Ashley Bartoletti Photography | Blog

Just a heads up that I will be out of the country (on vacation, yay!) through February 1st so I will be unavailable except for limited access to email.  I’ve just finished packing, finally!  Here’s some quick shots of me getting my stuff together… someone looks sad that I’m leaving, doesn’t he?

After I get back on February 1st I’ll be starting my month long marathon of blogging, so check back for pictures from my trip, wedding posts, and other news.  Bye!

I’m so excited to announce my 3rd Annual Valentine’s Day Contest! Share your love story with me to win an engagement session!! If you’re already married, or just in-love with no plans to marry you’re welcome to enter too!

The Details:
* To enter: email me your love story, what makes you special as a couple, or what you love about your partner. Send emails to ashley@ashleybartoletti.com
* Please include a picture of the two of you.
* The winners must sign a release allowing me to use the images on my website and blog.
* Entries will be accepted until midnight on February 13th, 2010 EST.
* The winners will be announced on this blog on Valentine’s Day; winners will be chosen at my discretion.
* To be eligible to win you must be available to shoot in the Philadelphia area.

The Prize:
* The winner will receive a 1-2 hour long engagement session with me at the location of their choice
* A DVD of approximately 50-100 high resolution images, ready to print

Be sure to share this with all the people you know who are in LOVE so they can enter, too! Feel free to contact me with any questions. Good luck!!

Last years winners were Stacey and Garreth, here are some of my favorite images from our shoot:

Here are some more favorites of past engagement sessions:

Today the wedding of Dianne and Chris that I shot back in September was featured as the Wedding of the Day on WeddingChannel.com!  How exciting!  Below is a sneak peek, but be sure to check out the full spread here.

The best things in life are free! Here are a few of my favorite kiss shots

I LOVE flowers. Sure, everyone likes flowers.. but I really love them. When I was growing up our house was always filled with fresh flowers and we had beautiful gardens outside. We even had a had a garden just to cut fresh flowers from to bring inside.

After I left for college my mom opened a flower shop in our little town, and when I would come home for visits I would spend much of my time with her in her shop helping to make arrangements. Those were some of my fondest memories of my mom.

It’s no surprise then that one of my favorite details of the wedding day is the bouquet! I love photographing the bouquet! For your viewing pleasure here are some of my favorite bouquets from last year: