HOLY BEHIND in Blogging!!

Sooooooooo, I have been officially way behind in the land of blogging!  WHEW!  SO!  Let's play catch up!!

Sophia started dance classes. :)  FUN!

And had a horseback riding lesson!

Twice!

 Kauffman Family Photos on Presque Isle.

Daubenspeck family!

Homecoming portraits!

Hawkins Family!

Graphic Design for Salon Luxe!

Sophia's end of Summer shoot!

Of course, there have been MANY more thing going on! I'm sure you'd rather see images than read my banter!

Happy fall~!

Friday checklist for an Early Morning Mommy/Photog/Business Owner/Crafter/Party Planner

Friday!  Yippie!  Here is my check list for the day:

1. Finish the wedding edits of the lovely gals.  CHECK!  (BEFORE 7 am, even!!!)  
2. Down enough cups of coffee to make Juan Valdez forever proud. CHECK!  (Ditto to the before 7 am commentary above.)
3. Finish Scrabble tile pendants for friends who ordered this week.  CHECK! (Yuuuuuuup!  Before 7 am!!)
4. Catch up on Super Nanny while editing, coffee drinking, brain storming and camera charging. -CHECK TIMES 5!
5. Update blog - haaaaaay!  YUUUUUUUUUUUUP.  Before 7 am.
6. Make do to list here on blog, and check things off.  (makes me feel accomplished.)  CHECK!  (Ok, so it's 7:21.  Sue me.)
7. Finalize all party details for Sophia's Princess Petting Zoo on Sunday.  (Don't hate.  You know you're jealous!)
8. Wait for my sissy/business partner/best buddy to get into town.  (YIPPIE!)
9. Finish porch floor staining and sealing.  (Dearest Hubby, this one is all you.  lol.)
10. Paint back porch railings before party on Sunday.  (EEEEEK!  Cue the caffeine!)
11. Clean carpets.
12. Engagement session on the beach this afternoon (YIPPIE!  I LOVE working with RA and A!!!!)  xoxoxox
13. Editing of above session into the week hours.
14. Get some color on these white buns!
15. Finish spray painting the wicker furniture
16. Mulch yard.
17. CHILL.  Yea right!!!!!!

Happy Friday, everyone!  Make it a wonderful day.

xoxoxo

Erica

Miss Lola is TWO!

Recently I had the fantastic opportunity to work again with the beautiful Miss Lola, as she and her Mommy and Daddy celebrated her second birthday.

It truly is a blessing to have the opportunity to see friend's children grow from babies to toddlers, and an honor to be asked to capture their memories.  

A couple of my favorites from this session are below.

Lovely little Miss Lola, thank you for our sessions.  I look forward to seeing you grow. :)

xoxo

-Erica

Miss Kaylynn and the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant!

I recently had a fantastic opportunity to work with the lovely Miss Kaylynn, who is entering the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant!  I was ecstatic when her mom, my friend Allison, called upon ME to take her portraits for the contest!  What an honor!!

Here are some of my favorites:

A natural beauty!

Much luck to Miss Kaylynn!

xoxo,

-E

Shatzer Family Shenanigans

Ok, so, in the past week, there have been some BIG things happening in the House of Shatzer.  It's been somewhat quiet on the business front because of one major occurrence for our fam.  I'll explain.

Last Sunday, we noticed that Willow, our four year old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, was walking strangely.  

Within 24 hours of this, he was under anesthesia and having emergency spinal surgery.  

It turned out that this little fur baby of ours had ruptured TWO disks in his back, and they were hemorrhaging.  He has been given a 50% chance of recovery - which basically means that there is a 50% chance of Willow needing a doggie wheelchair.  

Willow is currently recovering well, and we are very hopeful.  

Thank you to everyone for prayers!

I will continue to update ya.

xoxo, 

-E

Dennis and Sarah + Engagement Session = PHOTOGRAPHER'S DREAM!!

Oh.  My.  Good.  Ness.  

Today's engagement session with Sarah and Dennis was an absolute dream!  Pulling into the private driveway on quiet countryside road, I KNEW I was to be in photographers heaven.  The lake being the natural backdrop, LOVELY grounds with blooming flowers, and two people loving, kissing and playing the whole time, even through the rain!  (TROOPERS!)

My favorites, so far:

Lemmie tell you all something that I have NEVER said before.  I LOVE MY JOB!  ;)

I am so looking forward to their January wedding!  LOVE these two!!!

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xoxo, 

-E

Spring on the calendar, but feels like summer!

So!  On today's maternity shoot with Adam and Tiffany, I had SO. MUCH. FUN!  After emailing with Tiffany so a couple of weeks now about the session, it was like we already knew one another!  Awesome!

These two are hilarious!  Their new baby girl (name to be announced!) is in for a super fun time having Adam and Tiffany as parents, lemmie tell ya!!!  We laughed throughout the entire session!  

LOVE MY JOB!

A couple of teaser shots for Mommy and Daddy to be!

A big congratulations to Adam and Tiffany on their little girl!

xoxoxo,

Much Love,

~E

Blog Catch Up!!!

WOW. Talk about an insane schedule! I have really fallen behind in the land of blogging! 

SORRY guys! Let's play catch up!!

SO, I have done some AWESOME shooting since my last blog entry! 

I was incredibly fortunate to have a newborn/family session with the lovely Miss Grace Marie, her Mommy, Daddy, Grama and GREAT-Grama!  (And man, this lady is hilarious!  SO FUNNY!)

 Check out my absolute favorite from the session:

How beautiful is this baby!?!?!?!  

Can't wait to work with this awesome family again!

Another awesome kiddo session I have had was with Miss Addison.  

Check out this cutie!  WOAH!

Sweetie BABY!! 

Yet another session, Baby Joey and Family~! NEWBORN!  

What a little darlin' this baby is!!  I couldn't get enough!  

He was Mr. Crabby Pants for his session, and I LOVED every second of it!

What a little sweet pea!!  LOVE this baby!!!

Also, I did was lucky enough to shoot the first birthday party for Miss Mariella!  This little peanut was SOOOOO much fun to work with!!!  LOVE this baby!!

LOVE HER!!!

A maternity session on the beach for an old high school friend?!  YES, PLEASE!!

It was a cold Spring Day, but Laura and Aaron (who live in South Carolina, and are NOT used to this Yankee weather!) braved it!!  

Their little one is due this summer, and I am SO looking forward to doing newborn session for them!!

There it is!  Blog catch up!!  

Thanks for keeping up with me!

Much Love!!

xoxoxoxoxo,

-E

Week 56 - First Anniversary Shoot!

I recently had the experience of working with a dear friend, and cousins of a cousin - (what does that make us? - lol!), LeAnn, and her hubby of one year, Eric.  (Cool, name, ERIC!)  These two were SO cute! Being silly the entire time, sticking out tongues and being all around cutie newlyweds.  

Check out my favorites from this shoot.

HELLL---OOOOOO cuteness, right?!?!!

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