Sometimes, when Vicki and I are meeting with couples about photography for their wedding, the question arises – “have you shot at our venue before?”. Chances are very good that we have – however there are so many amazing locations in New England that it wouldn’t be possible to have photographed them all. We don’t ever think that going into a location fresh is a hindrance – all we need to do is poke around a little bit before we start the day with the bride and groom (and you wouldn’t believe how many times we have heard employees of a venue, appearing with hors d’oeuvre and cocktails for the bride and groom say “we’ve never seen anyone shoot back here!”), since it really needs to be about the couple and their day. With that being said, we have never photographed a wedding at the Round Hill House in Washingtonville, NY, but we sure would love to go back! It had pretty much everything we could ask for from a photographers perspective – a beautiful New England mansion with plenty of character, gardens bursting at the seams with summer flowers, and a huge (off the beaten path) sunlit field for portraits. But we are getting ahead of ourselves of course, because a wedding is nothing without people, and Kara & Matt are two of the sweetest, most beautiful and caring people we have had the pleasure of photographing. Not only are they animal lovers, we also adored their style (Kara’s Demetrios wedding gown was a knockout), that included the whimsical vintage coffee and food tins for their centerpieces, as well as their flowers by Lucille’s Floral Design (which looked like they were plucked from the gorgeous gardens surrounding the mansion), and the super cute cake toppers (kitties included!). It was an amazing day, spent with great people.

Ceremony + Reception: Round Hill House, Washingtonville, NY
Flowers: Lucille’s Floral Design, Fishkill, NY
Videographer: Kevin Barry
DJ: Krista Jones

Kara & Matt, thank you both for everything! We couldn’t have asked for better, and the two of you looked simply stunning.

xoxo,
Vicki & Erik

When we meet with all of our couples for the first time, one of the things we always ask, and absolutely love hearing about, is the proposal. We hear just about everything you could possibly imagine, from the most extravagant and thought out plans, to spur of the moment, intimate affairs. While my proposal to Vicki fell closer to the “spur of the moment intimate” kind (and I don’t mind saying that I was so nervous that I clumsily handed her the jewelery box that contained the ring until I was reminded that I was supposed to put the ring ON her finger), Nils’ intentions of marrying Jessica were brought to fruition in one of our favorite stories ever. A story that has been recreated, on the opposite coast, in the waters of Central Park in New York City. On the evening Nils was to propose to Jessica, they had taken a gondola in Southern California for a quiet ride together when they happened upon a bottle floating in the water. Nils asked Jessica, “what is that there, do you see it?”, and when Jessica pulled it from the water and opened it, there was a beautifully written note asking Jessica to marry him.

When we spoke with them about their engagement session, we knew we wanted to incorporate not only the proposal, but also things that were important to them (including their favorite sonnet). They did such a beautiful job with the details, including a home made placard for their row boat, with the date of the proposal. It was not only fun photographing them (and steadying a rowboat and taking pictures isn’t the easiest thing in the world, mind you), but we got to spend the afternoon with them sharing laughs and experiences that we feel brought us all closer together not only as friends, but with each of our partners .

Jessica & Nils, what can we say but WOW! You both are such incredible people, and we had the greatest time being with you on your engagement session. We can’t wait to get the chance to photograph you both again!

xoxo,
Erik & Vicki

With Vicki and I having photographed and been witness to as many weddings as we have (and being in our own wedding), we know just how much work it is to pull everything together and have it be as amazing as Luisa & John’s wedding was. It was the perfect partnership between them and the fabulous wedding planners at Ambiance Chic Wedding Designs – the extremely beautiful vision that Luisa & John had for their wedding day was exquisitely executed and totally flawless. Everything about Luisa & John’s wedding was incredible, with Vicki and I looking at each other and pointing off in the direction of a new detail and saying to each other “wow, look at that – did we get a shot of that yet!?!”. Luisa’s La Sposa wedding gown looked like it was made just for her, it was so beautiful, and we loved John and his groomsman’s socks that matched Luisa blue Christian Louboutins. There was even a poster made for the day from one of our photographs from their extremely hot engagement session that was visible to all of the guests as they entered the Glen Island Harbour Club. We don’t think a single thing was unaccounted for, and Vicki and I, over hot grilled pretzels with mustard that the Harbour Club had provided, happily gushed over everything we had experienced on the car ride home .

Ceremony: St Catherine of Sienna, Greenwich, CT
Reception: Glen Island Harbour Club, New Rochelle, NY
Wedding Planner: Erica and Jackie, Ambiance Chic Wedding Designs
Flowers: Diana Gould
Videographer: Louis Vintrino Videography
Invitations and Paper Products: Admire Design
Band: Voices
Lighting: Correlation Productions

Luisa & John, we are sure you both had an amazing time in Bora Bora, and wanted to let you know that we wish we could photograph your wedding all over again!

xoxo,
Vicki & Erik