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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.

This Fort Monroe maternity session is SO exciting for me. Ashley & Jeremy are a couple from 2018 who I instantly bonded with during their wedding planning process. We met frequently at Fort Monroe breweries to chat details and make plans. She even surprised me with a birthday present that year… which was totally unexpected. […]

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You guys! I’m back! I haven’t blogged since NOVEMBER! What is wrong with me!?!? It doesn’t matter anymore, because I’m back and I’ve got some great sessions/content to blog about. I hope you’re ready! First up in 2020 is my sister’s Fort Monroe engagement session! And I say, sister, even though she technically isn’t my […]

I am so thankful we were able to get this Virginia Beach Oceanfront Engagement session scheduled! We had the worst weather and ended up starting the session 3 hours earlier than anticipated to avoid the rain. We didn’t get rained on thankfully, but it was windy and in the 40s! Now these two have such […]

Madeline + Owen had the most wonderful Barnes at Timberneck wedding. Full of family, friends, food, and dancing! I am so honored to have been a small part of their amazing wedding day. You see, Madeline + Owen met in college but Owen didn’t have the courage to speak to Madeline for quite some time. […]

What on earth. I was not expecting this Norfolk Hilton, the Main Wedding to blow my mind, but it totally did. I met Taylor and Zack a few months ago for their Downtown Norfolk engagement session, and we had the greatest time! I knew their day would be special, but I under-imagined how amazing it […]