Rob & Heidi | Engagement Session + A Baby! :)

Rob and Heidi are such a fun and loving couple. Heidi contacted me through my website and I was so excited when I got the email from her! She had a fun vision for what she wanted these pictures to look like - desert scenery, rustic, western feel, etc. I really feel like we were able to capture all of that on camera with the place we went to, which was Scorpion Gulch. It's literally right next to South Mountain - such a cool place! If you are a photographer (whether or not you shoot people or just shoot places or things) this is a MUST place to go! It has so much character.

It was so much fun meeting them, hearing how they got together and fell in love, and seeing their little 10-month old son, John! He was so cute. These pictures truly display the love they have for each other and I am so blessed to see that and be a small part of it.

Without futher adieu, here are the pictures! :)

You are gorgeous, Heidi!

Love the upper left photo! John is just giggling and Rob is having just as much fun! :) So cute!

Love how you can see through three windows/doors in the picture to the left! :)

One of my faves from the shoot! Love the lens glare, the lighting, the colors--everything! :)

Congrats Rob & Heidi on your engagement! :) Excited for you guys. 

Thanks for looking!

The Leaders | Family Portrait

The Leaders are such a fun and sweet couple. I met them last August and I'm so thankful to have them in my life. When Nate asked me to do a session for Charity's birthday, I became so excited! First what an honor and second what an awesome birthday gift (good job Nate!). I began to think through all the spots I've been wanting to try out, because I knew this couple would be up for anything. And up for anything they were! :) 

The three places we spent time at was an artistic house down the street, Moeur Park (aka a Disc Golf Course at Papago Park) and a random red barn off McClintock and University. I am so happy with the way these turned out. Hope you enjoy the photos below. :)

Love this lens glare!! :)

I love this one! One of my favorites from the session! :)

Thanks for looking! :)

Francisco Family | Family Portrait

Meet the Francisco's! I met this fun family two years ago on a trip to Arizona. They were in another city when we initially moved to Arizona, but now live only a few doors down from us and it is so great! I enjoy being around them so much. Their hospitality is awesome (I have so much to learn) and their hearts for God is even greater. They encourage me daily and I'm so thankful that they are near and we've gotten to know them.

We decided to go to Tempe Town Lake; which is a really cool area in Tempe. I've been there a few times. In fact, I think I've done three portraits at this location now! :)

Just a side note...some of Noah's facial expressions are priceless. Make sure you look at them. You'll at least smile. :)

Family squeeze! :)

I love this picture. So cute - Love that Noah is hugging Anaiah willingly, too! :)

LOVE the picture of Danielle on the right. That is probably my favorite of this shoot! :)

Love you guys!

Thanks for taking a look! Leave some comments below! :)

Jason + Gloria | Tying the Knot! :)

Jason and Gloria are such a fun couple. When I first met them in a little coffee shop in Tempe, Arizona after Gloria first emailed me, I was so inspired by the love they had for each other. I think I said that about five times in our meeting, as well! I just could see it exuding out of both of them, as we talked about how they met and what they dreamed about for their wedding day.

I'm SO thankful that I was able to be there for their beautiful day. I don't think I could stop smiling that entire day! As well, I have to mention the hospitality of this couple!! I didn't feel like the wedding photographer at this wedding--I felt like I had known them for years. I left feeling like I had celebrated the wedding of close friends. Thank you Gloria and Jason for making me feel so welcome! I had so much fun. Hope you cherish these pictures forever.

Enough of my gabbing...

The ceremony was at the beautiful Danforth Chapel on ASU Campus. The reception was held at the Hackett House off Mill Avenue in Tempe.

Here's some shots! :) 

The Bride is here! :) 

Such a cute entrance to the reception! :) It was a happy day.

Love the simplicity and elegance of the decorations. Gloria made all of them. Such a talented woman! :)

LOVE the cake. She even made this cake topper. Beautiful!

What a fun day! :) Thanks for looking!!

Stay tuned for many more pictures of a few families! 

Jason + Gloria | Wedding SNEAK PEEK!

So I just had a TON of fun shooting Jason & Gloria's wedding and as I was looking through the photos, this one definitley caught my eye and I HAD to edit and post it!

Such a beautiful bride!! :)

I will be posting more soon so be on the lookout!

-Ashley

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Phoenix Is Interesting... | Random Personal Post

So, back in April, I went with some of my good friends to the Superstition Mountains. It was all very beautiful. It's crazy how diverse Arizona becomes only within a couple hours. You can get any climate you want, really. Just drive a couple hours North from Phoenix, and in Flagstaff you'll get cooler weather, beautiful trees and mountains. And of course, if you want the 'scalding' hot temperatures of 120 :) then just stay in Phoenix. :)

Anywho, I took this random picture of this plant/thing. :) ha! Do you know what it is? I sure don't. 

Regardless, I thought it actually was a very pretty picture and wanted to post it. 

So in regards to what's up next on my blog...I hope to post some wedding pictures from a beautiful couple that just got married this past Saturday and I have a few other events (my trip to India and the Miss Arab Pageant from last November) that I'd still like to post, even though I haven't done that yet. Whoops! Time just keeps flying. ;)

Hope you're having a great week!

Jessica + Jason | Wedding

Meet Jessica and Jason! :) I was asked by James Almanza to second shoot this lovely wedding and it was a blast. Thank you James for asking me to shoot with you.

The venue they chose was The Farm at South Mountain. It was SUCH a beatiful spot! It's a gem in the middle of desert Phoenix! I hadn't seen that much grass and trees since living in Texas! :) ha! I'm now getting used to the rock front and back yards and dust. :) Oh, and how can you forget the 100+ degree weather in May? :) 

Anyways, I digress! I hope you enjoy these few shots that I got of this lovely couple. Jessica and Jason, I wish you the best! Thank you for allowing me to come on board with James and share your special day. I hope you cherish the photos we took forever.

Enough of my blabbering - here are some shots! :)

They had a super cute candy buffet all decorated up!

So I had the privlege of photographing Jason on his wedding day, while James photographed Jessica. So guys can get ready really fast I learned! :)

Jessica was so beautiful walking down the aisle! Loved her dress. The beadwork on her dress, on the right side where all the fabric gathers, it's actually from her mother's dress. It was a beautiful touch, I think.

You can tell Jason is so happy here! :)

Ring shots! Fun fun fun! :)

They had a 'cupcake' cake. It was very tasty, too! :) 

Thanks for looking!