03/25/2026
✨Hello, my sweet E Ashley Family✨ As I prepare for another season alongside your beautiful families, I first want to say thank you. It means more than I can ever fully express that you continue to invite me into these chapters of your lives year after year. Being trusted to document your love, growing families, and the quiet in-between moments that make up your family’s legacy has been the greatest honor of my career.
I’ve been spending time reflecting on how I can continue to show up for you in the most intentional, present, and heart-led way possible. While a few things are evolving this year, the heart of what I offer - a relaxed, soul-led experience focused on documenting your family just as you are - remains the same.
Before sharing what’s new, I want to apologize if my responses have been slower than usual. This winter brought unexpected and rather debilitating health challenges that required more of my time and attention than I anticipated. It has been a season asking me to slow down in ways I didn’t expect, but that my physical and mental self desperately need, and I am honoring that through this transition.
This slower pace has gifted me the space to reflect on how I can care for both my clients and myself more intentionally moving forward, and the changes I’m sharing with you in this email are a direct reflection of that. Over the last 13 years, I’ve worn many hats during our time together - including creating highlight videos alongside your galleries. While I’ve loved creating those heirlooms for you, I’ve found that doing both pulls my attention away from what I do best - observing your connection, and documenting your story in a way that feels honest and natural without rushing and overwhelming myself.
Because of that, I’ve decided to step away from offering highlight videos so I can give my full creative attention to photography. This shift allows me to be more present with you, more attuned to your family, and more intentional with every image I create.
I’ve also very thoughtfully restructured the way sessions are booked and galleries are delivered in a way that feels more relaxed, more flexible, and more aligned with how I want our experience together to feel.
Moving forward, sessions will be reserved with a non-refundable creative session fee. This secures your date and includes your 60-minute session. After your session, you’ll receive a curated proof gallery + choose the collection that feels most meaningful for your family after viewing the images - that way, you are only investing in what you truly love + connect with.
Another change I’m excited about is that sessions are now fully time-based at 60 minutes. Over the past few years, I’ve been paying close attention to the pace of my sessions and the experience it creates for your families in front of my camera. What I’ve noticed time and time again is that shorter sessions often feel rushed - especially for little ones. We all tend to relax once the pressure to perform disappears. When sessions move too quickly, it creates a sense of urgency that neither you nor I truly want during what should be a calm, joyful experience.
Your session fee now covers everyone, so you’re welcome to include as many people - or as few - as you’d like - at no added cost. Whether it’s your immediate or extended family gathered together, friends joining you for a vacation, or you and your partner looking for an intimate portrait session, we’ll use our time in a way that feels relaxed, natural, and unhurried.
My hope with all of these changes is to create an experience that feels even more calm, connected, and intentional for you and me.
My calendar for the season is open, and as always, returning families will receive first access before dates are shared publicly. I photograph a limited number of families each week to keep sessions relaxed and intentional (and leaving space for date shifts due to weather NOT cooperating) - so dates do tend to fill quickly. Ah! I also gently want to remind you all, E. Ashley Family, that sessions with me aren’t limited to summer evenings barefoot by the sea. While those golden coastal nights hold a special place in my heart, I offer sessions year-round in a variety of settings - from quiet, cozy seasons at home, to open wildflower fields, changing leaves, and everything in between. Each season holds its own kind of beauty - I am so grateful we are in a literal NEW season today - and I bet many of you are too. Brighter days are ahead, family...I can feel it...
I can’t wait to spend time with you all, creating more memories together and slowing down in a way that feels intentional and honest. I think we all need a little more of that these days. It’s always my goal to provide you with the kind of magic that transports you right back to these moments with a smile or a warm flutter of the heart, whether you’re passing by the memories on your wall or catching a glimpse of them on your side table before bed...
See you soon,
Liz 📸
