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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 Norfolk Botanical Gardens engagement session was such a fun one. To start, I love NBG and these two were so flirty and fun. I had THE best time with them. They’ll be married exactly one year from the date we did this session, in New York where Erin is from. Congratulations Jay & Erin!

Alyssa and Tyler had the most exciting Harley’s Haven Wedding on the most perfect October day. These two are just an awesome couple and share so much in common. They love their country music, their dogs, and spending their Saturdays under the bright lights at Langley Speedway where they volunteer on a pit crew! I […]

Harley's Haven Wedding

I was so stoked to meet up with Madeline and Owen for their Barnes at Timberneck Engagement last week. I remember getting her first email. She said “I fell in love with your photos”, and I thought “WOW, how freaking awesome is that?! Of all the photographers in the world, she picks me!”. We had […]

Where do I even start with Kai & David’s Havana 59 Wedding? Richmond Va is such a special place to me, and I was thrilled to spend some time there with Kai + David on their wedding day. I met with Kai and her girls at a stunning AirBNB in Churchill, seriously the place was […]

It was a much-awaited Richmond engagement session. As you all very well know by now, a little piece of my heart lives in Richmond. I spend a few years there for college (at VCU) and I now feel like it’s a second home. It’s always heartwarming when I get to pop back into town for […]