Posts Tagged ‘erika dodson photography’

Cristy and John // Utah Wedding Photographer

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Hey everyone as promised I am posting more images from Cristy and John’s sealing in the Draper Utah Temple!  I got to tag along with Doug Larson their Utah Wedding Videographer and he showed me all the hot spots at the temple grounds.  Cristy and John had so much family and friends there to support them and witness their beautiful sealing!  The weather was perfect, other than being a tad on the cold side (but no one can tell that from pictures!  :)  Cristy and John are such a beautiful couple inside and out and I’m pretty sure someone has got big plans for them while they are here!!!  After their sealing they attended their reception held at John’s parents house in Heber City.  Their family did lots of work preparing for the reception and it looked great! Congratulations Cristy and John!

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I just love how happy they are in this shot!!!  Exactly how they should be after leaving the temple! Utah Wedding Photography

I love how John steals one from Cristy to show off for the camera!  :)  Shots like this make me smile! Utah Weddings

Beautiful couple at a beautiful temple! Utah Weddings

This is definitely my favorite shot of the day! Utah Weddings

I just love the lighting in this little nook!  The warm glow from those doors is amazing! Utah Wedding Photographer

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Here’s the famous cupcakes!  All of John’s sister in laws spent the entire day creating these beautiful little cupcakes so I had to give them justice and feature them on the blog!

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So who would have thought this old rusty chair that I spotted outside would make the perfect backdrop for Cristy’s bouquet? Utah Wedding Photographer

Or how about a tree stump to provide such a detailed ring shot? Utah Wedding Photographer

I love how happy everyone is in this photo as the couple enjoys their first dance together. Utah Wedding Photographer

This image is priceless to me…..it’s as if John has had a moment to really stop and think as he holds his new wife close.  I can see so much love and care for her here. Utah Wedding Photographer

Let’s end with this playful shot of dad and son making sure they “get” the new couple as they make their get a way!

Enjoy!

-erika

Congrats to Amanda and Josh

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

These two were married on Oct. 8th in the Nauvoo Illinois Temple.  Here’s a few for them!  Maybe tomorrow I will get around to posting some from Jamie and Millers Esession.

Amanda and Josh Ivie:

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One of her bridesmaids flew in from Utah for her wedding…..BONUS…..she’s a hairdresser!

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They opted for a “first look” so we could get these great couple shots before their marriage ceremony.

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It was super exciting to go back up there for Josh and Amanda’s sealing since that is also where TW and I were sealed!  What a gorgeous building right?

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Although it was rainy the entire day (which so they say is good luck) these two were troopers.  I just loved this sign and couldn’t leave Nauvoo without that shot!!!

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Their beautiful cake was from Rick’s bakery in Fayetteville.  Their flowers were from Northwest Arkansas Florist and they rented their decor from Eventures!!!!

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Amanda’s dad surprised them with a firework display

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and we caught this awesome picture to wrap up the night.

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Congratulations you two!  I had a great time tagging along and enjoying every step of your wedding experience with you guys! Best wishes!

Erika

Natalie and Brad / Northwest Arkansas Engagements!

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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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!