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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.

Ah! It’s so good to be back in action for this Yorktown Beach Engagement session with Kim and Glenn. We met on a cool spring evening for their engagement session at the beach. They were full of laughter and were obviously excited to be getting married this fall. Their story is so great. After years […]

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Downtown Richmond engagement sessions are the so great. I love going back to the city any chance I get. This session was extra special because I’ve heard so much about Lindsey from our amazing mutual friend Rachel (who has made an appearance on my blog at least 5 times). Rachel actually gave Lindsey & Matthew […]

Belle Isle + Blue Bee Engagement Session I absolutely love Richmond Engagement Sessions! As you’ve read before, VCU is my alma mater and I live for going back to my second home for any occasion. Danielle & Jacob have me going back twice this year! Once for their Blue Bee and Belle Isle engagement session, […]

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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 […]