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 […]
August 30, 2024
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 […]
August 6, 2024
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 […]
August 2, 2024
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 […]
August 2, 2024
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 […]
July 7, 2024
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 […]
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.
Erin Marie Blog
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I’ll never find the words to accurately explain my appreciation for couples and families who trust me enough to capture such precious life memories for them. Like honestly, what an incredible honor! I can’t believe I get to do this for a living. It’s seriously such a gift and I can finally say I’m living […]
March 1, 2022
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’m loving these elopement / micro weddings! They are so intimate and less about the showy stuff, more about the family bonds and I am here for it! One of the things I loved about my own wedding was the size. I knew pretty much everyone […]
February 27, 2022
Shannon and Ryan are one of my sweet 2021 couples that decided to do a small intimate celebration first, and hold off on having their big celebration for 2022. I’m crossing my fingers so hard that they will still be able to stick with their original plan but if nothing else, they had a beautiful […]
February 19, 2022
Family sessions grew on me last year, which took me completely by surprise. I referred to myself as a wedding photographer WAY more often than a family or lifestyle photographer. I didn’t do it on purpose, I just enjoyed photographing weddings more so that’s what I wanted my specialty to be. Then 2021 happened, and […]
February 17, 2022
Back in July, I received an inquiry from Maude who was reaching out wanting to capture some family memories at their summer home in Essex, NY. I don’t get many inquiries for that area so I was thrilled I was available during the timeframe they would be there. Essex is such a beautiful area and […]
February 15, 2022
I don’t think I’ve ever blogged one of my family sessions before, but that changes now! Family sessions and mini sessions are such a huge part of my business, it’s only fair they get the same amount of time and attention on my blog as my engagements and weddings! This family is so special to […]
February 2, 2022
Back in July, I met up with Maggie and Jeff in the beautiful Lake Placid region which is about an hours drive away from Plattsburgh. I sometimes catch myself taking for granted the absolute beauty we get to live among on a day to day basis. People literally vacation in this region for the views, […]
January 19, 2022
Janna and Eric brought the sunshine with them for their engagement session and I was living for it. We ended up meeting at Point au Roche on what turned out to be a very cloudy and overcast day, but it didn’t matter. With Janna’s beautiful citrus dress and Eric’s oatmeal suit, I was in photographer […]
January 12, 2022
Lifestyle sessions are something that I wanted to start doing when I realized I didn’t want my job to stop when the weather got cold. I knew I didn’t want to do studio work, therefore I had no interest in ever investing in a studio space. My husband and I threw around the idea of […]
January 11, 2022
Planning a wedding can be downright DAUNTING. I know, I’ve been there. Just when you think you have everything planned and under control, something comes along and knocks one thing out of place which tends to have a ripple effect. If you’ve been following me for a while (first of all THANK YOU!), you know […]
December 20, 2021
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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