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A Sunset Sailboat Session On Lake Champlain I had the incredible opportunity to associate shoot this super fun and unique engagement session for Misty Lancaster Photography and it was A M A Z I N G. It was my very first sailboat session and was one for the books! Becky and I met back in […]

Becky & Timmy | Engaged

August 30, 2024

Engagements

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A Wildflower Wedding in the Green Mountains of Vermont I knew when I first stepped onto the venue property for the welcome party the night before, that this wedding day was going to be beautiful. The Barn at Smuggler’s Notch sits on an open field surrounded by wildflowers, with the most spectacular mountain views. It […]

Hannah & Bryce | Married

August 6, 2024

Weddings

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A Neutral Summer Lifestyle Newborn Session What a joy and honor it is to see my couples from engaged season all the way through to parenthood. It truly is a magical thing. I didn’t have dry eyes for the first half hour of this session because I was just so overcome with pure happiness for […]

Teddy Newborn Session

August 2, 2024

Newborn

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A Coastal Inspired Lake George, NY Engagement Session My favorite form of marketing is word of mouth, because it leads to clients like Mackenzie and Andrew. I’ve been doing photos for Andrews brother Eric and his wife Katelin for years, which is what brought Andrew and Mackenzie my way. We had such a great time […]

Mackenzie + Andrew | Engaged

August 2, 2024

Engagements

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A Loved Filled Saratoga Springs June Wedding Julia and Rob’s love surrounds one thing, Jesus, and what an absolute joy and honor it was to witness them coming together to confess both their love and devotion for not only each other, but for Him as well. I feel so privileged to have been the one […]

Julia + Rob | Married

July 7, 2024

Weddings

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I had done it. I landed my “dream desk job”. I thought it paid well. I started with 4 weeks of vacation time. Paid holidays. Fun atmosphere. Room for growth. I had hit the jackpot. Then I had my first baby, and everything shifted… My priorities were now vastly different, the work environment was in […]

I wasn’t ready…but my future was.

July 2, 2024

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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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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 […]

Engagements

December 24, 2017

Colin + Mandy | Surprise Proposal

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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 […]

Weddings

December 13, 2017

Bechard Wedding | Elk’s Lodge

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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 […]

Personal

December 6, 2017

A Goldendoodle Sunday Funday!

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On Friday, I got to meet up with Abby and Joey for a spontaneous little sweetheart / family session. It was COLD and we were hoping for a pretty dusting of snow, but no such luck. Regardless, they were champs in the frigid temps and we got some great shots! This is the second time […]

Portraits

November 27, 2017

Abby + Joey Family Session

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Okay you guys, this is probably one of the top 10 most exciting days of my life! It’s launch day for the online home for Erin Marie Photography! If someone came up to me when I was in High School and told me that one day I would have this big dream to start my […]

Personal

November 4, 2017

It’s Launch Day!

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For my first blog post, I think it’s only fitting that I start with a massive THANK YOU to all of the photographers whose blogs served as a huge inspiration and motivator for me along the way. With every blog post, you gave me hope and confidence that helped keep me going to get to […]

Personal

October 4, 2017

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