Vendor Highlight: Ashley Bevan Photography

Meet certainly one of our most well-liked wedding ceremony photographers serving Florence, Charleston, and the Pee Dee area.

Ashley Bevan doesn’t put her cameras down usually. Her studio portraits present her holding 4 of them directly, together with a Super 8 movie digicam and a mint inexperienced Polaroid alongside her Canon digital our bodies. That combine says loads about how she shoots. Ashley Bevan Photography blends documentary and editorial kinds into wedding ceremony galleries that really feel each candid and composed. The Shaw wedding ceremony this spring was her first at The Cabin at Old Spur, and it was all we wanted to see. She is the most recent addition to our most well-liked vendor checklist, and we couldn’t be happier to welcome her.

Ashley Bevan of Ashley Bevan Photography

A Photographer and a Psychologist

Ashley took a particular curiosity in pictures when her mother acquired her first good digicam. Since 2021, that curiosity has grown right into a full pictures enterprise masking weddings, {couples}, engagements, and portraits throughout South Carolina.

What units her aside is what she does when she just isn’t behind the digicam. “Something unique about me is that I love working as a creative and a student. I am currently a school psychology candidate, as well as a clinical psychology doctoral candidate. I think my background in psychology has immensely helped me to relate to the people I work with. At the end of the day, this is one of the most important and emotional days of a couple’s life. Being able to be a photographer who can work with her couples on a personal level makes all the difference.”

She can be a self-described e book nerd. Her inquiry type invitations {couples} to incorporate a e book advice with their message.

Half Sneaking, Half Directing

Ashley describes her method as a cut up between two kinds. “I offer a unique blend of documentary and editorial style of shooting. This means that I spend half the day ‘sneaking’ around, getting candid, unprompted moments. The other half of the day, I prompt the couple in a way that elicits natural emotions and movements that look and feel real.”

Photo by Ashley Bevan Photography

The relationship begins effectively earlier than the marriage day. “The goal is for my couples to feel comfortable with me. Before the wedding day, I make sure to cultivate a relationship with the couple so that I feel more like a friend and less like a businesswoman.”

The Shaw Wedding

Ashley photographed Madison and Justin Shaw’s wedding ceremony right here on March 15, 2026, and the gallery reveals how a lot floor one wedding ceremony day can cowl on this property. The ceremony befell with the pond because the backdrop. Madison revealed her costume to her bridesmaids on the dock. The couple exchanged non-public vows again to again below an oak tree earlier than the ceremony. Golden hour portraits occurred within the open fields, and the couple’s three canines joined for portraits of their very own. The night time ended with a send-off in a basic purple automobile.

Photo by Ashley Bevan Photography

Photo by Ashley Bevan Photography

Photo by Ashley Bevan Photography

Photo by Ashley Bevan Photography

Photo by Ashley Bevan Photography

You can see the total wedding ceremony on Ashley’s blog.

A Moment She Will Not Forget

Ashley shared a favourite reminiscence from that day. “I think one of the most memorable moments from the Cabin happened at the Shaw’s wedding day. Madison had just finished her first touch and private vow exchange with Justin prior to the ceremony, and we were at that point of the day when everyone was just anxiously waiting to start the ceremony. Madison’s bridesmaids decided to turn the nerves into excitement by playing Madison’s favorite music. Madison and her bridesmaids danced until it was time for the ceremony. These are the moments that I love to capture. The unprompted, real, joy-filled moments.”

Because the marriage occasion stays on website all weekend at The Cabin, moments like that one have room to occur. There is not any rush to a lodge and again. The day unfolds at its personal tempo.

Why She Loves Shooting at The Cabin

We requested Ashley what she enjoys about working at our venue. “There are so many things that I love about working at The Cabin, but if I had to narrow it down to one aspect, I would say its versatility. For the couple, the Cabin offers so many distinct locations to hold their ceremony, so it really is customizable based on the needs of the couple. As a photographer, the property allows me to deliver wedding galleries with a diverse range of settings. From the pond, to the fields, to indoor and outdoor settings, this venue is expansive in its offerings!”

Photo by Ashley Bevan Photography

Book Ashley Bevan Photography

Couples can inquire by means of Ashley’s web site contact web page at ashleybevanphotography.com/contact. You may also discover her work on Instagram.

Photo by Ashley Bevan Photography