You’ll have to wait until September to see these gorgeous bridals! Stay tuned!!! 🙂
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Ashley Glasco Photography
On-location, natural light photographer in Richmond, VA. Specializing in custom portrait and wedding photography.
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Good morning everyone!! I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! The weather was beautiful, and it felt so nice during the evening! I know I am kind of behind in work right now, but it felt great to have a couple of nights where I didnt do ANYTHING! That doesnt happen very often, and sadly, I do work on the weekends, so breaks from work dont come around very often. That is the one bad thing about owning your own business….YOU have to determine your work schedule….and if you dont give yourself time off, who will!??! It is hard for me to feel like I can take a break….if I am not working all the time I feel guilty! But I am learning that I NEED breaks or I will start to become overwhelmed! With that being said, after a somewhat busy week(Kaleigh went to VBS….Carter was supposed to, but he didnt like it and I didnt have the heart to make him go, so he stayed with me all week!) My goal was to get a lot done with the three free hours, however, plans didnt work out so I did not get much accomplished at all. 🙁 BUT, it was still a busy week nonetheless between play dates, sleep overs, running to and from VBS, etc! I need to keep in mind that this will not last forever and there will come a day when I want nothing more than to have a house full of crazy kids(I already get really sad knowing that Carter will soon be in preschool!) SO! This past weekend I decided that I needed a break. The majority of my weekends have been filled with weddings since April and I havent had much family time….let alone any downtime for myself! So, Friday evening my father in law, Rick, took the kids to see a movie and Jay and I went to the gun range and dinner. I never thought in a million years that I would shoot a gun, but I did and I loved it! I admit, I was really weary about the whole thing and didnt really know why I agreed to it, but I am glad I did. 🙂 We had dinner at one of my favorite restaurants, Edo’s Squid(if you’ve never been, you HAVE to try it!) My favorite is the eggplant parmesan! After, we hung out with a few friends and then headed back home for the night. Saturday we made plans to go to the Tomato Festival, but with all the rain, we decided against going and instead, just stayed at home and hung out. And yesterday we did some major cleaning, organizing, email answering, editing, and swimming! 😛 Side note, I totally had a photo that I was going to include, but photoshop crashed and didnt save my collage…boo!!! Better luck next time…what is it with things crashing on me these days?!?!
Last week’s goals: Personal: -blog a personal session
-start planning our family photos
-have a girls night??
Business:
-back up files and clear space on my computer after the first bullet has been accomplished
-blog 1-2 sessions this week
This week’s goals: Personal: -continue reading my book Insurgent -finish the birthday albums and order them! -blog about Kaleigh and Carter’s birthdays! -plan family photos -workout -girls night? -do at least ONE fun thing(that is out of the ordinary) with the kids….suggestions??
Business: -meet with a beautiful couple on Tuesday! -have an awesome family session on Wednesday! -get ready for an amazing wedding this Friday!! -edit portrait, bridal, and wedding photos -blog 1-2 sessions this week -decide what I am going to do with the files I need to recover -back up current files(twice!)
That is A LOT to look up to…especially after not having a great “goal setting” week last week! Lets hope this one is amore successful and here’s to reaching your goals! 🙂 Happy Monday everyone!    Ok….this late Manic Monday posting is starting to get old! I really need to be better about getting this out earlier….but I do have an excuse..sort of! Kaleigh and Carter started their first day of VBS(Vacation Bible School) today and we had to be out of the house by 8:30 this morning and we stayed out until about 2:30 having fun at Chic-fil-a….annnnd, I’ve just spent the last 1 1/2 hour talking back and forth between Apple and my external hard drive company trying to figure out what seems to be an impossible task. To say I am frustrated is an understatement. So thats my excuse for the late post. 🙂 Anyway, here is a quick recap of this past weekend! Friday, we had a few friends over in honor of the Fourth of July! We lit some fireworks and had a great time! The kids stayed with Jay’s parents and I am sure they had a blast over there as well! Saturday we went up to Goochland for a while to spend some time with the family and fish…well…I didn’t fish(it was way too hot!) but the kids had a fun time! After, we went to my parents house for dinner and crashed at bedtime. Sunday we went to Chuck E Cheese, which was surprisingly not crowded and then Geleti Celesti for icecream(SOO good!) After, we went to my parents house to swim and eat dinner. It was a pretty relaxing weekend and I managed to get some editing done, so that was good! Ok, so onto the goal list!
Last week’s goals: Personal:
Business:
This week’s goals: Personal: -blog a personal session -finish my book that I started Divergent -order mini albums from a recent shoot and birthday albums(better late than never) -start planning our family photos -workout 3 times -have a girls night??
Business: -continue trying to fix the problem with my external hard drive connecting to Time Machine ever since the tornado came through and screwed it up! Ughh!! -back up files and clear space on my computer after the first bullet has been accomplished -follow up on emails and clean out inbox -edit portrait, bridal, and wedding photos -blog 1-2 sessions this week -be better about getting Manic Monday blogged sooner!
Lets see how much I can get accomplished this week! At least I will have from 9-12 while the kids are at VBS to get some stuff done! Hope everyone had a great Monday! 🙂
I’ve known Patty for several years now and I was thrilled when she called to tell me she had gotten engaged! They are planning to have an intimate wedding on the beach this July and I was honored to photograph their engagement session! Patty and Steve, I wish you all the best!
Although taking photos of my own kids can be a bit more stressful that photographing other children, I do enjoy taking photos of them! Growing up in front of the camera, they know how to pose naturally which makes my job a little easier….but its the bickering and not listening that tends to give me trouble! I dont normally have that issue with children who arent my own haha! I took these photos a while back for a nautical themed shoot and never got around to doing a Fourth of July shoot with Kaleigh and Carter, but I think this goes well with the theme! You wouldn’t be able to tell from the photos but it was tough getting them to smile and be happy! Still, I love the photos from our session! I hope everyone has a happy, safe, and relaxing Fourth of July!!! If you’re looking for something fun to do today, check out my 4th of July board on interest!! 🙂
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Hollie - Your kids are SO photogenic and cute! Kaleigh is a sassy little model! Love it!
Lindsey Martin - Oh my goodness! I love this shoot. Great work, Ashley:)
Ashley - Thank you so much Hollie! 🙂 Happy Fourth!
Ashley - Thank you Lindsey! 🙂
Kristy Life-n-Reflection - Awe they are too cute! You can tell how much fun they had! Happy 4th!
Ashley - Thank you Kristy! 🙂