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We are Ashley and Phillip Colhouer and 13:13 is the company that we created in order to blend our creative and professional lives.

We’re a friendly, laid-back team with a style we like to call
“Boutique Wedding Photography” which is all about capturing fun and romantic moments in a fresh and exciting way. We believe the best moments are unscripted, this is what we try to anticipate and capture.

To dig a little deeper, my passion for photography originally led me to shoot in the fashion industry, while Phillip continued his studies of design. We shot our first wedding as a favor for a friend and the rest is history.

We absolutely love what we do and couldn’t be more grateful that we’ve been blessed to be able to make a living doing so.

On a more personal note…

Why 13:13 you ask? 1 Corinthians 13 was the Bible verse read at our wedding and has pretty much become the philosophy in which we strive to live our lives. We have been together for over 6 years and happily married for over 2. We live with our 5 adorable little Shih Tzu’s (Phoebe, Atari, Kabuki, Yentl, and Lotus) and just welcomed the arrival of our beautiful little girl Nylin Lilly Colhouer,
July 20th 2008...talk about a blessing!


Although based in South Florida, we’re happy to customize a travel package
for you!

~ Ashley and Phillip



“FAITH HOPE AND LOVE”
- 1Corinthians 13:13

brandon + marnie {married!}

Marnie and Brandon came down from Mobile, Alabama to get married in Miami at the beautiful Coral Gables Congregational Church with their reception at the  Epic Hotel.

This was such a fun group of people! I think Shannon from Liquid DJ’s said it best in his grand entrance announcement. “Outside is a line of beautiful latina’s escorted by some handsome gringos”  :) Truly a marriage of cultures and families!

Karla {from Stylish Events} and her sister kept the day running smoothly as always and if you haven’t seen Jorge Manuel’s wedding dresses you should stop what your doing and check out his site now. Uh-mazing!!!

Marnie and Brandon, your kindness, warmth, fun-spirit and love for each other was such a joy to be around. Thank you so much for choosing us and we hope our paths cross again in the future!


The guy drinking the “forty” of Old English cracks me up!
I’m sorry Brandon but I just couldn’t resist this next one… I seriously laugh out loud every time I look at it!   :)

laura vandagriff - Your photography is absolutely breathtaking!!!!!! I designed Marnie's invitations- love seeing them photographed so beautifully :)

Susan Haney - I might be a little bit "partial" to these photos but they are just beautiful! I can't wait to see more. You guys were more than awesome during this entire day! Very talented and will continue to follow your work and would recommend you to anyone. The personal touches and your personalities shined through. Thank you for these beautiful memories for my son and his new wife.

Lydia Shannon - Ashley. WOW... These are STUNNING. They are literally breath-taking. Amazing in every way. You are going to be famous in the photography industry.You are SO talented!

Cait Scott - I may be in LOVE with these photos - they are just gorgeous!

Pepito Pardo - Good work !!!! Love all pics and the comments !!!!

elizabeth + david {married in New Orleans!}

You may recognize David and Elizabeth from their fun engagement session in NYC. They’re now married!

Phillip and I traveled to New Orleans a few weeks ago to document their elegant wedding weekend. We were fortunate enough to arrive a day early to capture their exquisite rehearsal dinner at the beautiful Latrobes located in the heart of the French Quarter. This also allowed time to visit the famous Cafe du Monde for beignets and coffee! Yum!

David and Elizabeth were married at the beautiful First Presbyterian Church by their pastor from New York followed by the reception at the New Orleans Board of Trade. The perfect venue for their 500+ guest list!

I’ll be honest here, I was a bit obsessed with Elizabeth’s Monique Lhuillier dress that actually looked like it was made. for. her! And the bouquets… I love the combination of the lamb’s ear and mint (as well as the beautiful flowers of course)! They smelled amazing!

David and Elizabeth, it was such an honor to be there for your wedding! We wish you so much happiness and many many blessings!

Fauxto-Booth!!

Congratulations David and Elizabeth!!!

Marnie - I love it Ashley!!!!! and that dress is so beautiful! Great job as always!!! P.S- I'm waiting for my pics like it is christmas morning LOL

marissa + mike {married!}

Happy Friday!
Mike and Marissa are super talented artists from Philly who celebrated their nuptials right here in sunny S. Florida!

They scheduled time for a sweet first-look prior to the ceremony (we’re always a fan of this!) which allowed plenty of time for fun portraiture before events of the wedding started. They also opted to have the fauxto-booth during the reception with a backdrop made by Marissa. — she also made the arbor and asile decor! We’ve had the privilege of working with some pretty funny characters in our fauxto-booth lately!

We had such a great time capturing this day. Marissa and Mike you are easily adored and we wish you a lifetime of happiness together.

xo!

Fauxto-Booth!!

Michelle DiPasquale - Marissa and Mike! You both look amazing on your wedding day & so happy! Your photographer made Glenn and I feel like we were there with you that day. Lots of love, fun and jokes for the future! XOXOXOXOXXOXOXO, Michelle & Mr DiPal

Annie M. - OMG! More beautiful then I could have imagined...but I'm not surprised! CONGRATULATIONS to you both. Wishing you a lifetime of Love and Happiness!!!!!!

Joan - Ashley and Phillip - Love, love the pictures. Your really captured the joy we all felt that day. You guys are amazing.

Victoria - Mrs. East, I LOVE your wedding photos!! Everything came out super FAB! You and Mike looked awesome! And I am so loving the candid fauxto booth shots. I got such a kick out of seeing Sue and Art and the whole family there. So wonderful! Congratulations to you and Mike. I hope to see you soon! xoxox - V

rachel thomas - GORGEOUS! marissa and mike look fantastic and their color palette is a summer dream. <3!

Marissa - Ashley!!!! These are so fantastic. I heart you guys so much!!!! LOVE THEM :) I can't wait to see the pic of our friends falling through the backdrop. :) Hahaha. Take your time! xoxoxoxox

charlie’s bridal session {Mobile, Ala.}

You might remember Charlie from our super fun engagement session a few months ago.
We were lucky enough to arrange a bridal session with her and can’t wait for the wedding next month!

Phillip and I absolutely adore this girl!   :)

andrea - Fantastic work!! the setting and bride is stunning as well.

Millie - What a gorgeous shoot! Completely breathtaking. Keep up the amazing work!

whitney - Ahh! You are gorgeous! And you photographer is absolutely fabulous!

charlie - Merci beaucoup! Ashley and Phillip you are the best!!! We can't wait to see you two in September. -xoxo

belated birthday post {my 2 loves!}

So I know this is a little delayed but I just had to post this!

Phillip and Nylin celebrated their Yo Gabba Gabba themed birthday party a few weeks ago. I found the cute character cut-outs on Etsy and Sarah, our friend, nanny extraordinaire and super creative, crafty do-it-yourself-er (soon to be collaborating with 13:13!) made the awesome cake from scratch!

Here’s Nylin’s G.P. and Kunya (grandpa and grandma) and her cute little friend Bryan splashing around in her new whale pool!

Kunya – G.P. – Phillip

Bryan – Elaine – Dave

Sarah – Nylin

Jaime - So awesome Ashley! Happy Birthday to Nylin and Phillip!

daniel lateulade - Awwwwwesome!

Lorena - Nylin has gotten so big! What a fun party. I love the cutouts!

Bindu - omg the cuteness! what a creative party. Phillip's face in the green monster cut-out is awesome! btw, is that your guys' house? looks bright and airy and lovely! PS - i owe you an email on albums, i know - sorry!

Joan Huber - What a fun party! You are so creative. Belated Happy Birth to Nylin and Phillip

sarah - oh my goodness! i love it! :) yay!

veronica + chris {married!}

Veronica + Chris said I Do on a beautiful June afternoon in Miami. Gorgeous, fun-loving people, a good sense of humor and the union of 2 awesome people = the perfect recipe for a super fun night!

The reception was truly a celebration from start to finish. This was easily one of the busiest and funnest Fauxto-booth’s we’ve had with a steady rotation of dance floor + bar + Fauxto-booth. Phillip even got in on the action.  :)

Chris and Veronica, thank you for bringing us in on your special day, we truly had a blast and wish you all the happiness in the world!


Fauxto-Booth!!!

Veronica - One Word: DelicioslyAwesomebulouslyFun!! Thanks Ashley & Phillip, xoxo

Marilyn - Beautiful pictures!!!! I loved the idea of the funny whiteboard. Do you mind sharing where can I purchase one? Thanks!

Jillian - Fantabulicious!!! Thats how great these pics are...I had to create a whole new word to express how awesome they are! Ashley, you did a spectacular job (once again!) of capturing the whole feel of Chris and V's wedding...sweet, romantic, fun, and wild! Love them all!

charlie - AS ALWAYS...Crazy-Unvbelievably-Awesome!!!! The full length of Veronica and Chris is gorgeous. And how you capture everyone's emotions-priceless. You always capture everyone so beautifully. And what a fun reception/fauxto-booth! (I love Phillip's cameo-classic!)

jennifer + eric {married in Jamaica!}

Yay for another destination wedding!!
Jennifer and Eric booked us to shoot their wedding shortly after we returned from shooting Kristin and Ted’s wedding in Jamaica last year.
They had their ceremony and reception at the beautiful Rockhouse Hotel (seriously gorgeous!) in Negril.

To say this was a fun bunch of people is definitely an understatement! The dancing started as soon as everyone entered the reception area and NEVER stopped!  :)

Jennifer and Eric your wedding, family and friends were as beautiful and adventurous as your destination. We can’t thank you enough for bringing us to paradise and along for the ride.
Many best wishes and “Maximum Respect”!

Here’s some of my favorite images from the fun filled weekend.

Pre-wedding night gathering at 3 Dives Restaurant. (home of the tastiest jerk chicken in town!)

This is how the wedding day started… SO much fun!!!
Fauxto-booth!
“day after” shooting (8 a.m.!)
Trash the dress – bridge jumping style!

Jay Studio Photography - Very nice work! Jamaica is such gorgeous place to get married. Beautiful!

daniel lateulade - Rockin job! The TTD on the waterfall is awesome :)

andrea - absolutely breathtaking images. This wedding looks like so much fun! Beautiful*

Stephanie - These photos are amaaaazing!! I think everyone should get married in Jamaica! What a beautiful wedding!

Rose - Every picture is beautiful! You're so talented!

jennifer - Love. Love. Love! I can't stop looking at these beautiful shots! Thank you Ashley and Phillip for a beautiful job and a fun time too. Maximum Respect for sure :)

Wendy Herwyn - Hi I saw you wonderful trash the dress shoot with Jennifer and Eric. What an awesome work. Are you still in touch with this couple? I might be interested in buying the trashed wedding dress as is, no cleaning required! This is a serious request and for a good work. I hope you can pass my request to Jennifer or feel free to contact me at herwyn.w@skynet.be Thank you for your help Wendy

Lydia Shannon - YOU ROCK!!!! Wow... amazing every single time!

happy birthday to the 2 loves of my life! {♥}

Happy Birthday to two of the most cherished people in my life!!!

Phillip, I want you to know how proud i am to be your wife. You’re my business partner, my lover, my shoulder to lean on, you keep me grounded, you’re an amazing daddy to Nylin and an even better best friend to me. You’re my Love.

Nylin you make me laugh, you make me cry, you make me stop and listen and enjoy life like never before, you are my muse, my heart, my sunshine, my everything. I love you both more than I’m capable of expressing and can’t thank God enough for the joy you bring to my life.

Happy Birthday(s) my sweet, sweet family.

More Birthday party photos soon!

Michael - Happy Birthday. I really like this photo.

Irene - Happy belated birthday to your lovely family!! I hope everyone had a great time celebrating. xoxoxo to you all! <3

Lorena - Happy Birthday guys!!

Heather - My eyes are welling up! I love that you posted this:) Thank you.

sarah - yay! happy birthday you guys!

Melissa - Awww so sweet! Happy birthday! :)

Carly - Happy, happy, happy birthday!

sally - HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PHILLIP + NYLIN

Sarah Atchison - Omg, this post is making me cry!!! Happy Birthday Phillip and little Nylin. (She's getting so big btw!) Gorgeous photo :)

daniel - Happy birthday Phillip & Nylin! Can't wait to see pictures from Yo Gabba Gabba Fest!

Jenn - Phillip, you definitely need a hat... a big one. Happy birthday you two!!! I hope you both enjoy your day and I love you!!! xoxoxo

Phillip + Nynie - ps - this photo reminds me that I need to buy another hat ... and wear it.

Phillip + Nynie - :) Thank you so-so much for the sweet post. Me and nynie feel the same (times 2). *Big Mwah!

blake + megan {just for fun!}

Last weekend I had the pleasure of participating in a styled wedding shoot. It was a fun collaboration between my friends Daniel, Stephanie, Megan and myself. Blake and Megan did an awesome job modeling for us and I’ve decided that Stephanie just needs to take on styling full-time!

With the help of a few friends Stephanie transformed her backyard area into a beautiful, rustic, faux-wedding. Her keen eye for detail was super impressive! Unfortunately the shoot was cut short due to rain which was bitter sweet, that just meant we got to eat the delicious desserts!

As an added bonus our friend Lydia came out to shoot with us! FUN!

ps -
Daniel has just recently started shooting wedding photography full-time so be sure to check him out! (Yay for taking the leap!)

ALL credit goes to the amazingly talented Jessica Lorren for this next one. Thanks for the inspiration!!  :)
Phillip designed the cute invitation! Exciting news about invite designs coming soon!

Here’s a fun triptych “out-take” that I couldn’t resist posting!
A huge thank you to everyone involved on this shoot! I can’t wait for the next one!  -xoxo
I also need to give a little shout-out to the super talented Daisy of Pixel and Hank for creating such a cute boutonniere for our shoot. Be sure to check out her Etsy shop!

daisy - Wow! This shoot was stunning! I'm drooling over all the little details - amazing !

Lorena - I love this shoot! So fun. Ummm and the invites Phillip designed? Freaking GENIUS. Dude, how is it fair that a couple is so talented?

charlie - A "just for fun shoot", My Dream! This couple is too cute, just gorgeous. Love, love, love...

Sarah Atchison - LOOOOVE this shoot. Ashley you did such an amazing job as usual. I love the backyard rustic wedding idea. The desserts look amazing too. LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Lydia Shannon - These are amazing and you are fabulous. I must say neither of those facts surprise me though! :)

Stephanie - They're all so so beautiful! I'm excited to hear this news about invite designs!

jill + rich {engaged!}

I had such a great time on this shoot! Jill and Rich have the best, most light-hearted personalities and who doesn’t love a shoot when dogs are involved??

These photos make me smile…   :)

Rick, Joan & Meg - Rich we thought the only bike you knew how to ride was a big wheel? LOL. Awesome pic's. We are so looking forward to the big day. Love you guys,Mom,Dad,& Meg X0

Liz - You guys look great together. Your son's are so special. Congrats. Looking forward to the wedding.

Warren Dedrick - Congrads to both of you

CRUSH - Jill: These are adorable, I even recognize the location of some of them! The "family" shot with the dogs is too cute! Thx for sharing.

Melissa - Such cute photos! You guys are adorable! And Ashley did a great job as always! :)

Cindy - Those are great pictures! Looks like you two have lots of fun together!

Pam - Awesome pictures!! You guys are a very cute couple and I LOVE the pics. Oscar and Owen are even hamming it up!!

Filip - WOOW , beautiful , love the steamy / hottie ones , but actually they are all good .

Courtney - Amazing pictures! You guys are so adorable. I especially love the silly pictures with the frame! Can't wait for the wedding!

Stacy - Love the pics, she did such an amazing job capturing who you both are, and Jilly you look amazing!!!! Love the uno pic!!

Madeline - You guys look so sweet and happy.

Joanne - Jill, Rich, Oscar and Owen.....The Fantastic Four!...What great pictures; good color combinations. You look so happy in all the shots. I especially like the romantic and fun ones. It must have been so much fun shooting them. Looking forward to seeing the rest! My love to you both!

Jill - Ashley, the pictures are awesome. We had so much fun. I can't wait to see the rest. Oscar and Owen thank you too!!! :O)

Diane Diehl - Ohhhhhh Jill and Rich, what INCREDIBLE pictures!!! We can't wait til the big day! Gorgeous!

Jillian - Love every single thing about this shoot and this couple!! So fun and Jill you look beautiful in every picture! Can't wait for the wedding!!

Stephanie - What a fun session! I love the bright colors and fun props! :)