Romance never goes out of style. As people’s tastes change, and fad’s come and go, at the end of the day we remember the feelings we had during the milestone events in our lives, as well as the little things we do for one another so that they know just how important they are to us.

From the moment we first met with Jessica’s mom who filled us in on the whole back-story of her daughter and Nils, we knew that they are hopeless romantics. This was confirmed by their beautiful engagement session in Central Park recreating Nil’s proposal to Jessica. And as their story went, it was no surprise that they chose to have their marriage witnessed at Lord Thompson Manor by their closest friends and family.

There truly wasn’t a detail or special reminder that wasn’t exactly in line with their vision. The flowers popped from every table and mantle in the manor, with the wedding aisle center stage for an explosion of rose petals for Jessica and her father to walk down. Giant pink and white balloons with beautiful ribbons for their flower girls and ring bearer (all of whom ran gleefully around Jessica and Nils, and then released them in unison to giggles and shrieks of delight) preceded photos under twinkling chandeliers and hanging candles in the evening light. Everywhere we turned there was another beautiful and thoughtful touch to photograph, and another smiling face to capture as their guests enjoyed an amazing day.

It was all terribly romantic, just like Jessica and Nils, and we finished the day with warm hugs from the happily married Mr & Mrs, wishing it didn’t have to end.

Ceremony + Reception: Lord Thompson Manor, Thompson, CT
Hair + Makeup: Belezza Salon, Putnam, CT
Dress: Pronovias
Cake: Something Sweet by Michelle
String Trio: Brian Clague
Pianist: Anders Vercelli
DJ: Scott Lesinksi
Video: Tom Morlock, Vantage Point Films

Jessica and Nils, thank you for such an incredible day, and for choosing us to document it all. We truly feel honored, and wish the two of you the very best in what is sure to be a wonderful life together!

xoxo,
Vicki + Erik

We are back from our trip and we have many weddings, engagement sessions and photographs from our travels to share with you! In the meantime, have a look at one of Jessica + Nils’ wedding photos, and a Shakespeare sonnet to accompany their true love.

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.
Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

Vicki and I will be out of the country from July 1st through July 14th, with very limited access to email. Where are we going? Well….that’s top secret! Our good friend Robert Norman is hitting a birthday milestone, and we were invited to celebrate with him on a special trip to….somewhere in Europe . Robert has no idea where he is going (and we are sure he is ready to find out as we have been teasing him unmercifully by telling him we are going to all manner of uninhabitable locales), but we do, and we can’t wait to go and take TONS of pictures. We have some amazing events to share on the blog when we get back, (as well as a big announcement which we have been sitting on for a while!). Follow us on Facebook to see where we end up! In the meantime here are some of the photos from Kauai that we took on our last vacation with my family in February!