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My good friends Jesse and Rachel Leos were married yesterday. Â It was an amazingly beautiful ceremony and it was just such an honor to be a part of it. Â There will certainly be more on that later ;) In the meantime, that means that i can now show Rachel’s bridals! Â So here she is,…
This little beauty just started middle school. Â It is amazing how quickly time flies. Â That sounds completely cliche, but it is so true. Â Anyway, She needed a picture for a project at school and instead of just using one that we already had, we had a little impromptu session in the living room.
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What a gorgeous smile she has! I bet the boys are calling and texting her all the time! ;-)
Such a cool little girl..not into boys yet. Thank u Jesus!
She loves life, and wants to travel the world, boys are in they very far distant future….
Actually, no. But not because they aren’t interested, that’s for sure :)
She is too busy playing and reading and being an AMAZING daughter and sister to be talking to silly boys, in her own words, “I’m eleven”. LoL. God has blessed us to be able to watch this angel grow in our house. Seriously, everyone likes her. She’s THAT girl. I can’t say enough about my Avery, she just brightens everything she does and everywhere she goes.
Love these!
that’s a heck of a set of photos for a middle school project :)
These are awesome!
You have a beautiful daughter, Eric! Heck, your whole family’s beautiful. The pictures are ALRIGHT, I guess. ;)
Awesome photos! She’s beautiful :)
You can really feel the love; yours for her and hers for you. Just joy overflowing. Beautiful.
Your right! My son just started pre-K and I’m like, whoa, how did this happen already. Beautiful images BTW.
yikes, where does the time go?
A.) Do not get this girl a cell phone.
B.) If you have already done so…turn off texting.
C.) Institute a No Dating mandate until she’s 18.
This should remedy the avalanche of young boys that you have dislodged with these photos of you daughter.
i remember holding this small baby at 2 weeks old. i remember a certain 2 year old shivering at bennigans that she is freee-cold. i remember a picky 4 year old picking chocolate off of my strawberries. i dont remember her growing up like that. whoa.
i love her hair being so long. she is so gorgeous.
I CAN’T believe how much she has grown. I remember her walking into CCF just a tiny little girl. She gets more and more beautiful each time I see her. Hope all is well with the family. Thanks for sharing these. :-)
very nice pics!
bl00dy brilliant
Barrett and Jessa flew me into Atlanta, Georgia to document their wedding story a couple of months ago. Â What a blessing it was. Â Jessa is one of the brightest, happiest people i have ever met. Â Her smile is absolutely captivating and honest. Â I constantly found myself drawn into the intimacy of the story between these…
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These are ridiculously good! I love how well you balance your portraits and photojournalism… just beautiful.
dude.
sick.
holy post.
mmm, seriously? wow. the whole set is sick, but my faves are the night portraits against the city skyline. nailed it, again!
I’m leaving some love for sure… wow simply perfect…
ugh! these are GORGEOUS!!!
This post is epic.
but…
You went back to the hotel with them? That’s just crazy ;)
absolutely delicious.
WOW.
you blow my mind with your imagery….mind blowing
I want to eat this post.
The sheer amount of awesome, awesome images is staggering. I love being a little overwhelmed by your blog.
Perhaps some of the best portraits of the bride and groom you’ve EVER done…
ERIK…these are INSANE. My jaw’s on the floor.
I don’t know you man, but i saw your link in My friend ken’s twitter… these are some great shots. I am really impressed.
fml
wow, speechless these images are absolutely divine.
this is crazy, just crazy good!
you owe me a camera, because I just hurled mine out the window. these are incredible, really.
Absolutely stunning. I’m speechless.
So, again, I sit here in tears. I see the wonderment of God in every image He allows you to take. His Love and His creation are resplendent in your imagery. I am soooooooo proud.
I love these images! You are a very talented photographer.
This post is frickin’ fing’r lick’n good. :)
my gosh, your insanely talented. I adore the shot of the bride through the window with the lights of the night coming through
holy effin h e double hockey sticks….easily the best wedding blog post i have seen from anyone…period!! WOW erik.
maybe my fave post of yours ever. just saying.
Erik, you may have even outdone yourself on these. Truly beautiful work!
Seriously…no words!
Holy WOW!!! I’m totally blown away.
Oh wow! Just wow! Why the F’in hell were you not in the Top 10 Wedding shooters list?! This post alone proves you should have been listed!!!
On a side not…Those ceremony images need to be emailed to every minister/preacher/priest/church to show, when you don’t restrict the photographer magic can happen!
Just killer dude!
Wow. You never cease to amaze with the creativity and variation in your style! Awesome awesome awesome!
incredible! probably the best wedding post i’ve seen…
I will not sell my camera. I will not sell my camera. I will not sell my camera… this is sick.
These are totally amazing. Incredible job!!!
Oh my gosh. I can’t remember how I found your blog – but I LOVE IT! I couldn’t stop scrolling through these images, and then I went through them again for a second look. Usually I get just skim when there’s more than 8-10 pics – but this has got to be the BEST wedding series EVER! Thanks for sharing.
How can I put this. . . These are F’n dope!! These are nuts! You are freakin amazing. Wow.
Dude I saw you tweet about this yesterday and I just had the opportunity to look at them. WOW… that is all I can say WOW!! Truly amazing and an inspiration!
um seriously?? the tears… holy smokes erik!? that literally stopped me in my tracks. this whole set is out of this world. Your couple couldn’t have asked for better images or found a better photographer for them had they searched the globe. your obvious connection and inspiration by them is so apparent :). kudos friend.
I lurk and never comment….but this…was…UN.BE.LIEVABLE.
I’m speechless.
wow…seriously the tears are EPIC! sweet set your are so lucky to have met Otto, he is simply amazing!
The pictures are amazing.
The pictures are amazing – you are truly an artist. As we looked at these pictures, we again shed tears of joy. Their love was revealed in each photograph. Thank you
Bro these are PHENOMENAL!! Seriously, these should get some sort of award for being on another level of cool, on top of having a ridiculously beautiful couple, this shoot tops them all man!! Keep Holy Spirit keep giving it to him, cause he’s inspiring us all with these!!
This looks like a greatest hits compilation… It would take other photogs years to get this many awesome images and you did it in one wedding.
These are amazing! Truly amazing.
BRILLIANT! You’re ability to see is totally GOD GIVEN brother!!!
Love your sense of composition and use of line. Just beautiful images :)
Once again you showed that you are NOT FROM THIS PLANET. This is just unbelivable.
Radtastic!
Are you friggin kidding me? This by far is the best wedding post I have EVER seen! I’m talking in the entire industry! Seriously dude, well done! What a great inspiration.
I am a fan. That is all.
This is probably the best wedding photo post I’ve seen on any of the photog blogs I watch. I am blown away.
ugh….. (at a loss for words….)
I was going to blogroll you and noticed your “Contact Us” is still in the stock latin text – FYI. That and finding your real name was difficult.
i am so unbelievably humbled and grateful for all of the kind words expressed here. you all are so beautiful! thank you very much.
:P
So usually I explain what my favorite images are and give props, but today I could not choose a favorite, I am amazed at everything.
Why did you stop this posting images? Seriously, you are unreal! Your imagination is amazing! Thank you for inspiring us all! You are gifted!
your perspective is insane. i am seriously blown away, inspired and searching for words. your images are mindblowingly insanely amazing.
head explode. no bs, one of the best wedding sets i’ve ever seen. just that good.
These are amazing.
So many awesome images at one wedding. Breathtaking – absolutly
phenomenal imagery. what a great story. the chemistry between couple and photographer jumps off the screen. epic post!
WOW!!! Holy freakin’ cow! I just kept scrolling and scrolling and the photos got more and more amazing!!! These are SO fantastic! I really love your work. Would you ever do a workshop there in the Dallas area?!? I would totally come!
Absolutely brilliant! You rocked it up.
Crash
wow. that is seriously the only word i can even think of now.
Great post! Love the B&W conversions!
Ah. Maze. Ing.
I’m absolutely speechless. I hope you never stop doing what you do.
HOLY CRAP!!!! Every image provoked a level of amazement and awe. You are seriously like a freakin rock star of off camera lighting and every other kind of lighting. AH-MAZING!!!
Killer photos!!!
shazam. you don’t mess around.
Erik~
……scroll…. “omg” scroll……… “omg” scroll…… omg
like 50 times, fantastic coverage, prize worth images right after one another all the way! WOW you amaze EVERYONE! if I ever get that wedding of mine you’re hired!
Seriously, you all are amazing. Thank you all so very much. This is a story that needed to be told, and judging by all of your comments (even though most are pointed at me) you all were as taken by it as i was.
and @O E I L – I am SO down.
:P
Wow, incredible photos. You make me want to sell my car, buy a terribly expensive camera and attend photo classes somewhere. I never really yearned for marriage, but seeing you capture the moment, the feeling. Wow. Again… Thanks for sharing :-)
wow, absolutely fantastic!!!
HOLY CRAP! This was the mega post of mega posts!!!!!!! How much time did they give you guys?! 3 hours! Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing!
This is stunning!!! The pics of the bride’s tear are amazing!! And those night photos are just WOW!!!
sick set bro!
nice pics.
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shiprap - gorgeous! I really like the way you have all kinds of moods with these bridals. You’ve still got some of those amazing fashion/glamour type shots that you are a master of, but also some great in-the- moment type images. Does that even make any sense? Anyhoo… fantastic series, Erik. One of my favorite sessions to date.
shipra - btw, this bride has some seriously awesome coloring. Man, do I wish I could be a fly on the wall at one of your sessions!
Jen Arthur - Amazing! Seriously, can I come and learn from you? Your work is truly art : )
Jesse - By far the best session you will ever create (I am a little biased though). So awesome to see these for the first time at the reception. Even though you could shoot this bride in a trash bag and her be beautiful, you really did nail it…pause
Tara - I love that you preserved her freckles in every shot. She’s gorgeous! Beautiful set.
Becka @Studio222 - Gorgeous! I love her necklace too. And her freckles!
fer juaristi - lovely bridal! the mood is simply amazing.
Kayla - Fabulous! Love them!
sarah - okay, so i’ve seen flip flops and i’ve seen blue stilettos and i’ve seen ballet slippers, but lime green sneakers are BY FAR the raddest wedding foot attire ever.
also, i LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE the four half cropped face close up photos. how clever.
ryan flynn - freckles – awesome. longboard – sweet. great set.
Christian - Fantastic- as inspirational as always.
Kat Braman - love the skateboard shot with the green shoes! and that last one, wow.