When I met Erin and her Mom way back when, Erin’s Mom shed a few tears while looking at our sample albums. I knew I wanted to shoot the wedding! Of course I love to think our work captures the emotion of a wedding day, and translates to it’s viewers, but I also know that a big part of why Mom was crying was because she was envisioning her beautiful daughter being in her wedding gown. I know I have said this before, but I am a super emotional person. I fall in love with all the couples (and their families) we are privileged to work with, and I cry at least once at every wedding. When I meet people as emotional as I am they instantly feel like family. Erin and Rob are both extraordinary people, with families as awesome as they are – warm, sensitive, intelligent and welcoming. Erik and I had such an amazing time capturing their perfect wedding day! Be prepared for copious tears of joy!!

Venue: Avon Old Farms Hotel, Avon, CT
Church: St Patrick’s Church, Collinsville, CT
Flowers: Lynn Levvesque, Bouquet Boutique, Unionville, CT
Cake: Classic Cakes, West Hartford, CT
DJ: Mike Connolly
Design Invites + Most Print Pieces: Erin the bride (she is a talented designer)

Erin’s beautiful gown.

And shoes.

Putting on makeup – doesn’t she have incredible cheekbones??

Gorgeous!

Mom getting emotional seeing her daughter all “made up”.

All smiles while putting on the dress

Getting laced up.

LOVE this shot of putting on the veil.

Erin’s Mom starting crying while seeing her daughter all dressed up. It made Erin cry too.

Off to the church.

Erin was ready to get married!

Last moments with Dad before walking down the aisle.

Walking down the aisle!

I love the simplicity of this one.

Rob reading his vows.

Erin

Husband and Wife!!

FAVORITE shot of the day – aren’t they too cute??

Yay!

I was loving the bridal party’s digs, and flowers.

We headed across the street from the church to the bridge where we shot their engagement photos.

Love this perspective.

Erin’s new wedding band!

Love this one.

We were loving the light!

I really liked how her flowers matched the foliage behind them.

The staircases inside the Avon Old Farms Hotel are gorgeous!

Their grand entrance into cocktail hour.

Some details.

We loooooved the cake. Isn’t it pretty?

First dance – one of my favorite first dance shots. Ever.

So happy!

Erin and her Dad – a fun father daughter dance!

Mom was laughing…

Rob and his Mom.

Love this shot – the two ladies crying and Erin’s Dad smiling at them.

We snuck the newlyweds outside for a quick portrait with these A-Midsummer-Night’s-Dream lights.

One of my other favorites of the day – Erin, her Mom and her sister.

Thank you Erin and Rob and your families and friends!! We had so much fun with you all. Thank you for making us feel so welcome, and for allowing us to help capture memories for your special day. Hope your honeymoon was fantastic!!

xoxo,
Vicki + Erik

Joanne and Joe have one of our most favorite proposal stories, ever! Joe is a lighting guru, and decided that the best way to get his point across was to use his trade to his advantage. So he set up the scene (to his success, obviously!) and had family watch guard over the generator and lights while he and Joanne just happened upon the display at the end of their stroll along the river walk in Shelton. Now they are getting married! Erik and I were excited to head back to one of our favorite spots to make pictures, and to capture these two looking gorgeous

We love the light in the background here!

Joanne has incredible blue eyes.

Super cute!

Love the fashion shoot feeling here!

A shot of Joanne’s beautiful engagement ring (nice work Joe!)

We love how these two are looking at the camera here.

Adorable huh?

We were all having fun on the bridge, with Erik and I trying not to fall off while we were shooting. God knows I am a clumsy one ; )

And we always love it when our couples are willing to go the extra mile, like doing a piggy back on some questionable footing!

Love Joanne’s hair and Joe’s great smile

These two were made for each other- a perfect fit.

Joe took the opportunity for a kiss.

Fun!

Love the sky in the background here.

And they were having fun the whole time!

We were having fun with silhouettes too.

And finally, the grand finale! Seriously, the generator alone was close to 100 pounds – it was truly a professional affair! Guys, take note, this is how you do it right

Followed by a quiet moment – love it.

Joanne and Joe, thank you so much for sharing your laughter and joy with us. Joe, it was truly special to be able to recreate “the moment” when you proposed to Joanne, and we can’t wait for your wedding!

xoxo,
Vicki and Erik

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