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To my clients and wonderful people who are both new and old to my life – you  are beautiful. I believe my images are beautiful because of you. They have life because of you. They breathe because of you. Your glow. Your heart. With each person I meet and each life I am welcomed into, you leave me feeling a little more alive. I am forever the grateful one.

Love Ashley ~

(I am re-posting this blog post since the comment section seems to be not working properly on the original one. Hopefully this one will work better. Thank you! )

Love Ashley ~

Two wonderful, amazing new beginnings growing side by side. It is such a beautiful way to start this life, to be with a friend.

Love Ashley ~

Since love grows within you, so beauty grows.  For love is the beauty of the soul.  - Saint Augustine

Have a lovely Monday!

Love Ashley ~

There is such beauty in life.  One of the greatest gifts we could give to ourselves is the time and willingness to simply … breathe it in.

This day … was awesome.  I guarantee that if you saw someone singing their ever lovin’ heart out on the highway this day, chances are it was me.  If it wasn’t me, than it was someone else with a grin ear to ear.  I cannot tell you my pure joy when I am when I feeling good, it’s a beautiful day and there is good tunes on the radio.  lol!  I *am* that person you drive past and they are all alone, singing in their car.  It makes me laugh and sing louder when someone sees me.  If you don’t already do this, you simply must start.  Your heart and mind will feel lighter and happier.

Love Ashley ~

There is such beauty and sweet possibility ahead of us.  I wish you well friends.  Love deep, laugh hard and be present in these moments.

Have a most lovely first day of this fresh new year ♥

Love Ashley ~

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* Just a note – I am out of the office until January 6th and will begin returning all non urgent calls and emails at that time.  I will be checking my messages from time to time though, so please feel free to leave me a message if you have had a baby – those messages I will return asap.  Happy Holidays!

It was such a pleasure getting to meet this beautiful Mama earlier this month.  I can hardly wait to meet her sweet baby boy on Monday for his newborn session!

I simply adored these two!  Such a stunning couple with a beautiful connection with each other.  They made our maternity session so natural and we created some fabulous images.

I am so honored to watch families grow.  I met this beautiful family back in 2007 when I captured their first pregnancy with the darling little man in these images below.  Now, a two year old can be notoriously hard to capture.  These little souls are so true, real and in the moment.  It is so difficult to ask them to “stay still”,  especially if it is in their personality and nature to be free.

I just had to share this little series of images from this family’s maternity session.  I *love* the natural flow and honest beauty of the images.  I can help but adore the images where the little dude was trying to get away.  He is just giggling his way right out of the frame.  Love.

I love what I do.  Sometimes I sit back at my desk and I get so taken over with emotion.  How did I get so lucky?  How am I doing *exactly* what I want to in this life?  Where on earth would I be if I didn’t follow my heart?  It is overwhelming to say the least.  In my life I have chosen to explore connections, moments and emotions and to capture them through photography.  Throughout my journey I have learned to feel more deeply, see more clearly and appreciate everything.  I can’t say that I have completely learned how to live in this moment and soak in every detail .. it could take a lifetime I’m sure.  What I can say however is, I am one step closer today than I was yesterday.

Love Ashley ~