About this vendor
I’m Ayla. Feed me tacos and let me take your picture. I am a Columbus, OH-based wedding photographer, wife, mother, and all-around lover of life, people, and places. I’m passionate about my family, my business, my community, and my relationships with everyone I meet. I really enjoy acai bowls, shopping, making people feel comfortable, bachelor memes, and watching reruns of Fixer Upper when my kiddos go to bed.
I love to connect with each couple I work with and capture the intimate love they share, the hidden smiles, adoring glances in-between laughs and snuggles. I am crazy about my couples who are just as adventurous, outgoing, and affectionate as I am. Usually, while I'm climbing a tree or standing knee-deep in a creek to get the shot, my couples are up for going out into the woods in wedding dresses and tuxes, opening their hearts to each other, kissing in public, and allowing me to capture their truest love in every photograph.
I've been photographing love stories since 2010, and I’ve learned not to take myself too seriously and love couples that feel the same way. I am a master with timelines, direct when needed, and a fly on the wall for your intimate moments. I promise to give you authentic photos that feature the love in your eyes, the tear on your dad's cheek, and the inevitable flower girl who refuses to walk down the aisle. But most of all I am a friend, supporter, and cheerleader of your love and truly feel honored to get to call this my job!
Now booking couples for 2024!!
Wedding collections begin at $5,200. All collections include a custom USB.
Please visit my website at www.studioayla.com
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- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
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- Digital Files
- Drone
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
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Ayla is AMAZING! She really made our day easy even though we had quite the group lol. We were so glad to find Ayla especially with the natural photos she takes! Hard to come by! She made being infront of the camera easy and fun and took stress out of your day. SHES YOUR GIRL FOR YOUR WEDDING and family pics 🥰
Top notch! Ayla is incredibly talented and keeps your planning and big day right on schedule! Trust me- on your wedding day that’s sooo important! She has captured the BEST moments and the pictures are stunning! I can’t say enough wonderful things about my whole experience with her! Do yourself a favor and book her!
Don’t look any further for a different photographer because you won’t find one better than Ayla!
We spent so much time looking for our wedding photographer and comparing prices and packages to find the best deal, but right after our intro phone call with Ayla, we knew she was the one we wanted and needed to have capture our big day! We had our engagement photos done last year with Ayla as well and she made us so comfortable and confident in front of the camera and coached us through the entire thing and the photos turned out GORGEOUS! Our wedding was a few weeks ago and we’ve only gotten a few sneak peak photos, but I know they’ll all look amazing and match the vibe we were going for! Ayla and her second shooter Tiffany brought such a calming and reassuring presence and kept our entire wedding day running smoothly and on time - which was definitely needed because it went by so fast!
I cannot recommend Ayla enough because she is the person you will want and need throughout your wedding planning process and on your big day!
My Fiance and I met Ayla at a Wedding Event and she was very welcoming and personable. We knew right away that we wanted her to be our photographer for our wedding. Just recently she captured our engagement photos, and they were absolutely stunning. She made the photoshoot so effortless for us, and so much fun. She was able to make us feel comfortable and confident. We are ecstatic for her to be able to capture our big day. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Ayla is amazing! During all of our meetings leading up to our wedding, you could tell that she really took notes on everything that we were looking for - natural and and we really wanted them to show our personalities. I'm so glad she also did our engagements pictures because it really helped us get more comfortable ahead of our wedding. On our wedding day, Ayla and her second shooter (Tiffany), came to our hotel and got some really great pictures of us getting ready and then they went to the venue before us to start taking pictures. I ended up getting to the venue an hour later than we had planned, but by the time I got there, she already had all the detail shots done, pictures of all the groomsmen & bridesmaids done, so it made everything a little less stressful! The whole time she kept reminding me to take deep breaths which really helped fight back all the tears in anticipation of walking down the aisle. It really felt like I had one of by best friends with me the whole time. She also did an amazing job capturing all the little moments! Looking back through our wedding pictures made us feel like we were back on our wedding day. Not a single moment was missed and I couldn't have asked for a better photographer!
Ayla was amazing for our engagement photos! She was up for walking around multiple locations to get all the backdrops we wanted, and she made us both feel comfortable being in front of the camera. We have a great mix of posed photos and spontaneous photos. Even before the shoot, she took extra time to chat on the phone and over email. She has a kind, positive approach and makes everything very easy.
Ayla was great! She did a fantastic job of gathering everyone for the photos and took us to a great location for some extra shots that we didn't plan for. She even got some great shots of our dogs! It was a wonderful experience and we are so glad she was available for our big day!
Ayla is the best! She took our engagement photos and they turned out amazing. She truly has a gift and makes you feel comfortable during your session. She captured my fiancé and I beautifully, and I will cherish these photos forever. I highly recommend booking Ayla!
Ayla was great - she was very responsive, easy to work with, and most importantly took amazing pictures of our wedding. She made the entire process as smooth as could be and would absolutely recommend her to anyone. 5 stars across the board
Wow! Ayla is so amazing! We had such a wonderful experience for our engagement pictures! Do not look any further for a photographer, she is AWESOME!
Ayla did our engagement session and we fell in love with her and her work! My partner and I are such awkward people in front of a camera and she made us feel so comfortable and it was so much fun! We love all of the candid and posed photos - they all just felt and look so natural. We are so excited to have her for our wedding photographer!
My son and now wife had Studio Ayla do the photography for their October 2021 wedding. From the engagement pictures through the wedding pictures, Ayla was simply amazing. For the wedding photos, Ayla and her co-photographer Tiffany were so personable and easy to interact with. Ayla was also very patient with this mom when deciding on the parents album! Beautiful pictures and wonderful people made this a great experience.
Ayla was AMAZING to work with and so sweet to our family and guests at our wedding. She is a very talented and experienced photographer I would highly recommend. Our pictures are so beautiful.
On top of her photography talent, she is also very very organized and impressively remembered family members names and all the little details.
I am so thankful that we picked her for our wedding!
Ayla does a fantastic job from start to finish. From our first phone call for more information to wedding day, she answered all of our questions and really made the photo/video part of wedding planning painless (even with rescheduling because of Covid). We had engagement pictures taken in a location she had never been and yet she still found places for amazing pictures. On wedding day, she was there on time and ready to grind out our list of pictures we wanted and had on a schedule. Our pictures were amazing and we will cherish them for a lifetime. Highly recommend working with Ayla!
Studio Ayla went above and beyond our expectations for our wedding photos! Ayla is the perfect hype-woman and her organization was so appreciated on our wedding day. She made sure she (and her second photographer) got all the shots we had asked for and more. Ayla is reliable, flexible, and great at communicating; we couldn’t have asked for a better photographer! Not to mention our pictures turned out AMAZING. We received so many compliments on our pictures, I’m still so shocked she made us look so good. Haha. Definitely recommend Studio Ayla for any photography needs!
My husband (still fun saying that) and I were most nervous about the photography aspect of our wedding. Neither of us consider ourselves “picture people”. He has some difficulty keeping his eyes open and getting a nature smile. Likewise, I don’t always love the camera. Ayla was exactly what we needed! She was very flexible in modifying our package to fit our needs. We first did our engagement photos with her. She provided specific instructions and feedback to us which helped make us more comfortable. I think this was a great way for her to get to know us. We ended up with some beautiful pictures with amazing composition. On the wedding day, Ayla was very organized and helped keep our timeline. Throughout the day, Ayla and her co-photographer, Tiffany, did a great job bringing energy and keeping us motivated! We had a period of time where we were struggling to finish pictures (it was hot and windy), but Ayla and Tiffany continued to encourage us. After our time ended, they came back into the venue to give us the opportunity to take a few additional sunset photos. I feel this says a lot about the commitment to excellence that Studio Ayla has. The pictures are beautiful! There are so many that I love and I feel she captured a lot of candid shots as well! The composition is flawless. Many of the impromptu sunset photos are my favorite! Thanks to the expertise of Studio Ayla, this novice picture couple had a picture perfect wedding!
Ayla was an amazing photographer for our engagement and wedding photos. She listened to what we wanted and truly helped make our dream wedding a reality. We highly recommend her as a photographer!!
Ayla did my boudoir shoot. She was so amazing at making me feel confident and beautiful. The pictures turned out perfect. I cannot wait to give them to my future husband.
Ayla was fantastic to work with! She is very flexible, laid back and creative. She has an eye for detail and does great work! She did a fabulous job for a wedding I was in a few weeks ago and was very professional.
Alya was the photographer for my friend Rachel’s wedding earlier this month and she was so great to work with! She made everyone feel comfortable and she fit in with the friends and family so perfectly during the reception! She made the wedding party and bridal party pictures so fun and seamless! I’ve seen a couple sneak peeks of the photos and they look amazing! I can’t wait to see all of them!
Ayla did a great job at our Sons Wedding. She captured photos of details before and after that most wouldn't think of.
If you are looking for a photographer give her a call.
Ayla was a true professional and overall amazing. She was very attentive to detail and very prompt with the whole process to ensure things stayed on time. The pictures are amazing and she was willing to go the extra mile to get the photos the bride and groom wanted. I would recommend her to anyone who is planning a wedding!
Ayla was absolutely amazing from day one. She was set up at a bridal show and we were intrigued by her set up and couldn’t not talk to her.
Within minutes, I was in love! I am so glad we selected Ayla, she was the best addition to our wedding, next to my husband of course! ;)
We were in a wedding and Ayla was the photographer. She was so easy to work with and truly cared about the couple. It was great to see her in action. Not to mention the photos were AMAZING and captured their love perfectly. Defiantly would recommend her to all of my friends who get married!
We found Studio Ayla at a wedding show and we are so thankful that we did! We were intrigued by her set up that her and her husband built for the show and it should have been a great precursor of what to expect with Ayla.
I was a bit worried about giving a vendor a deposit almost 2 years in advance, but in the eyes of my beautiful bride “She is the one, we need her to be there on our wedding day”. To this day, I still don’t know how she knew, but trust me, she did.
As we progressed through the next two years with Ayla, she seemed more like a family than she did as someone we booked for our wedding. We did our engagement photos with her (part of her package) and was so in love that we turned around and hired her to do family photos and included other members of my family in them and they were equally as impressed. While we would go periods of time with no need to communicate with Ayla, when we would she was almost instant in her responses.
As we approached closer to the wedding day, we just fell in more love with how detailed she was and how she was more prepared for our wedding than we were. When it came time for the wedding, I showed up a few hours after my beautiful bride and found Ayla and her assistant already busy working taking photos.
Ayla had this cool quarter back wrist band on her left arm, and I asked what it was for. She showed me and it was a handwritten schedule of our big day, showing dates, times, locations and important photos we had asked for throughout our wedding day. I was pretty impressed with this amount of detail and again, was so thankful that we picked her.
Every single time I turned around, hugged someone, felt like I was having a special moment, there was Ayla capturing the moment. I did a special father daughter dance with my daughter and every time I opened my eyes Ayla was there again, capturing the moment. I cannot wait to see our final products, if you are thinking about a photographer that will be your best friend during your wedding, please give Ayla a shot!
I can’t even explain how amazing Ayla did on my engagement photos! I’m so excited to have her for our wedding July 2020. Ayla made my fiancé and I feel comfortable and so welcomed while putting her own unique style to it! (:
Ayla is an all around great photographer! She makes you very comfortable which makes taking pictures so much more enjoyable. I love her work and can’t wait to work more with her in the future!
Ayla and her staff were punctual and very professional. She took the time to meet with the Bride and Groom to discuss the style of photos they wanted to have and did her best to accommodate their wishes. At the perfect time, the photographers captured the special moments clearly and vividly showing the spectrum of emotions throughout the entire day. The quality of the photos taken was phenomenal and I highly recommend Studio Ayla for all of your photography needs.
Ayla is amazing!! I can't recommend her enough! The quality of her photos and eye for details is phenomenal. My fiancé and I just had our engagement pictures done two weeks ago and we already have our full album! She made the entire shoot super fun and helped so much with posing. We love every photo and we can't wait to shoot with her again at our wedding next fall! She is seriously the best.
Ayla was great to work with! I am not from columbus but my fiancé is, and Ayla did not make it a problem to work with my crazy schedule! The pictures turned out amazing!! Cannot wait for the wedding pictures!
Ayla [Studio Ayla] is an amazing artist with an incredible instinct and eye for photography! We are very pleased and lucky to have such beautiful captures of our wedding. Thanks again :)
We absolutely loved Ayla! She was great and kept my groomsmen and I in line, even when we were 20 minutes late for everything. Much like every other guy when about to work with photographers, I didn't really care what photographer my wife chose, but I don't think she could've gone with anyone better than Ayla. Our pictures were better than I imagined!
Very Professional Photographer! I would recommend her to anyone who wanted beautiful professional pictures.
I cannot express enough my delight in working with Ayla. Our family has known her since she was about 5 years old. She is such a sweet person, and I love her personality. She is now a big city lady, but she will always be a small town girl. She is easy to talk to and she works with you in every way possible so you get the best experience out of your photo shoot. In my opinion, there is no one else for my photography needs. If you are on the fence about who to hire for your family, wedding, engagement, etc photos, look no further, because I guarantee you will not be disappointed. Ayla is a real gem, and you will be absolutely delighted with your photos.
Ayla was the perfect photographer for our wedding day! We got her information from several other friends who had referred her, and loved her work. However, we were a little nervous if we would mesh well because we had never met her in person prior to our wedding day and only talked online (we did our engagement photos before finding her). All of our worries went away when we met her because she made us feel so comfortable, and knew what poses to have us do so we didn't look or feel awkward!
She was very effecient when getting all of the "mandatory" photos done (like family pictures), and had everything written down on a band on her arm prior to it! This helped us get to the reception fast. However, nothing ever felt super rushed.
It started raining during our couple photos, but Ayla didn't panic, she just had us go inside and we took them after dinner with the sunset instead, she was very adaptable in that way! When we went back outside, it was 40 mph winds! My hair was going everywhere, my veil was flying around, and it could have easily have been a disaster, but Ayla knew just what to do! She pinned my hair back for me, and held my veil during certain pictures make it look nice. She even used the wind to her advantage and made my dress blow in the wind just right and look amazing! She never once complained about the cold and constantly made us laugh to distract us from the weather.
The best part?about 16 sneak peak photos were done and posted in A DAY! We are so excited to see the rest of our pictures. Thanks Ayla!
Ayla was absolutely fantastic! Not only are her pictures as gorgeous as she is but her patience, passion, determination and attention to detail are beyond compare. She worked with us to find a time and place that worked well with our needs and if the weather conditions weren't ideal she didn't mind rescheduling to make sure our pictures came out the best that they could. Her smile and personality are contagious, which helped to make our pictures more fun, enjoyable, and more genuine. We have received countless compliments on our pictures that we have received from her and can't wait to use her services in the future! We cannot thank her enough for everything she's done for us! :)
Alya was awesome and 100% exceeded all of my expectations. Although I wasn’t in contact with her before the wedding I know my wife really appreciated her communication and help with the timeline. She was very organized the day of the wedding and made everything run so smoothly. She took extra time to take special pictures of me and my son which meant so much to me. She made the party bus and bridal party photos so much fun!! I would definitely recommend her!
Ayla was our photographer for our wedding last year. She did a wonderful job and made sure to capture everything we wanted. I love our getting ready pictures while our makeup was being done and the album she put together for us captures all the memories - we still show it to everyone! Its still sitting on our coffee table today. We look forward to Ayla being our photographer for future family photos!
Ayla went above and beyond to make our wedding day perfect. From the moment I met with her to talk about her work and wedding packages I knew she was the photographer for me. In the months leading up to the wedding she kept me organized and helped me plan my timeline which I found extremely helpful and relieved a lot of stress from what can be such a stressful time. She continued to stay in contact with me to make sure everything ran smoothly that day. The day of the wedding went better than expected and everything flowed so perfectly because of Ayla and we were actually ahead of schedule. She was so fun and energetic which made our day even better. I am in awe of the photos we have gotten back so far and they completely exceeded our exceptions. We are so happy we chose Ayla to capture our special day and couldn't recommend her more.
Ayla was everything I wanted in a photographer for that day and more! The pictures of my dress and all our accessories that she tok before she even started her time with us was such a nice touch. She was professional but at the same time felt like she became part of our day with us! She made taking pictures so much fun and not at all awkward :) We were planning from afar as well and really could not have asked for a better and more caring photographer. Thanks for capturing our day so perfectly, Ayla!!!
We used Studio Ayla for our daughters recent wedding. The couple found her at a bridal show, loved her pictures and her personality. My daughter wanted someone she felt comfortable with since they would be together most of her wedding day. Ayla exceeded my expectations, she was calm, focused, organized and kind. We just got the sneak peek pictures back and they are stunning.
They look like pictures in a bridal magazine, very professional. We are getting tons of compliments on facebook, so I don’t think I’m being biased by saying they are great. I would highly recommend Ayla to capture the joy of your event.
Amazing work! We loved having someone who was so energetic and kept us on track - definitely recommend!
Choosing Ayla as our wedding photographer was one of the best decisions that we made for our big day! Immediately at the beginning of our engagement session, she made us feel so comfortable in front of her camera and was so personable. We met/talked many times leading up to the wedding and came up with a plan for the day of. Ultimately, we used her wedding day timeline for the entire day, giving it to our other vendors to let them know the plan. She helped to keep me organized and worked so well with our DJ and wedding coordinator! Ayla dealt with our 16 person bridal party so well; I'm so relieved we chose her to be with us all day because she was so engaging with our bridal party and guests! She got our pictures back to us and we were overjoyed with the quality of them all!! They are absolutely gorgeous and we have received so many compliments on them from family and friends! Not to mention she took so many for us to relive the entire day! The pictures are just perfect and we are so pleased with them, and I definitely recommend her to anyone in the Columbus/Van Wert area! :)
I did a late Valentines Day present for my husband in March 2017. Ayla did a Boudoir shoot for me and a friend. The photos she took were amazing and she got them back to me very quickly. Prices were very reasonable and the number of photos I got were very good. The experience in general was so much fun. Ayla is very professional and makes the whole experience very comfortable. She brings in great decor and helps you pose to look like a model. It was a very empowering experience. She had some very creative ideas and did a great job getting interesting and exciting pictures (even the posed ones). She helps make your ideas come to life and look great. I highly recommend looking into a Boudoir shoot with her for a gift for a special someone or just to make yourself feel great!! Thank you Ayla it was so much fun!!!
Ayla did an amazing job as our photographer for our wedding. She gave us a proposed timeline several months ahead of time after meeting with us to learn a little bit about our preferences and a little bit about us. We ultimately used her timeline to guide the entire day as we provided the timeline she created to our event coordinator and DJ. She was able to keep us on time for all of our pictures to ensure all of our formal pictures had adequate time to be completed. We loved the action shots she was able to capture as well. Even after our wedding she did a wonderful job keeping in touch to let us know the progress of editing and when we would be able to expect delivery. We will definitely reach out to her for our future family pictures as our album and pictures turned out amazing, we filled out house with wedding photos!
When we chose Studio Ayla for our wedding photography, it was one of the easiest wedding-related decisions we made. We met with Ayla at Panera and chatted for a little while. I actually didn't even feel the need to meet with any more photographers after getting to know her a bit! A few weeks after our meeting, Ayla took the most beautiful engagement photos, even though my husband and I are camera shy and there was freezing rain in early January. She made us feel very comfortable and somehow she was really able to capture the way we feel about each other. I knew we had made the right choice in photographer after we got those engagement pictures back. Ayla then stayed in touch every so often up until the wedding date, which was super reassuring for me. She also created a detailed wedding day timeline that I was able to give to my other vendors. The day of the wedding, we got off schedule a little bit, but Ayla was never flustered or concerned, and she really helped me and my husband to stay calm too. In the end, we had time for everything, and our photos are absolutely incredible. We are still receiving compliments about Ayla - mostly people are amazed at how she seemed to be everywhere! We love our wedding photos, and we really feel like we're reliving the best day of our lives every time we look through the pictures. We can't thank Ayla enough for the amazing job she did!!
She did such a great job! My wedding day was slightly more disorganized than I would've liked it to be, because my mom passed away 13 days before my wedding and therefore I did not have time to focus on everything I would've liked to. But she was fabulous and worked through all the craziness like a pro! Would recommend her for sure! The wedding photos are beautiful, not to mention that you can't tell in any of the photos how hot it was that July day!
Ayla did an amazing job dealing with me and my husband who tend to look awkward for posed pictures! She was incredibly sweet and polite and had an amazing schedule for the day of the wedding that helped ease my mind. She is a incredible photographer and did an wonderful job capturing our special day as well as our engagement photos.
Ayla did an amazing job with our wedding photos. She was well organized and had a schedule for our entire day. She was fun and full of energy and I would highly recommend her for your special day!
Working with Ayla was amazing. She perfectly captured our favorite moments from the wedding. There is an amazing combination of formal and candid photos that have allowed us to relive the day all over again. We love every picture, and are so excited to show them to our friends and family. We would absolutely recommend Studio Ayla to any bride searching for the perfect photographer.
First want to say that we contacted Ayla a little late in the game for our wedding in May. She answered my call while on her vacation in Hawaii and instantly eased my nerves about not having a photographer yet and got us on her calendar. We met/talked several times before our wedding day. She sent me a timeline for our day, & since I didn't have a wedding planner this was extremely helpful and I used her detailed timeline for all of our vendors. She kept us on schedule all day and not only worked seamlessly with our other vendors but dealt with our HUGE 22 person bridal party and all of our shenanigans like a pro. All of that was awesome, but our pictures are on another level- they speak for themselves! They are everything we could have hoped for. We have received SO many compliments and since there are so many beautiful images to pick from, I'm not sure how we will ever choose! A good problem to have! Thanks Ayla & team for capturing our day so perfectly! :)
We got out engagement pictures done by Studio Ayla and we absolutely love them! She was so fun to work with! She listened to all of our ideas and made them come to life. We can't wait to work with her again on our wedding day in November! Thank you Ayla!
Ayla is an extremely talented photographer! From the start of our engagement session, I knew we made the right choice. She was professional and friendly and made us feel so comfortable. Ayla listened to what we wanted and put her professional, artistic touch on every picture she took. She captured everything we wanted and more! I cannot wait for Ayla to capture our wedding day!
Ayla is absolutely amazing. She has a way about her that makes you feel at ease, she made taking romantic pictures on a busy street feel fun and helped calm all our nerves. We just got our own engagement photos back and they are so perfect that I can not wait to see the wonders that she will
create of our big day.
Ayla was so fun and easy to work with. She was able to get us a couple of our engagement pictures back quickly for Christmas gifts. Like 2 days later! Phenomenal! Can't wait to see what she does for the actual wedding photos...!!!
INCREDIBLE! My husband and I could not have asked for a better photographer. Ayla was a pleasure to work with and has an eye for creativity. She was super professional throughout our entire experience with her and she did an amazing job working with my family (which isn't always an easy task). I love love LOVE my wedding photos! I never would have expected them to turn out so amazing. I've had dozens of friends and family tell me how much they love my wedding photos and can't believe how beautiful they are! I highly, highly recommend her!
Ayla, we cannot thank you enough for capturing such a special day for us! I'm sure we will contact you in the future if we ever need a professional photographer again!
Ayla did such an amazing job with our engagement photos. She really helped bring me and my fiancé personality into every photo. We can't wait to see how are wedding day picture turn out.
If you are looking for someone to go above and beyond for your special day Ayla is the photographer for you! She was very hands on with all out photo request and our families cannot stop talking about how sweet and amazing she was. When she sent our photos I was in tears, I feel so lucky to have had her there to capture our wedding. We choose the highest package which included an engagement shoot and a second photographer, which I also highly recommend, Tristian was just as professional as Ayla and she captured a lot of amazing photos of our wedding guest. Overall I will be using studio Ayla for all my families’ professional photography needs, she is truly talented.
Our Photos were absolutely beautiful. They were every thing and more.
Amazing work, fun time at session
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