josh & victoria: lynchburg, va photographer

Ohhhhh yay guys! I am so glad to be sharing some photos from Josh & Victoria's session! Victoria works at The Trivium Estates in Forest, Virginia so we used this time to get some headshots for her, and some photos of her & her boyfriend Josh! Victoria is so awesome- and sparkler exit organizer queen! And you aren't even going to believe me, but she tried to tell me that she was not photogenic at all... which obviously is a straight up lie! ;) 

Venue: The Trivium Estates, Forest, VA

Make Up: In Your Face Make Up Art

Hair: Allie Gordon

Ashley Eiban is a Wedding & Portrait Photographer based in Lynchburg, Virginia.  We are proud to serve Central Virginia & surrounding areas & is available for travel world-wide! Contact us today for additional information! 

Planning Your Wedding: Building your Timeline

I'm back with Part II of my Planning your Wedding to talk about Building your Timeline! This time, to chat about the timeline WITHOUT a first look! (You can read all about creating a timeline with a first look here!) 

I love helping my brides create a timeline that will flow with their special day, without causing extra stress or forgetting something really important! I always meet with my brides a few times before their wedding day and we build a timeline over the course of their engagement through to their wedding day! It is so important to me that my brides & grooms ENJOY their big day and don't feel stressed out or rushed at all! 

Like I mentioned in the last post, it is important to start planning your timeline by looking over the non-negotiable moments, such as when you are allowed to arrive at your venue, what time your ceremony is planned for, and what time you and all of your guests have to be out of the venue.  

Without doing a first look, I will typically try to get photos of the bride individually, her and her bridesmaids, and a few of the bride with her immediate family members- like siblings, and parents, etc.  I will also do this with the groom- anything that we can get before the ceremony, will help us save time! 

If we know these general guidelines, we write this out: 

1:00 Arrive at venue

4:00 Ceremony Begins

4:30 Ceremony Ends/ Cocktail Hour Begins

10:00 Send-off 

Then we add the remaining details! I always build in about 20-30 minutes for touch-ups, water, and so their early guests don't see them.  

2:00 Arrive at venue / Getting Ready Photos / Details, etc. 

4:00 Ceremony Begins

4:30 Extended Formal Photos

5:00 Entire Bridal Party Photos 

5:30 Bride & Groom Photos 

6:00 Reception Begins 

8:15 Bride & Groom Sunset Photos 

10:00 Send-off 

I'll be back with my Planning Your Wedding Series to talk about a Reception Time-Line, Formal Photos, Getting Ready Tips, etc!  Is there anything you would love to know about planning a wedding? 

Sierra Vista Styled Shoot: Lynchburg, Virginia Wedding Photographer

I am SO EXCITED to finally share these images! A few months ago, I attended a workshop that Megan Vaughan Photography held at the stunning Sierra Vista.  Our models were perfect! They are seriously THE cutest!! And I swear, Amy is a Taylor Swift look-alike! 

There are so many photos from this amazing workshop, that I'm going to be splitting my blog posts into 2! The first one will be from the awesome setup we had in the middle of the woods. There was the most amazing details set up with moss, tree stumps, a beeeeauuutiful cake, candles, antlers, succulents, etc. The second shoot, to come, features the stunning mountains that Sierra Vista is famous for! 

A HUGE thank you to the wonderful vendors that helped put this workshop together!! 

Hosted by: Megan Vaughan Photography 

Venue: Sierra Vista VA 

Dress: Watters 

Veil, Belt & Earrings: Celebration Bridal

Florals & Cake: Love is in the Air 

Decor & Styling: Vintage

Makeup: Makeup by Ashley

Hair: Brittany @ Body Works Day Spa & Salon

Signs & Invites: Laura Hooper Calligraphy 

Bride: Amy Loizou 

Groom: Greg Loizou

Part 2 to come SOON! And you do not want to miss those beautiful mountains and the AMAZING sunset at Sierra Vista! 

and the winner is...

Congratulations to: 

Clair Wilkerson

For winning the engagement session at The Trivium Estates! 

Clair- I'll be in contact via email to schedule your session ASAP! 

Thanks again to the staff at The Trivium for partnering with us and allowing us to shoot their engagement session on your beautiful property! We can't wait to see the images! 

Snowy Day: Lynchburg, VA Family Photography

I have been waiting for a big snowstorm ALL winter! Just enough snow to get outside to play with Emmie, make some delicious snow ice cream, and of course, get some time off of work! ;) We were so very excited for this snowstorm- and even more excited to swap some fun snowy day photos with Alina and her family! Alina is a local photographer and one I am so excited to befriend! Her family is so precious and braved the freeeeeezing cold snowy day at The Trivium Estates in Lynchburg, Virginia! 

Aren't they SO adorable?!? I'm so thankful they were brave enough to bundle up their little one and get these beautiful shots!! Stay tuned for Alina's photos of us! :)