Happy Birthday Michael || Central Virginia Wedding Photographer

A special Saturday blog post to celebrate Michael- today is his birthday!! I'll avoid calling you out with how old you're turning and just make a point that you're getting old! ;) It seems like just yesterday we were practically babies and getting married.. and look at us now! We have both grown so much over the last 8+ years, it makes me so excited to see what else is to come! 

Really, I just want to brag on Michael and what better excuse than a birthday post! This guy is the best Dad I could ever image, seeing him with Emmie is the best thing ever! He is so loving and encouraging to her- and teaches her so much! Sometimes good, sometimes not so good! ha! 

Michael is so supportive of me and my business. He loves and recognizes my dreams and works with me to accomplish those goals! Thank you for being my best friend and constant support.  For cooking dinners when I don't want to (ummm, like every day) and doing the dishes. Thank you for working so tirelessly to improve our future and accomplish our goals.  For being my second shooter and assistant on wedding days- you know I love bossing you around! 

I am SO thankful for you Michael! Enjoy your Birthday weekend- relax and let's celebrate!! I love life with you and can't wait to see what this next year brings!! Happy Birthday! 

PS: Thanks Kelsey & Nate for the photos!! 

Weekend Update || A movie night, a Wintergreen Wedding, and some puppy time!

Happy Monday! I'm catching up on emails, laundry, editing, and meal prep for the week today- just to name a few tasks on my never-ending to-do list! We had a fun, full weekend. Michael was out of town for work most of last week, so it was awesome to be able to spend some time together as a family Friday night, unplugged movie nights with popcorn and snuggles was exactly what we needed! 

On Saturday, Michael & I headed up to The Wintergreen Ski Resort for Anthony & Ryan's Wedding! Their wedding was such a fun celebration- I cannot wait to share more of their images from their big day! 

The heat hit us hard, so Sunday was spent recovering! We headed to our neighbor's pool and floated around, AND snuggled their sweet new puppy, Lola.  She's an absolute doll-baby and Emerson totally loved chasing her around their back yard! I got a bit of puppy-fever- someone quick! Talk some sense into me! ;) haha! 

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Ashley Eiban is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Central Virginia.  Serving Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Wintergreen, Farmville, Richmond, Roanoke, Hampton Roads and surrounding areas.  Available for travel world-wide.  

Ashley is a firm believer in chasing your dreams and doing what you love! She has been serving couples for over five years and absolutely loves cultivating genuine relationships built on mutual understanding, trust, and lasting friendships to create memories you will cherish forever.  Ashley is currently booking a vey limited number of weddings and portraits for 2016 and 2017. Contact us today for additional information! 

Our Vacation to the Outer Banks! || Central Virginia Photographer

Oh yes, this it was true chaos, 21 people in one house, but it was so much fun! This is the first vacation I've taken with Michael's family, and goodness, Emerson had the best time. She played on the beach, swam in the pool non-stop, learned all about Mario, and had way too much sugar! We headed out to the Outer Banks for a week with everyone, shared meals, stories, and on the last night we headed out on the beach and got some photos in our vacation shirts! So fun! 

And of course, I got some pictures of Emerson. I cannot believe how big she is, and she totally was striking a pose and doing her best fake laugh for the camera.  Daughter of a photographer there! Haha! 

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Ashley Eiban is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Central Virginia. Serving Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Farmville, Roanoke, Richmond, and surrounding areas.  Available for travel world-wide- including the Outer Banks beaches and Sunset Beach!

Currently booking a limited number of sessions and weddings for 2016 and 2017.  Contact me today for additional information! 

Albuquerque, New Mexico Family and Lifestyle Photographer || Breighton's Newborn Session

Writing this, sharing these images is a complete honor and I still can't believe everything worked out for me to make it to Albuquerque to visit my Aunt & cousin Shelby just a few short days after sweet Breighton was born! I haven't been able to visit them since I was in middle school! I got tons and tons of squishy snuggles in and even got to take some precious photos of Breighton, Shelby and Corey! 

Shelby is such an inspiring Mom. She's going to school, working, and taking care of her little guy all at the same time! I loved seeing how comfortable she is as a Mom, and just how much she loves her sweet little guy! I was super tempted to bring him home with me, but instead I just insisted that they make it out to Lynchburg to visit soon! 

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Ashley Eiban is a wedding and portrait photographer based in Central Virginia.  Serving Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Farmville, Richmond, Roanoke, Hampton Roads and surrounding areas. Available for travel world-wide- especially on the West Coast! Any excuse to snuggle this sweet boy again! ;)

Currently booking limited weddings and portrait sessions for 2016 and 2017. Contact me today for additional information.  

The beaches of the Outer Banks to the mountains of Central Virginia: Our Weekend Update

It's after 11am, and I'm just sitting down to write this blog! I think that perfectly explains my Monday morning! I'm doing a bit of multi-tasking today as Emerson is out of school for the week, and I'm still playing catch-up! Nothing says welcome back from vacation to the mountain of laundry, floors to be mopped, and suitcases to be unpacked! 

So, instead of doing all the back-to-work chores, I couldn't wait to share some images from this weekend We had a beautiful weekend, with some time at The Outer Banks with family, to Jake & Casey's mountain view wedding in Vinton, Virginia! 

There are so many more images to come later this week- including some stunning bridal portraits of Casey!! Hooray!! 

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Ashley Eiban is a wedding & portrait photographer based in Central Virginia. Serving Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Farmville, Richmond, Roanoke, Winchester, the Outer Banks, Sunset Beach, and surrounding areas.  Available for travel world-wide.

Ashley is passionate about documenting genuine, joyful moments and ensuring a stress-free wedding environment.  Currently booking a limited number of weddings for 2016 and 2017.  Contact us today for additional information.