Funny that just yesterday I posted about how the session side of my photography business is on hold and then today I post a session. Figures it would work that way. I have been anxiously awaiting when I could post this session. We did it in May, but had to wait until after the wedding...
Great job Ashley, as always! I have a cousin who could pass as this young lady’s twin, especially the last photograph!
I was wondering if you were going to post this one. I remember seeing you that day. These are just stunning Ashley!
Beautiful as ALWAYS!
these are beautiful!!
I especially like the 2nd one down with the tree rows behind her. And her flowers are gorgeous!
Simply gorgeous. I love them especially the vintage feel. Great job!
BEautiful!!!
Fantastic…I bet she loved these! The new blog theme is amazing too…..love the look and the concept!
Looking at these pictures makes me want to get married again (to my husband of course) just to have you take our pictures! Love the new website too!
Your blog is beautiful! I can’t get over the wonderful pictures of the family at the top. (The bride was gorgeous too) Very creative photos-I’m loving it.
Ashley, I have fallen in love with the pictures all over again! Thank you so much! They are just BEAUTIFUL!
Christi Bjornberg
Beautiful! I’m so blessed to have Christi as my sister-in-law!
Wow…choosing a name for our daughter was so much harder than the boys. Name meaning/signifcance is important to us. We look forward to the days in the future when we can tell our kids why they received the names they did and why we pray certain things over them. With that said, I would like...
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What a beautiful story! Welcome Breese!
Welcome to the big wide world Breese. What a wonderful story of her name and what an amazing future that she will have. Thanks for sharing. She is gorgeous.
What a Beautiful Name…Breese! I love her story…she is precious and very blessed!
Oh welcome to the world little Breese! And what a beautiful, thoughtful, meaningful name. She’s utterly gorgeous…well done, you clever mama you! (And you’re *really* not helping the baby fever with that little dumpling!!!)
Congratulations on your sweet, precious baby girl! She is absolutely beautiful! With a gorgeous name to match! LOVE it!!!! Well worth the wait. 
And I love, love, love all the sweet thought that went into her name. Perfect!!! Welcome to the world sweet Breese!!!
she is so beautiful!! the name is perfection! i have to admit i got a little teary when i saw the pic of grandpa. i can imagine how touched he must have felt by her name.
I LOVE the name and the story behind it, Ashley! What a beautiful picture of your grandmother you shared, too! Good luck in the next few days of getting adjusted! 
BEAUTIFUL! ABSOLUTELY BEUTIFUL!
Beautiful in every way: the baby, the story, the name.
What a perfect name for such an incredibly beautiful baby girl. The meaning and significance is wonderful and so well thought through. I hope she is a firecracker and will give her brothers a run for their money.
What a perfect name…she is so beautiful and so is her name. Enjoy that little new baby girl…she makes my heart just melt.
Love the pictures too!
Oh Breese is absolutely beautiful! I love her already. She is incredibly blessed to be part of your family. Oh precious… thanks so much for sharing.
I love the significance of her name. She is such a blessing to your family and many others. I hope she is your firecracker…strong in spirit, and strong in love.
She is precious– I love all the pictures—her little legs are sooo long—and I love the krate one. Very very sweet and special one with your grandfather….What a neat family!!
God Bless and ENJOY that bundle of joy!! Love her name!!!
Oh Ashley, how precious! I love the name and love the story behind her name! My favorite picture above is of Chris holding Breese in the black & white…it reminds me of the song, “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.” Congratulations!
What a beautiful and special name! How can one not be a fire cracker with three older brothers!! Congratulations on such a beautiful baby girl! Hope you are getting some sleep and getting used to seeing a baby with bows on her head.
Crying here!! Beautiful name for a beautiful girl!! How special and sweet you introducing her to your grandfather. I can’t wait to get to meet her in person, I just couldn’t bring myself to come visit in the hospital with all my kids in tow. Enjoy settling in!!
CHRIS AND ASHLEY…SUCH A BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. LOVE TO YOU ALL… MARY C.
I LOVE IT! Picking a little girls name is so hard and you guys did a great job.
I love her name and more importantly, I love the significance behind it. Your grandpa must have been so proud and touched.
she’s beautiful. with a beautiful name.
i wish i could cuddle her…and smell her head.
she is simply beautiful. and what a beautiful name–didn’t expect to have to pull out the tissues when checking in to the blog today. thanks for sharing her beautiful pix and story. be blessed!
wow, congratulations! what a beautiful name and such great meaning. enjoy your new baby girl!!
Tears came to my eyes when I saw the last picture. What a blessing! Welcome Breese!
Wow! I love the story behind her name! She is precious…congrats!
Congratulations! She is absolutely beautiful and has a name to match.
May God give you a lifetime of wonderful years with your wonderful little angel.
Wow….I was on the verge of tears the entire time I was reading this post…unti I saw your grandpa’s face…then, the tears flowed. I can’t imagine the great pride he feels knowing that the legacy of his Breese continues…..just beautiful.
Oh my goodness!! Congratulations – she is just DARLING. I love her name, I love the pictures, and I especially love the look on your Grandpa’s face. Congrats!!!!
She is absolutely beautiful! We are so happy for you and your family. We pray abundant blessings on your happy home.
I got a little emotional when you shared about your grandma and grandpa. Very awesome of you to carry on your grandma’s legacy. On a funnier note, I love Breese’s karate skills. Those will definitely come in handy!
Congratulations!!! What a PRECIOUS little girl. Love the name and it’s significance.
Breese has the prettiest little hair line. GOD Blessings on the entire family.
I just found your blog a few days ago (through Design Sponge) and I love it! Your photos are inspiring. Congratulations on the birth of beautiful Breese. I look forward to reading along with the others in the future.
Congrats! I am so excited that you got a girl!I hope you are doing well. I look forward to seeing more pictures!
Just curious. What is the meaning behind all the other names in the family? She is beautiful, enjoy these few short weeks that she is so tiny. You do remember how fast that changes, right?
She is breathtaking!! And what a beautiful name it suits her! Congrats to you and your family I bet her big brothers are in love. Where did you find the white blanket with polka dots. It is so sweet. I’m expecting my first girl in September. Enjoy every second and thanks for sharing.
What a Beautiful expression of love to put such caring thoughtfulness into her name. It is perfectly wonderful and I am just sure that your grandfather could not have been more pleased. She is just as beautiful as her name. Enjoy even the hard times, they all pass so quickly.
Girl, you almost made me cry. Part sentimental, but mostly joy! For your whole family. Welcome to the girl world little momma! She is a lucky girl to have a family like yours. God bless!
What a beauty! Her name is perfectly fitting. I’m so happy for you all. Congrats!
She is so precious! I love her name and the story behind it! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, congratulations! She is just beautiful! I love the significance of her name.
Just thought I would let you in on the conversation with Dad (grandpa in the pics). He called right after you left his house with Breese. I can’t remember the last time I heard so much excitment in his voice. He was beeming with pride and said Grandma would have loved the name, what an honor. He also asked me if you told me that he had big ole tears in his eyes when you intorduced him to Breese. Thanks for sharing the story of her name and putting the biggest smile on Grandpa’s (Dad’s) face I seen in a while.
welcome to the family….Breese.
Lovely name, lovely photos, have a wonderful time getting to know your new daughter
Congratulations Ashley and family! She is one gorgeous little girl.
I’m speechless! I pray that she is truly that firecracker girl that I’m sure she will be. As those who have girls will probably agree with, little girls sure bring a different level of joy and excitement to a family. Enjoy bonding with her and I’ll call you soon!
What a precious baby girl! I know that you must be head over heels in love with her by now. I’m so happy for you and Chris. Enjoy all that pink!
She is one of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen! I love her name and the meaning that it holds. May God bless you and your family!
these are all so adorable and i love the story of her name. wow! beautiful.
There are so many things I love about photography, but probably the biggest is getting to meet incredible families and individuals….and getting to do special things for them. I met Trinity back in college. We actually were suite mates my sophomore year, but hadn’t seen eachother since. A year or so ago we ran into...
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Awesome pics Ashley. Trin and Autumn…you truly ARE blessed. Your daughters are gorgeous and the Father shines through them!!! I can’t wait to meet them!!!
You know one of my favorite things in the world is seeing a unique family. All families are only built by the Lord and I love it when He breaks away from what people consider “normal” and builds a beautiful family!!!
Thank you for letting them share their story. What precious girls (and I loved their dresses).
I also checked out the blog and added it to my google reader. I know the Horton family and they never cease to inspire. I look forward to watching their little video on the blog. And everything else adoption-wise the blog has to share.
Have a creative day! : )
Natasha
Autumn and Trinity, amazing!!! I love to see how God has used you to show God’s love to 4 little girls who needed to see that. WOW!
That story and those pictures have me in tears. I LOVE people like this!! Thank God for people like this!! I’m so glad you shared it. Thanks for putting a link to the Adopt(ed) page. I’d love to share their story on their as well if that’s OK.
How incredibly beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing this story. Trinity and Autumn thank you for being faithful and bringing a little bit of heaven to earth with your love.
What a beautiful family. I love that story; may God continue to bless them as those beautiful girls grow up to be wonderful women like the women who adopted them. Thanks for sharing this story.
Ashley….Thank you SO MUCH! I was at camp all morning and didn’t check your blog til just now. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the pictures. I am still in awe of God’s love and that he chose Autumn and I for these girls! THANK YOU! I hope this helps people get involved in foster/adoption/orphan care in any way!
Trinity
Seriously Ashley! These are incredible pictures and it makes me want you to photograph our family so bad! The story is incredible and I thank you for yet again being a positive voice and reminder for adoption!
I love the adopt(ed) blog…add it to my favorites. It is so amazing to see different stories of adoption. Yes, charissa, it is fine to share our story…let me know if I need to do anything.
Thanks for posting! I told Trin a few months back that someone HAD to tell their story…it was just too good to go untold! Thank you!
As an adoptive mama, this greatly blessed my heart. Every adoption story is unique and beautiful and this one is truly sweet. As someone who had the privilege to know Trinity and Autumn for a short time, I am not even the least bit surprised at the direction God has taken them in life. Ashley, thanks for sharing their story.
Oh my, what an amazing family and story…I love it. And, what beautiful pictures of all those girls!!
Jeannette
What a great story and what great pictures. Those girls are beautiful!
Could you share where to find the Adopt(ed) t-shirts? My son is from Guatemala, and my husband and I would love to get all three of us t-shirts!
What an amazing family! I love the how adoption is such a picture of what Christ does for all of us.
Well go ahead and grab your Monday morning cup of coffee…this is going to be a long post. My wedding season has come and gone as the rest of the wedding photography world is just gearing up. It was bittersweet to shoot my last wedding for what could be a very long while. I couldn’t...
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Ashley, these are amazing. Brian and I appreciate the love the you put into this! You and Chris were perfect to work with, and we cannot thank you enough for capturing the true essence of the day.
Congratulations again Morgan and Brian. Absolutely beautiful pictures and every single one of them shows what true love looks like. I wish you two the best of luck in your journey together. Keep in touch.
Love always,
Chelsea
Ash — the pictures are absolutely beautiful! As some chapters close and others open, I can’t wait to see all God has in store for your amazing gifts of beauty, creativity and love. Well done.
How bittersweet for you. Looked like it was a beautiful ceremony, as always, love your pictures. Enjoy your hiatus, hopefully it isn’t forever.
ASHLEY!!!!!
these are so good! it’s amazing.
i love all of them!
what a beautiful wedding…gowns…setting…shoes!
all so good.
awesome job.
surely you aren’t quitting forever….just for a season?
So beautiful! Morgan and Brian, thanks for letting me share in your special day! CONGRATULATIONS!!
ashley, these are amazing…as always! by the way, you look gorgeous! love the belly.
What a beautiful post Ash! Good job to you too Chris! You two make an amazing and awesome team.
Just stunning! This post is so bittersweet, I am so happy for you to have more time with your babies but I will miss seeing your weddings so much. Sniff sniff….
We hope you are very happy! We are so glad that we were with you for your beautiful wedding! We will remember it always. Your wedding pictures are fabulous!
Love, Andrea and Gary
WOW! Ashley & Chris…AMAZING shots! Most impressed you guys! I’m sad it’s your last for a while, too, but so happy of the priority of family! God bless you and your family!
As to Brian and Morgan, I love you guys so much and look forward to our trips to Red River together!! YAY!
Morgan, we welcome you with open arms into our family!
Brian, well, I just love you too much and can’t say much more without welling up. :OP Remember Ephesians 5:22-23.
Ash – these are all amazing and beautiful. You definitely ended well… very, very well. And as Rach said, I can’t wait to see how God is going to use this insane talent of yours next… You are such an incredible photographer and have blessed so many of us over the past three years. Thank you, friend.
morgan – i love you and think your day was beautiful. thanks for one more family wedding!!! And I really loved Brian’s family. I hope to get to know brian more soon. Don’t for Univ of Colorado PA school!
Ashley – you are amazing! Maybe you shouldn’t quit shooting weddings??? And that little guy picking flowers is mine. Could you email me prices for a 11×14. My mom and I both want one. I know you took a bunch of Kate (my daughter), where might I find those????
mary ashley voelmle
Amazing pictures! So blessed to be a part of your special day!
Wow! These pictures are fabulous.
As always BEAUTIFUL pics. I envy every single couple who were lucky enough to have you as their wedding photographer. “If I had only known.” Note to self….Contact Chris as a possible photographer replacement since we lost ours.
I had the honor of shooting Brian & Morgan’s wedding over the weekend, so I am now able to share some of her bridal portraits. We originally had this session scheduled for the night the blizzard hit Tulsa…glad we postponed for better weather. Check back next week for the wedding!
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So pretty! I luv, luv, LUV her flowers. Can’t wait to see the wedding.
Morgan, you look so pretty and it so fun to see you so “grown up”. Ashley, great job as always.
Morgan — you are so beautiful!! Congratulations!
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