When you get the opportunity to work with as many gorgeous and cool people as we do, the temptation to throw around superlatives becomes difficult to overcome, and we run the risk of sounding like a broken record. I mean come on, do Vicki and Erik really mean everything they post on their blog? We have been accused of saying complimentary things during photo shoots by our couples that are convinced we are just being nice to butter them up. But know this – we truly mean everything we say, and we do this because we wouldn’t choose to do what we do day in and day out if we didn’t love our jobs. We aren’t millionaires, and photographing as many events as we do in a year is hard work, which doesn’t even include all of the editing, sorting, and physical products we design (and no we don’t hang out by the pool during the week, just in case you were wondering ) – we do what we do because we love being around great people who are experiencing some of the happiest moments in their lives with each other, and we not only get to photograph them, but share experiences that continue to nourish our inner artists.

Soooo, with all of that being said, our next super duper in love and ridiculously hot couple for our loyal blog viewers is (drum roll please) Carmina & Anthony, who many of you will remember from not only our header at the top, but also from their amazing Brooklyn Bridge engagement session. Some of our favorite details from the day were her Matthew Christopher gown, and her Laura Jayne Hair Comb complemented the beautiful Boutique de Voile veil she wore. Anthony looks handsome no matter what he is wearing, and one of the things not shown was the removable cast to help heal his damaged Achilles tendon he hurt just weeks before their wedding. Even though he was in pain, he rocked the portraits and made every picture of the two of them look totally natural and effortless. Vicki and I loved the vintage car Carmina arrived to the ceremony in (which made for some great shots as well), and the flowers by Just for You Floral Design Studio were only topped by all of the amazing details executed flawlessly by Amanda Barbara of Amanda Barbara Events. If all of this wasn’t enough, Anthony had designed custom Nike shoes with the wedding date and wedding party title for all of his groomsmen and best man. We know for a fact that Carmina is very excited for these pictures as she just recently tweeted that through some detective work, she deduced that her blog post was coming up next, and she can’t wait. Well Carmina, the wait is over!

Ceremony: St Mary’s Church, Derby, CT
Reception: Waterview, Monroe, CT
Hair: 67 West Hair Designers
Makeup: D.D. Nickel
Florist: Just For You Floral Design Studio
Video: Tom Morlock, Vantage Point Films
Lighting: CT Party Pros
DJ: Big Daddy, James Daniel Entertainment
Day of Coordinator: Amanda Barbara Events

Carmina & Anthony, we can’t believe that your wedding day has come and gone, but we know that you will have these pictures to remind each other of all of the fun you had, and all of your amazing details that you worked so hard to execute to perfection. We love you both and can’t wait to find an excuse to photograph you some more!

xoxo,
Erik & Vicki

Vicki and I are super excited to share the final chapter of our time with Emily & Kathir among the three events we photographed, and frankly we are a little bummed that it is all over! Not only did we have the best time with them in Central Park & on the Brooklyn Bridge in NYC at their sweet engagement session, we also had the pleasure of being with them for their Hindu Ceremony in June. We already knew how much fun it was to hang out with them, and just how great they look in photos, so it is no surprise that the awesomeness continued to roll in with them at the Candlewood Inn for their “Western” wedding. The celebration continued with another Baraat (and Kathir looked absolutely radiant astride the white stallion he rode in on), with Emily looking absolutely gorgeous waiting in the wings for their wedding ceremony. We really don’t have to do too much with Emily & Kathir, as they always look amazing together, and totally in love, so the rest of the day and their reception was one great shot after the next. And their first dance was one of the coolest, most put together first dances we have ever seen, and we think they are totally ready for Dancing with the Stars . On with the photographs!

Ceremony + Reception: Candlewood Inn, Brookfield, CT
Flowers: Diane Gaudett
Videographer: Marc Birnbach
DJ: Milin Jani

Emily & Kathir, it was a blast getting to know you two, and you both feel like family after all of the amazing times we have been a part of and had the opportunity to photograph. All the best!

xoxo,

Erik & Vicki

One of our favorite places to photograph weddings in Connecticut happens to be at the Guilford Yacht Club, and we were delighted to find out when we met with Rebecca and Eddie that they were having their wedding there! They have such a wonderful, caring dynamic together which makes perfect sense as he is a doctor and she a nurse (right out of Grey’s Anatomy and totally adorable!), and we had some amazing opportunities to photograph them just as the sun was going down. Not only were they a blast to be with, but they had one of our favorite bridal parties ever. They pretty much had us cracking up from the time we got there to the last dances at the end of the night. We loved the hanging lanterns above the dance floor, and the blacks, whites and reds from the favors at the table to the beautiful flowers by A Floral Affair all tied together perfectly. We have a feeling that they are going to stay a totally hot and in love couple for quite a long time!

Ceremony + Reception: Guilford Yacht Club, Guilford, CT
Catering: Jordan Caterers
Cake: JCakes
Hair: Robert, Parisian Salon and Day Spa, Cromwell, CT
Flowers: A Floral Affair, Guilford, CT
DJ: Tommy Kim (DJ Twix)

Rebecca + Eddie, may the two of you continue to be as charming, funny, and gorgeous as you are now for many year to come and thank you for having us on board for your wedding day!

xoxo,
Vicki + Erik