NELSON    CINEMATIC

Always a strange topic for me, but here we go! 

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As you already know, my name is Elizabeth and I am a wedding photographer here in Arizona. But that is surface level, so let's get a little more familiar. 

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I have recently entered into my 3rd decade and have been married to my best friend for going on two years, but we have been together for nearly a decade now. A little back story on us, we were almost high school sweethearts but passed like two ships in the night until we rekindled in college, braved the "long distance" relationship since I was up in Flagstaff going to NAU, and then finally moved in together once I graduated and moved back to Phoenix. Which leads to a small fun fact about me. I am a true Arizonian! Born and raised here in this desert state and although I have a somewhat love hate relationship with it, it seems like my roots have grown attached and I wont be going anywhere any time soon. 

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Now that you know a little bit more about me, let's go a little deeper. For pretty much as long as I can remember, I have loved video and film. When my parents recognized my love for this medium, my dad let me use his old school cassette tape video camera for all of my weird little skits and shows that my sister and I created. As I grew up, my passion remained for capturing everything I could that was happening in my life. I loved the idea of getting to play it back and relive it all right there in a new moment.

 

After high school I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but with a little advice from my pops I went into the film program at NAU and that's actually when I picked up a growing love for still photography. I learned the in's and out's of DSLR cameras and got familiar with taking photos of friends and family. Long story short, after graduating, I actually got a job working for the Mesa Public School district for about 3 years before deciding to pursue my love of wedding photography full time. If you want to read more about that journey, click here to read more in depth about all the decisions that lead me to where I am today. 

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Jump to today, and I have been pursing wedding photography as a business for going on 6 years. When I started back in 2017, I don't think I pictured where I am.

 

Someone who is in love with the chaos of a wedding day and the long hours of editing. Someone who is immensely grateful to have been a part of some many couples weddings. Someone who wears more than just the hat of a photographer but the hat of a planner, of a bustler, of a time manager, of a business owner, of a friend, and many more.