Ashley Wexler Photography

TL;DR - We could not have been more fortunate to have found Ashley to be our wedding photographer - not only were we thrilled with our photos, she made us feel comfortable and joyful throughout the entire process! The long version - We found Ashley through The Knot at the outset of our wedding planning process. Being from the Bay Area myself, it was important to me to have a wedding photographer who knew the region well and her expertise and familiarity with the area impressed me in our initial conversations. However, my now-husband and I currently live on the East Coast, adding an additional layer of complexity for scheduling and planning. Ashley was patient with us as we nailed down a date and a venue before we were ready to confirm a photographer and she answered all of our questions about the logistics and contracting process with candor and responsiveness. However, it was during our engagement session that we realized just how lucky we were to be working with Ashley. We had a limited window of time to do the shoot while back in the Bay Area visiting family, and the forecast had some rain for the date we selected. Ashley was positive and upbeat the entire time, not complaining once about the weather and making it a super fun experience for us as well. Ashley is so talented that she was able to “make lemonade out of lemons,” leveraging the challenging circumstances to produce beautiful and unique photos that we absolutely love. In advance of our actual wedding, our travel schedule from the East Coast meant that we weren’t able to do a walkthrough of the venue with Ashley. She went above and beyond, reaching out to the venue to set up a separate walkthrough and sending us shots of various backdrops to get our feedback. She also scouted offsite locations for our golden hour photos. On the day of the wedding, seeing Ashley felt like seeing an old friend. Getting ready and first look are both very emotional parts of the day so we felt so fortunate that we felt so comfortable with her there to document it all. She also calmly and cheerfully was able to adapt and go with the flow on our wedding day, even when the toasts ran long. This was when her knowledge of the area really shone - she was able to capture stunning golden hour photos with a beautiful view that feel both very unique to us as well as rooted in the Bay Area, the place we call home - all under a compressed timeline. Her eye for the right framing and locations around the wedding venue itself also made for gorgeous, artistic photos that we were thrilled with. We cannot recommend Ashley highly enough!