Erin Ashley Photography

16/08/2023

*The cuter twin* 😍😍

Everyone, meet Ali! She’s my knee slappin, bluegrass dancin, twin redhead flame that I grew up with, and it’s been so much fun spending the last year adventuring around Colorado since she moved out here ✨

20/07/2023

✨ Cox Family ✨

Loved exploring a new part of Breckenridge with this adorable family from out of state. I think my favorite part about photographing families is the *controlled chaos* that inevitably happens. You stick three children in an amazing outdoor scenery where there’s trees to climb, rocks to throw, water to splash in, and space to run and you’re going to walk out of there absolutely exhausted — but those in the moment photos of running, dancing, climbing + just interacting are what end up being my favorite ones. At the end of the day, regardless if you’re in a beautiful mountain scene or in your living room, that energy and chaos is what real life is, and it’s beautiful 🖤

10/11/2022

Wowwww my niece is CUTE 😍
Traveled back to my husbands hometown in Grand Rapids, MI last week and was able to sneak in some last minute fall shoots with my new family. Love them so much 🙌🏻🍁

16/10/2022

HALEY+JENCEN
What a great couple and photoshoot to return to the game with. I’ve stepped away from photography for a WHILE but I’m happy to say that I’m back! Can’t wait to finish up this gallery and apparently make some reels since all the cool photogs are doing it ✨

27/05/2022

Congrats to this CU Denver graduate! ✨🎉

13/12/2021

These two braved high winds and icy trails yesterday for a surprise engagement! Kayla had no idea what was coming, and it was so fun (and also slightly creepy 😂) to follow behind their group the entire hike with my hidden camera to capture the moment. Thanks for having me there - congrats!!

02/12/2021

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21/11/2021

Sometimes I photography your families, and sometimes I photograph mine! 🖤 Loved spending time with my cousin and her beautiful family last week. Love you!!

11/10/2021

Had a fun little weekend in Telluride with the fam! Ran a 13 mile Spartan Race with Steve & then watched my younger brother crush a 24 hour, 50 mile race where he took 1st place in his age division🏅

Might also be the most beautiful place I’ve ever been to this time of year 😍🍁

08/10/2021

Photography has been tough for me lately. I moved back to Colorado this year and started a new job, and to be real, I just haven’t had time or energy to shoot. I honestly thought maybe I had completely lost my love for it or was just burnt out -— until last night. I met up with a couple from Cincinnati (loved that connection!) and we wandered around one of my favorite spots in CO. It was SO beautiful, and so much fun just hanging out capturing them and their relationship. We also had so much to talk about because we basically knew all of the same people from OH haha.

Last night definitely re-ignited something in me and I’m hoping to ramp up my photography the rest of this year 🙌🏻

Happy Friday everyone 🖤

07/10/2021

Had the honor of flying back to Ohio last weekend to shoot Hilleary + Tony’s big day 🙌🏻 Was so much fun watching these two get married and seeing Hill emotional all day as she got ready to marry her best friend. Thank you for letting me be a part of it - congratulations!!

Venue: Pebble Creek Golf Course

07/09/2021

Hi fam 👋🏻 Been a minute since I’ve posted continuously (or at all let’s be honest lol). Started a new job last month and it’s been a whirlwind of a transition - but super excited about it and hoping as I settle in I can pick up photography more consistently again 🙌🏻 In the meantime, here’s a fun little shoot I had with my cousin last night in Denver’s art district, RiNo 🎨 📸

17/08/2021

Haven’t been very active on here lately because I’ve been busy soaking up as much of this summer as I can before the weather changes. Made a fun little stop on my most recent mini road trip in Western Colorado with to a spot where you can cliff dive into some of the coldest water anyone’s ever felt. Needless to say I opted to take the photos while Dewey took the plunge 😂

27/07/2021

Texted my best friend last night with not so much as a hi how are you and said “buy a plane ticket” —— so she is. Moab here we come!🌵

26/07/2021

ROBIN+ZACH ✨

To date, this was one of the most beautiful wedding I’ve ever been to. The venue, the decorations, the bridal party who all looked like models, and the very obvious way that these two love each other more than anything else in the world. So glad I was able to be a part of it - Congratulations! 🖤

17/07/2021

A hike + a beautiful picnic set up for date night? Um, yes please!! Check out the newest Colorado small business, .picnic.co to book the absolute cutest night out 😍🏔🍾

13/07/2021

Absolutely loved this place 🌵✨🖤

12/07/2021

Sitting here (im)patiently waiting for Annie + Adams gallery to finish loading! Absolutely loved everything about this day. I have often thought about what I would want for my own wedding someday — and more so what I don’t want, and just about every part of their wedding made my want list. So happy to have been a part of it!

04/07/2021

Sherri + Weston’s elopement was so beautiful, and the story of how they met is a pretty funny one.

They had both been online dating for a while, with no luck. And more than no luck - Weston had some pretty bad luck. A few terrible dates, and he decided to email them to complain about their choices 😂 Well, the very next day he matched with Sherri.

He swears now that “if you complain to Hinge, they’ll send you the best choice the very next day” 🙌🏻💍

Congratulations!

01/07/2021

Today has been tough.

Woke up after a night of absolute restlessness & had a major anxiety attack. Haven’t had one like that in a very long time, and the worst part is that it’s so hard to pinpoint what specifically triggered me, or to know how to overcome it today. All I know is that I found some relief when I went outside and sat in the sun. I looked at the mountains, audibly spoke about how grateful I am for what I saw in front of me and reminded myself that the lies & past trauma that were re-surfacing with every thought was not what defines me and is not my truth anymore.

My dad left when I was younger, and I never heard from or saw him again. I have a strong abandonment complex from that experience growing up feeling so unwanted — but the TRUTH is that no one is leaving me today. Everyone I love is near, either physically or one call away. I’m so grateful for that.

It’s funny how no matter the cause of my anxiety, I always resort back to this incident and somehow make the anxiety about him. I hope someday that goes away & I can find freedom from that hurt.

Why am I sharing all of this? Well why not. Rather than sit alone, in a room with my thoughts - I think it’s better to be open about mental health. We’re not meant to do life alone, so I’m choosing not to.

Anyways, today has been tough.

But tomorrow will be better 🖤

01/07/2021

Had so much fun with this cute little fam tonight out at Barr Lake! They are starting a SUPER cute new business and I can’t wait to share more deets once it launches (plus I’ll 100000% be a customer)! 🍷🧀🏔

25/06/2021

Love shooting and exploring with ! Check out his page to stay up with his current adventures this week in the desert 🌵 Also, swipe to see the cutest little bub that followed us around during our shoot 😍

20/06/2021

TEN YEARS BABYYY!

Usually I shoot elopements for newlyweds, but this one was for an awesome couple celebrating their 10 year anniversary in the spot they honeymooned.

Fun fact: the bottle of wine pictured was created for their original wedding and they’ve waited ten years to drink it. Cheers!🥂

18/06/2021

Thanks for making my job so easy, Stevie 😍😍

07/06/2021

It’s the details for me ✨ @ Denver, Colorado

07/06/2021

Getting to shoot tonight with two of my favorites was the best way to close out my week in Ohio.

Luke and Jenn asked me to capture them with his late father’s Chevelle SS 396, which made this shoot mean way more to us all than doing it just for fun - and I’m so glad I was able to be a part of it.

NOW CAN YALL GET MARRIED ALREADY!? 🖤🙌🏻 @ Cincinnati

06/06/2021

Well if this isn’t the most gorgeous MARRIED couple, then I don’t know who is 😍 What an incredible day celebrating the new Mr+Mrs Shaw - congratulations!! 🙌🏻 @ Stone Haven on the Lake