some super exciting news!! Recently, I was fortunate enough to be able to add a new baby to my camera bag! Allow me to introduce the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro Lens!! My fellow wedding photogs out there know why I’m so excited about this, but […]
February 17, 2018
I heard my phone ding, pulled it out of my pocket and saw a Facebook message from Colin, asking if I could be downtown later, with camera in hand. I already knew what was about to happen. I was immediately filled with nerves and excitement I could hardly wait. We quickly began discussing where and what […]
December 24, 2017
You never know what the weather might be in Upstate New York until the day of, and even then it can be touch and go. I’ve seen weeks where it was 70 and sunny on a Tuesday then 30 and snowing the following Friday. Because of this, I was a little worried after finding out […]
December 13, 2017
It was a little after 11:30 on a Sunday morning. I was sitting in my car, making sure I had my camera set and ready to go, when I looked to my left and saw the fluffiest faces smiling back at me! I had heard countless stories, seen countless pictures of George and Bitsy, but […]
December 6, 2017
Cammey - 2021 bride
She met with us frequently to help create a wedding day timeline to ensure we were getting all of the pictures we wanted. This helped our videographer as well and Erin worked so collaboratively with them! Erin is flexible and willing to use her expertise and vision when incorporating your ideas.
the entire planning process!
"Erin was absolutely amazing throughout
So, you've searched high and low for someone you feel like you could connect with, someone to help you feel seen and comfortable in front of a lens, someone who delivers a high-end, classic, consistent product that will light up the faces of your grandkids when they pull out the old family photo album. Am I close? If so, breath a breathe of fresh air my friend, because you've found it. And all are welcome here.
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