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Garret Ward Photography is a husband and wife dynamic wedding photography duo located in Columbia, CT. Garret and Ashley attended high school together at Coventry High but it wasn't until after they both graduated college that they began dating. They were married in September of 2016. It is with the passion they have for each other that they look through the lens to capture the emotion at every wedding they shoot.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Toning
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Canvas
Digital Files
Prints

Reviews of Garret Ward Photography

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Garret is highly praised for his exceptional photography skills, professionalism, and ability to capture perfect moments at weddings. Reviewers commend his creativity, kindness, and attention to detail, highlighting his talent in making couples feel comfortable and confident in front of the camera. Garret's quick turnaround time, vibrant colors, and emotional captures have left couples impressed and grateful for the memories he has created. His second shooters are also noted for their seamless teamwork and ability to capture multiple angles stealthily, adding to the overall satisfaction of clients.

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Garret is highly praised for his exceptional photography skills, professionalism, and ability to capture perfect moments at weddings. Reviewers commend his creativity, kindness, and attention to detail, highlighting his talent in making couples feel comfortable and confident in front of the camera. Garret's quick turnaround time, vibrant colors, and emotional captures have left couples impressed and grateful for the memories he has created. His second shooters are also noted for their seamless teamwork and ability to capture multiple angles stealthily, adding to the overall satisfaction of clients.

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Kate Sent on 05/18/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Perfection, professional, flexible, and fun!

Stop looking for a photographer now! Garret is it!! Top tier! We had a lot of details to capture and every one was perfectly shot with ease! Garret and Bill seemed to clone themselves and get every shot possible. You think the photos are going to be good but you never expect them to blow your mind away, but then they do! We could not have had a better photographer for our wedding. The level of professionalism, creativity, kindness, patience, and joy that Garret has is unmatched! Cannot recommend him and whoever he chooses to be his second shooter, enough!
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Lauren Sent on 10/28/2024
5 out of 5 rating

If you’re looking for the best, you ll find it with Garret Ward Photography

I can’t even explain how grateful I am to have had Garret photograph my wedding. He was perfect. My preview photos alone are phenomenal & Garret really blew my guests away by displaying photos of the ceremony & wedding party during the reception. Not only is he an incredibly skilled and creative photographer, he also made me feel so confident & comfortable in front of the camera that I couldn’t even believe it. Garret directed us to capture perfect photos while having so much fun and laughing together. I sincerely cannot recommend enough!
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Rachel Sent on 08/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Garret Ward is the best wedding photographer!

Garret is the best! He is super sweet and accommodating of your vision when you’re getting to know him and planning ahead of the big day. As for the photos, he’s so talented at not only taking the pictures but helping you to pose and making everything look right in the background to make photos the best they can be. He was like a ninja the way he moved around our venue and captured every single angle so beautifully. We loved working with him and he was an instrumental part of our wedding day. We are absolutely blown away by the photos he took. 10/10 would recommend him for all weddings and occasions!
Rachel
Rachel Sent on 07/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent wedding photographer!

When we first got engaged, we knew our engagement and wedding photos were going to be a priority. Someone recommended we reach out to Garret, and we knew right away after the first Zoom call that we wanted to work with him for our special events. Garret ended up taking our engagement and wedding day photos and we are incredibly happy with how everything turned out. He was always friendly, professional, down-to-earth, and easy to work with. We are both camera shy, but each time we worked with him he was able to make us feel comfortable and at ease.

He was able to find a second shooter, Nick, and they made a great team on our wedding day. Garret and Nick (who we jokingly call our photography ninjas) seemed to be able to be in several places at once on our wedding day, capturing photos of each part of the day from many angles, seamlessly and stealthily. Looking back at the wedding day pictures, we wondered how there were so many photos of so many guests and moments during the time that they had to work with.

We couldn’t believe how quickly we received both our engagement and wedding photos after they were taken. Garret provided us with so many memories of the day’s moments and each picture is high quality and looks beautiful. We would recommend Garret to anyone looking for the absolute best photographer in the area!
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Jessica Sent on 05/30/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic from start to finish

Garret Ward was absolutely amazing! When picking vendors for our wedding, Garret was our top and only choice for photography. He was always there to help with any questions and was incredibly responsive throughout the entire process. The photos he and his second shooter, Tania, captured were truly fantastic. Working with them was a breeze, and they played a significant role in making our wedding day unforgettable. The turnaround time for the pictures was a huge bonus as well! A true professional - HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
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Amy Z. Sent on 12/16/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Stop looking at other photographers and book Garret Ward Photography.

As a psychotically detail-oriented and type A bride, I can't say enough good things about Garret. He was easily our most responsive vendor - I never waited more than 12 hours for Garret to get back to me, even after the wedding when I asked about creating an album. He had it delivered to me within 3 hours. Like most brides, I'm not very comfortable in front of the camera, and I don't often feel beautiful in photos. Garret made me feel so comfortable as a photographer and I am utterly floored by how radiant he made my beauty to be in his photos (I sincerely don't feel that way on an average day, ever).

Garret ticked literally all our boxes. We were struggling to find a photographer that didn't white-wash photos, that used vibrant colors but didn't make them tacky, and one that captured emotion so well. I had really high expectations, and Garret exceeded them. I look back at my wedding photos and am constantly overwhelmed with emotion at how much he was able to capture of the day - not just of the pure love between husband and me, but also the look of love and adoration from everyone at the wedding, including my parents and smaller guests. Garret told me he has a goal of making every guest feel like they're photographed at the wedding, and he did exactly that. I was stunned at how many guests he was able to capture so beautifully at our 180 person wedding. He especially managed the day super well between the large guest count, the constant party on the dance floor, and it being probably the hottest day in July that we got married. Garret was always a calming presence for the day that did his job perfectly by keeping us on schedule and letting us enjoy the day, and capturing every beautiful moment.

With Garret's commitment to his craft, absolutely stunningly beautiful photos, and superb customer service, you would be a fool not to hire him for your wedding.
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Shannon Sent on 10/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Photos!

We highly recommend Garret! He was professional, easy going, and was more than flexible with rescheduling our date due to COVID-19. He was incredible to work with during the process and always had open communication and a quick response time. Garret is very talented at what he does, and used his creativity for great pictures but also made sure he captured the specific pictures we wanted as well. He sent us a video of photos with music by the end of the night. We can’t wait to relive our special day for years to come! Thank you, Garret!
Amanda
Amanda Sent on 07/31/2021
5 out of 5 rating

So nice he did it twice!

Garret is such an amazingly talented and sweet guy to work with! Flexibility with keeping our date, booking our anniversary, and offering an additional/combined package including live streaming during covid was a plus. Our engagement, wedding, and anniversary photos are all absolutely stunning. Garret clearly loves what he does and has a blast doing it. Cannot recommend him enough!
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Nicholas Sent on 11/15/2020
5 out of 5 rating

The Best Photographer In Connecticut

Garret was amazing too work with he make you feel like your his only client. When he did our wedding he made sure that we were doing okay always communicating in a timely manner got our photos in a timely manner he overall is the best he also did a special memorial photo of our late grandfathers 5 out of 5 if you want your wedding done right hire this man!
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Nicholas Sent on 11/15/2020
5 out of 5 rating

The Best Photographer In Connecticut

Garret was amazing too work with he make you feel like your his only client. When he did our wedding he made sure that we were doing okay always communicating in a timely manner got our photos in a timely manner he overall is the best he also did a special memorial photo of our late grandfathers 5 out of 5 if you want your wedding done right hire this man!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

2 Endorsements
DJ Dispatch DJ Dispatch Wedding DJs

Garret is not only one of the best photographers I have worked with he is a genuine person who loves being a photographer. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with him at numerous weddings and look forward to more in the near future. If you are in the market for a photographer please take the time to talk with Garret, you will see how down to earth he is and how his skills to capture the moments are hard to beat.

A Unique Wedding by Darlene A Unique Wedding by Darlene Wedding Officiants

One of the best in the business. Wonderful to work with!

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Garret Ward Photography frequently asked questions

Garret Ward Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Digital Files
Garret Ward Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Garret Ward Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Photojournalism
Garret Ward Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Garret Ward Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Prints
Garret Ward Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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