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Sally and Cole // Northwest Arkansas Engagements

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Sally and Cole.  Cole called me and booked an appointment with me where we met at Common Grounds and I got to meet Sally.  Cole is an Ag student here at U of A and Sally is in grad school in Little Rock.  They will be getting married in Mt. Home at an outside venue (I LOVE outdoor weddings!!!)  We had a lot of fun during their shoot.  We started in Fayetteville to get the urban feeling images then we headed out to Cole’s family’s farm, I loved shooting there!  :)

This first shot is sentimental to them.  The day he proposed they were out shooting clay pigeons and he asked her to go get more shells……I have yet to see it but apparently he even made a box out of the shells for the ring!!!!  This spot is so I am told about where they were engaged!
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Yay for some doggie kisses!  I love how their dogs totally describe their personalities!

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They even had the bronco pulled out of the garage for a photo shoot!

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I love the sunflare in this one!  They had a celebration dinner here!

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Pretty sure this one is my favorite shot!

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Tanja captured this one and I love it!  It makes me feel European!?!?!

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This image is to show how amazing Tanja is!  She’s throwing leaves into the air for us! I love how she looks so happy about it!!!  :)

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And here’s the actual result……

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Enjoy!

-erika

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More Details for the Ten Winners…..

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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Round One Winners of the Free Wedding Package!

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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Erika Dotson Photography at the Bridal Fair….

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!

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Here’s the cards you should be watching out for!!!

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Anyone want to take a guess at what I will be doing with this awesome painting for the fair?  (besides Tanja!)

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A little of my vintage inspiration….

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I hope everyone has a great work week and I hope to see everyone at the bridal fair!

Enjoy!

erika

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