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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.

Maternity sessions are literally my favorite session, especially Colonial Williamsburg maternity sessions. I love hearing the stories of pregnancy so far, and swapping stories with my mama’s to-be all while exploring the most beautiful part of HRVa. Alexis is a special mama to me, because she’ll be having a little one who will feel like […]

This Yorktown Battlefield Anniversary Session was so sweet to me. Bob and Suse are the parents of a good friend and client of mine, Rachel. I’ve had her in front of my camera multiple times. In some of those cases Bob & Suse have been around the action, helping us move a sofa around for […]

Literally, THE BEST COMPLIMENT I could ever receive is when any of my clients come back for another session with me. I was so stoked when Emily popped into my inbox and we booked her pleasure house anniversary session. You might remember their faces from their Norfolk Botanical Gardens Engagement Session last year, and their […]

pleasure house point anniversary

I met Miranda and Bong last week for their Libby Hill Park Engagement in Richmond, Va. They met while Miranda was attending VCU, they fell in love, and now live downtown. It only made sense for us to meet for a Libby Hill Park Engagement, the most picturesque location in all of Richmond. I know […]

Libby Hill Park Engagement