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Wedding

5 Gorgeous Southwestern Wedding Venues for an Unforgettable Wedding

Your wedding day is one of the most magical days of your life and it deserves to take place in a breathtaking location. In this article, I’ll show you some of the most gorgeous Southwestern wedding venues, such as El Chorro, Amangiri, and more!

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Photos of a Santa Fe elopement that took place at Inn of the Turquoise Bear in the heart of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Photo by Colorado wedding photographer, Ashley Joyce.

Wedding

A Stylish Santa Fe Elopement at Inn of the Turquoise Bear

Heidi and Colleen are from Colorado but traveled down to New Mexico to host an intimate, elegant, and stylish Santa Fe elopement at the Inn of the Turquoise Bear, a small inn and wedding venue in a quaint little neighborhood in the New Mexico capital.

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Wedding

A Chic French-Inspired Highlands Ranch Mansion Wedding

Ellen and Daniel planned a romantic, French-inspired Highlands Ranch Mansion wedding with elegant white & green florals and beautiful chic details.

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Engagement

An Elk Meadow Park Engagement Session at Sunrise for Sarah & Andrew

One morning in Evergreen, Colorado I walked along a mountain trail while a warm, golden sunrise greeted Sarah, Andrew, and I, as we began their Elk Meadow Park engagement session.

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Anti-bride inspired intimate elopement on a fall evening in Evergreen, Colorado. The couple danced in the grass fields together with their newborn baby for their intimate elopement. Photos by Durango wedding photographer, Ashley Joyce Photography.

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Intimate Elopement in Evergreen, Colorado

An autumn day, perfect for an intimate elopement in Evergreen, Colorado.

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about ashley Joyce

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."

I’m Ashley Joyce. I’m so glad you’re here.

I believe in creating artistic and meaningful tangible memories for my clients in the form of film and digital photographs. I believe that art and beauty are all around us – in the mundane, the repetitive, the quiet, the unnoticed. It’s absolutely everywhere and I want to capture as much of as I can, especially for my clients like yourself.

I went to school for art and photography and through my studies, I learned to pay attention to my surroundings with a quiet, contemplative eye. I saw angles, shadows, peaks of light, poetic forms that made my heart ache with beauty – things that maybe the average eye might have missed. That’s how I will approach your wedding, elopement, or couples session – with a creative, contemplative eye and a heartfelt expression to tell your story as beautifully as possible.

Your wedding day, engagement session, and portrait session deserve to be immortalized. Every day is fleeting and your memories should be preserved for years to come. That’s why I do what I do – to make sure these passing days are not forgotten, to remind ourselves of the love and beauty that are all around us, and to ensure that your treasured memories are enshrined forever.

—  Eden Ahbez

I will photograph

the REAL you.

As my client, you can be sure that I’ll photograph the genuine you and nothing less. Because in the end, your story deserves to be told in the form of tangible, beautiful, and timeless photographs.