I don't think I have ever seen the mountain so GREEN! All the monsoons and flash flooding have given our desert incredible growth and this session really show cased how plush it can be with a good amount of hydration. Where the hell was all this water when we were waiting on poppy season?! See these beautiful faces? I've had the absolute honor of being close to this family for almost two years and for the first time, we planned family photos. Tori would joke with me that Vic

This was one of my first sessions I captured once returning to Florida from Texas. So excited to finally share this smash from last year. Sweet Ameena is one! I've known her family for quite some time as I took pictures for her big brother, Amir (blue shirt), first birthday almost a decade ago, and now here she is in my studio celebrating her own first birthday. Dilanie requested a Aladdin theme and immediately all the gold, jewels and detailed fabric patterns bounced around

I never quite expect a "flawless" newborn photo session, because well, babies do what they want 100% of the time. Beau truly may have been my closest to flawless I've gotten yet with a minor fuss in the final two poses, but hey, I was a bit exhausted after 2.5 hours as well. His parents pretty much gave me free range for his session in terms of color scheme. They brought a few sentimental items but I had set ups waiting and ready to go when they arrived. I have been DYING to

I've known Liz and Danny since my freshman year of high school. In fact, when they welcomed their first baby, Daylin, junior year 2013, they were the FIRST couple that I ever photographed maternity for. I would soon go onto attempt to photograph their birth, which unfortunately ended in a c-section that I was unable to document, and their newborn portraits. Baby no. 2 soon followed and added another beautiful baby girl, Delilah, to their family. Fast forward 5 years to 2020.

January 2017 was the first and last photo session I did of my sisters family. Lucah was only 6 weeks at the time and things have changed just a pinch since then... Like another baby! I knew in my travels back east that getting updated family photos for Janette, Nick and the kids were a priority. I asked what she envisioned for their images and she left everything up to me. I more or less told them what date and time to be where and Jen couldn't have been more laid back. She p

Some time ago, a photographer friend of mine posted a video clip on Facebook of a location nothing short of pure magic. Quite a few people asked her the location and she mentioned "right near her home" but didn't give the specifics. Now I'm not too sure precisely where she lives but I knew in St. Augustine. On the hunt I went. I googled "St. Augustine Garden" and about one hundred results popped up. I went through each and every one until I finally found it. Boy, I needed a p

Oh, how I love this family so. A family that started as maternity clients, turned birth, then newborn, cake smash, theeeeeeen baby number two was made. With every milestone we grew closer and closer and I couldn't be more thankful for the relationship we've built over the last 3 years. Our last session together was when Erin was pregnant with baby Oakleigh right before they moved, too long ago. When she gave birth in October 2019, I made plans with her amazing partner, Alex,

Though I'd had this Fabens location on my list for sometime I had never shot there until Meghan requested it. How have I lived in El Paso 3 whole years and never knew about this gem!? I scouted it the day before to get a feel of what I was working with but nothing compares to having it paired with these two in front of my camera. Both Meghan and Michael serve in the US Army, stationed separately and I was lucky to be available when Presidents Day weekend rolled around and the

Super Bowl Sunday was spent Downtown with these two first time parents to be. Stephanie and Raymond are expecting their first baby girl in just a few more weeks. With Stephanie also being an only child, her parents are getting their first grandbaby! Though neither of their teams here playing ( and I don't watch sports 😂) I was determined to make sure this session went flawlessly to get them downtown and back with minimal traffic. With all the taller buildings we were able to

Andria had taken advantage of my Back Friday Sale back in November when she booked for Valeries first birthday and I COULD NOT believe we were already approaching one year! Just a second ago they were in my studio for newborns, Valerie was tiny enough to fit in her daddy's uniform pocket. Girly and Unicorns was the goal! With her mama behind me getting all the giggles and smiles out of her, and a small love-hate with her cake, Val rocked her smash 💜 Thank you so much to Swee

This nursery here is GOALS. Julians parents wanted a travel theme for his newborn portraits and mentioned that his nursery was decorated as such, maybe we could do an in home session there. She sent me photos and I was SOLD. How perfect!? Might I add, this couple baby-mooned in Paris, France. FREAKING PARIS. They had their maternity photos taken there and lord the canvases on the walls of their home from that session were a marvel to look at. #graceashleyimages #Southfloridap

I like to say this session started quite some time ago. Alysse found me on facebook while still stationed in Georgia and had kept in contact with me until they made the move out west. Little by little piecing together their dream family session, she knew she was dead set on Red Sands. During our session, she mentioned "I saw photos you posted here and all I knew was I wanted THIS location.". While I was running a few minutes late 🤦‍♀️ we got there as the sun was perfectly po

Holiday Minis have been a blast so far! I have loved seeing all the different pj's y'all have come in, my heart is so full. It's not too late to book 🎄If you are interested in booking a session, I'd love to chat! #tistheseason #elpasophotographer #holidayphotoselpaso #graceashleyimages #fortblissphotographer

Thank you to Sweet Memory Cakes for this adorable smash cake! Always going above and beyond my expectations ♥️ #GraceAshleyimages #CakeSmash #ElPasocakesmashphotographer #Lascrucescakesmashphotographer #Ftblisscakesmashphotographer #SouthFloridaCakesmashPhotographer #Palmbeachcakesmashphotographer #Boyntonbeachcakesmashphotographer #Westpalmbeachcakesmashphotographer #Delraycakesmashphotographer #Bocaratoncakesmashphotographer #Palmbeachgardenscakesmashphotographer

I met this sweet family when they were pregnant with their fist boy, Kaleb. Just a couple of months ago we planned and shot Kalebs Baby Shark Smash. The whole session I had no idea they were expecting again! When Anna came to pick up prints from the smash she inquired about dates for a maternity session for a due date in November. Naturally I was like "Sure girl, I'll grab you dates when I get home. Who are they for?" She simply smiled and said "Us!". FRIGGIN. PUMPED. Last ma

There was some back and forth from Blairs mama in the beginning of planning this smash. When Bernice first inquired, she didn't know where to start on theme. We looked into Dragon Ball-Z, Goku outfit and all, but in Bernice's words "I don't want her to look at these and hate me when she's older..." LOL! And eventually narrowed down on Galaxy theme, which in my option was perfect for her scientist-y mama. However, to keep true to the Dragon Ball-Z dream, both Goku and Vageta

When I had a last minute spot open up a couple Sundays ago, Tessa jumped on it and we spent that evening in Memorial Park. Kyson attended my Poppy Minis some months ago and he's gotten so big since, it was so sweet to see him crawling around. It's always a pleasure having these two in my lens, till next time! <3 #GraceAshleyImages #ElPasophotographer #FortBlissPhotographer #FtBlissPhotographer #ElPasofamilyphotographer #FortBlissfamilyPhotographer #FtBlissfamilyPhotographer #

Arlie contacted me looking for both a Family Session when her husband, Matt, returned from deployment, and Cake Smash Session ( Which I'll be blogging and linking soon! ) She decided on White Sands and I couldn't wait to capture these portraits. We originally talked about bringing their pups, but chose to do a session at a later date to include them. The weather was warm with a nice breeze every now and then. This session was so fun, I was able to get some beautiful breastfee

Devmarie and Phenix brought their gorgeous new baby girl, Keimarie, in to the studio to see me <3 Along with them were Dev's mother and grandmother, I can't begin to describe how incredible it was to have all four generations in front of my camera. When I was planning the color scheme for this session, Phenix mentioned he'd love to see her in red, so we made it happen. She popped right off that red fabric, it was the perfect call. The flower setups, were kinda the most adorab

This was a VERY anticipated session! Tori, Marleighs mama, booked her maternity session with me last year and poof, here we are. This bright eyed baby girl has turned one and I was so excited to plan her watermelon session. This set up may be one of my favorites and she ROCKED it! Thank you so much Sweet Memory Cakes for this adorable smash cake <3 #GraceAshleyImages #ElPasoCakeSmashPhotographer #CakeSmash #ElPasophotographer #FortBlissPhotographer #FtBlissPhotographer #ElPas