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Zara Ashby, wedding, boudoir and branding photographer in Parker and Denver, Colorado

Hi, I'm Zara.

Photographer. Therapist. Entrepreneur. Story collector.

For nearly two decades I've built a career around one thing: people and their stories.

It started in 2008, working for a Denver wedding photographer while finishing my psychology degree. What began as a job became a love of storytelling, of the relationships, and of being invited into some of the most meaningful moments of people's lives. I built my own business while completing my first master's degree, and about ten years ago I opened my studio in Parker.

Since then I've photographed 400+ weddings in Denver, across Colorado and well beyond, spoken and taught at national and international conferences, partnered with brands, and coached entrepreneurs on building businesses that are both successful and personal.

And my favorite part has never changed. It's the people. It has always been the people.

That's probably why I went back to school to become a marriage and family therapist. I believe everyone deserves to be heard, understood and supported through the beautiful, complicated business of being human, whether I'm in my therapy office or behind my camera.

Zara and Peter dancing in the Colorado mountains

Love stories, all kinds

Two people on their wedding day. A woman learning to see herself differently. An entrepreneur betting on a big idea. I love a love story, and I love being there at the start and watching it grow.

Couples I photographed on their wedding day come back for their anniversary, and later with their kids. Women return to my studio years later, more themselves than ever. Brand-new ideas become real businesses. I don't want to be your photographer for just one day. I hope you'll keep me around for the next chapter.

Zara Ashby reviewing images with a client in her Parker studio

Real people. Beautiful photographs.

Life is messy. Marriage takes work. Building a business can be terrifying. Loving yourself isn't always easy. And sometimes life is a complete shitshow. But there is so much beauty in all of it.

I love people who have lived a little. They can laugh at themselves, they own their lives, and they show up exactly as they are. You can be a work in progress and someone worth celebrating, right now.

So I want to know you. Not just what you look like or what you do, but what matters to you, what you've built, what you've survived, and what you're dreaming about next. That's what makes your photographs mean something.

Zara Ashby with her Doberman, Addison

In your corner

I'll celebrate your wins, laugh with you when things go sideways, and probably ask a question or two that goes deeper than you expected. I take my work seriously. Myself? A little less so.

I don't expect perfection from you, and I certainly haven't achieved it myself. But if I get to capture a little piece of your story along the way, that's a pretty extraordinary way to spend my life.

I can't wait to meet you.
With love, Zara

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