• My Life in Four Paragraphs!

    Thank you for stopping in to visit the Carmen Ash Photography blog page! I am Carmen Coblentz, your narrator. I have been professionally photographing weddings, events and portraits for just over 9 years now and have loved every minute of it. I started in the arts in elementary school, at art camps. Over the years, art studio leaned more towards film. I spent the summers at camps learning more about dark room and composition. I joined the middle school yearbook staff and worked on school newspapers. I remember my first camera, a Minolta 35mm. I can still hear the sound it made when you roll the film up and click the shutter!

    As time continued, I graduated High School and started freelancing for other photographers and a local magazine. My mom bought me a Canon 35mm to get my business going. I put myself through college, at Coastal Carolina University, with the side money from family sessions and small weddings. A few years after graduation, I made the decision to change our business name to Carmen Ash Photography and became incorporated.

    In 2008, I married the sexiest man alive and in 2009 he moved me and our two dogs to Charleston, SC. If there is one thing that I have learned about marriage is you must always respect your husband and love your wife. We were made to walk through life with a partner. Caleb keeps me in check, he calms me down, cheers me up, shows me my faults, and loves me unconditionally. He is an absolute blessing and I am very thankful for him.

    On February 4, 2011 Caleb and I gave birth to Miles Ash Coblentz. It is amazing that before this precious child is even born, you love them with every part of you and would instantly give your life for this stranger. Caleb and I are closer than ever and cherish every minute we have with Miles. There are no words that truly describe the feeling we get when we look at him and know that we made him. It gives me goosebumps to even think about it!

    I look forward to watching him grow up and sharing my life with you!

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Santa Comes to Town…

Sugar Snap Pea and Carmen Ash Photography welcomes the 2nd Annual Santa Clause Event!  Santa visits us every year in December at their adorable downtown Charleston children’s boutique.  Check out our facebook for next year’s dates!  www.facebook.com/CarmenAshPhotography

“Love Gave” – December 7th 2011…

Using the same basic format of LoveGave Bikes, but going after a different cause, River Church’s purpose in this project was to create awareness of the childhood hunger issue while actively doing something about it. They set out to feed hungry children and their families over their entire Christmas break, and saw enough money come through to feed them for much longer. They added a 2nd location in Madison, MS, broadcasting LIVE simultaneously at LoveGave.com, and TOGETHER raised over $58,000 to impact hunger in our cities!

The Wedding of Joshua & Meghan – Litchfield Plantation…

Another gorgeous Litchfield Plantation wedding!  This is one of the most fun color combinations I have seen in a long time.  The vibrant pinks and greens compliment the natural beauty of the venue so well.

Vendors:

Wedding Planner- Della Ramsey

Flowers- Blossoms Events

Cake- Incredible Edible Cakes

Band- Deas Guyz

Venue- Litchfield Plantation

Photography- Carmen Ash Photography

The Engagement of Kayla & Cameron…

Kayla and Cameron decided to come to Charleston, SC for their engagement session.  Since they were open on the location in the downtown area, we started in a random section, somewhere I have never been before.  This is always a nice switch, and keeps me from getting into the same areas and poses.

The Wedding of Jessica & Trey Thomas…

Jessica and Trey tied the knot in the sweet old town of Abbeville, SC.  We had so much fun working with this couple, as you will see later on in the reception pictures, they were an awesome group!  After the wedding the couple will reside in the Charleston, SC area.


Trey is a local, Charleston fireman and his dad was the last fire chief!  It only made sense that they left the wedding in a firetruck!

F A C E B O O K . . .