Oh friend I am internet hugging you RIGHT NOW! Also it’s likely you can find me jumping up and down maybe even squealing with excitement for you. Yea we might not know each other, but I vividly remember the moments following getting engaged. The ones during our actual engagement moment are fuzzy, I think I […]

What a year it has been. Honestly I really thought 2020 was going to be one of the most difficult years, but this past year blew that out of the water. It wasn’t due to extensive travel, or too heavy of a workload or true unbalance of life & work. It was the absolute hardest […]

Your partner or you got the courage up to pop the question! I bet you were full of excitement to tell the whole world? You’re likely thinking where the heck do I even start? Well hopefully this newly engaged to do list will get you off on the right foot! For now take a deep […]

There is nothing more miserable than standing in a room for an hour for family photos. Especially considering you JUST got MARRIED! If you have ever been to a wedding you know that LONG ass list of family photos feels never ending. I hate seeing a couple look so excited at the start of family […]

I wear the title CEO and founder, my name is Ashley. I started Heirlooms and Lace Studios, as a family photographer, now found over on Smitten Mitten Photography, by absolute accident. Let me give you a quick story of how I got here. It’s a weird story of family history, a love of photo & […]

A 2021 Stat Review I’m back with another recap of the year! I know I share a lot of personal words on here about the year. I like to take make this place feel like a mix of storytelling in images, with a touch of the personal. I really should get better about sharing more […]

2021 Recovery and The Future 2021 WHOA friend! You were INSANE! I can’t remember being so busy, since 2019. Yea how comical looking back to my start of the year post in January. I wasn’t sure we were even going to be working or when we could. Well the answer was April and I officially […]

2021 Goals Hello 2021! What will you bring us? It’s honestly all I can think about as we start a New Year. It’s January 2nd and right now the state of Michigan is still under restrictions. Which for me means no weddings allowed. These wedding restrictions are supposed to remain in effect for a while, […]

2020 Review by Stats While 2020 didn’t go at all by plan… thanks you big jerkface Covid. We still got to celebrate some amazing couples & families. I’ll NEVER be able to thank all of you for the support & encouragement you gave me throughout this year! I want to share what the year looked […]

2020 the year of uncertainty… beyond that you have sucked hard core and at the same time have been one of the biggest blessings since I started my business. You brought me times where I needed to be frugal and times where I evaluated the future. Most importantly you gave me TIME. I was given […]