Celebration!!!

Last night, a few of my friends decided to go out and celebrate the recent awesome-ness that has happened! It was a beautiful summer night in MN, so we headed out to the rooftops! We were joined by special guest Shannon Sewell who is in town shooting with Michael B - and the lovely Sally of La Vie Photography popped in as well!





...I couldn't let anyone leave without some e-photos!...





Thank you SO much to everyone who came out last night! I had a blast and your friendship and support means the world to me!

CHEERS!

Woo Hoo: Art!

Look what came in the mail today! 6 Kick Ass canvases to be exact! I was asked a few weeks ago to put art up in the new ALoft Hotel, which will be opening here in Minneapolis in about 1 week! The show will be up for 6 months - and YES! All prints are for sale! Here is a quick peek, I will post more when it actually hangs!








eliesa

August Issue: Metro Magazine - Check It Out!

Check out the newest issue of Metro Magazine! I absolutely LOVE the cover by the FABULOUS Sarah Rubinstein - she has some kick ass shots throughout the issue as well! I feature another installment of Self-Styled, some yummy food and a shot in a sweet media story!












The issue will be on news stands August 1! ENJOY!

eliesa

I WON!!!! BLU Domain's 'GIRL OF THE YEAR'!!!!

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have SUCH good news! I woke up this morning to find out that I won the award for Blu Domain's 'GIRL OF THE YEAR'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is HUGE! This award is SO special, because all of YOU showed your support and LOVE!

Here's a snippet from the e-mail I got from Blu...

ELIESA

Hello congratulations! WOOHOO! You are BLU GIRL OF THE YEAR!

Votes came from all around the world including Finland, Sweden, Puerto
Rico, Brazil, Singapore, New Zealand, France, Poland, Hong Kong,
Japan, Holland, Phillippines, Spain, Belgium, Argentina, Slovakia,
Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco,
Saint Kits and Nevis, Kazakhstan, Norway, Bermuda, Hungary, Iceland,
Indonesia, Austria, Chile, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Domanician
Republic, Finland, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine and Slovenia!

That's what we love about you! You will grace our site for one whole
year!


I still can't quite wrap my mind around all of this - but I know I am SO EXCITED!!!! I had a feeling that this year was going to be FABULOUS - we are going to have SO. MUCH. FUN!

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH to all of you who took the time to vote for me AND say some fabulous, heartwarming and humbling comments on the Blu Blog!

Check out the other winner's websites...

'Guy of the Year' - Nate Kaiser of The Image is Found
'Best Senior Photographer' - Brianna Graham - WOO HOO! LOVE HER!
'Best Childrens Photographer' - Rachel Devine
'Best Actions' - The Boutwells - THESE TWO ROCK!!!!!!!!
'Best Forum' - Flickr


eliesa

Mr. and Mrs. Weisbrod!

I had SO much fun shooting Stacey and Mike's wedding this weekend! This couple's day was perfect in so many ways. 1) The weather - it was pouring rain, even minutes up until their outdoor ceremony, but the sun was shining all the way through! 2) Their Vows - Stacey and Mike wrote their own vows and I don't think there was a dry eye in the crowd. They were SO touching! 3) The amount of love that their family and friends showed - topped off with an ice cream parlor instead of wedding cake...LOVE IT!























































Congratulations to the newlyweds! Thank you so much for allowing me to capture your day!

eliesa

LOVE my job!

It's a Friday night at 11.30. I have a wedding to shoot tomorrow and I should really be getting some shut-eye, but I had THE most amazing wedding today and I am totally geeking out over some of these shots! I thought I would share a quick one with you!




There's plenty more where that came from! Ok...I'm seriously going to bed...

eliesa

LAST DAY TO VOTE!!! BLU DOMAIN's 'GIRL OF THE YEAR NOMINEE!' VOTE NOW!

Whaa!!! I am SUPER excited to announce that I have been nominated for Blu Domain's 'Girl of the Year' Award! This is SUCH an honor and all the girls who have been nominated are SERIOUSLY cool and are SERIOUSLY talented!!!

What is this award? It's described as...

Blu's Girl of the Year! (she should be energetic and passionate about her craft + we want the girl that everyone loves!)

Blu never forgets the first time we discover girls with gigantic personalities. Personalities that are so magnetic they usually get them anywhere or anything they wish! Sparkling talent on top of that. WOOHOO!

Needless to say, these rock star girls of the photography industry would be nothing without the fans! So get your VOTE on below.

CLICK HERE TO ROCK YOUR VOTE!!!

With this description alone, I'm completely ecstatic for just being nominated! However, when there is a competition, I am out to WIN! This is a national competition/recognition and I am just so blessed to be a part if it!


SO...If you think I deserve and can ROCK THIS TITLE for 1 YEAR, then I NEED YOUR VOTE!

LOVE!e

Please allow me to take this moment....

...to thank my A-MAZING assistants! I only have a couple photos to share, but a SUPER HUUUUGE THANK YOU to Brandon, Kate, Cadence, and Ryan! You all have helped me out so much this year - CHEERS to the rest of the season!





...this is what happens when I edit too much and need a break...



Thanks again assistant! I couldn't do this without you!

eliesa

Julie and Mark: Engaged!

Mark is a cop, Julie a soon-to-be lawyer! This is one couple you don't want to mess with! Just kidding - Julie and Mark are great friends of mine and they are will be tying the knot next year in upper Michigan! I am SO pumped for their wedding!






























Congratulations to Julie and Mark on your engagement!

eliesa