Who is Anne Marie?

The number one question I get about Anne Marie Photography is "who is Anne Marie?" Many of you who don't know me personally are probably assuming my name is Anne Marie. As much as that would make complete sense, I'm afraid that's not 100% correct.

Hello!  My name is Ashley Anne! Bam! We have found 50% of the Anne Marie! I was raised in the beautiful city of Holland, Michigan. I attended Grand Valley State University

and received my bachelors degree in photography!   

I married the love of my life, Scott, in June of 2011 and after we got back from our honeymoon we moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan where I am still living! 

Today, we own in a lovely 3 bedroom house with our dog Ein (to say his name think of Einstein without the -stein) and my kitten Edward (Eddie for short). 

Now you know a bit about the Anne part of Anne Marie but who is Marie?  Marie comes from a long line of Marie's in my family.  My grandma's name is Anne Marie, my mother's name is Suzanne Marie, my sister's name is Katie Marie, and my nieces name is Esther Marie. Needless to say Marie is a popular name among my family members! 

But Ashley, why is it not Ashley Anne Photography?  Well, friend, it's simply because I didn't like the sound of it. I found Anne Marie Photography flowed better than Ashley Anne Photography. One day my sister jokingly said "Ashley we should make a cupcake business and call it Anne Marie Cupcakes - Anne being you and Marie being me!"  I thought to myself, NO ONE wants me making them cupcakes (trust me) but I like the name and so I took it, changed out the word cupcakes to photography and asked my sister for forgiveness later!   

I hope you've enjoyed a bit of Anne Marie history! Watch for our weekly blogs on topics of what to wear to your shoot, how to prepare for your shoot, along with what's new with Anne Marie photography! 

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-Anne Marie