ashley laprade

Palm Springs photography

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400-plus weddings.
One approach: yours.

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From your first inquiry to your final gallery, I built a system that makes you feel taken care of
before, during, and after the day itself.

After 13 years in this industry, I've heard the same fear from almost every couple: "I don't want to spend my wedding day posing for photos." So I built my entire approach around making sure you don't have to.

Two planning calls before the day. A dedicated second photographer. Portraits wrapped in 15 minutes, so you're back with your people.

Ten years running restaurant floors taught me that the best service is the kind no one notices. That's still how I measure a good wedding day.

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You've got enough to think about. Your photographer isn't one of them.

"WILDLY TALENTED AND TOTALLY BADASS."

WHAT COUPLES SAY:

- matt & daniel

From your first inquiry to the moment your gallery arrives, every step is handled. Two planning calls. A printed site map. A second photographer on site. You won't be managing me — I'll be managing everything else so you don't have to think about it.

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Here's what working with me actually looks like.

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.

Every wedding collection includes all of this.

Personal printing rights + social sharing license

Behind-the-scenes content

Every image hand-edited by Ashley personally. No presets, no AI, no outsourced teams

Two photographers — Ashley + a dedicated second shooter

8 hours of wedding day coverage

Two planning consultations before your wedding day

Online gallery delivery

All couples welcome — inclusive by preparation, not just by policy

"she is THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY."

— Karina + Mike
California wedding planned from Scotland.

What couples say

"ashley made us feel heard"

andrew + michael

"We love everything about Ashley. From the way she made us feel welcome and heard to how she guided us through the entire process. She definitely made our wedding day more fun and relaxed which is what we wanted.

She even went to the bar to grab us drinks and took it upon herself to grab our polaroid cameras to take photos of everyone at the wedding. Those polaroids became part of our wedding album!"

"no one else
compares"

marjorie + riley

"If you are looking for someone who is a top-notch professional, who makes you feel 100% like yourselves, who captures every moment of your day for you so you will never forget that feeling, you need to book Ashley!

Without a doubt, our wedding photos were above and beyond what we ever imagine. Any beyond the photographs, Ashley did so much more for us. From the moment we met, she made us feel like we were just hanging out together. Stop looking and book her!"

"i never felt
rushed"

bailey + adam

"Finding a photographer to hire was one of the most challenging things for me. It was the most important vendor I would hire. Even if my hair was amazing and my decorations were beautiful, it wouldn’t matter if the photographs didn’t capture that.

My entire wedding day I felt relaxed, I never felt rushed through pictures. Not only did she capture the most amazing images of my wedding day, but she is one of the most fun people to just hang out with. Because of Ashley, I get to relive my wedding everyday by looking at the pictures she took."