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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.

Meredith + Coredo | Navy Shifting Sands Wedding, Virginia Beach VA. Meredith + Cordeo’s wedding at Shifting Sands in Virginia Beach, Va last weekend was one I won’t soon forget. I was looking forward to the day for months! Seriously, my photography mentor gave her my name when she stopped photographing weddings last year, so I […]

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 […]

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 […]