Ashley Black of Fantail Photography is a talented photographer, accommodating, and delightful to work with. I’m recommending her to everyone I know getting married.

To quote my husband who is a videographer, “she’s like a ninja!” She manages to be everywhere she needs to be for a perfect shot without being seen. In a video of our ceremony, we see the top of her head by the front row of guests for a moment. Then she ducks out of sight and soon pops up at the opposite end of the aisle snapping more photos. I assume she pulled a duck and run move; it was fast.

Ashley and her assistant Joe were so much fun to work with but also professional. They’re organized, energetic, love to dance, and showed up ready to work and make our day special.

My father-in-law commented that compared to other wedding photographers, they were very organized and efficient. I was worried we had too many family portraits but we finished them rather quickly. She’s also great with kids. Ashley had our two-year-old nephew (and everyone) attentive and smiling in each portrait shot.

The photos we have so far are amazing. Per contract she posted a preview on Facebook the night of our wedding and emailed me more the next day. I can’t wait to see all the rest.

I encourage you to contact Ashley if you like Fantail’s style; even if you just like one photo. She’s very responsive, open to your ideas, and offers flexible packages.

Ashley is the most incredible person to work with. We loved her from the moment we met her and would happily get a drink with her after our wedding as well. From our first conversation, we knew she was the right fit for us, as she's so warm and inviting, but also very funny and down to earth. We enjoyed every moment with her as she knew how to get the best out of us and took the most incredible photos. I cannot sing her praises enough and can't imagine having anyone else with us on our big day.

We could not be more thrilled with our experience working with Ashley! From start to finish, she was an absolute dream - friendly, funny, creative, and so incredibly kind. She made us feel completely at ease while taking photos around the historic courthouse and charming streets of downtown West Chester.

Ashley brought my vision to life in a way that exceeded every expectation. My husband and I had a private, civil ceremony, just the two of us, at the Chester County Courthouse on July 11th. I wanted a photographer who could capture the intimate moments during and after the ceremony. Ashley was able to do so, and then some! The sneak peeks were ready the same day we got married (yes, SAME DAY!), and we had our full gallery the very next day! Every shot was stunning, and the edits we received just a few weeks later were absolutely breathtaking. Her turnaround time was unreal, and the quality was beyond anything I imagined.

She was also very flexible with requests we had during and after the session, extremely responsive, and so easy to work with. Her energy added so much joy and ease to our wedding day. It truly felt like we had a friend behind the camera who was cheering us on the whole time.

We will definitely be hiring Ashley again for future special events. If you’re looking for a talented photographer who goes above and beyond, look no further. She’s the one!

Ashley went above and beyond for us, she met with us beforehand and again about a month before the wedding, she crawled around on the ground to get photo angles, pinned my boutonniere, showed us how to cut our cake and helped bustle my wife’s dress. She referenced our Pinterest board and was open to our ideas, and when it came to the day of it her and Joe pulled from the board as well as some natural shots. She remembered the names of our friends and family, and was efficient and creative with all of our photos. Her 2nd Joe also a joy to work with. If we were worried about a moment not being captured, we would look up and one of them would be there. They really understood our Gothic vision. They were our best hype people. We felt so comfortable in front of the camera with them behind it.
Ashely had sneak peek preview shots to us by 9 AM the next day and we were absolutely blown away. We cannot wait to get the full album back. We highly recommend her for whatever you need photographed.

Ashley made the entire experience fun and stress-free for us. From meeting us to discuss what we were looking for, to the wedding day and finally the album of amazing photos, she was supportive and enthusiastic all the way! Ashley and Joe captured all the perfect moments (and some funny imperfect ones) in a set of photos which will bring back the good memories of that day. Ashley also went above-and-beyond to help us several times at the wedding with corsage pinning, train bustling and other things we were too flustered to do right!

Working with Ashley and her second photographer, Joe, was a fantastic experience. From the 1st meeting with Ashley, we knew she was the perfect fit and she continued to exceed our expectations for our engagement and wedding photos. Ashley is creative with her photos and makes you feel so comfortable. She has an amazing personality and truly does everything in her power to make sure your day is perfect. She even checked in a few weeks before the wedding, the day before and day of. She truly cares about her clients and if you are looking for a photographer who will go above and beyond for you, look no further! Ashley is the one!

Phenomenal is the only word I can think of to describe Ashley and her talent!
She is the easiest person to work with so responsive and personable. We knew from our first phone call with her that we would get along great.
Now her talent is another level. When we saw her photos online, we obviously loved them which is why we chose her to be our photographer. Then when we received our photos, just WOW! We were just blown away! They are gorgeous! Ashley and her second shooter Joe captured every moment beautifully! As everyone says , our wedding day went by so fast. I’m so glad we have these incredible photos to help us relive the day.

I could not have asked for a better wedding photographer. Words can't even express how wonderful Ashley and Joe were! My mom was a bit difficult with the wedding to say the least. Ashley changed our schedule last minute to please my mom and make sure I was not stressed. She captured our engagement photos and our wedding photos. She was nonintrusive, but really captured the feeling of the wedding and some beautiful candids. I haven't even gotten all the pictures back yet (just the sneak peek) and I'm head over heels IN LOVE with every single one. I usually HATE photos of myself, but she made me feel BEAUTIFUL. She is fun to work with, made me feel comfortable, and really just made the whole thing run so smoothly. She KNOWS what she is doing and captured some GORGEOUS shots. She even did a first touch with us which was just ADORABLE and her idea because we didn't want to do a first look. All other photographers gave us SO much trouble about that and how we weren't going to be able to get all our photos done in time. Ashley swept us right up, took all the photos after the wedding, and even had us back for the end of our cocktail hour. I could not have picked a better photographer! I will be going back to her when I have a kid FOR SURE! Read Less
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Reviewed On 3/27/2023 by Maria G
The best! Ashley was so easy to work with and really embraced our vision…especially with pictures at Lincoln Financial Field. We had the best wedding day! Highly recommend!
Reviewed On 12/02/2022 by Marissa T
Ashley was so great and worked with what we wanted. We're very nontraditional and she let us have a lot of fun with the photos. And so much patience with my big family ;) Made it all so easy. Thanks so much Ashley and Joe!
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Reviewed On 10/18/2022 by Michaela Z
Words can't even express how wonderful Ashley is! She's fun, spunky and a great photographer. I'm so happy we booked her for our engagement photos and wedding. She was so easy to work with and made the whole process fun and stress free! She was...Read More
Reviewed On 10/15/2022 by Jennifer M
Ashley is amazing! My husband and I booked her for our wedding this past March and our photos came out perfect. We had appointments with other photographers but after meeting with Ashley we cancelled those appointments. I am very shy when it co...Read More

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I am an intense, driven small business owner who absolutely loves my job. No, really, I do -- I want to do this for the rest of my life! Always a creative spirit, traveling the world honed my passion for my craft and founding a company based around it cemented it. To be able to support myself and my incredible, fierce daughter with it still astounds me daily. In whatever free time I can scrounge, I am a major geek. I like to play video games or Dungeons and Dragons, read comics and fantasy novels, and go to conventions. My kid is even named after a flower from the Lord of the Rings!

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RUN, don't walk to book Ashley! Both my husband and I adore her and my family loves her. Everyone said she was a bada** pixie running around taking photos from all sorts of crazy angles and they are spot on.

We cannot say enough good things about Ashley. She has made us both exceptionally comfortable working with her and as my now husband puts it, he's "quite the shy guy and Ashley even get [me] to open up." We laughed hysterically on our wedding day because of Ashley.

I've worked with dozens, if not hundreds of vendors in my professional life, and Ashley stands apart. What I am trying to say is that I would recommend Ashley not only as a bride-to-be but also as an events professional.

Ashley is beyond detail oriented. Here is one of my favorite Ashley moments - just as she was about to take a photo, she yelled out "wait!" and comes running up to us. She picks up the door mat neither of us realized we were standing on to move it out of the way (of course putting it back after she was done taking the photos). As silly as it sounds, I guarantee had she not moved the mat, I would have noticed it in the picture once a copy was made available!

Ashley has taken time to help us find vendors she's worked with and to connect us with them. When our original wedding venue didn't work out, Ashley was there with a detailed list of recommendations, including pros/cons of each location on her list.

Her contract includes protections for us as a client, which is not always the case and something a client might have to ask to put in or purchase insurance for.

When booking Ashley for our big day, she went over each of her packages and explained how there is even flexibility within those packages. For example, we might want to use part of our engagement session to take family photos as a surprise for my mom, whose always wanted professional family shots. I can guarantee this is something most photographers will not offer or work with their clients on - only further setting Ashley apart.

It goes without saying that Ashley is a special, one of a kind vendor. Our closeness with her shines through in our photos and in all photos Ashley takes, as we're not the only ones Ashley has developed strong ties to! Her photos are unique, detailed, and capture so many intimate moments throughout the day. We tell everyone and anyone we know that Ashley saved our wedding day by bringing us to our wedding venue and was one of the most important parts of our big day!

Ashley is a big part of the reason we had the best wedding ever - she is a delight to work with and goes above & beyond the call of duty.

Ashley was amazing at both engagement and wedding photos. She has an amazing vision for each photo. Her assistant Joe was very helpful as well. I will be hiring her for all future photography needs.