ashley laprade

Palm Springs photography

SOCIALIZE

Menu

Palm Springs photography

ashley laprade

The Favorites

Working with me

Local Expert

why weddings?

Artful attention. That's what I bring to every single wedding.

A fine art education. A decade reading rooms in the restaurant hospitality. Thirteen years behind a camera. That combination shapes how I see things — and what I catch when everyone else is looking somewhere else.

Palm Springs Wedding Photographer

why weddings?

I'm in it because I love being the person in the room who catches what everyone else was feeling but couldn't quite describe. Weddings happen to be the place where that matters most.

Fine art trained.
I'm the daughter of a filmmaker and a graduate of Art Center College of Design — one of the top ten photography programs in the world. That education gave me a technical foundation most photographers don't have. What I do with it is hand-edit every image personally, correct every skin tone, remove every distraction. No presets. No AI. No shortcuts.

Hospitality-formed.
Before photography, I spent a decade in the restaurant industry — from server to front-of-house manager. That career taught me to read a room before I ever picked up a camera. I know when to step in with direction and when to disappear and let the moment unfold. I know who's about to cry before they do. I notice what happens in the margins. That's not something you learn in photography school. That's something you earn on the floor.

Present for all of it.
I've photographed 400-plus weddings and I'm still in it for the same reason I started — I love being the person who shows up prepared, stays calm when things shift, and hands you a gallery that makes you feel the whole day again. That's the job. I take it seriously.

The Full Story

your local expert

Born and raised here.
Born and raised in Palm Springs. Over 400 weddings captured here, which means I know when and where the light actually falls, which venues require a completely different approach in spring, and the best angles at every major property — from La Quinta Resort to the O'Donnell House to the Avalon Hotel. When you book me for a Palm Springs wedding, you're not just getting a photographer. You're getting a local who has already shot your venue.

Las Vegas is a different kind of magic.
In 2018, my husband and I moved to Las Vegas, where I capture elopements and weddings with the glamour only Vegas can deliver. From Gatsby-level sparkle to desert elopements at sunrise, this city shoots beautifully at every hour. Whatever your desert of choice, I'll meet you there.

What it feels like to work with me

A high-end experience with a genuinely relaxed vibe. No stiff posing, no frantic timelines, no wondering what comes next. I’ll guide you through everything with a calm that comes from having done this 400 times — and an enthusiasm that comes from still absolutely loving it.

What to expect when we work together.

the favorites

A few things that tell you who I am when I'm not behind a camera.

NEXT FAVORITE THING

Because the person you hire matters as much as the portfolio.

with people worth staying for.

Long dinners that stretch into late nights

NEXT FAVORITE THING

on actual walls.

Framed photographs

NEXT FAVORITE THING

the whole family is finally in the same room.

The first five minutes when

NEXT FAVORITE THING

Watching someone feel genuinely celebrated.

NEXT FAVORITE THING

in the same frame without anyone asking them to.

The moment when three generations end up

NEXT FAVORITE THING

@ashleylapradephotography

PALM SPRINGS. LAS VEGAS. WHEREVER YOU ARE. LET'S TALK.