Free Engagement Guide

Enjoy the guide!

What The Guide Includes

This guide has everything you’ll ever need for your engagement session, ESPECIALLY if you decide to work me!

I go over what to wear for both spouses, how to help pick a location, timing of the day, etc. Plus this guide is very thorough! Don’t expect a wimply little 5 page guide, this is 50 pages long with images and graphics to guide you the entire way!

Examples of
Engagement Sessions

So you
are looking
for a

Connecticut
Wedding
Photographer

Hello, I’m Gary Pope! Your geeky wedding photographer based out of East Windsor, CT! I am your go-to wedding photographer for geeky and introvert couples looking to not only walk away with fantastic photos but have a fantastic experience as well!

Being locally based in Connecticut provides me with tons of ways to serve my clients from knowing the perfect engagement spots to having a ton of knowledge and experience with some of their favorite venues!

I get you.

You want a CT wedding 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.

How I Work

I try my best to have shoots be as fun and interactive as possible. So if you feel like you are awkward or stiff in front of cameras I get you feeling super comfortable in front of the camera within minutes.

How?!

Well instead of giving you strict posing instructions, I have couples doing fun games, and acting prompts! Because I love taking photos in chaotic moments, you’d be surprised at how well photos come out and how these interactions get you and your spouse to naturally smile and laugh.

Also as a geek, I know plenty of ways to integrate your favorite hobbies and guilty pleasures into your wedding photos even if your wedding isn’t themed at all!

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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.

ready to beam up?

In order to ensure that all of my clients are given their chance to shine, I do not accept all weddings that reach out to me.

I’m very much looking forward to hearing your love story and what you have planned for the day!

Expect to hear back from me rain or shine within 24 hours
(usually within a couple hours!)

Currently Booking into 2025!