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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. 

Today I’m going to share 5 tips for brides to help you prepare for your engagement session!! These tips come from working in the industry for over 6 years, photographing close to 50 engagement sessions, and taking my own engagement photos with Corrin Jasinski Photography this past July. Schedule your hair and make-up trial for […]

Engagement, Personal

5 Tips for your Engagement Session

December 16, 2020

I am SO excited to share about Rachel and Vinny and their relationship!! Rachel and Vinny have been dating for over 4 years and that includes a lot of long distance dating!! In fact, Rachel was overseas for almost a whole year until COVID happened!  They both recently moved to Richmond (shoutout to the best […]

Engagement

Seven Springs Engagement Session | Rachel & Vinny

December 13, 2020

So funny story- I thought we were doing anniversary photos of Sarah and Cameron at their house. So when I pulled up to the address they gave me, I was SHOCKED. This has been a staple house in Mechanicsville ever since I was little. It’s a gorgeous white house surrounded by fields and a white […]

Engagement, Family Portraits

Mechanicsville Anniversary Session | Cameron & Sarah

November 20, 2020

I have SO many sessions to post to catch you guys up on my busy Fall but I’m going to post my most recent session first! This past weekend, I met Becca and Joseph in downtown Ashland for their engagement session!! We had so much fun walking around the train stain and Randolph Macon campus. […]

Engagement

Ashland, Virginia Engagement Session | Joseph & Becca

November 18, 2020

I am SO excited to share this special engagement session in DC with Cheryl and Powell.  We had to cancel due to COVID a few times so I could hardly wait when we got the go in early July.  Most of the time, I go to locations and scout them out before an engagement session.  […]

Engagement

Waterfront DC Engagement | Cheryl & Powell

July 13, 2020

I FINALLY GOT TO TAKE PICTURES OF ONE OF MY COUPLES!!!!! Ya’ll winter is slow season for wedding photographers so in March when things get started back up, I get SO excited.  Unfortunately, this March was a different story with the virus!  When Kara texted me that she reserved time at Tuckahoe Plantation for her […]

Engagement

Tuckahoe Plantation Engagement | Elijah & Kara

June 5, 2020

I hope everyone is doing okay cooped up at home.  Luckily, I have had these amazing pictures to work on and edit the past week.  Matt and Mackenzie are such a fun couple!!! These two met at JMU, got engaged at JMU, and Mackenzie is a teacher, so I knew it was meant to be […]

Engagement

Matt + Mackenzie | Engaged

March 24, 2020

This is a special post for me because I have worked with Erica for four years now!  Erica is an amazing Spanish teacher at Atlee.  I was so happy for her when she met Matt.  Erica and Matt are getting married next November in Richmond and their reception will be at The Boathouse at Rockett’s […]

Engagement

Matt + Erica | Engaged

January 13, 2020

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 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