Lynchburg, VA Photographer: Our Labor Day Weekend

We had the best time Labor Day weekend! Since Emmie started school last week (photos to come, of course!!) my goal has been to spend as much quality time with her as possible. The great thing about her being in school is I can get all my work done while she's at school, and then spend the evenings and weekends with her! It's like the life of a normal working mom! ;) almost.. ha. 

We had an amazing breakfast- IN BED- made by Michael! Me and Emmie snuggled and made tents in the bed, and he spoiled us and brought us coffee and breakfast.  The sweetest thing ever... all of us snuggling up together! We then headed out to the fountains downtown for some last days of fun in the sun! We brought a bathing suit but of course, she wanted to wear her 'america dress'.  haha

And of course, if there's a dog around, Emmie has to be petting it! ha 

We ended our day with homemade Mexican food (our favorite!!) and then hit up Mister Goodies for ice cream! 

Hope you enjoyed your holiday weekend! Did you get to relax and spend time with your family? What did you do!? 

Sunset Beach Photographer: the last of the vacation photos ;)

Our last morning of vacation, after packing up our house, we ran down to the beach for some family pictures.  In my opinion, you can never have enough! ;)  We are so thankful my grandma took us on this fun vacation for the week! So fun to have her on the east coast from Arkansas! 

We are acclimating back to real life. Emmie keeps asking to "go back to her beach house." haha don't we wish! 

Sunset Beach Photographer: little blue bikini

Emmie sure loves her little blue bikini, and since she can't wear it to the pool we go to (one pieces only!) she wanted to wear it every single day at the beach! I was not going to argue! How cute is it?! 

These are some shots from another early morning, right before a storm was coming in, so the beach was even more peaceful! The gray moody skies totally got me! ;)  Emmie was SO brave this trip and wanted to "get into the big water" with me or Michael the entire time! 

View more from our Sunset Beach Vacation here! 

Sunset Beach Photographer: Our Vacation

We had the best time on vacation in Sunset Beach, North Carolina a few weeks ago! We have been going to Sunset Beach for the past few years and feel that it is our little secret! We were so excited to be including my family this year! I took so many photos I'll be sharing them over the next few weeks! 

Emmie has this belief, if the sun is awake, she needs to be awake too. She thinks she is missing out on something apparently.  Luckily, a thing called blackout curtains exist and she sleeps until about 8:00am at home.  We didn't, however, pack those curtains for our beach vacation! (I am considering adding those to the list for next year!)  Emmie woke up about 6am every morning! But, to make the most of it, I grabbed my cup of coffee, camera, and took my sweet girl to the beach.  

There's something so peaceful about the beach in the morning. Practically no one is there, everything is clean and quiet! It's almost worth the lack of sleep... almost ;) 

Stay tuned for more photos from our beach vacation! Or you can, of course, follow along on instagram with the hashtag #sunsetbeachcation! 

Giveaway: Day 2 Target Giftcard!!

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Hey guys! Welcome back! 

Congratulations to Marianne Werner for winning yesterday's Starbucks giveaway card! 

Yesterday's giveaway was so much fun... let's continue it! I am so excited to be giving away a gift card to another one of my favorite places! TARGET! yay! Who doesn't love Target (well, besides my husband... and that's just because of the money I spend there!) 

In order to enter today's giveaway, you must:

Submit a comment to my blog! Say hey, tell me what your plans are for the day, or if there's something at Target you've been eying! 

* you can receive an extra entry by going to my Facebook Page and sharing the giveaway information on your own Facebook Wall! 

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Other exciting news: 

If you book your portrait session in the month of August (booking means submitting a signed contract, and your retainer) you will receive 20% off.  

*this is only applicable to portrait sessions (family, engagement, seniors, etc.) if outside of the Lynchburg area, a travel fee may apply. 

Contact me here or by e-mailing me at ashley@ashleyeiban.com to schedule or find out more about my portrait sessions!

CONGRATULATIONS TO CHERYL KOHINKE WHO WAS RANDOMLY SELECTED AS THE WINNER OF THE TARGET GIFTCARD! HERE'S HER WINNING POST: 

“We loved our senior picture shoot and the finished product with Ashley! I suggest you call her first if you have upcoming photo needs!”

— Cheryl