Dream Life Photo · Westbrook, CT

Your wedding day, remembered the way it felt

I photograph weddings on the Connecticut shoreline and beyond, relaxed and unhurried, from getting ready to the last dance.

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Connecticut Wedding Photographer

Your day moves fast. My job is to slow it back down.

I watch for the look on your Dad's face during the first dance, the wind off Long Island Sound in your veil, the friends who flew in from everywhere laughing in one frame. I am based in Westbrook and photograph across the shoreline, Old Saybrook, Madison, Guilford, Essex, plus New Haven, Hartford, and Fairfield County, at no travel charge within Connecticut. Beyond the state line, I happily travel across Southern New England, from the Rhode Island shore to the Massachusetts coast.

Calm and unobtrusive. Gentle direction when you want it, honest documentary coverage the rest of the day. Fall shoreline weddings are my favorite thing on earth.

How It Works

Simple from inquiry to album

1

Check your date

Reach out with your date and venue. I confirm availability and set up a relaxed call, no pressure. Fall 2026 dates are open.

2

Book and plan

A 25% retainer holds your date. Then I help you build a timeline so photos never hijack the day.

3

Enjoy your gallery

I send a sneak peek within days, your full private gallery soon after, prints and albums when you are ready.


Recent Weddings

Recent days I was trusted with

One frame from each story lives here. The button on each opens the full gallery on Pic-Time, so you can see everything without slowing the site down.

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01 / 06
Massachusetts

Jenn & Matt

A day that felt like the two of them, from the first look to the last song.

Warm, unhurried, and full of the people who love them most. I stayed close, kept quiet, and let the day tell its own story.

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02
02 / 06
Rhode Island

Ryan & Erin

Easy laughter, good light, and a celebration that never sat still.

The kind of day where the plan stepped aside and the joy took over. I kept up and caught as much of it as I could.

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03 / 06
Old Saybrook, CT
2023

Chantelle & Fernando

Some weddings are celebrations. This one was a reunion of everyone who loved them.

Families who wore their hearts on their sleeves, moments that needed no direction, and a love rooted in something deep and real. I just followed where it led.

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04 / 06
Elizabeth Park, Hartford, CT
2023

Geoff & Jaclyn

The Rose Garden. A beautiful summer day. Two people who made everyone smile.

Warm light, gorgeous surroundings, and a couple whose joy was genuinely contagious. The laughter that filled that day is what I remember most.

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05 / 06
Groton & Waterford, CT
2023

Jeff & Meagan

A church ceremony, a lot of laughter, and people who knew how to celebrate.

Genuine, warm, and full of joy. The ceremony held all the tradition of a church wedding, and the reception felt exactly like them, unpretentious and fun. I loved every minute.

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06 / 06
Engagement Session
Connecticut

Leslie & Kevin

Just engaged, and every bit as easy and fun in front of the camera as you would hope.

A relaxed evening of the two of them being exactly themselves, no nerves, just the start of the whole thing. Sessions like this are why, by the wedding day, it feels like I am photographing old friends.

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Collections

Wedding photography packages

The Essential Day
$2,050

6 hours with me as your one photographer, getting ready through first dances. 400+ edited images in a private gallery, plus a planning call.

Most Popular
The Full Story
$2,900

8 hours of continuous coverage, 600+ edited images, an engagement session, and full timeline planning with me. The whole day, start to finish.

The Dream Day
$4,100

10 hours with two photographers, me plus a second shooter so we miss nothing, 800+ images, engagement session, a 10x10 fine art album with 30 spreads, priority 3 week turnaround.

Full details on every collection are on my pricing page. Cinematic wedding film add-on available, ask for a quote.

Just Engaged?
The Just Engaged Session
$395
  • One hour, one location, somewhere on the shoreline or a spot that already means something to the two of you
  • 40+ edited images in a private online gallery, yours to print and share
  • Fully guided, so you do not have to know what to do with your hands
  • A relaxed hour together before the wedding day, which is the real reason it works

Book The Full Story or The Dream Day within a year and this becomes the engagement session those collections already include, so the full $395 comes off your balance. With The Essential Day it simply stays what it is, your own session, already paid for.

Common questions

How far in advance should we book?

Most couples book 9 to 18 months ahead, and peak Connecticut dates in May, June, September, and October go first. If you have a date and a venue, it is not too early to write to me.

Do you know our venue?

I photograph regularly along the shoreline and scout every venue before the wedding day, so lighting and locations are planned before you ever put the dress on.

We are awkward in front of a camera. Will that show?

No, and it is the most common worry I hear. Portraits are fully guided and conversational, the rest of the day is documentary. You never have to pose cold.

When do we get our photos?

I send a sneak peek within a few days, then the full gallery per your collection's timeline, with a priority 3 week turnaround on The Dream Day.

Do you travel?

All of Connecticut at no charge. I welcome destination and out of state weddings, with travel billed at cost.

Now Booking Fall 2026 & 2027

Is your date open?

Fall 2026 dates are open, and I am booking into 2027. I take a limited number of weddings a year so every couple gets my full attention. Tell me your date and venue and I will get right back to you, usually the same day.

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