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Charlotte Ashley

Baby Jordyn | Upstate SC Maternity Photographer

Maternity

2 Feb

Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. –Elizabeth Stone

In my opinion, women are most beautiful when they are pregnant! To me, it is a sure sign of God’s presence because well, how can you hear a second heart beat coming from your own body and not think that something divine is occurring? And then later, as your child develops, taking on features from both father and mother, His creativity once again is evident! Oh, and we can’t forget those little personalities they develop that you are sure came from only your spouse, of course– my friends, I believe He has a sense of humor too.

I’m learning that maternity sessions might be my favorite, aside from weddings, to photograph as they represent the ultimate reason we are put upon this Earth.  Children.  I believe my photographic talent is God-given, thus I want to utilize it as best I can to return the thanks.

Last weekend, I had the pleasure to photograph some dear friends who are expecting their first child.  Nikki is a friend of mine from high school, and through her, I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know her husband Jay, who is probably one of the funniest fellas I’ve ever met!  After a fun little baby shower that day in Greenville, SC we made our way over to Spartanburg for some photos.

Jay and Nikki, little Jordyn is one lucky little girl to have you guys as parents! I can’t even fathom the personality she will bring into your household coming from you two.  LOL  Thank you for allowing me to document this special occasion in your lives!

Nikki, you are beautiful. Just beautiful.

Jordyn Kate, I can’t wait to meet you! Coming soon:  The birth story.  Oh happy day!

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Hey, hey friend! :) I'm so glad you're here! God gives me all the strength to navigate this crazy, beautiful life of mine; and this is my attempt to keep it somewhat documented and organized! My family and I believe we are called to be stewards of the land and try our hardest to live a biblically-based, holistic life. You'll discover a whole lot about nature, photography, and being a creative entrepreneur if you poke around a little bit on the site! Enjoy. More about me...

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I have never, until today during our Latin translations, even WONDERED what ‘alma mater’ means, or the origin of the words. Have you?? It means ‘nurturing mother’ in Latin, which makes so much sense now. 🥴 Why are we conditioned to refer to state institutions as our nurturing mother? 🧐

#NOPE #latin #almamater #thisishomeschool #homeeducator #howwehomeschool


Found my first ever digital photo files. 😳 Gah,
Found my first ever digital photo files. 😳 Gah, I need to look at these!!! Who can come through for me with a floppy disk reader?! 😆 Y’all, THESE were the memory cards; this was inserted into the digital camera. 🥴🫠

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It’s a screenshot from a video filmed Saturday n
It’s a screenshot from a video filmed Saturday night in low-light on a smart phone, but it captured a core memory for me! 💜 We used to dance a lot; well before everyone had video devices with them everywhere. 😅👵🏼 This picture is such a treasure to me-  my forever dance partner! 🥰 Thank you, @pampamtee !!!

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I’ve recently realized that most of my friends f
I’ve recently realized that most of my friends force me out of my comfort zone. 😆😆😆 And while I am not the best at voicing my thoughts a lot of times, I’m so very thankful for that in my friends! 

And it is no different for this girl! 

Find you a friend who says, (meanwhile, while we are planning a trip to Utah), “Oh! But let’s extend a couple days, rent a car, leave Utah and travel to Idaho for some sight- seeing to check that state off my list! And while we are there we may as well drive on to Oregon before flying back home. And possibly Washington if we have time!” 😳🤣 And so we did! (We didn’t make it to Washington, though.)

Or a friend when returning from a girl’s trip to Hawaii with a 4 hr layover in San Francisco says, “you know… we might as well hop in an Uber and go see the Golden Gate Bridge while we wait.”And already had the Uber lined up before I could think this through. 😆😅 

I knew of April in high school, and even vacationed with her family (friends also with her SIL) one Christmas to Dollywood, and thought, “now there’s a girl who isn’t afraid to just tell it like it is. I LOVE THAT!” 🤣 No wonder our lives have connected years later! And I’m SO THANKFUL FOR YOU!

Happiest of birthdays, @april_waddell_essentials ! Have the best adventure today!!!


Y’all… I really *am* thankful for friends in m
Y’all… I really *am* thankful for friends in my life who push me out of my comfort zone. lol! And also plan adventures!!! I do think of the fun adventures in my head, but the planning part is NOT my forte. However, my pal Allison has it down pat! 🙌 She approached me several months ago about an overnight backpacking trip with her and her kids. I was reluctant, but I also have been slightly curious how it would be, since I’ve camped many times- just not by packing everything in on foot.  So, when she said it would be for only one night, AND we would have another gal along who had done it many times, I agreed! 

Well, two days before leaving, we had to pivot. 😅 Our ‘guide’ had a family emergency, and couldn’t go with us. So, our original plan for hiking the Blue Ridge Parkway had to be switched up a little, since we both knew nothing about it. We decided to add a little safety net and backpack into a primitive site at Jones Gap State Park instead. It was WONDERFUL! We camped beside a waterfall, and had the best time! 

Our backpacks were SLAM FULL. 😆 And we survived it! We all slept in hammocks. Well… I didn’t sleep real well actually because I FROZE (40ish degrees) even though I had on a short sleeve, a long sleeve, a sweat shirt, and a jacket all while inside a sleeping bag. 🤣🤦‍♀️ I definitely learned I need a hammock liner or something. 

Regardless, I would totally do it again! 🙌💜 So thankful for nature-loving friends!!!

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Last week we ventured off on our first ever overnight hiking trip with friends! We’ll definitely be doing it again! 

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