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Friday, October 30th, 2009
We had a Halloween party this morning for my seminary kids. We had a couple guests too so I was super happy!!! I took a group photo and I was so excited to show you all of their lovely costumes, but somehow (which I still haven’t figured this out) they aren’t on my memory card? Not so sure. I even took images of my outfit once I got home and those are the only ones I can see. So unfortunately I can’t post that image since apparently it doesn’t exist, but I do still want to show you what my Halloween costume was!
I’m not much of a Halloween fan. I love the part of creating a costume and all that creative side but I don’t much care for the extreme scariness of it. I don’t like being scared anymore, I used to love it! In fact my best friend Jessica and I used to watch horror movies at my house all the time. We really never got that scared though, we mostly watched them for laughs, ok so maybe we’re a bit morbid but that’s why I love her!
Enjoy!
-erika
(Keep an eye out later today for a post with pretty pictures from my wedding last weekend!!! Congrats Natalie and Brad!!!)
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
Meet Jamie…
Meet Miller…
Meet Jamie and Miller…
Jamie and Miller will be getting married on December 31st! I had the pleasure of shooting their engagement session last week! They are so cute together and we had a blast noticing anything that had to do with a heart! They really were up for anything and it was so fun to watch them interact and embark on a new step in their relationship. Jamie definitely finds comfort in Miller’s arms….which makes for some great photos!!! We met up at a little gas station in Goshen and then sorta wandered around town and hopped in the car to stop off at an old tree farm to finish up the session with some awesome fall foliage!
I can’t take credit for this shot, but Jamie’s idea was awesome! Check her ring out….isn’t it gorgeous!
I love how Miller always makes her laugh! They seriously are so cute! Oh and the jackets! I had to post this one for you Miller! You look so awesome in your coat! ;)
Jamie said she’s always wanted a field picture! Well here ya go! This was behind a gas station believe it or not. I think she’s such a beautiful gal!
I am in love with this spot! It’s so mystical! I loved the lighting and the colors! It’s perfect.
Enjoy!
-erika
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Sunday, October 4th, 2009
I had the true pleasure of being in Natalie and Brad’s company tonight! They are both pretty busy so as luck would have it today was one of the very few days we could get them in before they got hitched on Oct. 24th! They drove up all the way from Poteau today! Go you guys, oh and that got me thinking congrats to Brad for recently quitting smoking! I’ve heard that’s pretty tough so I thought everyone should know and congratulate you! Also Natalie is working on kicking a nail biting habit to the curb! Go you guys, way to better yourselves!! ha ha Anyways just a bit of random info I learned about you two tonight! On to the the real reason we got together today…. I had such a blast with you guys and I can’t wait for you to get married! Here’s some images to enjoy!
Oh and real quick I think Brad is super lucky…….just look how gorgeous this gal is! I love her curls!
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Hey everyone if you didn’t win we are still offering 15% off our original packages from now until Oct. 28th 2009! All you’ve gotta do is call us or email us and book a free consultation so we can meet up and discuss what you need photography wise! Your wedding date doesn’t have to be before that date but you’ve gotta book us before that date for the 15% off (that means retainer fee and contract signed so we will hold your date for you).
For the Round One Winners……………..
Hey guys you will be voted on by our staff (which would be Tanja, my momma, my stepdad, my husband, Ellie (my puppy that really can’t read so I’m just including her as part of the family) and myself.
But you will also be voted on by how many comments you can get on your story. So if I were you I would get all your friends to go and vote once they are published!!! Send out the word via twitter, facebook, emails, phone calls, snail mail, myspace, skype, whatever you’ve gotta do to get people to comment on your story!
Please remember just because you had the “most” comments doesn’t necessarily mean you win automatically! The judgement call is still up to us and we’re looking for creativity! The votes will just weigh in percentage wise and help boost your score a little bit! 
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Monday, September 28th, 2009
Alright gang! Hopefully you have had your fingers crossed all yesterday after you left the fair, during the night in your dreams, and all of today waiting on Round One Winners!!!!
Here they are:
Kristin Kaiser- has submitted her story
Whitney Adams
Sarah Stinnett
Jinny Pattison- has submitted her story
Alyssa Kilgore- has submitted her story
Kellie Kirby - has submitted her story
Allison Hauck
Britten Gray- has submitted her story
Erica Bailey - has submitted her story
Allison Bentley- has submitted her story
Congratulations girls (and your guys)!!! Now the next step is simple….. you all have 3 days from today so Thursday Oct 1st before midnight (11:59pm) to get in your best story. Your story can be how you first met, how much you really need or deserve this FREE wedding photography package, how he proposed, your first date, etc. Be creative! We love creativity over here! From there we will be posting your story and have votes for the best and we’ll make our votes as well for the next 5 winners.
I can’t make this too easy it’s a FREE wedding photography package valued at $1750!!!!
So if you are reading this and you know some of these girls if you wanna stay friends with them I would let them know they won (that is if they don’t already know!)
Best wishes to you all and I’m excited to see your stories!
Email submissions to erikadotson@gmail.com
Enjoy!
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Monday, September 21st, 2009
Ok so you should all know all about the bridal fair coming up this weekend! If you haven’t heard it’s in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette and you may look there for more details or just know that it’s at the John Q Hammons Center in Rogers (which is right off the interstate – on the left hand side if you are traveling from Fayetteville) from 12:30 to 5pm THIS Sunday!!!!
So call me crazy or insane whatever you like but I want to offer something ridiculous this year! I want to offer a package that includes 5 hours of wedding day coverage and a disc of your images for FREE!!! Now of course there has to be some fine little details to win so here they are….
1) You must attend the bridal fair to enter.
2) You must fill out our little info card and drop it in our box to enter the contest.
3) You must be getting married either 2009 or 2010 on a date that has not been booked by another bride we have.
So how will this work?
I will select 10 names out of the hat and I will post their names on our blog (and shoot them an email so they know they have been selected as one of the top 10).
Those 10 people will have one week to write up their story as to why they think they most deserve a FREE wedding photography package.
They will respond via email and I will select the best response. Hopefully there will be a tie! :0 I love tiebreakers!
So all you brides out there should stop by our booth say hello and enter to win!
But for now I’ll give you a few images of what is going on behind the scenes at Erika Dotson Photography in attempts to prepare for the bridal fair. ….
Here’s what our dining room looks like right now, I have such a wonderful husband for letting me store these things here for now!
Here’s the cards you should be watching out for!!!
Anyone want to take a guess at what I will be doing with this awesome painting for the fair? (besides Tanja!)
A little of my vintage inspiration….
I hope everyone has a great work week and I hope to see everyone at the bridal fair!
Enjoy!
erika
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