I’m sure I’m not the only business owner that has other responsibilities in life and even though us entrepreneurs are busy with businesses, sometimes our other stuff takes priority. I’m finally getting to my blog after 2 months. Good thing, is in that two months I’ve shot a few family shoots, senior portraits and a Wedding; so there will be new photos posted for portfolio soon:) Happy Wednesday fellow entrepreneurs, business owners, photographers and followers!
Wedding Photography
Paso Robles Wedding and Events Expo
So excited to be a part of this event tomorrow afternoon. If you’re in the area or know of someone who is getting married, let them know, pass the info along. LaRu Photography will be in Paso Robles, California tomorrow between 11 and 3 p.m. at the Paso Robles Inn on Spring Street. There will be other awesome venders. Wedding Planners, Videographers, Florists, etc. LaRu Photography is offering amazing prices, especially in comparison to many of the other photographers in the Central Coast area.
Wedding Packages and Prices
All Inclusive-$5,100
Two photographers workin’ at your service to cover 12 hours of your special day. Engagement session, 1-11”x14” matted and framed portrait, USB drive with all photos, personalized wedding album and 2 in-law photo packages (1-11×14, 1-8×10, 2-5×7, 1-sheet of wallets)
Our Special Day-$3,900
10 hours for wedding day with two photographers, engagement session, 1-11”x14” matted and framed portrait, USB drive with all edited photos, and wedding album.
Two for One-$2,900
10 hours of your wedding day captured along with your engagement photo session and all final edited photos onto a USB drive for your keeping.
Simplistic-$2,100
This basic package covers 6 hours of your wedding day and all final photos on a USB drive.
A la Cart
Engagement Session-$500 Each additional hour of shooting-$175
Wedding album-$1,000 Second Photographer-$400
Travel Optional-Determined by Destination
All events booked with LaRu Photography include a consultation and contract signing with the photographer to work out all exciting details for your special day!
A look into Ashley Marie Photography
For anyone who has followed my last few blog posts, I was interviewed by a fellow business woman and now I get to pay it forward and interview the next business woman. This young woman is, beautiful, kind, loving, genuine and to say the least, talented. I’ve known her for many years and in the last couple years she has taken her talent and passion for photography and gone full force in learning this art. This is all about the self named business and getting to know…Ashley Marie Photography…
1.Tell us a little bit about you and your family? I have been married to my wonderful husband for 5 1/2 years. And we have two little ones together, Braxin (5) and Berkley (2) We live north of Spokane, Washington in an area people refer to as the “boonies” but we thoroughly enjoy living in the country. We enjoy spending our time with family and friends and we love to spend time together outdoors.
2. What got you started on photography? I have always been intrigued by photography but once I got married and became a mother I quickly became interested in being creative with photography and telling a story through my images. 
3. What is your favorite subject to shoot? I absolutely love to shoot weddings! I love, love, and I find so much joy in capturing the love between a couple who have chosen to spend their lives together. Engagement session are so fun for me as well as I get to know the couple, how they met, and how they got engaged! I really enjoy being the one to capture that newly engaged love every couple has. It’s very fun to me!!
4. What are the top 5 things on your bucket list? My top 5 things on my bucket list is to 1) Travel more! 2) I love design so I really want to design a house of ours from inside out! 3) I would love to have a wedding venue. 4) Grow as a photographer 5) Attend a Jasmine Star conference/workshop 🙂
5. Other than photography what else do you do on your spare time? I love to design and paint. I really enjoy turning nothing into something. I love to build and paint furniture. Interior design is another passion of mine. One of my favorite shows is Fixer Upper on HGTV. They take these dumps of homes and turn them into masterpieces! Their designs are so inspiring.
6.What/Who is your biggest inspiration? My biggest inspirations are Jasmine Star and Lisa Wise. They are two phenomenal photographers in the industry who not only do amazing work but they also work towards helping others build their businesses. It is so important in this industry that we work together and help one another. And these two are such a great example of just that. ” I am not interested in competing with you, I hope we all make it”
7. Color of black and white? Color!
8.Best advice for the bride on her big day? Have fun and relax! 
9.Tricks you want to share about getting kids to cooperate in front of the camera? Have patients, and bring toys or props they can interact with in the photos during your session. Give them actions to do for some shots to break up those traditional poses.
10. Guilty pleasure? The Bachelor 🙂
11. Advice for someone just starting out in photography? Work with what you have. Know all of your cameras capabilities and practice, practice, practice! Get involved in a photography community, meet and mingle with other photographers. And I highly recommend second shooting weddings with other photographers. You can learn so much from being in that position!! 
12. Would you ever use film? Yes, I would love to learn film! Just for a hobbies though 🙂
13. How would you describe your typical photography shoot? I would describe my typical photo session as relaxed, simple but unique to the individual, and FUN! 
14. Favorite part of a wedding? My favorite part of a wedding is portrait hour with the bride and groom. I also love capturing all the little details 🙂 
15. If you were given the opportunity to shoot something you haven’t before…what would it be? and why? I would love to shoot a destination wedding!!! I have a huge desire to travel and see new places. And I would love to join a couple in celebrating their special day in a location they see as vacation! By shooting destination weddings you are taken out of your comfort zone of shooting at your local venues and you are also faced with new sets of challenges. Which I like. I like new challenges.
There you have it from the up and coming photographer herself. If you live in the Washington area, give this artist a call, get your referrals in now, because this girl is going to busy busy busy!
Surprise in Tennessee
Those of you who follow my photography and read my last blog post, I stated that when I got to Tennessee I had a big surprise! Not only was I sent there to take my cousins fall family photos (which will also be posted soon) but the real reason they flew me out was to take their WEDDING PHOTOS! I was in shock, so excited but also had to change my mind-set from doing a simple family shoot to a wedding:) It was such a great day. It turned out to be only them, their children, the officiate and me, (the photographer, cousin, friend, wedding coordinator, support system, and witness) hahahahahaha. It was so much fun! Here are the photos people…
Marketing booths
I love doing marketing photo booths. It’s such a great way to get out there and mingle with potential clients face to face. No technology, just old school meet n’ greet. This was a fall festival booth I did for a local school in my town. It’s always a great idea to do some kind of giveaway or have a promotion going on specifically for the photo booth event. People love FREE stuff. I did a raffle and picked a lucky winner at the end of the night. This family won a family shoot which retails at $300. They were so excited! I’ll be doing another blog post of that shoot coming within this next month:)
LaRu Photography is now available for Weddings! 2015 dates are now open for bookings.
I have been asked on numerous occasions if LaRu Photography shoots weddings and before this was not an industry I had time to get into, but now, I am open for this service along with all the other exciting moments that come along with your special day. Engagement Sessions, Bridal Parties, etc. I have done weddings before but just didn’t advertise for it. LaRu Photography is now openly marketing within this industry and open for 2015 bookings:)
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