Griot Photo
About This Vendor
Artistic Lifestyle and Wedding Photography
Griot Photo uses natural light, documentary style photography to capture your story organically as it unfolds. My goal is to capture authentic moments, full of passion, and fun! If you feel uncomfortable in front of the camera, let's chat. You deserve natural, unposed, real moments to remember your big day.
Details
Business Attributes
Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
Bridal Portraits, Day After Session, Engagement
Photo & Video
Digital Files, Online Proofing, Photo, Printed Enlargements, Second Shooter Available, Social Media Sharing, Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
Artistic, Classic, Documentary, Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
Getting Engaged, Rehearsals & Parties, After Party, Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
Pricing for Griot Photo
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Griot Photo Reviews
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Ashley was nothing short of AMAZING during our entire wedding process! From navigating our engagement shoot during Covid to being completely flexible, unbelievably supportive, and helpful when we had to change venues. She’s also knowledgeable, ...
able to coach a bride, aka me, who’s not the best at posing, and really fun to work with. She takes the vision you have and makes it a reality with her stunning ability to capture the most beautiful moments. I would book her over and over and cannot wait to work with her again when we renew our vows in 2021!
I used Griot Photo for my boudoir photos. I was super nervous to take them, but Ashley made the entire process super comfortable and easy. I had selected a few poses to use from IG, and she had tons of great suggestions for more. She posed me a...
nd coached me through getting THE STEAMIEST shots, highlighting my best, ahem... assets. She even asked me beforehand if I had any areas I did NOT want to highlight!
Once I got them back for review, I was in shock! They are seriously amazing and so, so sexy. I don’t feel like a sex goddess in my day-to-day, but these photos say otherwise. And it’s all from the excellent coaching and angle-work that Ashley provided during the session. She helped me feel so comfortable in my own skin throughout the entire process.
Her entire process is seamless, from signing the contract to selecting photo favorites. And she’s so much fun to work with! I would highly recommend Griot Photo if you’re considering Boudoir photos! You won’t regret it.
Ashley was a dream to work with! She handled so many massive changes in wedding plans with so much grace. She truly makes an awkward experience of getting in front of a camera for many people, so much fun. My family couldn’t stop complimenting ...
how great, fun, a relaxing she was to be around!
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Ashley gave us BEAUTIFUL wedding photos. Our pictures perfectly combine great lighting with genuine moments that make us feel like we're still in the room. She was also amazing to work with- she made "cheesy" pictures fun and kept the wedding p...
arty and family focused for group photos. Ashley also coordinated a second photographer for stunning panoramic shots of the Naval Academy Chapel.
Ashely is amazing!! My fiancé and I hired her for our wedding to take place this past April. We had a photo shoot for engagement photos in December and she made us feel so comfortable and her photos truly showcased our love. Our wedding was del...
ayed due to the Coronavirus and she was more than accommodating in helping us re-coordinate our wedding day. Definitely recommend to anyone in the area for any type of photos!
Ashley made us feel like we were her favorite clients the entire time. As the bride, I felt like the most beautiful girl in the room. Ashley was very easy to work with and on the day of the wedding, she felt like she was my wedding coordinator,...
not just my photographer. She was on schedule the entire day and kept things rolling without me ever having to stress or lose my cool. She's very open to suggestions on where to shoot or poses to try. Her style of photography was what really drew us to her in the first place. Our engagement and wedding photos were absolutely stunning! Ashley also works with some great photographers as her second shooters. She definitely has some great connections and stands out amongst the rest! We received over 1400+ wedding photos just did take 90 days to receive. It felt a little long to get photos since by that point, the wedding felt so long ago. People had already moved on by then. I would have been fine getting less photos in a shorter amount of time, but if you want good quality photos, you can't go wrong with choosing her. Literally every single photo we received was one I could have put into our wedding album! It was so hard to narrow them down to our formal album. I was so happy to have chosen Ashley for our wedding photographer that I actually have used her a bit for professional shoots at work as well. Five stars!
Ashley is simply amazing! My husband and I felt so comfortable with her during both our engagement session and throughout the entire wedding day. She was both extremely personable and extremely professional. In fact, we received so many comment...
s from guests on how friendly and wonderful she was!
Our pictures have turned out absolutely beautiful and we are so lucky to have someone who captured every special moment of our big day in such a beautiful way.
In addition to how talented she is when it comes to photography, she also went above and beyond to offer help throughout our planning process by sending vendor recommendations and always checking in on us. She has morphed from a great wedding vendor into a great friend! I cannot recommend Ashley enough, anyone would be lucky to have her as part of their special day!!
Ashley is AMAZING!! She makes you feels so comfortable and will tell you exactly what poses to do (if that's what you need) so that you get great pictures. My sister used her for her engagement shoot and wedding, so I decided to as well. We to...
ok our engagement pictures on a Wednesday and the next day I got the email that the gallery was ready. I have friends who have waited 4 months! Our engagement photo shoot really solidified the fact that we made the right choice when picking Ashley!!
Ashley is a dream to work with! She made our engagement shoot so fun and it felt like we were all just friends hanging out. She made an experience that can feel awkward so relaxing and authentic. Can’t wait to have her shoot our wedding!
Ashley was really personable and friendly. She made the photo session easy and our engagement photos looked amazing! We plan on booking her for our wedding as well:)
Ashley was the utmost professional and talented photographer. She was easy to work with, had great ideas and an uncanny ability to find the right locations, lighting, and scenery for incredibly wonderful results. the hallmark of a great photogr...
apher is when you do not even know they are there during the event but seem to capture the entirety of the event. We would use Ashley again in a split second!
Ashley came high recommended by multiple friends, and she did not disappoint. She worked well under pressure with our large wedding party and throughout the rain storm that lasted the majority of our wedding day. She orchestrated an amazing fir...
st look location and captured the most perfect moments from our entire wedding day. We have memories that we will cherish forever thanks to Griot Photo!
Ashley is absolutely amazing. Everything from the booking process to finalizing details prior to the wedding was seamless. She was able to accommodate a last minute bridal portrait session the week of the wedding- which turned out breathtaking....
Unfortunately, there was torrential rain the day of the wedding- but Ashley never missed a beat or a photo op... looking back on pictures you would never know it rained. She even offered for my husband and I to meet a few weeks after the wedding to take sunset photos at our reception venue since we were unable to get those due to the rain. She continuously goes over and above for her clients, and treats everyone like family. She is a true artist and I would highly recommend her for any photography needs. I know I will be using her again for all my family's needs in the future.
Ashley is simply the best. I’ve been a wedding party member, and a guest at several weddings that she has worked and they have been absolutely perfect! She is a true professional that knows how to make the entire experience fun for everyone. Sh...
e is dedicated to giving each couple their dream experience and works hard to tailor her amazing talent for each individual couple. I have referred her to several couples with full confidence that they will absolutely love their photos!
Ashley was truly amazing! She was super professional! She also made making payments so super easy. Everything that we asked for she made it happen. We are so blessed by all the special moments that she captured.
Response from the Vendor on 09/30/2019
Kim, your family was such a pleasure to work with! So many beautiful moments and so much love. Thank you for your sweet words. I hope to be able to work with y'all again in the future.
Ashley is the best photographer to work with in Annapolis! We are a military couple and our wedding date/circumstances have changed constantly, but Ashley has always been patient, flexible and supportive! We just received our complimentary enga...
gement photos and WOW- her work is stunning. We are so happy we chose to work with Ashley. She seems more like a new BFF than a wedding vendor and I am so happy she will be with us on our wedding day!
Response from the Vendor on 09/12/2019
Jacqui! Thank you so much. Y’all are so much fun to work with, I agree it’s feels like hanging with my besties rather than work. I cannot wait for your big day!
I highly recommend Griot Photo for engagement sessions and weddings. Ashley, the photographer, shot our engagement photos and WOW she is so incredibly talented and fun to work with! She turned our lack of photo experience and awkwardness into...
beautifully captured moments. We couldn't be happier with our pictures and we can't wait to work with her on our big day!
Ashley did an amazing job with our wedding. She made us feel so comfortable and the pictures turned out better than we could have imagined. I would give her more than 5 stars if I could. Thank you so much Ashley! We will be using you again soon...
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Ashley is amazing! Her attention to detail, genuine passion for photography and amazing personality are a perfect combo for the job! Not to mention her natural talent. We absolutely loved having her as a huge part of our big day. We will defini...
tely be using Ashley for our future family photos! You cannot go wrong with Griot Photo!!
Ashley is so talented at capturing beautiful moments in a person’s life! She took my now husband and my engagement photos and we were beyond thrilled with the results! Her outgoing personality and passion for what she does really shines through...
when she is working with you and quickly puts you at ease. This was my first photo shoot ever and Ashley made it a wonderful experience. She truly listens to what you want and produces beautiful results. I have no doubt we will continue to use Ashley to capture our major milestones in life.
Ashley was amazing! Super accommodating and easy-going; she made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera! And she caught so many awesome candid moments. There were tons of photos for us to remember forever. Gorgeous photography! I would...
recommend to anyone. Thank you, Ashley!!! :)
Ashley was absolutely amazing at our wedding! She expertly wrangled two large families and a rowdy wedding party. I will forever treasure the memories she captured. Ashley’s professionalism, personality, and skills are all reasons someone shoul...
d definitely choose her as their wedding photographer! We loved having her as part of our wedding!
Could not have asked for anything more. She made my husband and I feel so comfortable and we genuinely had fun during our engagement shoot and taking
Photos at our wedding. She had the perfect balance of getting all the shots we wanted while no...
t having us miss anything at our wedding. I could not recommend her enough, I would have given her 10 stars if I could.
Ashley was so easy to work with and made taking our engagement and wedding photos fun. She has a geat eye and takes amazing photos. She truly knows how to capture the moment.
Ashley is an amazing photographer and we were so happy with our photos!! The engagement session came out so great and we really felt comfortable around her. We are not the type of couple who are super into having our photo taken so I was blown ...
away by how good the photos looked. She is very sweet and easy going but will also give you good direction and feedback to get the best poses and shots. After we met her and saw the engagement photos we knew we made the right choice. Our wedding photos came out absolutely perfect and we couldn’t be happier. She is truly talented and great at her job. She is also very flexible and accommodating and was always easy to get in touch with. We loved her!
Such a fun personality and took beautiful pictures for my engagement
Ashley was amazing! She was happy to customize her services to perfectly fit the needs of my small intimate wedding. We had an engagement session where she helped me and my then fiancé learn a little bit about how our big day would go, and it w...
as incredibly helpful for the day of our wedding. I am still in awe of how incredibly beautiful her photos are, she perfectly captured the feel of the day. Everyone was really blown away by her work. She was so easy to work with, and very responsive to any questions I had. I’d absolutely recommend working with her!
We were very pleased with Ashley's work. She did both our engagement and wedding photos, and they turned out beautiful and everything we hoped they would be. At our engagement session, she made sure we were not awkward, and for our wedding, she...
captured things we would not have thought of. She was fun and they really helped our bridal party loosen up. The only thing from preventing our review from being a five star is because we felt we did not receive our photos back after our wedding in a timely manner, a little more than 4 months. However, because of this she gave us some extra photos for free. I would recommend Griot Photo for anyone who wants candid and beautiful photos.
We cannot say enough good things about Griot Photo! Ashley was so much fun to work with and her photos are absolutely beautiful! She listened to what we wanted and made sure to incorporate all of our ideas. She was flexible on the day of the we...
dding when the photography timeline changed and brought a calming presence throughout the day. She captured the the true beauty and essence of the day and we couldn’t be happier that we chose her to take our photos on our special day.
Ashley is amazing!!! She did our engagement photos and I would recommend her to anyone. She is so kind and easy to work with. Responsive to emails— and we got our photos fast! Loved all the photos she took! I will use her again!
Response from the Vendor on 04/16/2018
I am so happy I was able to make your engagement portraits experience a good one! Thank you for being so easy and fun to work with. I look forward to working with you in the future!
Ashley did an amazing job with not only our wedding photos but with our engagement as well as family photos! She captured our family in a way that showed our personalities! She is an amazing photographer and I highly recommended her!
What more can I say about Ashley and Griot Photo? What a breath of fresh air. People ask me how married life is and my response is "Married life is way better than engaged life." Let me explain, the wedding planning process, for my beautiful...
wife and I, was extremely stressful. We both work full-time, high-stressed jobs and finding the time to coordinate the wedding was almost non-existent. We were referred to Ashley through a mutual friend. It was one of the best text messages I've received. Immediately, Ashley relieved us of our stress. She was able to be a guiding light for our planning process and went above and beyond her position as "wedding photographer," it should have been Most Valuable Wedding Person (MVWP)!
During wedding day, Ashley was professional and kept everything moving efficiently. Maybe the best part of our Griot Photo experience was post-wedding day. We all know that post-wedding we all want to SEE the pictures. Well, Ashley set a time table and expectation on photo editing and delivery. She delivered as promised, even prior to the scheduled deadline.
Since our wedding, we have gone on to use Ashley's services for multiple other shoots. Most importantly, we are proud to call Ashley a family friend and someone that will be near and dear to our hearts forever. 5 stars all around and would recommend to any and all that seek a professional and talented photographer for their special day!
-Ryan T
If I could I give her 10+ stars I would! I cannot say enough about Ashley at Griot Photo. She is literally part of the family now and forever! Ashley was there the exact moment I got down on one knee and promised my now wife forever (she even h...
elped me plan it out with my friends who were assisting me making it special), she created the perfect setting for our engagement photos to use for our Save the Dates, and of course made our whirlwind of a wedding day stand still with amazingly gorgeous shots (I got chills writing that last part). Ashley knows how to make sure you are the subject in front of the lens and creates such beautiful moments that you will be so happy you captured forever. Ashley has now done newborn pictures, maternity shoots, yearly family photos and many more occasions for us and close friends and family. She will ALWAYS be our first and only photographer for as long as she can handle this crazy family (which she can because of how incredibly patient she is). I highly encourage Ashley for engagements, weddings and any life event that you want to cherish forever. Thank you Ashley for everything!
Response from the Vendor on 04/16/2018
Thank you so much for the kind words! I love that I have become part of your family. Thank you for letting me capture all of those special moments in your life and hope I am able to continue providing you with sew memories of your growing famil...
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Hiring Ashley to photograph our wedding was the best choice we ever made! The photographs we received are truly outstanding! From start to Finnish Ashley was on top of things and extremely personable and professional! I highly recommend her!
Response from the Vendor on 04/16/2018
Thanks so much for your kind compliments. I am so grateful I was able to play a small part in making your big day special and memorable!
I highly recommend Griot Photo for engagement and wedding photography. Very professional and detail oriented. Absolutely love our wedding photos! Hire Griot Photo and you will be very happy!
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Annapolis, MD | Washinton D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
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