Where do you feel the most at home with your fiancé? For some people, it’s hiking a mountain together, visiting a favorite coffee shop or playing frisbee in a park.  But for others, it’s being at home, cooking together, and watching Netflix.  If you fit in this second category, this post is for you. We’ve […]

Considering an In-Home Engagement Session? // For Brides

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Being back on the Pacific coast, I (Amanda) thought back to my first time being at the Pacific Ocean.  Going to the Pacific Ocean is one of those classic American bucket list items for those who don’t live on the coastline. It feels cliché, but it’s also an experience that is different than any other, […]

On the California Coast // Travel

Travel

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Canton, Ohio They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but you would be hard pressed to find someone who wouldn’t appreciate the aesthetic of Mariah & Tyler’s wedding day.  From a historic venue, to quotes from classic literature, to delicate details, this wedding had all the editorial vibes.  But even more […]

Romantic Wedding at the Historic Onesto // Mariah & Tyler

Wedding

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From a spot on the highway between Washington, D.C. and Cleveland, Ohio…so probably somewhere in Pennsylvania. There’s a quote that says, “Life is what happens when you’e busy making other plans,” and while I accept that principle for the most part, I also think that if we never take any time to make plans life […]

Road Trip Rumination // Erickson Chronicles

Personal

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We do engagement sessions to get to know our couples and help them feel comfortable with us photographing their wedding day. It’s what gives our images their intimacy & relate-ability. We try to buy wholeheartedly into the couples we work with. It was in that same spirit that Amanda and I packed our bags and […]

Chicago Engagement Session // Beth & Tim

Engagement

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Red Run Bison Farm Wedding - Matt Erickson Photography

You have the date and the venue, a general idea of how you want your wedding day to feel; now you’re looking for a photographer.  Coming from both sides, as Amanda and I are married and do wedding photography together, we’ve come to learn some things about choosing the wedding photographer that is right for […]

4 Tips to Choose Your Wedding Photographer // For Brides

Wedding

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THE JOURNAL

It’s time for winter to be over. The ice and snow have been so beautiful, but the cold has had its time.

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The Prospect of Spring 

Heather and Devin’s private estate wedding would not have happened without a small real estate miracle.

Weddings

Heather and Devin’s Private Estate Wedding

I truly believe in the products  we offer our couples. If fact, we used the same exact options for our own wedding album.

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