Greensboro, NC Wedding Photographer: Jared & Tyler Gail

Sometimes, this job has the craziest outcomes... like you get hired to second shoot for a wedding in Greensboro, North Carolina- 2 hours from home- and show up to find out the groom is the little brother of some of your best friends from high school! 

I had such a great time second shooting for  SMM Photography, based out of Charleston, SC  for Jared & Tyler Gail's Wedding Day! They had such a beautiful, southern, and classy ceremony at the First Baptist Church of Greensboro! Their reception was at a beautiful barn venue called the Steele Crest, just outside of Greensboro! I loved this relaxed venue! 

Working with Stefanie was so much fun- so glad I was able to make the short trip and travel down for this stunning wedding!! 

Thanks again to Stefanie Morris for having me around to second shoot for this beautiful & romantic Greensboro, NC wedding!! Congratulations to Jared & Tyler Gail! Thanks so much for letting me be a part of your special day! 

Ashley Eiban is a Wedding & Portrait Photographer based in Lynchburg, Virginia- but available for travel to all surrounding areas- including Greensboro, Sunset Beach, Holden Beach, Ocean Isle, North Carolina and surrounding areas! Contact me today for information about our wedding packages! 

Planning Your Wedding: Building your Timeline

I'm back with Part II of my Planning your Wedding to talk about Building your Timeline! This time, to chat about the timeline WITHOUT a first look! (You can read all about creating a timeline with a first look here!) 

I love helping my brides create a timeline that will flow with their special day, without causing extra stress or forgetting something really important! I always meet with my brides a few times before their wedding day and we build a timeline over the course of their engagement through to their wedding day! It is so important to me that my brides & grooms ENJOY their big day and don't feel stressed out or rushed at all! 

Like I mentioned in the last post, it is important to start planning your timeline by looking over the non-negotiable moments, such as when you are allowed to arrive at your venue, what time your ceremony is planned for, and what time you and all of your guests have to be out of the venue.  

Without doing a first look, I will typically try to get photos of the bride individually, her and her bridesmaids, and a few of the bride with her immediate family members- like siblings, and parents, etc.  I will also do this with the groom- anything that we can get before the ceremony, will help us save time! 

If we know these general guidelines, we write this out: 

1:00 Arrive at venue

4:00 Ceremony Begins

4:30 Ceremony Ends/ Cocktail Hour Begins

10:00 Send-off 

Then we add the remaining details! I always build in about 20-30 minutes for touch-ups, water, and so their early guests don't see them.  

2:00 Arrive at venue / Getting Ready Photos / Details, etc. 

4:00 Ceremony Begins

4:30 Extended Formal Photos

5:00 Entire Bridal Party Photos 

5:30 Bride & Groom Photos 

6:00 Reception Begins 

8:15 Bride & Groom Sunset Photos 

10:00 Send-off 

I'll be back with my Planning Your Wedding Series to talk about a Reception Time-Line, Formal Photos, Getting Ready Tips, etc!  Is there anything you would love to know about planning a wedding? 

lynchburg, va wedding & portrait photographer: John & Loran's engagement session

I saw an ad today for 'back-to-school' and wanted to cry! we cannot be in the last week of july yet?! please tell me our summer isn't almost over?! While I do love a good cozy blanket, a cup of hot coffee, and amazing soups for dinner every night, I am really loving this summer and not wanting it to be over! 

Plus, I am LOVING all these fun couples that this summer is bringing!! John & Loran are getting married in a few short weeks, and we had so much fun getting to know each other and chat all about their wedding day! They are going to be getting married at the Historic Avenel in Bedford, Virginia and I am SO excited for their wedding day!! 

Ashley Eiban Photography is a Wedding & Portrait Photographer based in Central Virginia, but available for travel world-wide.  Contact us today for more information! 

Sunset Beach, NC Photographer: Emerson Noel

Emmie loves getting her picture taken, until it's time to be serious and actually get her photos taken! ;) haha. She always sees me editing brides and couples and tells me every single time that she wants to be a "wedding girl." 

SO I loved getting her in front of my camera and making her feel a little special! She loves to make goofy faces and can't wait to look at them in the camera right after she takes them.  I love this age (and hate it at the same time! haha!!) 

While we were on vacation at Sunset Beach, NC, we headed out and got some photos to document her goofy self at three and a half! 

I never want to forget this fun fun age! She never stops making me laugh!! <3 

Sunset Beach, North Carolina: Our Vacation (part 2!)

I'm back sharing photos from the 2nd half of our vacation, where we had some friends join us out at Sunset Beach, NC! We had so much fun- the girls went down to Myrtle Beach to shop at the outlets for a day, and then guys went off golfing- and we spent lots of time out at the beach! The kids had a blast- Emmie has been asking me to go back every day since we've returned! 

Ashley Eiban is Wedding & Portrait Photographer in Central Virginia- but available for travel worldwide- including Sunset Beach and surrounding areas! I love Sunset Beach, North Carolina SO much and it would be a dream to shoot a wedding there! Contact me for more information!