About this vendor
Hi, I'm Ashley! In 2013, I was an aesthetician who had a knack for using my Canon Rebel T3 to take personal photos of my life and friends. That hobby slowly bloomed into a small photography business, and that year, I took my first ever second-shooting gig at a wedding. Ten+ years later, my passion for documenting life's most precious moments and inspiring others to pursue their dreams has been my driving force as a seasoned business owner.
I live in the good ol' heart of Virginia with my Daughter Reagan, and our Yorkie Terrier, Daisy. I love being by the water whenever possible, and I'm the first to volunteer if there's water-skiing or wake-boarding involved. I'm passionate about spreading positivity, eating taco bell (or any Mexican food, really), and making an impact. When I'm not wearing my mom hat, there's a good chance I'm busy talking astrology with friends, aligning my chakras, giving back to local charities, or jamming out to country music during an intense editing session.
My photography style is bold, colorful, and timeless. I'm a sucker for black & white photos and often feel they're best-fit for candid moments that exude emotion. I strive to capture my clients at their "ultimate happy" by creating a genuine and natural experience behind my lens. I enjoy encapsulating small details, raw emotions, and unique connections. My clients will tell you- I'm an extremely organized type-a personality, and I like to run a tight ship (must be the Virgo in me). You can always count on me to arrive early and ready to provide clear direction during a shoot. We will laugh, we will play, and we will likely become friends and grab food afterward. That's my thing; cultivating life-long relationships by turning clients into friendships. I'm a firm believer in pouring love into the people who support my goals and dreams, so don't be surprised when you receive a random text of encouragement, a 'thank you' package in the mail, or a personalized holiday card from my family to yours. Once we've worked together, we're in this thing for life, baby!
Do I sound like the perfect photographer for you? Do you want to follow along and support my journey as a "mompreneur"? Contact my website and find me on social media! I'd love to connect.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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Ashley photographed our engagement and wedding and was absolutely AMAZING! She had a 2nd shooter Chloe with her on the wedding day who was a dream to work with as well. Ashley made...
the planning part easy, help me organize my timeline down to everyone's name who I wanted a photo with to make the day of a breeze. She is easy going and makes you feel comfortable, which makes for even better photos. 10/10 recommend!!
Ashley is absolutely FANTASTIC! We worked with Ashley for both our engagement photos and wedding photos and we could not have asked for a better person who truly captured our pers...
onalities and the entire vibe of our wedding. Ashley provides such a calming presence when she is photographing, which made us totally relaxed throughout all the various photo opportunities. Ashley has a classic style to her photography that makes her photographs timeless, and our photos will truly be heirlooms that we have displayed in our home for years to come. We loved working with Ashley and plan to use her for future photos of our family!
Having worked with Ashley on an whole wedding weekend, I can to tell you that she is very professional, is very flexible and open to ideas, and is just all around fun to work with!...
Look forward to working with her again in the future!
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Ashley is an absolute pleasure to work with! Very professional and pays attention to what you want. She kept me organized before the wedding on what I needed to have for her to cap...
ture exactly what I wanted for my wedding photos. She also did my bridal portraits, which turned out amazing! The detail shots she captured from the wedding were so great and we have used her since for all our family milestones!
I can’t imagine anyone doing a better job at my engagement and wedding photos! She is easy to work with and has a way with lighting. I will absolutely be using her again for all ou...
r photo needs!
We are SO thankful for Ashley of Ashley Dorton Photography, who stepped up to the plate when we found ourselves without a photographer 2 months before the wedding. We were so thank...
ful for her willingness to work our event, even though she had planned for it to be her fun night off, and she was SOOO incredibly helpful throughout the entire process. She went above and beyond for us in every way possible (she even helped us hang up our lights the night before!), and we absolutely LOVE our gorgeous photos. The walls of our home will be filled with them forever more. We're so thankful for Ashley and we look forward to having her photograph all of our future life milestones! 10/10 recommend!
Ashley was so much fun and super easy to work with! She did both our engagement photos and our wedding photos. She is incredibly flexible and if you don't know what you're doing, s...
he is a pro at helping you pose and feel comfortable. Our engagement photos came out great and the sneak peeks of our wedding photos are AMAZING. I cannot wait to see the rest. Thank you so much for making our wedding day so memorable and special!
Ashley was GREAT! She was wonderful working with us with our puppy not only for our engagement pictures but also are wedding. She was patient and got the perfect shots of us and ou...
r puppy. When the day before we moved locations where I got ready she didn't bat an eye she rolled right along with it and our wedding turned out so wonderful thanks to her services.
Ashley was our photographer for our July 2016 wedding in India as well as our July 2016 wedding in Virginia. She was very easy to work with and was prompt in planning and completin...
g the necessary steps to photograph our wedding in India. While in India, Ashley worked well with all of our Indian vendors and took amazing pictures. After the trip to India, she felt like family!
We had our second wedding within a week of returning from India and Ashley was fantastic! She quickly edited pictures from our India wedding so we could use them in a slideshow presentation she created during our Virginia reception. We also used her photobooth services and our family and friends enjoyed the photobooth -- including my grandmother who tends to shy away from photos. Overall, we highly recommend Ashley especially to those brides and grooms planning weddings outside of the US!
Amazing quality photos and caught every moment. We got the second photographer and additional hours, which for us was still an amazing deal and got everything we wanted. The pictur...
es were amazing and we got them in a reasonable time frame for how booked she gets. Get in touch ahead of time and you will not regret it!
Ashley did an amazing job with our wedding photography! She did our Save the Date photos as well as our wedding photos. We appreciated her flexibility when we had to move our weddi...
ng up one day due to the arrival of Hurricane Matthew! Thank you so much!
We booked Ashley Dorton Photography for our wedding coming up in April, 2017. She recently took our engagement pictures and every picture is absolutely perfect! My fiancé had dislo...
cated shoulder and took off his sling for our pictures but you would have never known. Ashley was so careful about how his arm was placed and making sure we were comfortable. Ashley even stepped into the water to get the perfect picture while my fiancé and I were in a boat on the pond. I'm truly lucky to have her as our photographer to capture these moments as we begin our journey!!
We have first used Ashley for our engagement pictures almost 2 years ago! They came out PERFECT and we couldn't be happier, so we moved on to wedding photographer! Now, she has fol...
lowed us through every step of this crazy journey of life and she is doing out maternity pictures!! We couldn't be happier with the work Ashley has done and the timely manner she gets back to us with answers for questions as well as pictures!!
Ashley was extremely friendly and personable and so easy to work with! It was a hot muggy evening engagement photo shoot by the river and we were a grumpy bunch but she was able to...
work with us and get TONS of stunningly beautiful shots!! She was so patient and never appeared annoyed! Would highly recommend for engagement, family, etc. She was great with our 7yr old too!!!
Ashley is an amazing photographer. She knows how to have fun and get everyone laughing and enjoying their time. She's not afraid to roll around on the ground just to capture the pe...
rfect picture!
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