I spent weeks searching for the perfect photographer for our wedding. One night after becoming frustrated at not being able to find anyone with the style I had envisioned, I decided to just google "best Seattle wedding photographer." Victor Zerga popped up and I felt like I'd hit the jackpot. For the first time, I was totally breath taken by the pictures. I immediately e-mailed him and kept my fingers crossed that the date was open and that he'd be in our budget. I was surprised to get an e-mail back right away. In my response, I mentioned that we were getting married in Olympia, but currently living in Arizona and planning from afar. Victor wrote back letting me know that he was shooting a wedding in Sedona over the weekend and that he could make time to meet with us in person the next day. I was so impressed by his dedication, and everything just went uphill from there. We met with Victor and knew he was the right fit for us...our search was over!
Throughout the wedding planning process, Victor was easy to get a hold of and quick to answer any questions that came up.
On the day of, Victor and his wife arrived to the location of our wedding (my parents' house) to find total chaos. I'm not talking about the normal caterer-20-minutes-late, brother-drunk-already type of wedding chaos...I'm talking about all hands on deck, no room to walk anywhere, nobody is ready, I'm about to have my second mental breakdown of the day, can't even describe it type of chaos. Victor assured me that all weddings are like this (not true...that can't possibly be true. But I appreciated his attitude toward the situation). He ever-so-calmly asked for my dress and accessories so he could get those photographed and then he jumped right in.
Not only was the atmosphere a wreck, but it was what felt like the hottest day of the year. And we were getting married outside. Victor so patiently wrangled up my family for family pictures and took shot after shot of us. It couldn't have been an ideal situation. Minimal shade which made for difficult lighting, sun beating down on him, a group of impatient and absent-minded family. What a trooper. I can't believe we ended up so lucky in finding Victor. Pretty sure any other photographer would have thrown in the towel. Okay maybe that's extreme, but I do doubt they would have done as good a job of hiding their unavoidable frustration as Victor did.
We are so appreciative of his talent, his passion for his art, and his patience. I am eagerly awaiting the delivery of our wedding photos, but I have no doubt they will be amazing. Thank you for being part of our day and for capturing memories to last us a lifetime, Victor! read more