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Portraits are cool, but MOMENTS are everything. 

Your wedding photos needs to go beyond the predictable. They need to tell your story filled with the spontaneous & awesome chaos that makes your wedding YOURS!

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Everyone at our wedding is still talking about you and how they couldn't believe you were sliding down the dance floor to get every possible angle.

- LIZ & TONY

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Does this sound like you?

Are fun & laid back

Value moments over stuff

Want to LIVE your wedding day

Love bold and colorful photos

If any of this hits home with you, then we can be friends!

Your tattooed coffee connoisseur and Wookiee linguist with a set of chops that make Wolverine cry.

Your wedding is a celebration that will never happen again.

Documenting those real moments that matter most...can you afford not to?

Do you want photos that scream your personality, feel natural, and are insanely fun?

If you're nodding yes, we need to talk!

Hello there, I'm TJ.

The experience you have been looking for

This is the wedding photography experience you've been searching for. No Jedi mind trick needed!

TJ as photographer w/ assistant

Edited & color graded photos

Photography timeline guidance

Unrestricted printing rights

Private online gallery

Album design service

Personal photo premiere

Standard features in every collection

Zero overly posed photos

A 100% fun stress free time

For people who value experiences over things and want their story captured with all its energy.

We were nervous about choosing a photographer because neither of us like to get our photos taken but from the beginning, TJ made us feel comfortable and relaxed. 

- Nicole & Nathan

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style & philosophy

Your wedding photos will look less like pastel Pinterest boards and more like scenes from a heartfelt film.

Unlike restrictive traditional wedding photography, your full story is told through authentic photography with bold true to life colors.

From quiet moments to wild celebrations, and even that uncle who promised he wouldn't cry, my approach, while both candid and intentional, transforms your real connections into vibrant and dynamic photographs.

If you want photos that tell your story, with a touch of drama and a lot of heart, then lets have chat!

"Eat delicious food. Walk in the sun. Jump into the sea. Be good. Be weird. There is no time for anything else"


Real, creative, and packed with feeling!

PLATINUM ALBUM DESIGN SERVICE

Your wedding story in print will outshine even James Earl Jones narrating it.

We will have an album design meeting to to walk you through the entire process.

At your photo premiere, we do the final touches and place the order that day.

When Should I Book my wedding Photographer?

After you secure your wedding venue, you should book your Connecticut wedding photographer.

I recommend between 9-12 months prior to your wedding to book your ideal wedding photographer.

After you secure your wedding venue, you should book your Connecticut wedding photographer.

I recommend between 9-12 months prior to your wedding to book your ideal wedding photographer.

I bet you have more questions. Guess what? I can answer all your questions on a quick call. 

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personal photo
premiere

10 weeks after your wedding, you are invited to a private premiere viewing of your wedding photos at my studio!

We crack the bubbly, enjoy some snacks, grab a kleenex, and relive the day.

ready to worry less about your moments
and live in them more?

Your next steps are to reach out

talk to me goose!

Forget long impersonal forms! Shoot me a message about your favorite games, hangouts, or adventures. Next, we'll jump on a call or video to learn all about you and your wedding to see if we vibe. As a heads up, I only book 20 weddings a year. So let’s connect soon!


Messages & Calls after 8pm will be responded to next day.

1-860-337-2756
info@ladmanstudios.com

Your next steps? Reach Out!

Your next steps
Reach Out!

Call, text, or email and if I am available we jump on a call to see if I am the right Connecticut wedding photographer for you.

where does Ladman Studios photograph?

Although I am a Connecticut wedding photographer, I do also travel! I photograph weddings all over the northeast to include, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, & New Jersey

wedding photography F.A.Q.

Are you Insured?

100%, like American Express, I don't leave home without it. 

Do you provide partial day coverage?

My wedding photography coverage starts with a minimum of 6 hrs.

Do you retouch your photos?

Yes, but I do not do any body morphing or alterations to people. 

Do you use a second photographer?

Yes, most collections I offer include my 2nd.

I bet you have more questions. Guess, what? I can answer them!

Do you offer videography?

Have you ever tried to eat a salad with a spork? I like to do one thing really well and excel at it. For me that is photography. 

Do you offer drone photography?

Not at this time.

Do you offer wedding albums?

Yes! Designing your wedding album to tell the narrative of your day is one of my favorite parts. Most of my collections come with a wedding album.

Do you only photograph in Connecticut?

Although I am based in CT, I do travel anywhere within the U.S.