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Hi there, I’m Ashley Edmunds and I photograph weddings all over the world but my heart is in Virginia.
I grew up in Richmond, lived in the heart of Shenandoah for 7 years, and then found my way back to Richmond. Once you get to know me, you’ll see I’m a little Richmond obsessed. I can help you find the best restaurant, park, or brewery for any part of this wonderful city. I love photographing weddings here at home, in Charlottesville, Harrisonburg, DC, and beyond! When I’m not photographing weddings I’m most likely chasing River, my yellow lab trying to get a shoe out of his mouth, teaching my high school kiddos, or traveling with my amazing fiance Craig. 

This past weekend was my last busy weekend until my January 11th wedding weekend!! Also, I can’t believe I’m posting this because I still have Christmas wrapping and a tad bit of shopping to do, anyone else?!? This past weekend started off with a little bit of a rough start.  I ate something funny on […]

Personal

Weekend Wrap-Up #11: Christmas Break

December 23, 2019

With Thanksgiving today, I thought I’d take a second to appreciate the things that come with being a wedding photographer.  This job and business was not something I ever dreamed I would be doing.  I didn’t start taking photography classes until I was out of college.  Ever since I got into the wedding industry, I […]

Personal

A Photographer’s Thankful List

November 28, 2019

With Thanksgiving tomorrow I thought this would be a special shoot to share.  About two months ago, Craig’s best friend George reached out to me and told me about the biggest secret I’ve kept to date- that he was planning on proposing to his amazing girlfriend Rachel.  One of the best parts of dating someone […]

Engagement

George & Rachel | Proposal

November 27, 2019

I don’t even know where to start with this wedding because it was honestly so wonderful.  This was my last wedding of 2019 and wedding season officially went out with a bang.  My 2020 wedding season starts in January instead of May or June this year, which I’m excited about.  Ally and Daniel got married […]

Weddings

Daniel + Ally | Married

November 26, 2019

I absolutely love getting to photograph sessions somewhere meaningful for the couple.  Last Sunday, I went to Midland, Virginia to photograph Bryant and Jaime at Jaime’s grandmother’s house.  She lives on a BEAUTIFUL property with an old farm house, barn, and amazing light!  Half way through the session, I learned that Jaime grew up practically […]

Engagement

Bryant + Jaime | Engaged

November 17, 2019

One thing I always ask right before an engagement session is if they have ever gotten professional portraits done.  After you see these photos, you’ll see how surprised I was when Lora and Ethan said no.  They could seriously be models!!!  Fun fact about these two- they actually beat the statistics and met at a […]

Engagement

Lora + Ethan | Engaged

November 8, 2019

This was such a special shoot for me!! Allyson is one of my friends and her husband deploys for the air force TODAY!! I respect these two so much.  It just so happened that two days before he deployed was their one year wedding anniversary.  I was so honored to spend time with these two […]

Engagement

Justin + Allyson | Anniversary

October 1, 2019

I am SO excited to share these photos of Tyler and Jackie’s engagement last night!! Tyler contacted me a couple weeks ago and told me about his grand plan.  He told Jackie that he wanted to do a nice dinner date night and she agreed that would be fun.  While they were getting ready, Tyler […]

Engagement

Tyler + Jackie | Proposal

September 13, 2019

Abby and Will are two people that are so down to earth I truly I feel like I want to be friends with them!  Abby is also a teacher and started back up this week.  I can’t wait to photograph their wedding next year at New Kent Winery.  We explored the grounds for their engagement […]

Engagement

Will + Abby | Engaged

August 27, 2019

Cody and Katie got married at the beautiful Historic Mankin Mansion.  I just kept walking around their venue the day of the wedding thinking about how perfect everything was.  The weather was clear, everything was on time, Cody and Katie were so excited…it made me so happy!  Katie crafted the perfect timeline that gave us […]

Weddings

Cody + Katie | Married

July 11, 2019