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Good morning! If you enjoyed the last post showing Elizabeth’s transformation and Beautiful Session portraits, and if you thought to yourself, “WOW! I wish I could do something like that!”…..well, what are you waiting for?! This is the perfect time to celebrate you! You are beautiful and being good to yourself not only increases your own happiness, but it benefits the lives of your husband, your children, your family and friends and anyone who cares about you! I would LOVE to get you into the studio! It’s your turn <3

The experience during and after your session will be amazing! Here is what Elizabeth and her husband Charley had to say:

“Ashley Ward and Ashley Ward Photography~
All I can say is a big WOW And Thank you for an awesome experience today.
MOTHERS DAY PERFECT GIFT INFO….…..Calling all Dads looking for that unforgettable gift for your wife for Mother’s day – It is something she would probably hesitate to buy for herself but she will LOVE it. I am a witness to the incredible and lasting experience that is Ashley Ward Photography’s Beautiful You session. It’s not called Beautiful you but that is exactly how the whole experience made me feel today.
Ashley has created an experience from when you walk through the front door of her new studio in 5 points, with the rich colors and glamorous feeling and style. You begin to feel the pampering as you move to the special dressing area to discuss outfit selection. No stress there – Ashley knows how to make a tank top and faded jeans be GLAMOROUS! Creating the professional looks for hair and makeup was Amy Schaming. She is such an artist! I was teased, curled, quaffed, extended and pampered!! I never knew my hair was capable of that!! Then the make up – oh my – better than a facial! And absolutely gorgeous! Then – photo time…
Each shot was carefully chosen and thought out – It was surprising and overwhelming to know that everything was focused on me – Each outfit, hair curl, accessories and body position were adjusted if it wasn’t just the exact way Ashley and Amy had envisioned me to look. The continual re-touching of hair, makeup, props and styling to make for the most beautiful shots made me feel like a super model, a movie star, a TV star, a Rockstar, a fairy princess and a beautiful Mom and wife… all in a few hours. But the feeling and experience will last a life time. I will have these photography portraits to give to my children. Who knows what tomorrow may bring – I may not even be here. But I am grateful that Ashley Ward captured this time in my life – not when I am 20 pounds lighter, or when I have flawless 18 year old skin or that bridal glow but instead with a few streaks of grey and one too many wrinkles around my eyes and on my forehead. We get to an age where we begin to get behind the camera – not in front of it celebrating life and the beauty that God created in us because we don’t feel like we “look good” enough. I’m done with that. These images are life changing. I mean it. I may not look like I walked out of a professional photo shoot every day but I will carry this feeling with me. Ashley Ward is an artist and her vision is beautiful and she made me feel that way too…
I will post some of the shots on Monday. I am so excited! I hope you will get to experience her talent and vision soon!”

- Elizabeth K.

“Husbands take note. This is an amazing thing. You know your wife is beautiful, but does she know it? She should. Last weekend Elizabeth sat for a session with Ashley Ward photography. It is probably the first time since our wedding day that she did something to capture that beauty when it just about her. No babies, no kids, no dogs or husbands. Just her. That whole day after she was walking on a cloud. The experience was so special that she could not stop talking about it. I don’t know about any other guys, but my wife is more beautiful today than the day I married her. Now I get to share that with everyone. Eat your heart out!

This may not be something she would have done for herself if she had not been friends with Ashley. But now that I know how it made her feel I would buy it for her in a heartbeat. Forget the flowers and the candy. Get her one of these sessions with Ashley. Show her how beautiful she is.”
-Charley K.

I am so excited to be blogging this newborn photography session. Firstly, I enjoyed working with this mom so much. She is a beautiful and kind young woman and I loved photographing her during both her maternity session and her newborn session. Secondly – well – just look at this baby girl! They don’t get more precious than this and I love her images. And thirdly, I am thrilled to be blogging images taken in my new studio!

If you haven’t heard, Ashley Ward Photography now has a studio location in Five Points at 716 Santee Avenue! We’ve been working on the space for months and it is so exciting to finally be opening the doors to clients! More on the studio renovation and opening later. Watch the blog for an image tour of this awesome space coming soon! For now, let’s take a look at these images and the changes I am making to the newborn session options.

If you were interested in one of the in-home IttyBitty Natural Baby sessions, this is your last week to book one of those sessions, for any due date this year. After this week all mini newborn sessions will be held at the studio. Full-length newborn sessions will have an option of being held in the comfort of your home or in the studio. In home sessions will allow us to photograph more than your baby and family…it will allow us to capture your life as it is when your baby is welcomed into your family and home. Studio session will be classic and simple in style, keeping the focus on the baby and the relationships in the family. Each session option will provide you with beautiful imagery of your new baby!


Simply Studio Newborn Session

Classic and beautifully focused on your baby, this session offers a simpler experience with the same high quality imagery
10 gift prints and 1 mounted 11×14 wall print in 3 beautiful paper options
25 custom birth announcements
slide show/brag book app
10% savings on additional products purchased at the ordering appointment
$600

Introductory pricing of $500 through the end of April (or first 12 sessions) for anyone with a 2013 due date!







amy lenhart: ashley you do such beautiful work!!! i love the one of the mom and baby with their eyes closed so lovely!!! the new studio and you seem to be a perfect match for making stunning images!! well done! proud of you!

Shelby: Oh My this precious baby girl is just too sweet and these images of her and her beautiful mommy are just stunning. Congratulations on your new space!

Paulina: nice colors and framing

A beautiful baby is coming any day now!! She will be adored by her mother, her father, her big sister, and the family dog. She will have beautiful photographs made to celebrate and document her welcome into the family. And when she grows older, she will be so thankful for the wonderful photographs made of her gorgeous mother and her loving family and how happy they were as they anticipated her arrival!
I cannot wait to meet her!!




Kara Layfield: Such a beautiful family! I just love the location!

Adorable! The perfect word for this twosome! At 18 months old they are just as cute as they can possibly be. Busting with personality, these two beautiful children really kept me on my toes but I loved every second of it. I’ve just received their prints from this session and they are just gorgeous!
Thank you mom, for allowing me to photograph your precious babies and for being so entertaining on this day, too!
Enjoy!
Ashley