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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.

Shifting Sands Beach Wedding, Virginia Beach VA. Katie + Mike were married on a summer evening in August. They had chosen the sandy beaches of Virginia Beach at the Shifting Sands Beach club on Damn Neck. The first day we met I asked Katie and Mike how they met, and it was a fun story! […]

Sometimes an opportunity falls into your lap and you would be dumb AF to say no. That’s what happened when I met Alex & Zach! You can read all about how I coaxed them into taking me to Seattle to photograph their wedding ceremony in this blog post. What happened was I met this awesome couple, who […]

Although we had the threat of rain, the sun peeped out for Meredith & Cordeo’s engagement session at Pleasure House Point in Virginia Beach. It was such a pleasant surprise to not have to pull out the umbrella once during the whole shoot! These two are in the midst of quite the whirlwind wedding! They got […]

Norfolk Virginia Engagement Session Monkey Bottom Park. It’s not the most flattering name for a place, but it totally works! In fact, I actually like it… a lot! I met Billie & Miguel on the perfect Virginia evening for their engagement session. I was early (as usual) and found this amazing little spot to sit […]

When Tiffany reached out to me about her surprise wedding, I immediately was pumped and SO on board. I had heard of “surprise weddings” before, but never understood the logistics, or really any part of it but I was ready to learn it all! Both Scott & Tiffany turn 30 this year, so used a joint […]