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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…
  finally, the day after.  we traipsed around cabo san lucas for a while, stopped for some amazing tacos (fourth time to eat at the same taco place), then headed back to the hacienda del mar for some shots on the beach.  megan looked amazing again.  justin wasnt too bad ;)  this is the last post form…
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What can I say – STUNNING images!! Every one is simply wonderful!
Light, composition, POSING, everything is perfect. So many killer images. You got skillz man!
These are stunning! Love them all!
Just gorgeous …. I love the intimacy.
-A
Nice work! Some really great moments, and beautiful light.
Awesome work. They look awfully relaxed. Must be the Cabo climate. :) Did you guys visit the Lover’s Beach?
GORGEOUS beyond belief!
solid erik. great frames. 1, 4, 6 and the last one are my favs.
You really did shoot an insane amount of images! great stuff!
Amazing! You’re one of the best PJ photographers I’ve seen. What a gift to give to them.
seriously, erik? – SO beautiful. amazing job on this wedding, every frame tells another part of the story. your work inspires to greatness.
love from the parsons! :)
loving the light! i love the last one…there’s so much emotion in it.
This are AMAZING! The light is incredible.
You are the king of the field shots! Great set of images.
I came back and back and back again to watch this wedding. In my opinion this is the best captured wedding ever. Congrats again.
this is my favourite image – ever) so tender and so emotional
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Amber Hughes - These are ridiculously good! I love how well you balance your portraits and photojournalism… just beautiful.
Michael Smith - dude.
sick.
holy post.
Tara K. - mmm, seriously? wow. the whole set is sick, but my faves are the night portraits against the city skyline. nailed it, again!
Will Duris - I’m leaving some love for sure… wow simply perfect…
Krista Photography - ugh! these are GORGEOUS!!!
J Parker - This post is epic.
but…
You went back to the hotel with them? That’s just crazy ;)
Lisa - absolutely delicious.
Lauren Z - WOW.
kari - you blow my mind with your imagery….mind blowing
Jonas Peterson - I want to eat this post.
rich m - The sheer amount of awesome, awesome images is staggering. I love being a little overwhelmed by your blog.
{inkedfingers] - Perhaps some of the best portraits of the bride and groom you’ve EVER done…
ken kienow - ERIK…these are INSANE. My jaw’s on the floor.
jeff - 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.
jason - fml
emily - wow, speechless these images are absolutely divine.
Kat Braman - this is crazy, just crazy good!
reg - you owe me a camera, because I just hurled mine out the window. these are incredible, really.
Jenny Zandstra - Absolutely stunning. I’m speechless.
Pop - 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.
Dana Goodson - I love these images! You are a very talented photographer.
craig j stodola - This post is frickin’ fing’r lick’n good. :)
Rima - my gosh, your insanely talented. I adore the shot of the bride through the window with the lights of the night coming through
Gabe - holy effin h e double hockey sticks….easily the best wedding blog post i have seen from anyone…period!! WOW erik.
jay.eads - maybe my fave post of yours ever. just saying.
Shari DeAngelo - Erik, you may have even outdone yourself on these. Truly beautiful work!
Sis - Seriously…no words!
Jen Arthur - Holy WOW!!! I’m totally blown away.
David Redding - 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!
Marc - Wow. You never cease to amaze with the creativity and variation in your style! Awesome awesome awesome!
grant... - incredible! probably the best wedding post i’ve seen…
Marcin - I will not sell my camera. I will not sell my camera. I will not sell my camera… this is sick.
Jakob Granqvist - These are totally amazing. Incredible job!!!
Laura Stiller - 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.
Madelynn Kenoly - How can I put this. . . These are F’n dope!! These are nuts! You are freakin amazing. Wow.
John - 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!
Sarah Rhoads - 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.
Tammi Nowack - I lurk and never comment….but this…was…UN.BE.LIEVABLE.
I’m speechless.
imthiaz houseman - wow…seriously the tears are EPIC! sweet set your are so lucky to have met Otto, he is simply amazing!
Casey Lewis - The pictures are amazing.
Richard & Sharon Par - 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
David Lee - 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!!
Reggie - 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.
Renee Booe - These are amazing! Truly amazing.
otto schulze photogr - BRILLIANT! You’re ability to see is totally GOD GIVEN brother!!!
Echo - Love your sense of composition and use of line. Just beautiful images :)
Milos Horvat - Once again you showed that you are NOT FROM THIS PLANET. This is just unbelivable.
David - Radtastic!
Eric Foley - 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.
Sweet Caroline Photo - I am a fan. That is all.
Visitor - This is probably the best wedding photo post I’ve seen on any of the photog blogs I watch. I am blown away.
Becka @Studio222 - ugh….. (at a loss for words….)
Sam Chapman - 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.
admin - i am so unbelievably humbled and grateful for all of the kind words expressed here. you all are so beautiful! thank you very much.
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Dominoe Imus - 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.
Aaron Snow - Why did you stop this posting images? Seriously, you are unreal! Your imagination is amazing! Thank you for inspiring us all! You are gifted!
Lisa - your perspective is insane. i am seriously blown away, inspired and searching for words. your images are mindblowingly insanely amazing.
ryan flynn - head explode. no bs, one of the best wedding sets i’ve ever seen. just that good.
Kyle - These are amazing.
Hochzeitsfotograf - So many awesome images at one wedding. Breathtaking – absolutly
a. merivil - phenomenal imagery. what a great story. the chemistry between couple and photographer jumps off the screen. epic post!
Kayla - 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!
Crash Taylor - Absolutely brilliant! You rocked it up.
Crash
jess - wow. that is seriously the only word i can even think of now.
Mariana Maya - Great post! Love the B&W conversions!
Samantha - Ah. Maze. Ing.
I’m absolutely speechless. I hope you never stop doing what you do.
Shawna Herring - 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!!!
Sharon Alexander - Killer photos!!!
todd pellowe - shazam. you don’t mess around.
O E I L - 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!
admin - 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.
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Happy - 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 :-)
Lukasz Bak - wow, absolutely fantastic!!!
Chantz Hough - HOLY CRAP! This was the mega post of mega posts!!!!!!! How much time did they give you guys?! 3 hours! Amazing Amazing Amazing Amazing!
Emilie - This is stunning!!! The pics of the bride’s tear are amazing!! And those night photos are just WOW!!!
ed atrero - sick set bro!
hwang - nice pics.