Hey, Hi, hello

My name is Aarica and I cannot count how many times my name has been mispronounced in my 30 years of life. Let me help you out: it’s just Erica.


I grew up right here in Northern Colorado, engaging with my creative side in so many different ways before settling into photography. I’ve been a musician, painter, writer and briefly, an actor. If you know anything about me, that last one should come as a surprise.


I’m not the kind of gal to get loud and rowdy at a party. I’m the kind of girl to sit quietly in the corner until I spot someone who looks like they need a friend. My goal in life has always been to make everyone feel comfortable and wanted right where they are.


You can usually find me at home with a cup of coffee, snuggled up under a blanket with my two cats despite it being 90 degrees outside while watching HGTV on my iPad mini even though there is a perfectly good television right in front of me. 


I’m a lover of The Office, dad jokes, and “sweater weather.” I’m a TV connoisseur, eclectic music listener, and wish-I-read-more kind of reader. I have a story-telling kind of mind, and I bring that to my photography in a cross between the posed and the spontaneous.


If you’re ready to feel at home in front of the camera while we debate whether The Office or Parks & Rec is better, give me a shout!


Fast Facts


I married my husband, Dan, in 2019 and wake up excited to do life with him every single day


I gave birth to my amazing daughter Emma in October 2021. She is literally the light of my life and why I get up in the morning.


I recently started focusing more on my physical heath and spend several hours per week running or lifting at the gym. I plan to attempt a marathon in 2024!


I previously wanted to be a published author. I still would like to be one day.


I don’t get nearly enough pictures of myself or my family… I ought to change that.

"I hired Aarica as my wedding photographer after she did our engagement photos and we received soo many compliments on our cute pictures… When I asked for sunset pictures she grabbed us just in time for what I know will be phenomenal photos. I already have new family members asking about her. She is such a gem to work with it made the whole day so much easier and relaxed. I am still over the moon for how amazing she made our day. Thank you Aarica!"

Hannah & Calvin