Andy Lee Photography

Home
United States
Portsmouth, RI
Andy Lee Photography

Contact information, map and directions, contact form, opening hours, services, ratings, photos, videos and announcements from Andy Lee Photography, Photographer, Portsmouth, RI.

10/22/2026

Part two, because you all had thoughts. 💁🏼‍♀️

If your venue is your wedding gallery, then the venue tour is really a photo tour. Most couples walk through looking at capacity and catering. Here’s what I’m looking at:

→ Wall color. Yellow and orange walls bounce that color right onto skin tones.
→ Ceiling height. Low ceilings mean less room to bounce light, so more flash.
→ The getting-ready space. Your morning photos will look exactly like that room.
→ Ceremony timing and shade. Midday sun with nowhere to hide means squinting.
→ The rain plan. Ask to see it. If it’s a hallway, that’s your backdrop.
→ Portrait spots. You want somewhere beautiful within a few minutes’ walk.
→ Windows. Big windows facing the right way are the best thing a venue can have.

Touring Connecticut or New England venues this season? Send me the shortlist and I’ll tell you what your gallery would look like at each one.

Save this for your next tour, and send it to whoever’s coming with you.

📍 Connecticut wedding photographer | New England weddings and elopements | Charleston SC | Charleston Bride

10/21/2026

Most couples pick a venue and hope the photos turn out. Do it the other way around. 🙃

Before you tour a single venue, picture your wedding album that you will look back on to relive for the rest of your life. Is it bright and airy? Dark and candlelit? Sea air and salt-tangled hair? Old stone and ivy? Once you know, the venue decision gets a lot easier, because your venue is the backdrop of every frame.

I can bring the vision, the timeline, and the eye. I can’t bring in windows, raise a ceiling, add good architecture or move the sunset.

A few questions for every venue tour:
→ Where does the natural light come from, and at what time?
→ Does the getting-ready space look the way I want my morning to look? Is there even a getting ready space?
→ Is there a beautiful spot within a few minutes’ walk for portraits? Or do I need to plan in time to drive somewhere? Does that make me want a first look so we can take photos before somewhere off property?
→ Would I frame a photo taken here?

Planning a Connecticut or New England wedding and torn between venues? Send me your shortlist and I’ll tell you honestly what each one will look like in your gallery.

Save this for venue tours, and send it to the fiancé who’s “fine with wherever.”

📍 Connecticut wedding photographer | New England weddings and elopements | booking Charleston

connecticutweddingvenues

10/12/2026

Lace on lace, pearls in hand, and the quiet ten minutes before everything began.

A first glimpse of Kaitlyn and Matt’s October wedding at Falls Creek Farm. More soon.

10/08/2026

When should you book your wedding photographer? Sooner than you think. 🤍

I say this as gently as possible: the vendors you’re dreaming about are booking other people’s weddings right now, while you’re still “just looking.”

Every year I hear from brides who found me a little too late. Their date was already gone. Not because they did anything wrong, but because someone else simply asked first. New England fall Saturdays in particular go fast. (October here is practically a competitive sport.)

If you’re newly engaged and wondering where to start:
✨ Lock in your venue and date
✨ Book your photographer and planner next
✨ Then build out the rest of your dream team

And if you’re planning to “wait until after the holidays,” that’s when a whole new wave of engagements starts inquiring too. Get your inquiry in before the ring selfies do.

Consider this your sign. Inquire through the link in bio. I’m photographing weddings and elopements across Connecticut, New England, Charleston and beyond.

Save this for your wedding planning checklist, and send it to the bride who keeps saying “we’ll get to it.” 💌

10/07/2026

Brittaney & Tom | The Garrison | October 3, 2026

Some brides walk. Brittaney swept, gown gathered in both hands, veil doing exactly what it wanted, and Tom a few steps behind, grinning like a man who knew he’d already won.

This is what an early-October afternoon in the Hudson Valley gives you if you’re lucky: a sky that refuses to cloud over, the Hudson Highlands rolling out behind you, the first rust and gold creeping into the trees, and a hillside meadow at The Garrison that looks like it was waiting all year for this exact couple.

I’ll be honest: I didn’t pose much of this. I said “walk toward me and don’t worry about the dress,” and Brittaney took that personally, in the best way. The wind picked up, the veil caught it, she laughed, Tom laughed at her laughing, and I did my job, which was mostly to stay out of the way of something real.

That’s the part I love most about fall weddings in New York. The light runs warm and low, the air finally cooperates, and the landscape does half the storytelling for you. Your only job is to feel it. Brittaney and Tom understood the assignment.

Brittaney & Tom, thank you for trusting me with a day this beautiful and a love this easy to photograph. May your marriage feel like this hillside: wide open, a little windswept, and always worth the walk.

More from their day at The Garrison coming soon.

10/06/2026

Every timeline I see is built down to the minute, and I understand why. But some of my favorite images from any wedding happened in the gaps nobody scheduled.
So here’s my one ask: leave a little room. No shot list, no plan, just space. I’ll find something in it you didn’t know you’d want.
Planning a New England wedding? Send this to whoever’s holding the timeline.

10/05/2026

Rich in life because I get to call this work. 🤍

I get to witness the shaky hands before a first look, the proud parents, the vows you can barely get through, and the dance floor filled with your favorite people.

As your wedding photographer, I’m invited into a day you’ll talk about for the rest of your life. And long after the flowers are gone and the dress is put away, the photographs will bring you back to how it all felt.

That’s a responsibility I carry with so much care.

To every couple who chooses me, thank you for letting your best day become part of my life, too.

For couples dreaming of wedding photographs that feel as beautiful as the day felt—an editorial eye, honest moments, and room to be fully present. I’m Andy Lee, a Connecticut wedding photographer documenting celebrations throughout New England, Charleston, and destinations around the world. My approach blends modern editorial wedding photography with documentary storytelling, capturing both the thoughtfully chosen details and the moments you could never plan. If that feels like the way you want to remember your wedding, I’d love to hear what you’re dreaming of. 🤍

10/02/2026

Every wedding photographer has an October survival kit. Mine comes in 12-packs. 🥤 📸

Between golden hour ceremonies, foliage filled bridal portraits and more gallery edits than I’d like to admit, this costume basically picked itself. Happy almost-Halloween from the editing desk 🍂📸
,
Thank you to every couple who trusted me with their fall wedding. I’m editing your galleries with so much love (and a little aspartame). Two more weddings to go.

10/02/2026

Sophie trades her Greek island for Nantucket. Carrie finally gets her library steps, and a groom who shows up. Liv and Emma get the Plaza without the war. Maggie stays this time. Jane wears one dress, and it’s hers. Melanie gets black tie and the porch.

October in New England does that. The light turns gold by four, the maples do half the decorating, and everything looks like the last scene of a movie. My job is to make sure you have the photos to prove it.

So, which bride are you? Tell me in the comments. And if you’re planning a fall wedding in Connecticut or anywhere in New England, my inbox is open. October dates go first.

📍 Connecticut · New England · Charleston

09/23/2026

Kimberly & Christopher ✨

September 19th, 2026 — a perfect Cape Cod wedding day.

From the quiet, emotional moments to a celebration filled with laughter, happy tears, and coastal beauty, every part of this day felt incredibly special. It was so clear that these two are deeply loved—surrounded by the people who have supported their story, celebrated their love, and couldn’t wait to watch them begin this next chapter together.

A beautiful day, an unforgettable couple, and more love than words could ever fully capture. Congratulations to the newlyweds! 🥂
Andy Lee Photography is a Connecticut and New England wedding photographer specializing in editorial, documentary-style wedding photography for modern couples. Based in Connecticut and available throughout Cape Cod, Boston, Charleston, New York, and worldwide, I photograph refined celebrations with an artful, story-driven approach. Now booking a limited number of 2027 and 2028 weddings and destination celebrations.

Address

Portsmouth, RI
02871

Website

https://instagram.com/andyleephotography?igshid=1h86fl7i8b1ii, https://www.honeybook.com/widget/andy_lee_photography_llc

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Andy Lee Photography posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.