Today is an especially RAD Tuesday because on of my recent love shoots is being featured on one of my all time favorite wedding blogs, Green Wedding Shoes! Green Wedding Shoes always showcases the most stylish and unique weddings & inspiration and I'm just SO honored to be on their blog! Thank you Jen!This week I will be sharing more gorgeous photos from this Lady and the Tramp inspired anniversary shoot but for now go take a peak at it on GWS:
Hey y'all!! I am so sorry I have not been blogging this week! But there is a good reason...I've been busy prepping for our bridal show debut! I've never exhibited at a show before but I'm really excited to announce I will be at The Festival Of Brides this weekend!!The Festival Of Brides is an upscale bridal show and it will be happening this Saturday and Sunday at the LA Convention Center! If you have been anxious to meet me, or see my albums and work in person this is a great chance! Also we will be running a special contest there which you definitely want to check out! Trust me! ;)What's even better is that you can get FREE tickets to the show! Please click the http://www.festivalofbrides.com/free-ticket-prereg-la.php for show information, registration and free tickets.I look forward to meeting you there!
Wow!!! Our Lady Gaga Wedding Inspiration shoot debuted on Wedding Chicks earlier this week, and it took the web by storm! I was not at all expecting such a big reaction, and I have been so blown away by all the sweet comments and shout outs we received! I've also been so excited to see the shoot pop up around the web! Just thought I'd take the time to share the additional press the shoot received!AMP 97.1 Radio Station featured the Gaga Wedding on their blog:
Utah Bride picked up the shoot as well:
Martha's Circle on Martha Stewart gave us a shout out:
And some brides on Project Wedding buzzed about our shoot too:
Bride Finds gave us a holla in their weekly recap in what was big in weddings this week!:
Thank you to everyone who let me know where they saw the shoot pop up! And thanks to everyone for your support! Love you all! xoxo!
Today it's like Christmas and my birthday came in March!!! I'm so excited to have two awesome features floating around the blogosphere today!!First up, remember that fabulous Serra Plaza Brunch?! Well today it is featured on one of my favorite blogs Grey Likes Weddings!Click here to see this Brunch Wedding Inspiration on Grey Likes:
Secondly, I was so very honored to be a part of a fabulous Lady Gaga Wedding Inspiration shoot...and today it's featured on Wedding Chicks!!Ever wonder what GaGa's wedding will be like?! Click here to see our predictions:
It's that time of year again.....time for WPPI! The world's biggest wedding photography convention! This year, thanks to the generosity of Leather Craftsmen, I have a full pass so I will be going to lots of lectures and learning a ton! I also will be involved on a few shoots. And of course, there will be some socializing too! Woohoo! I'm not really a Vegas person but I had a great time last year and I think this year will be even better. I promise to come back an even better and more awesome photographer! ;)So I will be out of the office Saturday 2/19 through Wednesday 2/23. I will have some email access but I honestly don't know how much time I will have to sit at the computer and write proper replies. So please forgive me if I'm a little slow in correspondence next week!And now I'll leave you with a cute picture from WPPI last year...
{Pictured above is Ellie M, Laurie Bracewell, Jenn King, Jasmine Star, moi, and Sarina Love}
YAY!! It has been a goal all of 2010 to see my work featured on the front page of Wedding Chicks. Because, seriously? I LOVE that blog!! So when I woke up this lovely January morning to see my photos there, I did the happiest of happy dances! Awesome. 2011, you already rock!! The pictures featured are wedding inspiration for a Secretariat/Horse Racing theme wedding! It's a must see!!Check out the Secretariat themed wedding inspiration on Wedding Chicks here:
And come back here tomorrow for more exquisite photos from this shoot!! :)
It's a new year!! Can you believe it's 2011 already?! I surely can't! But, I'm sooooo excited for this New Year! We have an exciting year ahead of us here at Ashleigh Taylor Photography! We have weddings all over SoCal and also a wedding in New Orleans!!! Laissez les bon temps rouler!But we still have slots to work with about 15 more couples in 2011! And that is our biggest goal for this new year-- to work with an AWESOME roster of soon-to-be-married couples in 2011. And also, a huge goal is to work with some of our favorite wedding vendors at some of our dream wedding venues. I really want to take my business to the next level in 2011 and I also really want expand my horizons, so my goal is to work with awesome clients who have awesome wedding plans in the works!! ;)When I set a goal, I don't rest until I achieve it! So, I came up with an idea... I have TWO giveaways in the works that I'm hoping will help me fulfill my goals of people and places I'd love to work with in 2011 and also GIVE BACK TO YOU! So here's the deal for giveaway #1. Below is a list of people and places I'm wishing and hoping and dreaming of working with in 2011. If you are a couple getting married at one of these places, or working with one of these vendors, I will GIVE you a free 16x20 canvas gallery wrap OR one free parent album* when you book any one of my 2011 wedding collections!! Yes, a free canvas gallery wrap or parent album (a $550 value) just for booking! But hurry, because this offer is only valid through February 14th, 2011!*You must book a collection which includes a wedding album in order to qualify for the free parent album. The canvas is available with all of our collections.Here is my wish list of venues I'd LOVE to shoot at in 2011:
The Viceroy, Santa Monica
The Viceroy, Palm Springs
The Oviatt Penthouse, Los Angeles
Smogg Shoppe, Culver City
Marvimon, Los Angeles
Vibiana, Los Angeles
Adamson House, Malibu
Crossroads Estate at Firestone Winery, Los Olivos (I die! I LOVE this venue)
Four Season's Resort The Biltmore, Santa Barbara
The Canary Hotel, Santa Barbara
The Skirball Center, Los Angeles
The Athenaeum, Pasadena
The Sunset Restaurant, Malibu (this is where I got married! LOVE!)
Shutters, Santa Monica
Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills
Craven Estate, Pasadena
Il Cielo, Beverly Hills
Geoffrey's, Malibu
Malibu Nature Preserve, Malibu
The Parker, Palm Springs
The SLS Hotel, Beverly Hills
Villa Del Sol D'Oro, Sierra Madre
Calamigos Ranch, Malibu
Inn of the Seventh Ray, Malibu
The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood
The London Hotel, West Hollywood
Montage, Laguna Beach
Seven Degrees, Laguna Beach
Reef Restaurant, Long Beach
Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
Union Station, Los Angeles
Figueroa Hotel, Los Angeles
Condor's Nest Ranch, San Diego
Rockwood Santa Barbara Women's Club, Santa Barbara
Bacara Resort, Santa Barbra
Pelican Hill, Newport Coast
St. Regis, Monarch Beach
The Bungalow Club, Los Angeles
Mission Inn, Riverside
La Venta Inn, Palos Verdes
The Wayfarer's Chapel, Palos Verdes
Hummingbird Nest Ranch, Simi Valley
Santa Barbara Courthouse, Santa Barbara
Casa Romantica, San Clemente
Serra Plaza, San Juan Capistrano
ANYWHERE IN HAWAII (yes, seriously, I'm dying to shoot a destination Hawaii wedding)
ANY DESTINATION BEYOND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (I LOVE destination weddings! Traveling is my favorite!!)
And here is my wish list for the wedding vendors I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to work with in 2011:
So as a reminder, if you are getting married at any of the places listed above, OR working with any of the vendors listed above, I will give you a free 16x20 Canvas Gallery Wrap OR a free parent album (valued at $550) just for booking one of my 2011 wedding collections! If this sounds good to you, please fill out an inquiry form and let me know who exactly you're working with, or what awesome place you're getting married at, and of course your wedding date! Then we can set up a consultation and chat more about details! This offer will expire February 14th, 2011, and all weddings must be booked by this date to receive this deal!
But wait...there's more! I know that there are still plenty of awesome people that I'd LOVE to work with that may not be getting married at any of my dream venues, or working with any people on my dream vendor list! So for giveaway #2, I will be giving away a free engagement/couple's session to take place in March 2011 in the Los Angeles area. Want to win it? Sure you do! To enter to win this engagement session you can do one or more of several things:
- Follow me on Twitter and Tweet about my New Year's Goals. Simply tweet this message: "Help @ashleightaylor8 achieve her 2011 goals! She's giving free goodies to couples w/ fab wedding plans! info here: http://bit.ly/e2lmUP" Doing this will enter you 1 time into the contest!
- Facebook about my New Year's Goals. First, you will have to Like us on Facebook so that you can tag us in your post. To tag us begin typing @Ashleigh Taylor Photography. Post this message as your status: "Help Ashleigh Taylor Photography achieve her goals for the New Year! She's giving away free goodies to couples w/ awesome wedding plans! get more info here: http://bit.ly/e2lmUP" Doing this will also enter you into the contest 1 time.
- Blog about it. You have a personal or professional blog? Sweet! Write an awesome post about my wish list and link to it on your blog! Make sure to leave a comment on this post linking back to where you blogged about it! Doing this will enter you into the contest 2 times.
- Do all of the above! If you are able to do all of the above you will be entered 5 times to this contest!!! Score!!
Lastly make sure to leave me a comment on this post to let me know where you have posted about my wish list! This way I can keep track of everyone who has entered! The winner will be selected at random and announced on February 14th, 2011. So make sure to stay tuned!!
Thanks to everyone for continuing to support my business and helping make my wildest dreams come true! I LOVE every single one of you more than you know! Happy New Year to everyone and may you each achieve all of your New Year's Goals as well!
xoxo
Ashleigh
YEEEEEEHAW Y'ALL!! I'm ponying up and spendin' the New Year in Cowboy Country aka College Station, TX! What am I doing here you may ask? Just visiting my pappy, er daddy! Yeah, my dad hates when I call him pappy, which makes calling him pappy SO much more fun!Anywho, I will be out of town until January 7. I will have access to email but am trying not to be online too much since I only see my dad like 2 weeks every year! So it MAY take a little longer than usual for me to reply to emails-- please allow up to 72 hours!Thanks, and I hope everyone has a FABULOUS NEW YEAR!!!!
'Tis the season! It is nearly the holidays and it's time to think about holiday cards and family gifts! Holiday mini-sessions are perfect for this! These short sessions are easy on the wallet and give you the beautiful pictures you need for your holiday cards, to give as gifts to family and friends, and of course to document your love and celebrate the season!Check out our flyer!!
If you have any questions about this deal, or are interested in booking a session please email me!
Booking season is upon us! Newly engaged couples everywhere are looking for fab wedding vendors, planning out wedding day logistics, and trying to communicate those plans with friends & family! A wedding website is an easy way to share information with guests, as well as let them to know who you are as a couple and share your photos! That is why wedding websites have become all the rage among modern brides!So I am super thrilled to announce a new perk to being an Ashleigh Taylor bride in 2011. We now offer a FREE wedding website to all new clients who book a wedding collection!The website will showcase your engagement photos, and your wedding photos too once the big day comes! It will also have a place to share important wedding info like your love story, the wedding day info, and even links to your registry! There is also a cool facebook integrated Guest Book where your friends & family can leave their well wishes & congrats! Should you wish to add a link to your wedding blog or info regarding your rehearsal dinner or shower, we can hook you up with that too! ;) After you book, you will receive a questionnaire of what info you want (or don't want) on the site and we will take it from there! No hard work for you! Just an easy-peasy fabulous wedding website!!So are you stoked??Check out a Christina & Syl's Wedding Website to get an idea of how yours will look!
Happy Friday everyone! Today is an extra happy Friday because Dani + Tony's fabulous Mr. and Mrs. session has been featured on Perfect Bound!Perfect Bound is one of my favorite wedding blogs right now because they focus so much on fashion, and glamorous and vintage details! If you are a bride you simply must check it out! You will totally be inspired!!Why not start getting hooked today?! And check out Dani + Tony on Perfect Bound!!
I was so excited to wake up this morning to find that Serene + Mike's beautiful Bacara Resort wedding was featured on The Wedding Yentas!! The Wedding Yentas is a wonderful blog for Jewish brides and grooms looking for inspiration as they plan their wedding! As a Jewish girl myself, I am really excited to have this wedding featured on Wedding Yentas. Every time I look at their site I learn, like, 10 things I didn't know about Jewish culture. It really is a great blog, and even if you're not Jewish, there is still tons of eye candy for readers to look at!Check out Mike + Serene on Wedding Yentas
I am back from Hawaii and SUPER THRILLED to announce the launch of my new website!!! Check it out my friends! www.ashleightaylorphotography.com
I knew I wanted to take my business to the next level, and after talking with friends and the fabulous Jasmine Star, I knew it was time to move beyond having just a blog and get a separate website of my very own! This website has been a labor of love for the past few months and it was definitely a collaborative effort! So I have a lot of people to thank for making it come together!!I decided to get a SHOWIT site because I was not at all interested in a template site and I had heard so many great things about the software and service from my friends. Showit is super cool because the software allows you to completely customize and update your site whenever you want. They are also super good with support and have soooo many great features! I am excited to learn even more about Showit as I update my site in the future.Nick Haskins of Spilled Milk Designs designed my website in Showit for me! I do not at all pretend to be a designer and I know that hiring SMD to design and build a custom site for me was one of my smartest business investments ever! Nick and the team had great ideas and totally made all my visions and wishes come true and they were very accommodating throughout the design process! :) I am SO happy with how it turned out! SO happy!The video was made by Floataway Studios and I can not recommend them enough for all your video needs! Mary and Scott were so fun and awesome to work with! And dang, do they have talent!! I am in LOVE with my video and I really hope you love it too!!The photos of just me on my about page were taken by my fabulous friend Katie Neal! I always love having my picture taken but Katie made it especially fun! And I LOVED how they turned out! The photos of me & AJ on the about page were taken by Palos Studio (our FABULOUS wedding photographers)! We love the Palos-- they are talented and FUN! And I will always treasure the pics they took of me & AJ!So yeah, I pretty much had a dream team working with me to make my dream website a REALITY! I am stoked about it! Go check it out and let me know what you think!!
Wow. I can hardly believe how busy I have been with photography lately. It has been AMAZING and a dream come true! However I could really use some r&r. So..... I am OFF to Hawaii!!! Oahu to be exact! I am really stoked to be going and I know this trip will rejuvenate me for the rest of my busy wedding season!So I will be out of the office until August 19th. My internet access & phone use will be limited. All emails will be returned on August 20th. :)Aloha!!!! And have a good week readers!PS- Yes I am aware I have been SUCKING at my Tuesday Top 5 lately. I will get back on track when I return I promise!!!
I'm feeling like I am on fire! I landed safely in LA today after an AH-MAZING DC Trip & wedding and found out 3 awesome things.1) I won a contest on photosister.com to get a sweet new black rapid women's camera strap! :) I've been anxiously awaiting this strap since I tried it on t WPPI in March! So to win was super sweet!
2) Zoe & Nima's awesome engagement session was featured last week on the new Style Unveiled!! Check it out!
3) And lastly but not leastly....I HAVE BEEN CHOSEN AS A FINALIST BY WEDDING CHANNEL AS ONE OF THE TOP WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY BLOGS! That's sooooooooooooooooooooooooo cool! Like, Elizabeth Messina is another nominee. And little ole me is nominated in the same category. HOLLA. But y'all. I need YOUR VOTES so I can win "Best Wedding Photography Blog." Yep, this little lady has her eyes on the prize! So if you read my blog & love it (or even just like it a little) please take a few secs to vote for me HERE!
I just wanna let everyone know that I will be out of the office from July 2 - July 11. I am going to be in DC for a week and then I am booked with weddings practically the second after I return! I will be checking email while in DC but I don't know how frequently. So please be patient, and understand I may not be able to get back to you as fast as I normally do! I will be returning all emails on Monday July 12. :)Thanks! And happy 4th of July to everyone!!!
OMG, internet. I apologize. Like seriously. I feel as if I have abandoned all of you. :( There are honestly no words to describe how crazy the last few months have been for me personally. Honestly, even I am amazed at how time consuming & difficult a process it is to be an executor of an estate. Emptying my grandparents apartment & distributing their belongings was a serious chore and one I spent every.single.day. for the last six weeks doing. And besides just being a physically daunting task, it was also a crazy emotional one. Its a weird thing....you know that someone you loved has passed, but there is their home all just the way they left it. As if they were coming back. Yesterday I closed the door on an empty apartment. And it hit me. They are gone. Their stuff is gone. They have no home anymore. Because they are not coming back. It was....rough.But the world turns and life goes on. And honestly I am so relieved to be closing the chapter on dealing with my grandparents death every single day and am looking forward to getting back to my life, and more importantly my business. And the timing worked out because July is a CRAZY busy month! I have a wedding every weekend!!! Woooooohoooo!!!!!!!!!! I cannot wait! Bring it on!So I am back. I will be blogging 2-3 times a week again. I will be clever on Tuesdays and share my top 5's. And I have some other big, fun things a-brewing too!But.....I will actually be out of town from July 2 (that's tomorrow! whoa!) through July 9. I'm going to DC for business & pleasure. First, AJ & I are celebrating our FIRST ANNIVERSARY!! WOOOO! And then we are shooting Pam & Justin's wedding, which I know will be awesome! So yeah, I am back but not...but back!To prove that I'm back in action, here's a teaser from a shoot I will be posting later today!
I am SOOOO excited to debut this new look to my blog! To be honest, for a long time I have been working on my branding, and though I really liked my logo, I knew there was a missing piece somewhere. I got my blog to a point I was okay with, I liked it well enough, but it wasn't quite right-- it wasn't quite me. For months it has been bothering me, and I have asked sooo many photographers "well should I rebrand? I'm not sure if it's right..I do like my logo though...I dunno..." I am sure I annoyed quite a few photographer-friends in the process!Last Thursday while having coffee with my good friend and fellow photographer Cindee Bae, we started talking about my blog/branding and kicking ideas around. Before I knew it she was over at my house helping me redesign EVERYTHING. Thanks to Cindee for designing this awesome new background based on my beloved shootsac, and also figuring out to round the corners on my blog, and just making it 100% better looking & more like me!!
I am soooo excited by this new look, and now the wheels are turning for a new, separate website to come out this summer! Yayyyyy!!! So what do you think of my new look? Leave your comments ;)
So I told y'all I'd be blogging at least 3 times a week. And I mean it FOR REALZ in 2010. Got that? FOR REALZ.So here is a new feature for your enjoyment. Tuesday Top 5! Kinda self explanatory, eh? Every Tuesday I post about 5 awesome-mc-blossom things! Things that make me tick! And things that make me jump for joy! So here goes!Top 5
- 2010! 2010 has been pretty sweet so far! I've met some great couples, and already shot a FANTASTIC wedding! Maybe the best wedding I have shot EVER! That's a good sign, no? I think 2010 is going to be great, so here's to the new year! And lots more awesome weddings ;)
- The Princess & The Frog!! OMG this movie rocked so hard!! I laughed, I sighed, I sang, I cried! It was beautiful. For those who haven't seen it, what are you waiting for?? For those who did see it, holla at me and tell me how much you loved it!!!
- Blackberry & Tmobile. Guys, I finally entered the modern age and got a smart-phone! It was actually FREE at Costco as long as I renewed my contract. Now I did want an iphone, but that was not free. Did I ever mention I love a good deal??? Especially FREE things! Yeah I do! I love good deals like whoa. So me and my new blackberry are getting to know each other. And I'd say, blackberry is kinda swell! Thanks Tmobile for helping get high-tech!
- Mika. Lately whenever I edit photos I listen to Mika (both of his CD's)...and maybe I sing along at the top of my lungs. Maybe. He's soooo good! A little glam rock, a little pop, a little je ne sais quoi! If y'all haven't listened to him, I say go for it! Even my husband can listen to him (which is RARE as my hubs dislikes most of my music choices)!
- Lady Gaga for Polaroid! Those who are my fb friends or follow me twitter probably know I uber heart Lady Gaga. She is without a doubt my favorite artist out there right now! And now she is CREATIVE DIRECTOR for a Polaroid specialty division. I'm excited to see where this partnership goes. I heart polaroid and have been wanting it to come back with a bang. And now my homegirl is trying to take the iconic camera into the future! Sweet! Click here to watch an awesome interview with more info!
So I guess I can't leave y'all without a picture right? Well I can...but then you'd say HOW RUDE! So here is a teaser from last Saturday's frickin' awesome wedding-- my first wedding of 2010. The blog post for this wedding is probably gonna be HUGE. Because there are too many good shots. Too many! But for now I'll just leave you with one.
Happy Tuesday!!!
{ Planning a 2010 Wedding? CONTACT ME for info on rates and availability }
I have received several inquiries about when my next Marathon Boudoir shoot would be, which got me thinking that I'd love to do one in time for Valentine's day! I mean boudoir pictures are pretty much the most awesome Valentine's gift idea ever! So I've nailed down a date: January 17th, which I know is only a week from today, but I hope that despite the short notice you will join me! My past marathons have just blown me out of the water and I know this one will be even better!!!So here is the scoop of what all is included:
- Sunday January 17 at The Crescent Hotel in Beverly Hills!
- 1 hour photography time
- 3-4 looks (outfit changes)
- 50 FULLY EDITED images on disc - and you get to choose your 50 images
- Printing rights to these images - you can make prints wherever/whenever!
- Your images will be mailed out to you by Feb 1st, just in time for Valentine's day, provided that you select your 50 images within 24 hours of receiving your gallery
The cost of the session will be $350.Please email me ASAP at info@ashleightaylorphotography.com if you or anyone know you is interested, and I will send you a contract and paypal invoice (payment is due in full to reserve your spot). I can take up to 5 girls, and may even be able to squeeze someone in on 1/16 at 3:00pm if that is better for any of you. The deadline to reserve your spot is Weds 1/13 at midnight!Thank you! And have a fabulous day!
