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A photographer’s guide to CT’s most beautiful outdoor wedding spaces Connecticut doesn’t get nearly enough credit. For a small state, it has a fantastic lineup of garden wedding venues. Sprawling coastal estates, hilltop gardens with skyline views, 18th-century farmhouses surrounded by orchards, and rose gardens that have been blooming for over a hundred years. Whether […]

Come for the wedding photos. Stay for everything else.

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A photographer’s guide to CT’s most beautiful outdoor wedding spaces Connecticut doesn’t get nearly enough credit. For a small state, it has a fantastic lineup of garden wedding venues. Sprawling coastal estates, hilltop gardens with skyline views, 18th-century farmhouses surrounded by orchards, and rose gardens that have been blooming for over a hundred years. Whether […]

The Best Garden Wedding Venues in Connecticut

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Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but when it comes to wedding venues, it swings well above its weight. From windswept coastal estates to historic mansions tucked into quiet seaside towns, there’s no shortage of beautiful spaces. But how a venue photographs on a website and how it actually moves and breathes on a […]

Best Wedding Venues in Rhode Island | Andrea Van Orsouw Photography

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After the Superbowl, I couldn’t stop thinking about a huge, glaring contrast that happened in front of millions of people and how it reveals something much bigger, much more human. During Super Bowl LX, everyone noticed a huge cultural mood shift that goes much deeper than football. Did you notice it too? We all lived […]

Weddings Should be More Halftime Show, Not Commercial

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When most couples book a wedding photographer, what photos do they envision? I’m willing to bet they imagine themselves in stunning portraits, showing off the dress, the bouquet, and all the effort it took to look that incredible. They think about the staged poses. The sunset shots on the beach. The giggles as they cut […]

Why Wedding Photos Matter More Than You Think

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Massachusetts has no shortage of wedding venues, but how a space looks online and how it feels on a wedding day can be two very different things. As a Massachusetts wedding photographer with over a decade of experience, I’ve learned which venues flow beautifully…, I’ve learned which venues flow beautifully, where the light shines best, […]

Best Wedding Venues in Massachusetts | Andrea Van Orsouw Photography

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If you’re looking for Connecticut wedding venues and wondering how they actually feel on a wedding day, you’re in the right place. As a Connecticut wedding photographer based in Hartford County, I get to experience these spaces from the inside.., watching how light moves, how people gather, and how the day unfolds. Below are Connecticut […]

Connecticut Wedding Venues

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Planning a New England wedding means one thing: options. We’ve got oceanfront inns in Maine, historic estates in Massachusetts, and retro event spaces unlike anything you’ve ever seen. As a New England wedding photographer based in Connecticut, I’ve spent years exploring this region’s most beautiful and unique spaces and each venue has its own personality. […]

Best New England Wedding Venues | Andrea Van Orsouw Photography

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Can I Even Afford Joy Right Now? It’s wild how planning a joyful event like a wedding can make you feel like you’re doing something wrong especially when every grocery run feels like a financial crisis and the news is constantly a mess. Ugh. If you’ve ever opened a spreadsheet for your wedding and immediately […]

Planning a Wedding When Joy Feels Like a Luxury

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If the idea of walking down the aisle with every single pair of eyes on you makes you want to say “screw it” and elope instead? You are not alone. There are SO many socially anxious couples out there trying to navigate this exact situation I recently came across a TikTok from a bride who […]

Planning a Wedding While Socially Anxious

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Oooookay let’s talk about the First Look Dilemma. Do you break tradition and have a quiet moment together before the ceremony? OR keep it classic and wait ‘til the aisle? There’s no wrong answer but there is a better fit for you and your day. Let’s figure that out together. Are You a First Look […]

Should You Do a First Look?