I am a storyteller lost for words. I see magic in the mundane and beauty in imperfection, in the small things that leave big marks, in ever-lasting love, the one that can make you laugh your socks off or enjoy silence together.
I capture connection in an honest and intuitive manner. I don't think of my work as strictly fitting a particular style as I take great inspiration from your unique story and from all that it evokes in my artistic perception. I photograph soulful weddings in Italy, France & beyond.
I photograph love because I’m in love with it — with how it moves, how it transforms people, how it lives in quiet gestures and raw emotion.
There's so much contradiction in a wedding. Tenderness and chaos. Beauty and ugly-crying. Love and, underneath it, a quiet awareness that everything passes — even the things you're promising will last forever.
A quiet rebellion runs through everything I create: against perfection, against surface-level beauty, against empty trends. I believe in depth, honesty, and meaning beyond aesthetics.
My inspiration flows from genuine connection, the human form, natural light, the sea, fresh air, community, vulnerability, earth tones, film, the forest, tonality, human interaction, misty days, wind-blown hair, imperfections, movement, visual poetry, the blue hour — a fresh perspective, and so much more. Inspiration is everywhere.
Being by the sea is always my greatest source of inspiration. It leaves me refreshed, recharged, and full of stories to tell.
I’m left-handed, freckled, and an introverted extrovert — a humble and honored witness to your life and whatever unfolds in the time we share together.
My own international life has made me sensitive to the little nuances that can get lost in translation: family dynamics, traditions, humour, and the million ways people show love.
I work with a small number of couples each year: designers, architects, artists, people who've spent a long time developing strong opinions about visual things and would rather have one true image than fifty perfect ones.
Victoria van den Hoven is a documentary wedding photographer based in Freiburg, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland. She specialises in destination weddings across Italy, France, Greece, Switzerland and the Netherlands, working with a small number of couples per year — primarily creative professionals, designers, architects and art-lovers. She shoots in digital, 35mm film, 120mm film and Super 8. Her style is poetic, candid and art-inspired. Her super power is empathy and the ability to notice magic in the mundane. She is available for full wedding weekends, elopements, and micro weddings. Website: victoriavandenhoven.com. Instagram: @victoriavandenhoven_weddings .