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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.

A Romantic Mill at Fine Creek Wedding | Sarah & David Sarah and David’s Mill at Fine Creek Wedding was the most gorgeous day from beginning to end! David and Sarah met while they were both at James Madison University, she was a Junior while he was a Senior. They met because he joined a […]

Fall Linden Row Inn Wedding Maryann & Burton’s story is one for a Hallmark movie. I’m serious! Their Fall Linden Row Inn wedding is almost 30 years in the making! Let’s set the scene, it’s 1995 and you’re breaking up with your high school sweetheart who you dated for 4 years due to long distance […]

Knotts Island, NC Flyaway Lodge Wedding What an exciting day for Bailee + Jeffrey and their flyaway lodge wedding. I only had the chance to meet them for their engagement session last summer. It wasn’t my favorite thing when I realized my husband’s cousin was getting married the same day and we needed to attend. […]

Brenna & Alex’s classic Richmond wedding at the VMFA What a beautiful day Brenna & Alex had. The most perfectly classic Richmond wedding with a reception at the VMFA. Perfect weather, perfect hair, makeup, and dress choices. It was over the most beautiful wedding day! Brenna & Alex met through mutual friends. Brenna worked with […]

Whitney & Justin’s Winter Wedding I can’t believe this day has come and gone so quickly. The anticipation for this one was absolutely through the roof, and they partied so hard that the power literally went out… but we’ll get to that later. 364 days of engagement lead up to this winter wedding at the […]