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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. 

Tuckahoe Spring I had been looking forward to this session ever since I met Corey and Lauren for coffee a few months ago! We had so much in common and I absolutely loved chatting with them. I was looking forward to photographing them with their dog, Hank. You can imagine my excitement when just weeks […]

Engagement

Historic Tuckahoe Spring Engagement Session | Corey & Lauren

April 22, 2024

Another photographer reached out to me on instagram when I posted Will and Brooke’s Hollyfield Manor wedding sneak peek photos telling me how beautiful the photos were. The best response to that and to sum up their day was that everything was SO SEAMLESS. The weather? Perfect. The venue and planner? AMAZING! The couple? Super […]

Weddings

Classic Hollyfield Manor Wedding | Will & Brooke

June 28, 2023

Rainy Charlottesville Wool Factory Wedding Leading up to Annie and Adam’s wedding day, I was obsessively checking the weather and finally decided that it was going to rain all day long and we’d make beautiful portraits inside. You can imagine my surprise when the forecast changed literally 30 minutes after I arrived at The Wool […]

Weddings

Charlottesville Wool Factory Wedding | Annie + Adam

May 3, 2023

Spring at Keswick Vineyard You may think you shouldn’t get married at a vineyard when the vines aren’t in full bloom, but I’m here to tell you it is just as beautiful!! When I showed up in early April to Keswick, I found so many great spots to take photos- truly one of the my […]

Weddings

Spring Keswick Vineyard Wedding | Kacie & James

April 20, 2023

My favorite post to do all year long!!!!! This is the 7th annual superlatives post and it was so hard to narrow these down. I’m so so so thankful for every couple that trusts me with such a huge part of their wedding day. I don’t take this job lightly and each of these weddings […]

Weddings

2022 Bride and Groom Superlatives

January 4, 2023

Growing up I was obviously the one that made sure that all our family memories were captured and a certain someone did not always agree with me wanting to take photos. This same someone got engaged at the end of October and has since had me photograph the proposal and now engagement photos and I […]

Engagement

Belle Isle Engagement Session | Steven & Mikayla

December 23, 2022

I am so excited to share Ellie and Gray’s Richmond engagement session with you today! When I saw the forecast was saying the high temperature was going to be in the 40’s, I texted Ellie thinking they would cancel. I’m SO glad they didn’t because we had the most beautiful light and it really wasn’t […]

Engagement

Maymont & Monument Avenue Engagement | Ellie & Gray

November 30, 2022

Kacie and James had a beautiful evening to do engagement photos here in Richmond! They came in town from Charlottesville with their adorable pups- Bentley and Judy. When they told me they weren’t bringing a dog sitter I was a little nervous but their dogs were so well behaved and so much fun to have […]

Engagement

Kacie + James | Engaged

November 13, 2022

I’m so excited to share Emily and Matthew’s beautiful summer wedding at Seven Springs. We had a hot day but you would have never known by the amount of joy and fun these two and their guests had!! Emily and Matthew were both so organized and detail oriented which made my job so much easier. […]

Weddings

Summer Seven Springs Wedding | Emily & Matthew

July 23, 2022

I don’t even know where to start when recapping this amazing wedding!! Susannah and Spencer live in Maryland and planned a wedding at the beautiful Boars Head Resort in Charlottesville. Even being a state away, no detail was left out and everything turned out beautifully! Susannah and Spencer remind me a little of my husband […]

Weddings

Charlottesville Boars Head Inn and Resort Wedding | Susannah & Spencer

July 9, 2022