Jolene and Dan
"My husband and I weren't sure if we were going to spend money on a photographer when we started planning our wedding, but we are so glad we did! Ashley did an amazing job of capturing our celebration and providing us with photos that remind us of the emotions and fun that was had on that wonderful day! She was incredibly professional and efficient which allowed her to capture everything we had told her we wanted and so, so much more. Almost impossibly, she was both capturing moments without intruding on them as well as being right where you needed her when you wanted to get a special group picture on the fly. Her personality, kindness, and humor put us at ease and made working with her a delight. We are grateful for her flexibility in working with us and the value of her product! "
Jen and Ben
We were thrilled when we found out that Ashley was available to join us for our destination wedding. She is fantastic and talented!
Traveling over 1,600 miles from home to celebrate one of the biggest days of our lives, we felt confident that Ashley had everything under control. She was organized, enthusiastic and helped us plan for details that we even overlooked!
When our photos arrived, we couldn’t be happier. To top that off, we were blown away with her outtakes and candid shots. Ashley is a talented storyteller; she captured the light and the love of our day.
Without a doubt, Ashley loves what she is doing. Her work is authentic and her passion for it is sincere.
Ellen and Dan
Ellen and I felt comfortable with Ashley from day 1. She was amazing to work with! Ashley created a warm, professional, fun, and relaxed atmosphere for our engagement and wedding shoots that was greatly appreciated. She was incredibly prompt in her responses to our questions, and had our finished photos ready in just a few weeks. She did an outstanding job capturing the details and special moments from our wedding day and we will definitely be working with her more in the future. We were so happy with our choice to work with Ashley and would recommend!
Jennifer and Dakota
We would give Ashley a million stars if we could.. She is the perfect blend of professional and personable!! I've always hated having my picture taken as I don't feel like I'm very photogenic, but Ashley has a way of putting people at ease and bringing out their best features!! She handled our family and guests with love and care like they were her own. She captured countless of priceless candid shots between me and my husband and we can't thank her enough!!
Shelly
I am writing this review prior to receiving our finished photos... that's how amazingly talented Ashley is! We have seen a couple sneak peaks from our Maternity shoot, and so far I am blown away!
First, she was so incredible easy to work with. Ashley was referred over to me from a friend who had used her for a toddler shoot. I emailed her a couple photos of what I had envisioned for our Maternity shoot and she was super helpful answering all of my questions. She was extremely flexible as well.
Second, she goes above and beyond! She did some hunting for the perfect place to shoot, which by the way was literally that - perfect! Not only did she take time to find the right spot, she also showed up with a "cheat sheet" of all the photos I had sent her months ahead of time to make sure she could capture something similar. I love that she put her own talent behind these photos as well. She captured everything and MORE than I ever could have hoped for!
Ashley is professional, but also very personable. I felt like I had known Ashley for years prior to every meeting her face to face. We are so thankful our paths crossed and cannot wait to see the final images! We definitely will be calling Ashley for future shoots!
Sarah
Being a mom herself, Ashley inherently understands how to work with little ones! She perfectly captured the essence of our son as an individual and us as a family. She's professional and personable, and so much fun to work with! We will cherish our photos forever!
Naomi and Jon
Ashley was down-to-earth, fun, and professional. She helped us feel very relaxed as we planned and executed our wedding. She was very responsive to all forms of communication. We love our photos so very much and have gotten so many compliments! We highly recommend her!
Michelle
Ashley was fantastic to work with. She made the process fun and easy. Both my husband and I are low-key and introverted people, and having our pictures taken at the moment that is both intimate and stressful was not something that either one of us was looking forward to. But with her friendly yet very professional attitude Ashley helped us relax, enjoy it and be ourselves.
Ashley did both our engagement and our wedding pictures, and we loved all of them. The lighting was beautiful, and the staging was the reflection of who we are and what we feel about each other.
I would recommend Ashley with all my heart. She is lovely and easy to work with. Her photography is done with love and it shows love.
Jenna and Brandon
Ashley Elwill makes all of her customers feel like they are her most important customer. She clearly has a passion for what she does, and it shows in the product she produces. She's down to earth and accessible. Ashley is always willing to go the extra mile to help you get the perfect shot. Ashley shot our engagement photos, our wedding, and our daughter's first birthday. The shots are incredible, and we will always cherish them. They are unique as well as classic. I would never go to anyone else for my photography needs, and you shouldn't either.
Abby and Mat
I cannot say enough great things about Ashley Elwill Photography! Ashley and her trusty assistant/husband Frank are simply the best.
We had Ashley shoot our engagement photos to start and they turned out perfect! She is so easy to work with! I had a few ideas of my own and she ran with them without hesitation! We got our photos back and knew instantly that she would photograph our wedding.
Ashley makes the seemingly overwhelming process fun and easy! Whether you are totally organized or really have no idea what to do, she's got you covered. We were one of those couples that really had no idea how to start planning out our wedding day photography! With a simple "who is who" form to fill out, Ashley did the rest!
The day of the wedding the bridal party was running behind in true fashion. I knowing we had a schedule was a bit nervous....but Ashley and Frank took all of my worries away and we finished photos with time to spare! She is really great about adding in randomly requested shots throughout the day!
The ceremony went seemlessly and then it was on to the party! She was able to capture so many of the details of our big day from the flowers and cake down to the guestbook and bar. Additionally she got great photos of our guests which I think sometimes go forgotten during wedding photography!
When we received our photos back they came in the sweetest wooden keepsake box with our wedding photo inlaid in the wood grain. Inside we found a USB with our names and wedding date etched into it!! It is the special touches like this that show how much detail Ashley puts into her clients. It was so fun to relive our Wedding day through her photographs!!
We now have photographers and friends for life!! Ashley and Frank again are just such great people which is important along with doing great work!
Next up baby photos.....someday ;)
Heidi and Michael
I am so excited about all of the photographs I received from Ashely of our wedding day! During the day while she was taking photos, she was so relaxed and organized the entire day whet so smoothly!
The day went by so quickly that when I received the photos back from Ashely, they were so beautiful it was like I was able to relive my wedding day all over again!
Thank you Ashely!