Vicki and I don’t always have the opportunity to meet with, or even photograph all of our couples before their wedding day. Sometimes, we are only able to speak over the phone, and other times, our couples are already so busy with their professional and personal lives, that they enlist the help of supportive friends and family. Vicki had almost all of her communications with Amanda’s mother Laurie, and from everything we gathered about how Amanda & JP’s day was to unfold, and just how sweet Laurie was over the phone and through email, we knew we were going to be in for a treat! It totally didn’t hurt that Amanda & JP are drop dead gorgeous and completely enamored with each other, on top of the fact that they are both super down to earth and made us feel instantly at ease around them (even with all of the activity that surrounds most wedding days). We were left to our own devices, happily snapping photos of everything going on at the Greenwich Country Club. JP looked dashing in his pin striped suit & coat tails, and Amanda was absolutely stunning in her Marisa wedding gown, and glittery Jimmy Choo’s (Vicki’s personal fave ). We also loved all of the flowers, and the orchids, still on their stalks, were especially beautiful and a touch we almost never see. Everything about their wedding day was elegant, sophisticated, and classy – not unlike Amanda & JP.

Ceremony + Reception: Greenwich Country Club, Greenwich, CT
Hair: Gina Marie, Warren Tricomi, Greenwich, CT
Makeup: Nina, Warren Tricomi, Greenwich CT
Florist: Urban Chic Inc., Stamford, CT
Band: Hot House

Amanda & JP, thank you both for being so warm and fun to be with on your wedding day, and giving us so many great things to photograph (yourselves included!). We had a great time with you both and have so many fond memories of your beautiful wedding day.

xoxo,
Vicki & Erik

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