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.
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A Windy Fall Point au Roche Engagement Session The weather in Upstate NY this time of year is the definition of the phrase, “expect the unexpected”. Is it going to be snowing or 75 degrees? No one knows until day of, especially this time of year. But instead of snow, we were looking at massive […]
November 7, 2019
A Private Family Property Engagement Session You know it’s going to be a fun session when it starts out with a side-by-side atv ride through the woods! I met up with Nicole and Landon down in Putnam Station at Nicole’s parents house and after discussing possible locations around the property for the shoot, we decided […]
October 25, 2019
A Camp Pok-O-MacCready Engagement Session This one is for the books guys, just wait until you see these incredible images!!! That makes me sound like I’m tooting my own horn but when you have a super fun couple in the perfect location, with the perfect lighting, you get great images! That’s all there is to […]
October 10, 2019
An End of Summer Adirondack Engagement Session It feels funny titling this post as “Engaged” because technically these two are already married! You see, Amine is from Morocco, which is where he and Hannah were married back in November. They are now planning a stateside wedding to happen THIS November for their American friends and […]
October 9, 2019
Point au Roche Engagement Session Me walking in the door from a session. Husband: Hey! How was it? Me: It was great! They are such a sweet couple, we had so much fun! Husband: …You say that about every couple… And he’s right!! I really do say that about every couple, but it’s because it’s […]
August 18, 2019
Engagement Photos at Point au Roche State Park | Plattsburgh, New York I knew I liked Carlene from her initial inquiry…it was full of exclamation points and smiley faces and I could just tell she was an #erinmariebride from the very beginning and that her and I would hit it off, and I was right! […]
April 26, 2019
Plattsburgh City Marina Engagement Session | Plattsburgh, New York Hi friends! You may have noticed that things look pretty different around here! On top of weddings, engagement sessions, mini sessions, a full time job, and normal everyday stuff, I have also completely rebranded my business and I couldn’t be happier with the result. I […]
September 27, 2018
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
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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