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I’m still alive! I know I haven’t posted to the blog lately. We are very busy with a pending move right now and so I have slowed the work schedule just a little. Last time I posted, my husband was off for a week and we were so thrilled to have him all to ourselves. We decided to take another little trip down to the beach. Just a few days this time….but it was fabulous. We loved staying in my mom and stepdad’s amazing beach house – lounging on the beach and enjoying the incredible waves with our boogie boards during the day, and fishing and watching movies in the evening. This little family really needed some quality time together. And the Folly house was the perfect escape.

I know I have blogged about my mom before, Toni Forrest. She is an amazing interior decorator and Feng Shui consultant. The house that she and my stepdad built on Folly is just incredible. I recently took some images of the house and they don’t even do it justice. But I thought I would share them here.

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The downstairs living room and upstairs media room
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The kitchen/dining room and downstairs porch!
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The downstairs office
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The master bed and bath!
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The upstairs bedrooms. Love these rooms;)
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The back garden!
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There is also a multi-purpose room for exercising or meditating or hanging out and a beautiful upstairs porch with a fabulous hammock to lay in while you listen to the ocean. Under the house is a entertainment paradise with a fabulous private outdoor shower and dressing area, a hot tub, bar, pool table, ping pong table, and lounge area. Someday I’ll post more pics to the blog;)

Since returning from the beach, I am happy to announce we have found a home in Columbia and the movers will be here in less than two weeks! YAY! We are so excited to get back “home”. So, I will be very busy trying to wrap up some work and preparing the new home before everything has to be packed up and moved. I’ll try not to neglect the blog…..but bare with me as we make this welcome and long-awaited transition.

Smiles:)

Jennifer Mott: Wow! What a gorgeous place!! Totally jealous :) And congrats on your move!!

Karen: So nice! That tub is TDF!

Kathy: Thanks again for your help and hope everything went ok with the move! Keep us posted!

mirka: gorgeous house, your mom did fantastic job decorating it!

Holly Sisson: Wow! What an amazing house! I can see it would be awesome to spend a week there! Any beach photos to share?

Carrie: Um wow! What a beautiful house, garden... drooling now!

elatovowl: so what do you think?

Thank heaven for little girls! This little girl was truly an angel. Just as beautiful and sweet as she could be and she was so good for me! She slept pretty soundly most of the session and so we had lots of fun trying on different hats from my collection (more than I am even posting here;-). Mom and Dad were terrific to work with and had the house nice and toasty for our session. We started early and spent quite a bit of time doing all the things we wanted to do. I told Mom and Dad that all three of them would likely sleep well last night – LOL. I hope I was right!

Mom and Dad, thank you so much for entrusting me with capturing this new chapter of your lives! Have 25 friends or family members leave a comment to this post, with their name, and receive a 5×7 portrait of your choice on me;-)

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winni: Adorable pictures.

Amber: LOVE all of these! What a perfect little girl, and I love all the cute hats!! Beautiful session as always!

Ashley: Precious!

alpana: lovely!

Belle: oh my those are so adorable!

Karen: gorgeous little girl and gorgeous shots!!

Kristen: Oh my goodness ... how sweet. I love the one of all three!!!

Danielle: Very good pictures! She is wonderful! You all look great!

Ryan: Awesome!

amy b: i really like your processing on the last one ashley. so soft and pretty. and those chubby cheeks. she's adorable.

Jamie: What a beautiful baby and great pictures! Congrats Colleen!

Melonie: Adorable pictures! Great photographer. Perfect baby girl! You all must be very proud!

Whitney: What a beautiful family! These pictures are precious.

Mary Ann: Beautiful!!! What great shots! I wanted to just reach out and touch her.

a: Precious pictures.

l and m: Precious pictures.

Elizabeth Paul: These are the most unique baby pictures I have ever seen! Beautiful...

Adam Paul: My wife showed me these pics and I hope to have some done of my kids someday... In the meantime, could I do a similar shoot? Or would a grown man be too big for that table? j/k they are cute pics!

cherie yost: oh my gosh these are great!!!

Amanda Trumper: Oh Ashley! What a beautiful baby girl! Lovely session!

Katie: These are stunning! Beautiful work!

Kimberly Kyle: Great session. Beautiful hats and home...oh and of course perfect baby!

kristi: love, love these Ashley. Especially the close ones where you have her on the table....so great with the painting in the background

Brandi: oh my gosh, what a beautiful session!!

Shearon Drakeford: The pictures were absolutely beautiful. What a great looking family. Carlyn is a beautiful baby, looking forward to up dates as she grows. LOL

Karen: Absolutely fantastic shots...all of them are great! Beautiful baby girl...and mom and dad

Mary Turpin: A friend of your Aunt Mary Ann - she is beautiful - these pictures are priceless!

Emily E.: These are all great! Beautiful job Ashley =)

Georgia: Very Beautiful baby!

Jennifer Mott: Ashley, these are so gorgeous!! My favorites are the second ones, that hat with the painting behind her...perfect! The first and last are too too sweet as well!

Stephanie: These are great pictures!

Georgia: Very beautiful baby;adorable pictures

Kent DeMars: Grandpa: The pictures of Carlyn are terrific. I really love them.

lori: love your pictures. she is such a doll baby!

This weekend I had the pleasure of working with Cassie Premo-Steele as my subject for one of my Women’s Sessions. Cassie has a wonderful spirit about her and I thoroughly enjoyed working with her. Christi did such a wonderful job on Cassie’s make-up too. She was beautiful and glowing – inside and out.

These portraits were taken at her home. As you can see, we made good use of the gorgeous flowering cherry in her backyard! I just love how they make blankets of pink on the ground.

Thank you, Cassie!

copyright Ashley Ward Photography 2009

copyright Ashley Ward Photography 2009

copyright Ashley Ward Photography 2009

copyright Ashley Ward Photography 2009

Alyssa Anne: Great job capturing the inner and outer beauty of this lovely lady...the flowers in the hair add a nice touch!

Amber: Her eye's are gorgeous, the blue shirt really made them pop! Beautiful captured Ashley!

Rochelle Ax: Great job, her eyes are beautiful! ;)

Ashley: Thanks ladies:) Her eyes really are this lovely. No enhancement - just my normal processing;)

WooHoo! A brand new blog! I am so excited about this. I will finally be able to post my images and previews here in a larger format. Look! You can actually see my images;)

To celebrate the launch of my new blog, I have a month’s worth of promotions, contests, and give-aways planned! I’ll be posting these once a week over the next four weeks. So check back often so you don’t miss out on the fun and great savings I have planned for you!

Free Newborn Sessions
I am giving two newborn sessions away – one in Columbia and one in Florence! The first person to contact me in those cities will receive a free newborn session and one free 5×7 portrait. This is a $220 value! To qualify, your due date must be prior to June 1, 2009, a signed model release is required, and the session must take place within the first 10 days of welcoming your new bundle of joy to the world. I can’t wait to see who wins!

If this promotion wasn’t for you, I have plenty more planned for the upcoming weeks. Keep checking in;-)

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beverly: Ashley, your blog looks SO beautiful! I know you must be thrilled. You did a great job!!

Justyna: Oooh so pretty! Love your new blog!

Liz: Wow!!! First of all, what gorgeous baby shots!!! Your tones are beautiful and the light is so pretty. Second, your blog rocks!

Amber: Love your new blog!

Deanna: congrats on a release of the new blog! It looks wonderful! and what a perfect session to open it with!

Becky: As always, Your work is just perfect! What sweet pictures! Love the new blog.

Emily E.: The new blog is so pretty!! This gorgeous baby is perfect for it's big debut =)

Stephanie: Love the new site and of course I think this is the most precious and beautiful baby ever!

Brandi: Oh wow, congratulations on the new blog! It's beautiful! And GORGEOUS images of that little sweetie :)

Allison F.: outstanding!! I love it and wish my blog looked as wonderful as this! Congrats on the fresh, lovely look! Well done.

Ashley: Thank you so much for the comments on the new blog! And thank you for the terrific response to this promotion! The Columbia session booked the first day;-) Still looking for a qualified mommy or mommy-to-be for the Florence session. The next promotion is coming very soon!!!!

alpana: love the new blog! the baby looks so peaceful and sweet.

Diane Kurtz: I love these photos!