Colorado Wedding Photographers : Sneak Peek

Here's a little teaser of our most recent engagement session with Amanda & Brad. Full post coming soon!

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In Print...

Yay! Happy February everyone!! I can't believe we're already this far into 2010 - doesn't it just seem to be flying by? Well, I thought I'd share with you some of the things we've been up to (actually this post is a little over due...)

First is our new ad in the magazine Colorado Wedding Sites & Services, which is an absolutely FABULOUS magazine. I can't even tell you how many times I used it while Eric and I were planning our wedding. It is a great reference. I highly encourage all you Colorado brides to pick up a copy (Barnes & Noble, Borders, King Soopers, etc.) or you can check out their website.

Here's a sneak peek of our ad featuring Bethany, our lovely bride from July!

And now that it's February I think it is finally safe to share our New Year's card with you... my dad told Eric that he looks like "Bagger Vance." :)

Other than that we haven't been up to much... Ok that's a BIG lie :) You'll just have to stay posted to see what Eric & Moriah Photography has in store...

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Health Nuts

Ok, 'Health Nut' may be an exaggeration, however Eric and I have been taking our resolution of healthy living quite seriously. I have to say I am pretty proud of us! I was making dinner last night and had to pull out the camera because it was just so colorful. I ended up taking a few shots this morning when I was making our lovely detoxing 'green drink' for breakfast. Yes. Green. It's intense and a little hard to swallow but loaded with good stuff. We've been juicing it for a while now and I have actually grown to like it. If you can make it through the pictures I've included a recipe at the bottom of this post...

Stir Fry for dinner. We finally pulled out the cool chopsticks from our wedding registry!

Here are the ingredients for green drink...

I wasn't kidding when I said it was green... I like how it matches our logo :)

Still interested? Ok, green drink is made in a juicer. For one serving you will need:

1 Red Delicious Apple

1 Lemon

2 Stalks Kale

2 Stalks Celery

1/2 Head of Lettuce

1 Cup Spinach

Several Slices of Ginger Root

Leave all of the peels on and make sure to rinse your fruits & veggies well. Drink 30 mins before breakfast. Enjoy!

Colorado Wedding Photographers | PPA

Wow! So much has been happening these last few weeks! I can't believe how busy we've been with the biz. We are making big changes... and can't wait to share with you all. However, it will be a little while before we launch the excitement...

I do have exciting news to share today, though - Eric & I are now both members of PPA - Professional Photographers of America

"The Professional Photographers of America, Inc., a worldwide association, exists to assist its members in achieving their professional, artistic, and fraternal goals; to promote public awareness of the profession; and to advance the making of images in all of its disciplines as an art, a science and a visual recorder of history." (PPA Mission Statement)

We are very excited to be members of such an amazing organization that offers continuing education, competition, community, advocacy and incredible benefits to professional photographers. PPA was actually formed in 1880 - what a legacy, and we are proud to be a part of it!

Colorado Wedding Photographer - Favorite Moments of 2009!

Oh my goodness. It's only the first week in January and we are busy planning for wedding season 2010! We feel so incredibly blessed! Looking back on 2009 I can't help but be overwhelmed by feelings of utter joy and amazement when I think of the incredible journey Eric & Moriah Photography has lead us on. Amongst all the excitement of our own wedding we also had a very successful first wedding season. Thank you so much to all of our lovely couples! And thank you to all of our portrait clients as well. I couldn't be more pleased with how our sessions turned out. I really feel like we captured some incredible images and wanted to post some of our Favorite Moments of 2009...

Favorite Dress Moment...


Favorite Reflective Moment...


Favorite Classic Moment...


Favorite Quiet Moment...


Favorite Waiting Moment...


Favorite Kissing Moment...


Favorite Little Guy Moment...


Favorite DIY Moment...


Favorite Spiritual Moment...


Favorite Girl Moment...


Favorite Action Moment...


Favorite Detail Moment...


Favorite Dressing Room Moment...


Favorite Peek-A-Boo Moment...


Favorite Dancing Moment...

Looking Toward The Future...

2010! Wow, I can't believe it. Happy New Year everyone! I am so excited about what 2010 has in store for us... big, big things!



Among other things, we are working on a new website which will launch in the spring - not to worry, the domain will remain the same, so keep checking back... www.ericandmoriahphotography.com

Colorado Wedding Photographers - Our Thoughts... "Should I do an Engagement Session?"

I've had a few brides who were undecided as to whether or not they wanted to do an engagement session and so I thought it was time to post about it! The benefits are definitely plentiful but in the end, the decision is yours and if you feel like it 'just isn't your thing' - then, trust yourself! However, here is a short little post about some of the great reasons to consider booking your engagement session...



First, and I truly believe most importantly, is that an engagement session allows you the chance to get to know your photographer and how s/he works before the stress of your big day. You can see if you truly like their style and if what they produce for you is up to par with what they are displaying on their website. You definitely don't want to be surprised when you get your wedding photos back! Think of it as a "second interview" - you've made it past the initial consultation and now it is time to see your photog in action! I can surely atest to the importance of the e. session from the stand point of the photographer and also being a bride myself.

As a photographer I personally looooove e. sessions! They are so much fun. I get to know my clients so much better with time to ourselves and less pressure of the where to be and when of a wedding day. I never understood how important this was until Eric and I did one session with a potential bride and groom who were so shy and obviously uncomfortable in front of the camera. I was actually thrown off by their bashfulness but by the end everyone was laughing and they were posing like Vouge models instead! It ended up being one of my favorite e. sessions! And I was so glad that all of the camera-shy butterflies were gone by their wedding day because they now felt comfortable with us.

When I was a bride I had so much trouble finding a photographer because... well, I'm a photographer and have very high expectations! We thought that we had found someone who we really liked and we were actually ready to sign a contract when we decided to do an e. session first. Although the photos were wonderful, both Eric and I were so turned of by this particular photogs' dismal work ethic and attitude that we decided to find someone else. We ended up going with Michele, from MMB Photography - The best decision ever! If you would like to see some of our wedding pics on her gorgeous blog click here.



Other than scoping out your potential photog, there are many other great reasons to do an e. session...

Save-The-Dates

Eric & Moriah Photography now offers custom designed save-the-date postcards on our lucious choice of papers! However, if you purchase a disc of images you can even create your own! How much fun! Save-the-dates are so important now, especially with the long engagements that we are seeing. Your guests want to know when they need to be requesting time off from work and purchasing their plane tickets and save-the-dates are a very classy way to clue them in.

Announcements
It used to be that people announced their engagment in the local newspaper with a portrait of the bride-and-groom-to-be. I don't know if a lot of people still do this; we chose not to but I remember going through my mom's hope chest one day to find the clipping of her and my father's engagment from their home newpaper. It was pretty cool! More likely, you will change your facebook status and have a fabulous new gallery of all of your engagment photos!!

Guest Book
Okay, now one of my favorites... custom designed guest books!! I love them. Yes we offer them and we even made one for our own wedding. It is so great to pull out and look at some of our favorite engagement photos along with signatures and kind words signed from friends and family.

Other Uses
I love seeing how our brides and grooms use their engagement photos. One really awesome idea that we got was from Bethany & Reuben and their wedding that we did back in July. They framed a bunch of their favorite e. session pics that we did and had them beautifully displayed with candles on a table to welcome guests to their reception:



Another great use of engagement photos is displaying them on your wedding website. It is a more personal touch that you can share with your guests.

Well, that was me, shedding a little light on the mystery of the e. session :-) If you're interested and would like to see more engagement photography, visit our website, and look at our engagement gallery under our portfolio section.

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