Victoria Souza Photography Blog

Kristina + Mike – Inn at Longshore, Westport, CT Wedding Photos

Vicki+Erik — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:22:35 +0000

Vicki and I have a short list of our favorite locations to photograph our couples, whether for a portrait shoot or wedding. When we meet with our couples for the first time and find out that they have planned their shoot at one of the spots on our list, we can’t help but get excited. Kristina & Mike’s gorgeous wedding was all shot at the Inn at Longshore, and we couldn’t have been happier to spend the day with them at such a beautiful location. One of the many reasons we love the venue is the ceremony location – manicured grass fields overlooking a quaint beach and the Sound, populated by sailboats and egrets. Add all of that into the perfect spring day that Kristina and Mike had and it makes us love our jobs even more than we already do.

Kristina and Mike looked incredible, and perfect together – Kristina was absolutely stunning in her Olivia Couture Gown from Kleinfield, and both were accented by their beautiful flowers from Just for You Floral Design Studio. One of the interesting details about their day was the wedding cake from The Sweet Spot. Not only was it visually exquisite, it also happened to be one hundred percent vegan (so that Mike could not only have his cake, but eat it too ).

We had a blast as usual photographing all of the revelry during the reception with the absolutely phenomenal StarQuest, who kept everyone rocking (including us!) all night long.

Ceremony: The Inn at Longshore
Reception: The Inn at Longshore
Dress: Olivia Couture / Kleinfeld
Makeup: Danielle Santagata
Hair: Naomi’s Salon
Florist: Just for you Floral Design Studio
Band: StarQuest
Lighting: Shindig
Cake: The Sweet Spot

Kristina & Mike, we really enjoyed having the opportunity to get to know both of you even better on your wedding day, and we loved every minute of it!

Xoxo,
Vicki + Erik

Pam + Frank – Yale Campus and Lighthouse Park, New Haven, CT Engagement Session Photos

Vicki+Erik — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:40:41 +0000

One of my favorite parts of being a “west coast transplant” in Connecticut is that I have the perfect tour guide in my wife Vicki. It is always fascinating to hear her stories about growing up and her experiences pertaining to the areas we visit, whether for pleasure or photo shoots (which are pretty much one and the same). And if you know Vicki, she loves to tell a good story if you give her half the chance .

How does this relate to our next blog post you might ask? Well for starters, the locations we photographed Pam & Frank have particular significance for Vicki and her family. Lighthouse Park is a stones throw away from where she used to spend weekends with her grandmother (who used to treat her with steak sandwiches even though she was on a fixed income), and Yale Campus has three giant, handcrafted wood doors that were built by her great grandfather. Pretty cool huh?

So when we followed Pam & Frank around for their really adorable engagement session, we were also surrounded by a little bit of history, and a whole lot of magic. Pam & Frank fit together like two peas in a pod, and it is hard not to become completely enamored with them if you spend even just a little bit of time with them. We had them climbing up walls, tiptoeing through ivy, and braving the cold water of the Sound to get our shots, and they were about as gracious as you could get throughout the entire shoot. We had the best time, and can’t wait to get together with them on their wedding day!

Pam & Frank, thanks for being so great to hang out with and photograph – see you guys soon!

xoxo,

Vicki + Erik

Featured on Newport Wedding Glam

Vicki+Erik — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:00:39 +0000

We were super excited to see Maryellen + Brad’s fabulous wedding featured on Newport Wedding Glam!

To see the entire feature, CLICK HERE