Ashley Hoskins Photography

Oct

15

i have been dying to get this blog post up but have been so busy catching up on emails, weddings, meetings, going on fun trips, blah, blah, blah....i just haven't had time. but man, do i love these people. mandy is one of my best friends in the entire world. we have been best friends for pretty much as long as i can remember....well.....except for when i first met her and i wouldn't invite her to my babysitter's club meetings.....i don't remember doing that, but she insists it's true. i hope through the years i have made it up to her, because not only is she an amazing friend, she is also an amazing sister and mother. last week, i got to do something that i hadn't gotten to do in a long long time and that was spend some good, quality, one on one time with mandy's oldest daughter analyn. she had fall break so we got to hang out for a couple days. we went out to lunch, watched hannah montana, colored, played with rex, went to the zoo, and of course played in our hammock. she is, by far, one of the most intelligent, inquisitive, little girls i have ever met. she has such a sweet heart and i love her so very much. i have pretty much been obessessed with her since the moment i laid eyes on her.....and then her sister was born....oh boy. this girl. she is something else. she is so freaking cute its sick. she is stinkin' HILARIOUS and absolutely crazy. you will definitely be able to see their personality differences in these pics. its actually sort of unbelievable. no matter what addy does, you can't help but love her. her voice can melt my heart. her sweet dimples are just to die for. and she better be thankful, cause boy, she is a handful! we had this session planned for quite some time, but don't worry, addy decided to give herself a nice little hair cut a week before our session. she cut a cute mowhawky lookin' thing right down the center of her head, and you'll see in a minute her next fun little trick but before i tell you about that, i have one more little girl to talk about....well, she's not that little anymore. mandy's little sister abby. i have known abby since she was just a little girl, probably analyn's age. abby has always been a little spit-fire and i love that about her. she is cute as can be and so much fun to be around. i still do this day have a card that she made me for my sixteenth birthday. on the front it said, "for your sixteenth birthday i am going to give you 16 dollars." and then you open it up and she had drawn the 5 dollar bills and a 1 dollar bill. and of course, signed it happy birthday, love abby. it was so cute i have kept it all these years....

ok, now on to the pics

i had to start off with this one......

sweet, cute, little addy came to our house to get ready and needless to say got locked inside justin's little office. we COULD NOT get her out and i was (big surprise) FREAKING OUT. to make a long story short, we ended up literally having to BEAT THE DOOR DOWN. well, at least beat a hole through the door so we could pull sweet addy through. here was the finished product of that....

yea, that really happened....now on to the pretty people!

i thought analyn looked so beautiful (and so old!) here

i can't even tell you how much i love this

i mean seriously??? can i look like you when i grow up? yea, i cried when i came across this image, i just couldn't help it!!

and then it was addy's turn.....i love this!!!

SUCH a beautiful family

this might be my favorite....

yea, my best friend is a model. i mean, is she not so stinkin' gorgeous!

i just had to post this one....its just soooo fitting

now this might be my favorite photo ever. there is just something about it that I LOVE

and of course addy wanted to spin too!

so, addy is SUCH a princess. she loves to pose, and she LOVES to make faces. this was what she did when i said, addy! smile!!

they sure do love their mommy

and last, but certainly not least.....i had to have a turn!!

i love love love all of you! thank you so much for letting me be a part of your life.

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Emily says:

I love these! Those little girls have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen! Wonderful photos Ashley :)

(10.16.09 @ 07:46 AM)

teresa says:

What beautiful photos and models Everyone looks stunning! Mandy's co-workers say we want to see more orange and white photo's

(10.16.09 @ 02:17 PM)

Kari Sikorski says:

Ashley - that pic of the sisters running holding hands that you turned a light sepia totally belongs on a book cover! Very very cute moment captured!

(10.16.09 @ 02:41 PM)

mandy says:

Ashley, you have created a moment in our lives that we will never forget. A beautiful picture of how lucky i am to have these beautiful little girls, a lovely sister, and a great true friend! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for capturing our personalities and love for each other! You are truly a blessing!

(10.16.09 @ 06:28 PM)

Erin Barclay Moore says:

Those pictures were breath taking. You really do take beautiful pictures. I wished that I still lived there. I would def. ask you to take pictures of my little boy and some of my husband and I. Again those pictures are amazing.

(10.16.09 @ 08:10 PM)

Vicki Hartman says:

Absolutely beautiful!

(10.21.09 @ 05:23 AM)

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my favorite....

Oct

7

i was doing a final run through of lara and rob's pictures when i came across this picture and just fell in love. i don't know why it didn't strike me the first time around, but now it has and it is hands down one of my favorite pics from the day. definitely my favorite candid moment from the day.....

right after lara and rob's first look i went back to the house to give them a few moments alone to regroup before we started their photos. i was just heading back to them when i saw lara spinning around, showing rob her beautiful dress so of course i snapped a few shots and there was just something about this one that i just thought was so sweet. had to share it with you.

got lots of fun shoots coming up during these next few weeks.....especially excited about my photo session tonight with my best friend mandy and her sweet girls!! stay tuned for that one!

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Margot Fray says:

will I ever get tired of looking at these beautiful photos and reliving that happy, happy day? I think not. I'm ready to see more and more and more.......

(10.10.09 @ 09:11 AM)

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1 year ago today

Oct

4

so one year ago today at this very moment i was getting ready for the greatest day of my life. at this time i was probably crying, getting my hair done, and my heart was beating so hard, so fast, i could have sworn it was literally going to come out of my chest. i had dreamed about my wedding since i was a little girl. and i do have to say, it far outwayed all of my expectations. as much as i had dreamed about all the details, the colors, the light, the location, i never could have imagined that i would be sooooo excited to spend the rest of my life with my very best friend. i can't believe that it has been a year. a crazy, fun, busy year and i can't wait for many many many more. i just had to share a couple pics from my most favorite day.

and our wedding was just so so so much fun, i just had to let you see our slideshow too so you could get a peek inside our reception. it was a paaarrrrtaayy!

ps. thanks so watson-studios for photos that i still look at everday!

click here to see our slideshow!

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Mandy Morton says:

i think that if i looked at this slideshow every morning my day would start out much better! I cant be thankful enough for the two of you! You both are such beautiful people and exceed the expectations of the words soulful and real! I hope that every year brings more memories and more love. May the both of you live with hearts full of happiness! May the both of you experience the love, compassion, and unbelievable laughter you guys bring to all of our lives. The girls and I love you two so very much! I have to stop now i cant see the screen too well!!! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

(10.04.09 @ 07:08 PM)

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lara and rob. lebanon wedding.

Sep

29

i have been so excited about lara and rob's wedding ever since they got engaged. not only in lara beautiful, fun, and sweet as can be, she is also a dear dear friend. lara's dad is a pilot and her parents own a house in lebanon, tn where they have an airplane hanger pretty much in their backyard. lara had this great vision of getting married on the grassy runway and having an awesome reception in the hanger. well, if you lived in the state of tennessee for the last couple weeks, you know that is has been raining out of control! i mean, seriously! like a ridiculous amount of rain. needless to say, i talked to lara the monday before her wedding and it had already been raining for a week, we were both like, i mean surely it isn't going to rain for ANOTHER week.....well, it did. come thursday, lara had to have a change of wedding day plans. they moved the ceremony inside the hanger and had the reception on there as well and it ended up being beautiful. we got really lucky and actually had no rain the whole day during pictures, and even saw rays of sun a couple of times. needless to say, it was a sweet day and i felt so honored to have been a part of their special day. here a some of my favorites!

i don't know what it was about this next little series, but i just loved it

mmmmmm....back light....love it

just classic

loved this shot of lara sneaking up behind rob before their first look

there is something about this portrait that i just love

loved all the images from their first dance

and i LOVED this shot of lara dancing with her dad!

the receptions was just blast!

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Peyton Manning says:

Well, I have to say that wedding was more fun than throwing 5 touchdowns in a Super Bowl. Ashley, you are the best photographer ever. You really captured all the fun of the night and the celebration of the nuptials. Oh, and that Rob sang the best rendition of Rocky Top ever. Go Vols, Peyton.

(09.29.09 @ 08:34 PM)

Brittany Cosh McClain says:

WOW! These are amazing. You are stunning Lara, seriously you made the perfect bride! xoxo

(09.29.09 @ 09:06 PM)

Whitney Williams says:

Ashley you are so talented! These are awesome!

(09.30.09 @ 07:58 AM)

Bailey Fray says:

Larrrrraaa..... so amaaazing! I love these photos. Ah! It's just too amazing. Wonderful wedding, really. Insane.

(10.03.09 @ 02:15 PM)

Aunt Gail says:

Lara and Rob, these photos are wonderful, and really captured the celebration of the day! Ashley did a fantastic job setting it all down for great memories! Congratus, you two!

(10.10.09 @ 08:02 AM)

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jessica claire workshop

Sep

27

so tuesday morning natalie watson (of watson-studios) and i woke up at the crack of dawn, and flew out to LA. we arrived in la in the morning and had to drive to laguna beach, so we did what most girls would do, and rented a convertable. we drove down the coast with the top down, wind blowing in our hair, and the smell of the ocean all around us. it was pretty much awesome. as soon as we arrived in laguna beach we went and got manicures and pedicures and then checked into our hotel. we then went and stuffed our faces withe the BEST sushi i have EVER had. i mean seriously, it was freaking amazing! after dinner we were exhausted from our long day of traveling and took it straight to our hotel room. i was so exhausted, but i couldn't sleep because i was soooo excited! i know, i'm a huge dork, but the next day we were going to jessica claire's workshop!! it really was just such a fun day. jessica was so great, friendly, smart, and really just an open book to everyone who had come. one of the things that we did during out workshop, was go out to a mock ceremony and reception.

we had two fabulous models, gena and jeff, who were both so beautiful and so great in front of the camera. the whole feel of the set up was very anthropologie, so you know, i was in heaven!! i was so overwhelmed, i didn't really know what to shoot first! here are just a few of my favorite shots and details from our little shoot.

event and photo stylist: grey likes weddings

flower design by: flora organica ( i was pretty much obsessed with these flowers)

wedding stationary: mae mae paperie

printing of paper products: czar press

fabric rosettes, shoe clips, and just married sign: b. poetic

cake: cheryl stewart of cake my day

hair and makeup: vivian tran of all made up

i loved this bouquet!!

and then last, but certainly not least, natalie and i just had to get a pic with jessica!!! jessica, it was such a pleasure to attend your first oc workshop! thank you so so so much!

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Alissa Ferullo says:

These turned out beautiful! You did a great job!!! It's been fun to see a few other posts from the workshop and to see how different everyone's images turned out. Anyway, I saw your wedding pics on her website, and they are gorgeous!!!! Wowza. Anyway, it was great to have met you! =)

(09.27.09 @ 11:27 PM)

Natalie says:

Hey Ash --- wow, that was soooo much fun!! I wish I had a pic of us in the car :) Great pics and send me that one of us w/JC . I'm going to photoshop us for my blog because I look sooo yuck!! Anyways, talk to you later... xo

(09.28.09 @ 10:40 AM)

{lauryl} says:

oooo! thank you for the kind words, and your photos are scrumptious! any chance i could get copies of some of them? would be ever so grateful...

(10.05.09 @ 10:08 PM)

Kari Sikorski says:

Beautiful work Ashley!! I love how you used the sunlight in your pics of the wedding!

(10.10.09 @ 12:55 PM)

Kellie says:

Beautiful Images!! Great job!! It was so nice to meeting you!!!

(10.12.09 @ 10:51 AM)

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