Hello, I am Ashley Schmeltzer ! :)

About Me

  • I was born in Seymour, IN and now live in Memphis, IN
  • Married to David... the love of my life on October 21, 2023!
  • I have one sweet 16 year old boy named , Grant! And I have 2 beautiful step-kiddos, Ava (13) and Luke (10)! We are so blessed!
  • I stand 5' 5.5" (Yes... that 1/2" matters... LOL
  • With blueish/green eyes and darker blonde hair
  • 2 cats, a bearded dragon, and an axolotl
  • And I am deaf in my left ear!

Loves

  • Yellowstone & GlacierNational Park... all travel! LOL!
  • Gardening!!! I am flower and plant obsessed!!!
  • Moose and everything wildlife... but especially Moose
  • Astrophotography
  • Noodles... all kinds of noodles
  • Traveling & Long Road Trips (9,000+ miles...lets GO)
  • Family & Friend Time
  • Green areas of the map
  • Messy Buns
  • MOUNTAINS
  • Making Lists and everything planners
  • People who love life and Positivity!
  • PENS, Markers, Sticky Notes... and the list goes on
  • Baking and decorating cookies/cakes
  • Stamping, Sewing, Knitting, Crocheting, etc...

Business

  • Started in 2010
  • 150+ weddings photographed
  • 2,500+ Newborn and Family sessions photographed
  • 1,100 sq. ft. studio located behind my home
  • I have the best job in the world
  • Up to date on vaccinations
  • I love my clients and they become like family
  • I have tons and tons of props, outfits, etc... in the studio
  • I'm a perfectionist... when it comes to photos! LOL!



Happy couple standing close together on outdoor porch at night, woman wearing blue floral wrap dress.

Hugs & Smiles, Ashley :)

Wedding family portrait with bride, groom and three children standing on leaf-covered forest path.
Three children posing in autumn woods, girl holding flowers, boy with Daddy here comes your bride sign.
Smiling couple posing together on evening porch, man in blue shirt and woman in floral blue dress.
Bride and groom sharing romantic kiss under flowing white veil outdoors during fall wedding ceremony.
Bride and groom posing together in autumn forest with fall foliage, bride holding bouquet in lace wedding dress with veil.
Smiling couple sitting together on stone steps in front of a classic yellow colonial home surrounded by fall leaves.
Smiling bride and groom standing among colorful fall leaves in forest, bride in lace gown holding bouquet.
Groom tenderly holding bride's face under wedding veil in intimate romantic outdoor autumn portrait.
Happy family of five smiling together under a large oak tree on a sunny day outdoors.
Teenage boy in Under Armour hoodie posing with smiling blonde woman at an outdoor sports stadium.
Astrophotography in Rocky Mountain National Park
Happy couple posing and smiling together on stone steps outside a traditional yellow colonial home in autumn.
Romantic couple sharing a kiss in front of a rustic wooden barn door on a farm property.
Joyful couple embracing and laughing together while standing on a lush green lawn surrounded by trees.
Black and white close-up of a laughing couple sharing an intimate moment, woman wearing glasses and large earrings.
One of the sea turtles I saw with on Baby Beach in Aruba during a trip to photograph a wedding!
Whale feeding right off the Oregon Beach!
Loggers Lake in Missouri. I took this while we were camping off the grid! Saturn is the brightest object in the sky!
Grant relaxing with McDonald Lake and Glacier mountains behind him in Glacier National Park!
Shoshone Falls, Idaho
Grand Tetons
Grant and I seeing the Pacific Ocean for the first time together
I climbed a mountain to get these gorgeous flowers in the shot! :) Glacier National Park in July
McWay Falls, California
Lightening storm in Indiana
Wormsloe Historic Site in Savannah, Georgia
Lightening storm in Indiana
Glacier National Park in June!
Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park
Mount Rushmore
Somewhere in Utah! LOL!
Moose in Yellowstone! I was so close to her!!!
Buffalo in Custer State Park, South Dakota!

Testimonials

Purlee Family

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""Ashley Bowen is an AMAZING photographer who never ceases to amaze us with her pictures of our daughter and family. Going to see her is like catching up with a close friend you have known your entire life, because she cares so much about her clients. We cannot say enough positives about Ashley and her skills!"
- Nicole"

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