Tyler & Sarah: A Fall Mead Lake Lodge Wedding

Mead Lake Lodge in Rustburg, Virginia

I love being able to find little glimmers of fall color around for these early fall weddings, and oh man were we able to find fall at Tyler & Sarah’s Wedding! Mead Lake Lodge is a gorgeous, intimate feeling venue in the heart of Central Virginia! It was a perfect location for their sweet wedding day!

Tyler & Sarah had such a sweet first look, and then we explored around the venue with their wedding party, family, and friends for their portraits! They had a beautiful ceremony and such a fun reception!

Congratulations Tyler & Sarah! I hope you guys loved every minute of your special day and are loooooving married life! <3

Thank you to the amazing vendors that worked so hard! It was amazing to work with each of you!

Venue: Mead Lake Lodge in Rustburg, Virginia

Coordinator: Gracefully Created Weddings in Lynchburg, Virginia

Catering: Moe’s Southwest Grill in Lynchburg, Virginia

Photographer: Ashley Eiban Photography in Lynchburg, Virginia

Our Family's 2019 In Review!

Remember before Facebook and Social Media, getting a Christmas Card in the mail and a families Christmas Letter full of updates and accomplishments? It’s so much fun to look back on the year and see what has happened! Sometimes it’s hard to remember the day to day things that happen each year when you’re looking back 12 months later! So, consider this your virtual Life update Letter- which is way better because I can now include photos too! ;)

JANUARY we enjoyed some snow days, finding a routine with Sully and work/life balance, and tried to stay as warm as we could!

FEBRUARY held quite a few sick days, lots of ear infections, and some bonus snuggles!

MARCH We celebrated Sully turning ONE! I still cannot believe how fast his first year went! He also started taking some first steps and continuing being his sweet & happy self!

APRIL we celebrated my birthday- with an amazing weekend Michael planned! Sully is full-on walking, loves reading, and being outside!

MAY- Emmie finished 1st grade and jumped right into swim practice! We celebrated Mother’s Day and the welcoming of warmer weather!

JUNE- June was pretty full of swim team practice, meets, and fun events! We went on a trip and visited family friends at their home in Kerr Lake, got to drive the boat and spend lots of fun time together!

JULY- July was more of enjoying summer! Went to Smith Mountain Lake with Michael’s Family, and spent lots of time at the pool, more swim practice! Emmie made it to both championship meets and we are SO proud of her!

AUGUST- August brought the end of summer where we squeezed in extra family time, and the start of 2nd grade at a new school! Emmie loves riding the bus & her new friends and teacher!

SEPTEMBER we went to the circus, and had more family time celebrating Michael’s Birthday!

OCTOBER- October was a busy work season for me & Michael! Lots of weddings, family portraits, and marketing work! Halloween got stormed out- but we at least got to dress up for a few minutes and say hi to some sweet neighbors!

NOVEMBER Thanksgiving was fun and relaxing, and we welcomed Black Friday Shopping traditions with open arms!

DECEMBER was so full of holiday spirit! We truly enjoyed this time together this year, Christmas Town at Busch Gardens, Christmas Break, cookies, and so much more!

Oh that was so fun to look at and see how much these little ones have grown and done this year! And how much hair Sully has gotten in the last 12 months! WOW! We’re super excited for 2020, but, time can slow down just a little this year, please?!

Happy New Year! A look over 2019! || Lynchburg Wedding & Portrait Photographer

Happy New Year Friends!

If you’re starting out this new year with me, know that I am just so thankful!

2019 was overall a great year for us in the Eiban house! I took a few steps back from my photography business to be able to focus on a growing baby, who is now a full fledged toddler, and our daughter who is practically a teenager now at 8! ;) I will never understand how fast the years fly and how much they grow in a year!!

To think we’re at the end of a decade and how much our lives have truly changed in the last 10 years! We have bought a house, shot my first wedding, had our first baby girl, changed jobs, renovated a house, started preschool, changed jobs again, found our favorite beach location, sold a house, bought a new house, gone full time with my photography business, started & completed kindergarten, joined a swim team, had a baby boy, made some amazing friends that have turned into family, traveled, grown, and so much more! It’s so fun, and crazy, to look back over the last 10 years and see where we are now. I am just so thankful for where life has gone!

As an enneagram 1, you know I’m always a fan of the New Year. I love the Fresh Start- the brand new planner pages, goals, and the motivation and organization that January brings with it! (As I’m typing this, I’m also writing out a list on how to organize the kids toys better! ha!)

I usually think through a “word for the year” but haven’t this year, and I’m going to give myself some grace this year, with the craziness of the holidays, burn out being SO real, and balancing family and work and house and friends- you get it! But, I want to know, do you have a word for this year? What are your main goals for this year?!

Brian & Crystal: Lynchburg, VA Engagement Session

I think it’s safe to safe, it’s officially Fall, and while I always love summer, the cooler weather and engagement session season is welcome this year! Brain & Crystal are getting married at Atkinson Farm in Danville, Virginia this upcoming April, and I am so excited for it! These two are so sweet, and I cannot wait to celebrate with them! These two have known each other for pretty much their entire lives, and have been dating since their senior year in high school! So, you can say this wedding is a long time coming, which always means extra celebration!

We had a blast at their engagement session on the most perfect Fall evening- the weather was gorgeous, Sweet Briar College is always a favorite!

Downtown Lynchburg, Virginia Engagement Session || Gabe & Meg

OH MY GOODNESS is downtown Lynchburg showing off this Spring!! It kept us waiting for so long- now that it finally seems to be here, it wants everyone to know! Hopefully that means the warmer weather is here to stay!! 

I was so excited to meet up with Gabe and Meg downtown this week for their engagement session! These two are getting married in October at Sorella Farms in Evington & I cannot wait! We had such a great time chatting & getting to know each other during their photo session! I love engagement sessions so much for this very reason! By the time the wedding comes along, we are all great friends & past that getting to know you stage so we can really have fun and celebrate together!! 

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Ashley Eiban is a Wedding & Portrait Photographer based in Central Virginia. Serving the Lynchburg, Charlottesville, Richmond, and surrounding areas. Available for travel world-wide.  Ashley is passionate about cultivating genuine relationships built on mutual understanding, trust and lasting friendship.  

Currently booking a limited number of wedding and portrait sessions for 2018 and 2019.  Contact Ashley today for additional information!