Ashley-Rae Photography

Everybody, meet sweet little August Grant Erickson. I love this little boy so so much and am so honoured to have photographed this family throughout their journey — their wedding, their pregnancy, and now their first child. Kat and Adam are dear friends of ours (love you both!) and I am elated for them and can’t wait to follow along on Gus’s adventures. Welcome earthside dude, you’re going to do so many cool things!

I am so grateful to meet and know such talented, intelligent, passionate, beautiful people! Thanks for your trust (and absolutely superb company) Jodi, can’t wait to show you the rest of what we captured together . 💕✨

I still have availability for portraits, headshots, wilderness bo***ir, and branding sessions this summer! DM for booking details

This was an epic session, such dramatic light, and a beyond words beautiful mama.

Who am I?

Simone is my middle name. It was the name of my maternal grandmother. The egg that created me was already fully formed in my mother’s ovaries while she was a fetus in my grandmother’s womb. Birth is ancient and generational and in our dna! I could not do what I do without my grandmother, my ancestors, and the millions of women who have given birth since the beginning of time.

To be honest, I knew very little about birth when I became pregnant. I knew what I was shown in my grade 6 s*x ed class (which was terrifying!) and I knew that my mother had painful and long births. Not something I was looking forward to… plus anyone who had a scary birth story seemed to pop up and tell me as soon as I conceived.

However, I also had amazing women tell me their positive birth stories, show me images and videos, and guide me to books and resources that would help me have a very confident natural homebirth! I am so blessed to have educated myself on how to labour well and everything that factors in to birth. I hired a doula and had a midwife- but mostly I listened to that primal inner knowing that is my body doing what it was built to do!

No matter how you choose to bring your baby into the world (and sometimes it is beyond your choice and aren’t we so lucky to have modern medicine to help us!) I am here to help you learn what you need to know, and also how to listen to your own inner wisdom. Whether you hire me or not, do reach out if you have any questions at all about the journey and know that I am rooting for you, and your baby, to have the best experience possible for you!

Certificates:

Birth Doula Training
200 hr Yoga Teacher Training
25 hr Prenatal Yoga Teacher Training
25 hr Postnatal Yoga Teacher Training
Reiki Master/Teacher (Usui levels 1, 2 & 3)
Family & Systemic Constellations Facilitator
Ta**ra Coach/Teacher Training

Fantastic image captured with my sweet in my tummy by .rae.photography

Taylor & Tasha tied the knot! Taylor's vows made me cry, and Tasha is both absolutely stunning and really funny!

Wishing them years of

Congratulations you two, thanks so much for choosing each other and for choosing me to capture your wedding memories! X