love long and prosper photography

For Extraordinary Couples Who Wish To Capture Their Magic

Your ct wedding photographer

Your CT wedding photographer

I get you.

You want a photographer that gets all of you.

Your geeky side, your lover’s endearing quirks, your off-brand (some say awkward) humor.

You want moments that capture you. You gravitate towards the real and unfiltered moments not the cliché.

My style of photography creates those keepsakes. I capture all your everlasting moments and the magical memories you will forever cherish.

I am the wedding photographer for the geeky, the whimsical, the unconventional, those who wish to capture their magic.

my style

So my style involves a lot of laughter–my shoots are relaxing, natural, and interactive. Since most of my couples have never been in front of a camera before, it’s not natural to instruct them to put a hand here and to put their legs there.

Instead, we just joke around, play games, and the intimate moments naturally arrive. I try my best to have you two posing without you actually knowing that you are posing!

…..Oh, you wanted to know about my style, as in how the finished photos look?

Oh! Well, the easiest way to describe my style is that my photos are bright and airy, but minus the airy…hope that made sense!

on the blog

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meet your
geeky photographer

Hello! I’m Gary Pope, the lead photographer of Love Long and Prosper. I’m your typical super-geeky dude turned photography enthusiast who just loves capturing quirky couples! As a self-proclaimed-ex-D-list-board-game-Youtube-celebrity, I am also a self-proclaimed expert with working with geeks and those that do not fit the “norm”…or whatever that means.

I’m all about bringing the fun and capturing the most intimate moments you two will ever have!

rave reviews

Rave reviews

from past clients

Gary from [Love Long and Prosper Photography] has been easy-going, personable and informative. We had the pleasure of Gary doing our engagement shoot. Gary first meet with us to explain his process and was always available for questions. My fiancée and I are far from professional models, but Gary's cheerful demeanor made the experience memorable and playful. Gary walked us through common poses and tricks, all while allowing us to naturally interact. The result were stellar! Gary will be taking photos for our wedding and has been overwheming flexible and accommodating to changes during the pandemic, as well. Highly recommended!

We love love loved Gary as our photographer for our wedding!! I’m so impressed by so many of the shots he captured of our day...he is so easy to work with, very laid back and so professional at the same time. He did such an amazing job of capturing the entire vibe of our wedding day from start to finish...we got soooo many compliments on our photos I’m just over the moon happy with everything!!

Gary was spectacular to work with and I would recommend him in a heartbeat. Our engagement and wedding pictures came out beautifully. He was so patient with us and very flexible. Not to mention, we had so much fun during the engagement shoot. Gary’s creative and sentimental activities made the shoot such a memorable experience (I’m being completely serious—we had a blast!) I am thankful that we chose him to capture the moments on one of the most important days of our lives.

Have used Gary's services on multiple occasions now and will be looking to him for any of our future photography needs. I can't begin to describe how good our wedding pictures came out, I've received multiple compliments on the quality of the pictures and have even been told by a friend that they wish they had Gary taken theirs. Quality service and easy to work with.

Gary was my photographer for our wedding last Saturday August 24th. Gary and Amy did an amazing job capturing every special moment. We have only received our highlights and preview reel but are so happy with how the few we saw came out so far. Gary was a pleasure to work with beginning to end. Highly recommend [Love Long and Prosper Photography]!

Gary is a very talented photographer. He makes photoshoots fun and the end products are amazing. He can make any setting into a beautiful backdrop for your photos and he’s adaptable to your photography needs. I definitely would recommend hiring him as your photographer for any special occasion."

I can't say enough about how lucky my fiance and I are that we found Gary. He is absolutely wonderful to work with. He is fun, light hearted, kind, considerate and as you can see from my attached photo, incredibly talented. I can't wait to actually get to have our wedding (postponed until next year due to covid). I am sure I will be blow away by the images Gary captures that day too.