Hello, and welcome to the AeBlog! I'm Ashley Brunell, and my husband, Isaac, and I are a wedding photography team based in Camas, Washington. We hope you grab some coffee (or a sweet tea, in my case) and enjoy viewing our latest work and getting a little peek into our life!
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Hi, I'm Ashley Brunell
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So, this is my FIRST blog post on my NEW website! I am super excited to get started! I have a TON of weddings and engagement sessions to blog, but that will have to wait until the New Year! To start out, I thought it would be fun to give you a few facts about me and my second Lead Photographer, he will be with me full-time starting 2018!! (We take a selfie every wedding)
Ashley Brunell – Owner/ Lead Photographer
- My favorite part of living in Kansas are the Spring storms!
- Fall is the best season, but I dislike winter.
- Was in the Air Force for 6 years.
- I started competitively swimming when I was 5 years old.
- I met my husband while I was on a date with someone else! (He was that smooth, lol.)
- We eloped in Hawaii.
- My dream vacation is to Easter Island.
- My favorite part of a wedding day is the First Look. I LOVE seeing the grooms get emotional.
- Totally watch YouTube videos on how to fold laundry…Thank You Kon Mari!
- I have two kiddos that are my world!
Andrew Gabler – 2nd Lead Photographer
- I have at least 1 cup of coffee per day.
- I took my first photography class in high school, when I was 16 years old!
- My favorite movie is “Young Frankenstein”.
- I prefer candid photos over formal.
- Apple pie is my favorite pie!
- Two of my favorite photographers are Cindy Sherman & Diane Arbus.
- When I first started photography, I have shown my own art in 3 different shows publicly.
- I have been in a show in Texas & New York as a model.
- Enjoy spending time in nature.
- Enjoy spending free time with friends & family.
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I headed up to Liberty, MO to the Heritage Hall last Friday on a mission. I needed to capture this proposal without ruining it!! So much pressure! I hid in the dark in the back. I didn’t know anyone, and had just met Stephen moments before. Luckily, there was another photographer running a photo booth, so […]
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Oliver’s birth story is quite boring. Unlike his big sister, Abigail’s birth story found here. We decided to get pregnant shortly after I had Abigail. I had reached medical remission with my Crohn’s, off all medications, so my doctor okayed me get pregnant again. I thought it was going to take a minute, my husband, […]
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Getting Diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease With a Seven Week Old Ever since I had Abigail, I have been having crazy stomach pains with vomiting. I still thought I was doing this whole pregnancy/birth thing wrong. I also thought I was having complications with my c-section. I finally had enough when I was on day 3 […]
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Isaac and I eloped! Since we eloped in all of the definition; it was just us in Hawaii! My mom wanted to celebrate. The only time everyone would be together would be my mom’s Christmas Eve party, we got a cake from Hy-Vee and it was delicious!
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Isaac and I headed down to Texas to watch his Washington State Cougars and the Seattle Seahawks in the new Dallas Cowboys’ stadium. We also went to the Alamo. The last time I was in Texas, I was in basic training in 2007. It was nice not being yelled at.
