Introduction: Erika is a wedding and portrait photographer in San Francisco Bay area. When Erika is your wedding photographer, you feel at ease and relax, even the moment you slip into your beautiful dress. She was once a bride, so she can relate and relieve some of the feelings you will be experiencing, such as anxiety, overwhelming and perfectionism.
Erika focuses on emotion, connection and moments among the couple, the parents, and all the loved ones. She is always listening, thinking and anticipating for those moments of the day as they unfold naturally. She stands by to freeze them into beautiful memories as they happen. She loves when the couple forgets about the presence of the photographer, when they are in the moment of their day and focus on the love for each other. She then works her ways to find flattering angel and right light. While Erika does give directions from time to time, especially during the wedding portraits, her mere goal is to ignite that special seconds from the couple when love, light, and something unexpectedly beautiful all meets spontaneously.
When art meets the emotions, Erika achieves her mission, and she is happily every after.
Erika strives to create wedding photographs that stand the test of time and generations. They are truthful in both color and emotion. They stand alone as works of art while also telling an honest, full-of-life story you remember when viewed collectively. Her wedding work evoke an effortless and romantic feeling along with a kick of something unique, either by incorporating an embracing composition or a touch of special light. Each image you will be looking at is finely crafted from start to finish by her, who was there, witnessed every frame. Each wedding happens in a type of environment that's unique to the couple, therefore, your images are toned for color, depth and white balance that's true to the day and the way you remember. Erika further give your chosen favorites extra touches for enlargements, books and albums.