{Loved it, Rocked it, Trashed it ~ Grand Rapids Wedding Photographer}

All you married ladies out there...have you ever thought of pulling out your wedding dress just to strut around as your fabulous self? Its ok to admit it, I have considered wearing mine to get groceries or run errands...not gonna lie, I loved my dress and felt as gorgeous as ever on my wedding day when I wore it, so of course I have thought it would be great to wear again...

 Well now you can (without getting weird looks from your husband, nosy neighbor, or the cashier at meijer) book a 

'LOVED IT< ROCKED IT< TRASHED IT' session...what is it? 

Well first you get to have another day with your gorgeous dress, have your hair and make up done by some of the greatest!

so for the month of June we are running a special...

the sessions will book with at least 3 lovely ladies

 (honestly that just totally made a day in your wedding dress even better, a day with your best girls)

the session fee will include professional makeup application and salon perfect hair

plan on the session lasting a couple of hours, bring fun accessories, and channel your inner diva.

You will be fierce, have fun, and feel incredibly sexy!

The session fee is $250 (each) and in addition to hair and make up you will also receive a proof book and $50 print credit!

hurry and get on the books for June and take advantage of this super fun session special!

and now enjoy some images from last week's 

'LOVED IT< ROCKED IT>TRASHED IT'

hair courtesy of Cheeky Strut Salon

make up courtesy of Make Up by Karla Stapleton

hair accessories courtesy of Kate DeKoster Handmade

can't wait to see you rock that dress one last time :)

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{Derek & Joy :: a preview ~ Grand Rapids Wedding Photographer}

*love*

A beautiful wedding yesterday! I feel very blessed to have been a part of their special day and very fortunate to call them my friends!

 *love you guys*

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{Haley :: an introduction ~ Grand Rapids Wedding Photographer}

Haley (pronounced /ˈheɪli/) is a given name and a surname of Old English origin that means "from the hay meadow",^[1] although it has been suggested that it is from the Old Norse word "haela" meaning "hero".^[

And according to urbandictionary.com Haley means: Awesome, amazing, spectauclar, fascinating, incredible, marvelous, shocking, stunning, surprising, unbelievable, wonderful

....so meet Haley...

she is awesome, amazing, wonderful, funny, dramatic, passionate, 

strong willed, loving, beautiful and the list goes on

best friend, amazing sister, loving wife, great test model, 

and FABULOUS ASSISTANT/2nd shooter!

Haley came on board in 2009 as my assistant and 2nd shooter. She attends and shoots at every wedding; and you can occasionally find her at an engagement shoot, just so she can meet our fabulous couples before their big day!

I am blessed to have her perspective and creativeness. 

She is a wonderful addition to Ashley Photography.

<3 you Hales!

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{love, love, love ~ Grand Rapids Wedding Photographer}

a sweet image from last week's wedding...love makes me happy!

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{Renee & Kurt:: engaged ~ Grand Rapids Wedding Photographer}

They are a super sweet couple that are completely head over heels for each other! We had so much fun adventuring around barns and fields finding the perfect spots. We had great success and it shows in their pictures!

*i love this one, so sweet*

and how cool is this truck...

love the way they look at each other!

and they are one gorgeous couple

*another fav*

love the warm yummy light

I am really looking forward to their beautiful wedding in June!

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{loved it then...rockin' it now ~ Grand Rapids Wedding Photographer}

So you wore your dress once and loved it, you've probably thought about pulling it out a few times....why not?

 Here is a peak at the latest 'LOVED IT, ROCKED IT, TRASHED IT' session!

{a little look at a handsome little guy ~ Grand Rapids Newborn Photographer}