Best Smash Cake Photographer San Francisco Near Me

4worldlovers: Hi! I'm Ash and I am so happy you've found your way here. I am a visual storyteller and help families cherish their now as well as bestow the gift of memories in single frame to future generations. I use mother nature's glorious natural light to create artistic heirlooms by documenting warm, emotive and authentic family love stories for the adventurous at heart.

I want my clients to not only see what they look like through the different seasons of life, but I want them to *feel* all the things; how they were loved, how they loved, the adventures that were had, the joy shared, the tenderness felt, the laughter that flowed, the tears that fell, the chaos of it all, the beauty in the simple moments and the myriad details that make up this chapter in their family love story.

I photograph every chapter in a family love story from engagement to maternity, to newborn, and

Throughout childhood. Life can be so busy and time passes quickly, but your love and connection to

Family deserves to be recorded and cherished for generations to come!

“We don't know of anyone else who can capture what it FEELS like when we're together as a family the way you do”

I regularly gasp when I see the work you have done for our

Family and other families. You have a way of capturing the

Intimacy in our family (and in all your families) that I feel like

Of us looking at the camera and smiling, but we don't know

Of anyone else who can capture what it FEELS like when

We're together as a family the way you do. You also

Make the whole process fun and easy! All of the logistics

For all of us. You have an ease about you that makes the

To why we look so happy and connected in our photos.

You also suggest amazing locations so it feels like we are

Falling in love with our city all over again every time we do a

Shoot. What you offer is truly unique, from start to finish.

Photographers for newborn and family portraits over the past few years. Ashley is by far the best.”

Over the past few years. Ashley is by far the best. She has a

Connection. Our oldest son is an active little guy -- I find it

In perfect joyful portraits that look exactly like him. No easy

“The photos we received were not only A-MAZE-ING (literally brings tears to my eyes just thinking about them) but the experience with Ashley was so much fun!“

Ashley is a gem to work with! I can't recommend her enough!

Brings tears to my eyes just thinking about them) but the

But mostly it was just about our family enjoying ourselves at

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"Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second"

4worldlovers: I live in beautiful Petaluma, California - a sweet town north of San Francisco - with my husband, Brad, and our two daughters, Jolene and Rosie, who are our everything.

Each and every time my clients choose me to photograph their important people, their memories, I am truly honored. I spend my working days adventuring around the Bay Area, photographing families. I love building lasting relationships with my clients. Each and every family I photograph is gorgeous, unique and one-of-a-kind. I welcome all families, and many of my clients have truly become friends in the over 10 years I’ve been photographing them!

I happily travel to Marin, Sonoma, Oakland, Berkeley, and many more Bay Area locations.

Find me among Expertise’s 22 Best San Francisco Newborn Photographers, and McGuire Real Estate’s 14 Amazing Family Photographers in the Bay Area.

(These special photos of me and my girls were taken by Maryam Salassi!)

"I am so thrilled and over the moon happy to recommend Emily for her amazing

Newborn photography! I really wanted to capture the magical moments of

Our first born baby girl. Capturing these moments meant so much as her

Arrival was long awaited and a late in life miracle." ~Ingrid

"The photos she took are incredible! We could not be more pleased with the results! Thank you, Emily for capturing such a special time for us. The photos are absolutely priceless." ~Sarah

"Throughout the session, our daughter was fussy, but Emily was patient,

Loving, and truly wonderful with her. You would never have known that

Our daughter was only asleep for five minutes based on the beautiful

"Emily took beautiful photos of my baby boy. She was a pleasure to work with

And it was very nice to have the newborn session done in the comfort of

"Emily did the newborn photos for our first son 3 1/2 years ago and we had

Such a wonderful experience we had her come back to do the photos for

"Emily did a phenomenal job photographing our newborn. He surprised us 3 weeks

Prior to his due date and she was able to accommodate the change in

Plans without hesitation. She came to our home fully prepared with multiple options for props and swaddles. Emily worked quickly and

Efficiently. She impressively was able to keep our little one asleep and maneuver him into poses easily."

4worldlovers: San Francisco wedding photographer, specializing in wine country weddings, hotel weddings, San Francisco City Hall weddings, and wedding photography in San Francisco Bay Area and destinations beyond. Many same sex couples are looking for a San Francisco same sex wedding photographer, and Sasha’s work has been published in leading gay wedding blogs and publications. We’ve documented nuptials at many of the premier wedding venues in San Francisco, including weddings at the Bently Reserve, San Francisco City Hall weddings, Ritz Carlton San Francisco weddings, Ritz Carlton Lake Tahoe wedding, City Club of San Francisco weddings, weddings at the Fairmont Hotel, Clift Hotel Weddings, Mark Hopkins Hotel Weddings, Julia Morgan Ballroom Weddings and more.

We’ve also traveled for destination weddings in India, Paris, London, Los Angeles, The Outer Banks in North Carolina, Cabo San Lucas, and Aspen. Even a wedding on a cruise ship! Even though Sasha is a San Francisco wedding photographer, we also photograph wine country weddings. Our clients invite us to some of the most gorgeous and desirable Napa, Sonoma and Calistoga wedding venues, including beautiful Hans Fahden Vineyards, the incomparable Campovida, this Private Healdsburg Estate, this gorgeous wedding in Napa, and this incredible estate in St. Helena. As a San Francisco wedding photographer, Sasha’s craft has a deep family legacy, going back to his grandfather’s decades of photography experience in the former USSR. Sasha’s work stands out from the rest because of the playful, daring approach he brings to his images. Sexy wedding photos and killer shoe shots are a specialty. Surprising and unexpected, Sasha’s work features bold colors, innovative lighting and poses, and emotional candids. At Sasha Photography, attention to detail, a comprehensive storytelling approach, and a focus on the experience of clients and their guests is paramount.

4worldlovers: Your wedding day is not a photoshoot. It isn’t endless posing and kissing.

It is your epic celebration, and I am just there to document your story.

I want you to look at your photos and remember how you felt. I want you to see your photos on the wall and retell stories about them in the future.

My mission as a Bay Area wedding photographer is to document the love of the day for you, your guests, and for generations yet to come, so you can remember how much joy there is in your lives.

I’m a San Francisco native now living in Dublin, CA, with my amazing fiance and our 10 year old pup, Frankie (says relax – get that reference?)

I like country music, am an avid yogi, and am a back to back fantasy basketball champion.

I know being in front of the camera can be super awkward, so don’t worry – I prefer a candid approach. But when I do instruct you, I will make you laugh, guaranteed! If I can’t do that, then I will just do a handstand and try to impress you at least.