Prepared for everything.
Present for all of it.
photography
Menu
Palm Springs wedding photographer
I build my coverage around your day
not my shot list.
I build my coverage around your day
not my shot list.
Ten years reading rooms. Thirteen years behind a lens.
Here's how that combination changes your wedding day.
Portraits done in 15 minutes, so you can spend the rest of your wedding actually living it.
See the Investment
read the blog
See the Work
meet ashley
Warm colors. Real expressions. The first look, the quiet hand squeeze, the ugly cry, the dance floor chaos.
I've spent 13 years and 400-plus weddings learning exactly what to pay attention to — and I bring all of it to every single one.
View Full Wedding Galleries
Photos that actually feel like your day.
Fine art trained. Hospitality-formed. Here for the moments no one else catches.
meet ashley
Who you hire matters as much as what they shoot.
Thirteen years behind a camera. A decade before that, learning how to make every person in a room feel seen. I know when to step in with direction and when to disappear completely. I notice the grandmother watching quietly from the corner. Your mother's face when you walk past her table. The hand squeeze no one else caught.
Polished images with a chilled-champagne kind of ease.
We kept hearing one name…Ashley LaPrade.
"When searching for venues and rentals in Palm Springs for our wedding, we asked around about photographers.
We were literally in tears looking at our pictures. we couldn’t have been happier with her and her team."
- Sarah & Ben
From the moment you inquire to the moment your gallery arrives, here's exactly what I bring to every single wedding.
What you can count on when you book with me.
Palm Springs born and raised. Over 400 local weddings.
See the venues I know best.
I pay attention to what other photographers miss. Ten years in restaurant hospitality taught me to read a room before I ever pointed a camera at one. I catch what happens in the margins.
You don't need to know how to pose. That's my job. Direction that feels like a conversation, not a command. Portraits wrapped in 15 minutes so you're back with your people.
400-plus weddings. Nothing rattles me. Family tension, extreme heat, runaway timelines — navigated calmly, without making any of it your problem.
Your timeline. Not my shot list. Two planning calls, a printed site map, a dedicated second photographer. The day runs on a track you never have to manage yourself.
No presets. No AI. No filtered version of someone else's wedding. I hand-edit every image myself. A BFA from one of the top ten photography programs in the world is why your gallery looks the way it does.
You Could Be Next.
My Palm Springs wedding photography has been featured in Martha Stewart Weddings, MunaLuchi Bride, Men's Vows, Ruffled, Exquisite Weddings, Southern California Bride, and more. Let's see about getting your big day featured too.
We kept hearing one name…Ashley LaPrade.
"We were planning a California wedding from Scotland. From the very beginning Ashley put us at ease and was extremely professional, organized, and personable.
If you are looking for an incredibly talented photographer and even better person, stop your search and snatch her up!”
- Karina & mike
Lock in your date
Send your date + venue and I’ll reply with availability, starting investment, and the exact coverage I recommend for your day.
