Ashley Valera Photography

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Ashley Valera Photography

We specialize in elopement ceremonies
& photography on Kaua'i.

09/21/2026

YOU NEED KAUA‘I ON YOUR WALLS. 🌿🌈

Love Kaua‘i? Bring a piece of it home.

My Kaua‘i fine art prints start at $41.94 + FREE SHIPPING. 🤍

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Every print purchased supports a local Kaua‘i photographer, my family, and my small business.

Sometimes one small thing makes a big difference. Purchasing a print, sharing this post, or simply following my work all helps.

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Love Kaua‘i. Support local. Bring Kaua‘i home. 🤍🌿

09/18/2026

Kaua‘i photographers 🌿🤍

I know a lot of us are trying to navigate the same thing right now: taking care of our families, getting our businesses back online, communicating with clients, answering questions about upcoming sessions, and figuring out what recovery looks like one day at a time.

I recently created a Hurricane Lowell Client Update section for my website with some of the questions I’ve been receiving most often from clients.

Things like postponing sessions, keeping payments as future credit, gifting sessions to local families, what recovery looks like right now, and what clients can expect moving forward.

Sometimes the hardest part is simply finding the words, especially when you’re living through the same situation you’re trying to explain to your clients.

So if you’re another Kaua‘i photographer and you’ve been struggling with what to put on your website, I’m happy to share the embedded code I created for mine. 🤍

You absolutely don’t have to use it exactly as written. Change the wording, policies, photos, colors and details so they fit your own business. Think of it simply as a good place to start if staring at a blank page feels overwhelming right now.

No charge. No strings attached. Just photographers helping photographers.

Send me a message and I can send you the code to copy, customize and embed into your own website.

We’re all running our own businesses, but we’re also part of the same little island community.

Same island. Same community. Same recovery. 🌿

Ashley
Ashley Valera Photography

09/18/2026

A little Hurricane Lowell update from Kaua‘i 🌿🤍

Things are moving forward, and I wanted to share a quick update for my clients with upcoming trips and photography sessions.

If your travel plans have changed because of Hurricane Lowell, your payment can remain as a credit for a future trip to Kaua‘i. 🤍

You can also choose to gift your session to a Kaua‘i family impacted by the hurricane.

If you have the means to gift your session, I think this could be such a beautiful way to use it. So many local families are focused on cleanup, repairs, work, kids and getting back to normal. A photography session gives them something happy to look forward to and beautiful photographs of their family to keep. 📷🤍

If you already know a family you’d like to gift it to, send me their information. If not, reach out and we can find a thoughtful way to connect your gift with a family who would appreciate it. There is no photography-session cost to the receiving family. Your session simply becomes theirs.

Of course, you are always welcome to keep your payment as a credit for your own future trip. 🌿

AND THE BEST UPDATE!!! ⚡️🌿

WE ALMOST HAVE POWER IN KĪLAUEA!!!!! ❤️😭

It literally came back on minutes ago and then turned off again…. But seeing those lights turn on felt AMAZING. I know it’ll be on for good soon.

Thank you to every utility worker, road crew, cleanup crew, first responder, neighbor and person who has worked so hard to get our communities back up and running. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ❤️

And thank you to my clients for your patience, support and love for our family and community.

The power is ALMOST ON, and I am SO happy⚡️📷🌺✨

09/17/2026

Hanalei has power! 💡🌿✨ Things are getting back online faster than we hoped!

Kīlauea is still without power, but things are looking really good and we’re hopeful we’ll be next. 🙏💚

A huge mahalo to all the hardworking crews out there working around the clock. We are so incredibly grateful to our friends, family, and community for everything.

09/15/2026

Still no power, but we’re keeping our spirits up. 🌿✨

Here on the North Shore, so many families and businesses are still navigating the aftermath of the hurricane. Right now, our community is focused on recovery, cleaning up, helping our neighbors, taking care of our families, and getting back on our feet. That’s what matters most right now. 💚 🌿✨

I also want to say a huge thank you to all of my wonderful clients for your patience and understanding. I know many of you are waiting on albums, galleries, photo deliveries, and responses to emails. Without reliable power and internet, even the simplest parts of running my business take much longer than they normally would.

Please know I haven’t forgotten about anyone. I’m working through everything as I’m able while also taking care of my family, our animals, our home, and everything that comes with recovery.

I’m incredibly grateful for the grace so many of you have shown me. Your patience allows me to focus on what needs my attention here at home and in our community while slowly finding my way back to a normal work routine.

The North Shore is resilient, and it has been beautiful to see people helping one another through all of this. 🌺🌿

Thank you for sticking with me, supporting my little business, and understanding that right now, recovery comes first.

Still no power, but plenty of gratitude, community, and hope. ❤️

One day at a time. Brighter days ahead. ✨

09/12/2026

Aloha to all of my clients,

I’m asking for a little patience and grace right now as my family and I recover from Hurricane Lowell.

We still do not have power at home, which means I cannot reliably access my client management systems, Square account, email, galleries, or the other tools I normally use to run my business and communicate with you.

I know many of you are waiting to hear from me regarding rescheduling, future dates, sessions, and other requests. I will get back to each of you. Please give me approximately one week to get back on my feet at home, work through my emails, assess my schedule, and communicate with everyone individually about the next steps.

I am one person, a small-business owner, and a mom trying to take care of my family and home while also doing everything I can to take care of my clients.

I also need to ask, from the heart: please communicate with me directly before filing a payment dispute or chargeback. Having a dispute filed through Square on the day of the hurricane, while I had no power and very limited ability to access my business systems, made an already incredibly difficult situation even harder.

Please give me the opportunity and reasonable time to respond to you and work through your situation personally. I am not ignoring anyone, disappearing, or walking away from my responsibilities. I simply need time and access to the systems required to properly help you.

Please have a little heart and patience with me right now. I promise I am working through this as quickly as circumstances allow.

Thank you to everyone who has shown my family kindness, patience, and understanding. It truly means more than you know.

Warmest Aloha,
Ashley
Ashley Valera Photography

09/12/2026

📣 KIUC held a community meeting, and we learned that our part of the island will likely be without power for at least two weeks.

It’s a lot to take in, but more than anything, I’m incredibly grateful. My family is safe. Our animals are safe. Our home is standing. And after everything our community has just been through with Hurricane Lowell, those are the things that matter most. 🩵

The next couple of weeks will definitely look different. Keeping everything charged, camera batteries, lights, computers and phones, while caring for my family and animals and continuing to run my business is going to take some time and creativity. But we’ll figure it out. One hour, one day at a time. 🌿

And I have to say the biggest MAHALO to everyone who has supported my little print shop through all of this. I opened it so recently, and watching these orders come in during such an unexpected moment has been incredibly encouraging.

❤️Mahalo:
❤️Mom • ❤️Sister • ❤️Jasmyn • ❤️Adella • ❤️Marie • ❤️Kayla • ❤️Inga • ❤️Sharon • ❤️Stephanie • ❤️Kayley • ❤️Paxton • ❤️Jordan • ❤️Ying • ❤️Jim • ❤️Jessica • ❤️Sarah • ❤️Megan • ❤️Amaryllis • ❤️Travis • ❤️Fabio • ❤️Mary • ❤️Tori • ❤️Roseli • ❤️Tori • ❤️Samara • ❤️Bailey • ✨

✨Every order has reminded me that even when life gets turned upside down, there is still so much goodness around us.

✅ We’re safe. We’re grateful. We have some long days ahead, but we’ve got this. Your support is helping me continue doing what I love while we get life put back together.

Mahalo from our whole family. 🌺🌿🤍
🎥 Video from Hanalei and the Hanalei Pavilion.
If you have the means and would like to support us by purchasing one of my Kaua‘i prints:
✅ LINK IN BIO. https://www.etsy.com/shop/AshleyValeraPhoto/

09/11/2026

💧🌿 WE HAVE WATER IN KĪLAUEA! 🌿💧

This morning brought a little bit of good news….our water is back on. 🙏✨ We still don’t have power, and there are still many people in our community without water, but today feels like a step forward.

There is SO much aftermath to clean up, but little by little, we’re getting there. 💛

To everyone working around the clock to restore water, power, clear roads, clean up debris, check on neighbors, and help our community recover…THANK YOU. Truly. We see you, and we appreciate you more than we can say. 🌺

And thank you to every single person who has checked on us, sent messages, offered help, supported my little business, purchased a print, or simply kept Kaua‘i in your thoughts. It has meant so much to our family.

⚠️ If your water has returned, please remember to BOIL IT FIRST before drinking or cooking with it.

One thing at a time. One day at a time.

Today is going to get better. 🌈

09/09/2026

This little Etsy shop is brand new, and I almost feel vulnerable sharing this…but right now, it means more to our family than I ever imagined it would. ❤️

So far, I’ve sold about 10 prints. That may sound small, but every single one of those orders has made a real difference to us.

After Hurricane Lowell, my photography business…our normal source of income… has been brought to a standstill while our island and our family recover. Right now, selling my Kaua‘i artwork is one of the few ways I can continue bringing income into our home.

So I’m asking, humbly: if you have the means, please consider purchasing a print. Please. 🌿

You’re not just buying a photograph. You’re bringing a little piece of Kaua‘i into your home while becoming part of something that could genuinely be life changing for our family right now.

Ten people have already chosen a piece of my work, and I’m incredibly grateful for every one of them. Imagine what could happen if a few more people joined them. 🤍

Together, it’s possible. Every purchase contributes to the greater whole. Every order matters. Every print helps.

And if purchasing isn’t possible right now, simply sharing my shop with someone who might love my work would mean so much to me too.

✨🌿 SHOP MY KAUA‘I PRINTS:
www.etsy.com/shop/AshleyValeraPhoto/

From the bottom of my heart, mahalo for supporting my artwork, my small business, and our family. 🌈🤍🌺

09/09/2026

It’s difficult to ask for help. Please, please, please help us if you have the means. 🩵

After Hurricane Lowell, we’re dealing with a lot of cleanup, damage, and unexpected expenses. Right now, while my photography business is paused and we focus on getting our home and family back on our feet, my Etsy shop is our only way to bring in money.

If you’ve been wondering how you can help us, purchasing one of my Kaua‘i fine art prints would mean more than I can possibly explain. 🌿

A $41.94 purchase goes SO far for us right now. 🤍

It helps with the everyday things that suddenly matter so much…groceries, fuel, supplies, cleanup, repairs, and simply helping our little family get through the days ahead.

And I love that this is a way to support us while receiving something beautiful in return: a piece of Kaua‘i, photographed by me, to hang in your home. 🌿

Every single order matters. Truly. Seeing an Etsy order come through right now feels like someone reaching out and saying, “We’ve got you.”

So if you have the means, please consider purchasing a print. And if purchasing isn’t possible, sharing my shop or this post is incredibly helpful too.

✅ SHOP MY PRINTS: LINK IN BIO.
➡️ ⁠ www.etsy.com/shop/AshleyValeraPhoto

From the bottom of my heart, mahalo for supporting my work, my family, and our recovery. ✨🌈📸🌿

Your $41 goes farther than you know.
Small purchases make a very big difference for us right now.

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