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Ashley Hesse Photography

Hi! I’m Ashley, a Virginia engagement and wedding photographer, and I have a soft spot for love stories.

Marley and Josh’s East Beach Engagement I love sessions where I show up and within minutes feel like I’m hanging out with old friends. I felt just that way at Marley & Josh’s East Beach engagement session. We hit it off so quick, I didn’t even hold back with my dad jokes like I normally […]

Norfolk Virginia Engagement Session I’m so stoked to share these images with you guys today. I had the absolute BEST time with these two at their Norfolk engagement session. We laughed, joked, and found out we have way more in common than we thought. They are half the reason I went decided to be spontaneous […]

Brenna + Alex’s Jefferson Hotel Engagement Session I am so excited that I finally was able to shoot around the Jefferson Hotel! Brenna & Alex had their first date (in Richmond) at the restaurant here, so when she suggested we start their engagement session there I was 100% in for it! I went to VCU […]

Virginia Beach Oceanfront Engagement I was so excited to hear from Laura when she popped into my inbox. Laura was a bridesmaid in a wedding I photographed in Hilton Head Island this past May. She mentioned needing a photographer for her fall wedding and I’m so happy she reached out. Their Virginia Beach Engagement session […]

James River Country Club Engagement This James River Country Club Engagement Session was highly anticipated by me! Whitney and I went to high school together… it feels like ages ago. We reconnected when I saw her at my kid’s elementary school two years ago, as a rep for the bank she works at. She was […]