Posts Tagged ‘erikaliz photography’

Amanda and Cade // NW Arkansas Engagement Photographer

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

I met up with Amanda and Cade less than a week ago out on some property that Cade grew up on with his buddy.  What a beautiful place up in Missouri!  Amanda and Cade are so cute together too!  If you are big into fishing at all you’ll know Cade’s name!  Yea he’s that good!  I hear he’s going to be on TV next year!  That’s super awesome!  When Amanda and I told him that he could go fishing during the engagement shoot we had to practically run to keep up with him!  I imagine these two have had lots of fun and memories on many a camping trip!  And that cutie Amanda she has her own camo outfit fully decked out for a girl…..PINK details!  Awesome!  Oh and the arrows on her bow are zebra and pink!  Someone was thinkin!  When Amanda mentioned the idea of wearing camo gear for some pictures I was totally excited!  I just love that part of their session!  They will be getting married at Cooper Chapel and their reception will follow at Simple Pleasures just down the road!  I’m excited for them!

I posted a few of my favorites and a slideshow at the bottom with more!!!

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I just love this image and the lighting is great!

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Hi Amanda and Cade……CONGRATS!

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I like this one a lot too…..look how happy Amanda is!  :)

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Ummm of course the super talented fisherman caught a fish during our session…..barely!  ;)

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This is fun!  See her arrows are pink!

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She’s gorgeous huh?

Enjoy!

-erika

Dawn and Leland // NW Arkansas Portrait Photographer

Monday, October 18th, 2010

If you are a facebook fan of ours (if you aren’t you should be sure to go look us up!!! ) you most likely noticed that I made a post of how pathetic I thought it was that my parents don’t have good pictures of themselves and I am a professional photographer…….problem solved!

Introducing my parents!  :)  I know they will be so excited!!!  ha ha ha ha ha ha

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I might be just a bit biased but I think my mom is beautiful!  :)

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One thing I’ve learned from my parents is that as husband and wife it’s important to show affection to one another in front of your kids.  The reason I think this is so important is because it proved to me that my parents loved each other!  Simple as it may sound I know several couples that don’t show affection to one another and you wonder…..  Thanks you two!

Couple Portrait Photographer in Arkansas

My stepdad (AKA “Papa”  which is short for “Papa Coach”) was so proud of his Jack Purcell’s which is pretty much an old school version of our Converse.  In fact he special ordered these to wear to his 50 year high school reunion!  Mom said he wasn’t going to wear them unless the tip was navy blue color!  Wow talk about exact!

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Little Rock Portrait Photographer

This I think is my favorite shot of the day!  My mom looks great!

Fayetteville Portrait Photographer

LOVE!

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I hope you two had fun on our little session!  I know it was a memory making experience!  I just want to say thank you so much for being great parents for me and also grandparents for little Titan!  I’m so proud of you mom for going back to school!  You really are amazing!  I love you guys so much!

Enjoy!

-erika

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

A day in the life…

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

This basically is what I do on a daily basis….. edit edit edit and some more editing!  And guess what…..I wouldn’t trade my job for a million bucks!

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Enjoy!

erika

Monday’s Favorites

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

I want to focus on every color in the rainbow at some point but I think today will be YELLOW!!!

Find these adorable dresses at Forever 21 for your bridesmaids!

What an adorable idea!!!!!  Love love love lining the walkway with lemons!!!

I thought these shoes from Payless would look cute with the girls’ dresses.

American EagleKendal Canvas Knot Wedge

Oh you gotta have lemonade to make the wedding complete!!!

Lemonade
From Martha Stewart

3 cups lemon or lime juice, about 20 lemons or 25 limes freshly squeezed
2 cups superfine sugar
4 cups cold water
4 cups ice
2 lemons or limes, thinly sliced for garnish

1. Into a large serving container, strain the citrus juice, mix it with sugar, and stir until the sugar is dissolved.

2. Add 4 cups cold water and stir again until well combined. Add ice to fill and a few lemon or lime slices.

Makes 10 cups.


And these would be wonderful shoes for the bride!!!!

What a cute bouquet!!!!

What a great bridesmaid gift from Etsy!

Yellow Rose and Swarovski Crystal Pearl Bracelet

Cute socks!  What a great idea for a fun shot!

yellow and gray menswear

And of course you gotta have a yellow tie to coordinate!

I’m thinking the tie would look best with a grey tux!

Instead of one big wedding cake you could offer cute little pies or cakes displayed at various heights to add interest!

Lemon Meringue Pie

These would be a good addition to the church doors.

Learn how to make these DIY napkin folds yourself!

What an adorable boutonniere!

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Enjoy!

-erika

What a perfect wedding day

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Today I had an amazing day shooting Kelly and Adam’s wedding.  I’m not going to spill the beans too too much about how much I loved them because there will be a later post for that.  My self portrait today was down at Devil’s Den while I was shooting some couple portraits on the waterfall.  What a beautiful place to get married and I’m so glad I got to spend most of the day outside today with such a great and loving family!

More to come on Kelly and Adam’s awesomeness!!!!

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Enjoy!

-erika