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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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This was a slightly different engagement session for me because I got to do a little bit of traveling for it! My rule of thumb is no more than 60 miles outside of my zip code for engagement sessions, but I had to make an exception for this session because I had been dying to […]

Engagements

April 21, 2022

Alexa & Chandler | Engaged

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These two…give me aaaallllll the heart eye emoji’s for this session!!! I loved every minute of my time with Morgan and Tyler for their engagement session. These two were giving off such a romantic country vibe and the beautiful surroundings of Lake Placid definitely showed up for them! Morgan and Tyler met in middle school […]

Engagements

April 19, 2022

Morgan & Tyler | Engaged

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I met up with Charlee and Jake on the most beautiful fall day last year at our local State Park and we had a blast exploring and taking romantic engagement photos! These two were so much fun to hang out with, we even made time for a little rock skipping! Although I think Jake had […]

Engagements

April 18, 2022

Charlee & Jake | Engaged

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I’m going to be honest here and tell you that it’s been so long since I logged onto my blog platform, I literally forgot the web address to get here hahahaha. I haven’t blogged in forever!! Honestly the motivation to do so just kind of went away with the whole pandemic thing as well as […]

Engagements

March 23, 2021

Alli & Jared | Engaged

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Want to know one of the many things that makes this job so rewarding? The fact that the couples that find me are just as excited to work with me, as I am to work with them. There’s nothing I can say that would adequately explain just how much that truly means to me. It’s […]

Engagements

July 25, 2020

Meg & Cole | Engaged

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If you’re looking to scroll through a whimsical gallery of sweet engagement photos, you’re in the right place!! Greg and Daina decided to have their engagement session at a spot that holds a very special place in their hearts. They both are huge nature lovers and the one thing the Mountain Top Arboretum isn’t short […]

Engagements

July 17, 2020

Greg & Daina | Engaged

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I don’t know if it’s because this is my first engagement session in M O N T H S, or if it’s because Madison & Ethan are literally THE cutest, most photogenic couple, but I have A LOT of favorites from this session. So don’t say I didn’t warn you when you’re scrolling through and […]

Engagements

June 19, 2020

Madison & Ethan | Engaged

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  I did it! I got this put together and published before March lol! I L O V E putting together these recap blog posts, BUT they are A LOT of work! It’s worth all the effort in the end though. It’s one of those blog posts that makes my heart feel so full when […]

Weddings

February 22, 2020

2019 | Best of Engagements & Weddings

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An Orchard Themed Engagement Session I’m so incredibly excited about this blog post!! Eric and I have known each other for as long as I can remember. His mom’s sister is my mom’s best friend and she would watch us everyday after school from elementary onward. Not only that, when I went to college, I […]

Engagements

November 20, 2019

Courtney & Eric | Engaged

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A Downtown Plattsburgh Fall Engagement Session Mother Nature was not cooperating during a span of time when I had countless sessions, isn’t that how it always works? Rescheduling is a bummer…unless you happen to reschedule to the most PERFECT day which is what happened with Ashley and Travis! It wasn’t too hot, not too cold, […]

Engagements

November 13, 2019

Ashley & Travis | Engaged

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