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Ashley Hesse Photography

Ashley Hesse Photography

Hampton, VA
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    Sarah W. Sent on 06/10/2023
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    100% would recommend Ashley!!

    I was really nervous about finding a photographer as my husband and I don’t often take photos and have never had worked with a professional one. Ashley was wonderful at making us feel comfortable and showing us how to pose. She is a true artist, her attention to detail and light were breathtaking. Outside of the amazing photos she captured, she was very on top of the schedule and making sure I was never stressed and always where I needed to be. Trust me, this is SO IMPORTANT. I would 1000% recommend her for your wedding and I’d love to book her in the future for any other special moments.
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    Clair Sent on 12/10/2022
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    Amazing Experience Throughout!

    Ashley is truly amazing at what she does. From the start with our engagement session to the wedding day, she made us feel entirely comfortable and took the stress out of it. It felt like having a friend there solely for whatever you needed. Her work is fantastic! She gets you a sneak peek of your sessions so speedy, it makes you that much more excited for the full gallery.

    Hiring Ashley was one of the best choices we could’ve made and I’d do it a thousand times over!!
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    Emily M. Sent on 11/10/2022
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    Five stars all around

    Ashley is the best photographer for your wedding. She’s there to calm your nerves, make you laugh, captures the best moments in your special day and most of all makes sure you have nothing to worry about on the big day.

    She cares for you and the quality of work she puts out. Your photos will always be amazing and you won’t be sorry that you booked her!
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    Marley R. Sent on 06/06/2022
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    Ashley is the Best!!

    Ashley did a phenomenal job. We couldn't have asked for a better photographer. We had so much fun with her at our engagement shoot, so on wedding day we were already comfortable. She was efficient and got great shots without us having to "stage" much. She was really quick in getting photos back to us and went above and beyond. I would absolutely work with Ashley again and 100% recommend her to anyone looking for a great photographer.
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    Lauren N. Sent on 06/08/2022
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    Ashley Hesse for the Best!

    Saying Ashley (and her associate photographer, Bri) was amazing just does not do her justice. Ashley did both our engagement photos and wedding photos, and both were stunning. The communication with Ashley throughout the entire process was easy, she always responded quickly. She was so willing to answer our questions and give us tons of wedding planning advice. She made sure to get every single shot we asked for. Her skills are beyond unbelievable. She makes you feel so comfortable and makes sure you are having fun while taking all of your photos. She even helped me with our timeline, which helped the day run smoothly. Her turnaround time is extremely fast, unrivaled in the industry. We received our sneak peeks less than 12 hours after the photography ended. We received our full wedding gallery less than 2 weeks after our wedding date! We were blown away by all of the photos. Her editing is top quality and every single photo looks stellar. We could not recommend Ashley enough for any occasion, not just weddings!
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    Brenna P. Sent on 05/17/2022
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    Ashley is the best! Fabulous photographer

    Ashley was the most amazing photographer, we highly recommend her! She was easy to work with from the very beginning - my husband and I said to each other that we felt like we were friends with her from our very first call. Ashley was always very responsive, easy to communicate with, and just overall an excellent photographer - she is so talented! We were both nervous about having professional photos taken, but Ashley made it so easy to feel relaxed and enjoy our engagement shoot and wedding day! Every single person we have spoken to since the wedding commented on how awesome Ashley (and her second photographer Bree) was and how organized and calm they were the entire wedding. Ashley returned our wedding album so quickly which was awesome because we were able to share photos from our big day so quickly with friends and family! I have only received great compliments about Ashley's work. Would highly, highly recommend!
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    Samantha S. Sent on 05/30/2022
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    Beautiful Personality and Character!

    We could not have imagined our wedding day without Ashley!! Starting with our initial reach out, she was super responsive and thorough when trying to understand our vision. She set our expectations for the entire process and was extremely easy to work with. We had so much fun with her during our engagement session and were so happy with how the photos turned out. Ashley's photography style is exactly what we were looking for that matched our fun-loving personalities. Also, her photos speak for themselves, the capturing brightness and colors in a beautiful way. The day of our wedding went perfectly with Ashley and Morgan. They accommodated our first look and made us feel SO calm and comfortable before our huge moment in front of our loved ones. Ashley is a genuine person who loves what she does and you can feel that in every interaction. She captured our big day exactly how we remember it and will continue to forever!
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    Kimberly G. Sent on 02/03/2022
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    Ashley is the BEST of the best!

    Ashley is an incredible photographer! Her photographs captured our wedding day perfectly! I love every single one! Ashley is professional, punctual, kind, reassuring, and goes out of her way to understand her clients. Navigating engagement photos, an elopement, and big wedding during the covid pandemic had my anxiety on high alert! Ashley took it all in stride, providing great advice and even better photos than we could have imagined. I highly recommend asking Ashley to photograph all your special moments!
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    Ashley H. Sent on 11/24/2021
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    Couldn't be happier

    Ashley went above and beyond to give us an incredible experience with both our engagement photos and wedding day. She helped us feel comfortable in front of the camera and provided a very fun and laid back environment. Ashley is very professional, personable, kind, and instantly feels like you've known her for forever.
    We absolutely love all of our beautiful photos and are looking forward to working with her again in the future. Would most definitely recommend her!
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    Jodie S. Sent on 07/22/2021
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    Excellent photographer!

    Highly recommend!!! Exactly what I was looking for. Very friendly and so easy to get along with! Drove a good distance for my ceremony and pictures turned out amazing!
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    Lauren Sent on 04/07/2020
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    My favorite vendor!

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    With our wedding day behind us, we couldn’t be more THRILLED with Ashley’s work. I look at all our photos and instantly smile. And my mother, who is notoriously difficult to please, texts me every day to tell me what a great job Ashley did with all our pictures.

    Let me add: Ashley was not just an excellent photographer. She was also a part-time bridesmaid, helping with my bustle and all the stressful wedding day snafus we went through. We never asked. She just jumped in where she was needed, because she is an incredible human.

    HIRE THIS LADY NOW! You’ll thank yourself later!

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    I am so, so lucky we found Ashley to be our wedding photographer.

    From day 1, she's been extremely responsive and accommodating. When we had to postpone our wedding because of coronavirus concerns, she offered to come to the courthouse for no extra charge if we chose to make it legal before the big ceremony/reception. Postponing our wedding has been an extremely emotional experience, and that gesture from Ashley meant the world to us.

    While that shows how amazing Ashley is as a person, she's also an incredible photographer. She shot our engagement photos and we've received SO many compliments from family and friends. We were so nervous, but she made us feel comfortable in front of the camera-- and it really shows in the photos.

    I would recommend Ashley as a wedding photographer 100 times over!
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    Sarah C. Sent on 06/20/2021
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    Incredible experience with Ashley!

    Ashley was AMAZING! She was such a delight to work with from our engagement photo session in the fall to our wedding in May! She is so much fun to shoot with too, we couldn’t stop smiling and laughing together and truly had a blast! Don’t even get me started on the wedding day; she truly helped the timeline go SO smoothly and really made me feel like a princess! I can’t recommend Ashley enough! So in love with my photos and she delivers them in the blink of an eye!
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    Hannah L. Sent on 06/17/2021
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    The best pictures ever!

    Ashley does a great job. She's friendly, fun to be around, and made my husband and I feel so comfortable. Everyone has raved about how much they love our pictures and Ashley's editing style. She was always responsive and willing to accommodate our schedule. We will 100% hire again and would recommend her to anyone!
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    Lauren M. Sent on 05/24/2021
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    Ashley is a diamond

    Ashley was my favorite part of my wedding. The quality of photos is superior to any other photos I’ve seen. She is fun and energetic, she’s super cool and is so easy going. You don’t just get a few photos from your wedding that you love, every photo is spectacular. She makes the process fun, even for people who feel awkward in front a camera. She somehow transforms you into a goddess on the other side of that lens. Ashley is magic and if you have the opportunity book her, do it, they will become your most treasured photos.
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    Mark A. Sent on 12/06/2020
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    Ashley rocks!

    Ashley did our engagement and wedding photos. She was incredibly professional and even had a few dozen photos for us to look at the morning after our big day. She had our whole gallery to us quickly and the quality is fantastic!! We are putting our album together now and can't wait to have it sitting on our coffee table for years to come. Ashley and her second shooter were on top of everything and we barely knew they were there during the reception but they were able to snap some great shots of the party. Will be using her for many photo shoots to come and highly recommend her!
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    Emma W. Sent on 10/21/2020
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    Beautiful Engagement/wedding photos

    I would highly recommend booking Ashley Hesse! We booked her for our wedding and as a piece of this we also received an engagement session. I am not someone who likes to be in the spotlight and I usually feel awkward posing for photos. But her calm and somewhat quiet nature put me and my husband at ease. The engagement session provided us an opportunity to get comfortable with her style and learn a bit about each other. She guided us through several natural poses and caught the candid moments in between. She is an expert at capturing natural light in any setting. She even managed to capture beautiful photos on an extremely windy and cold beach. For our wedding, she was flexible despite numerous last minute changes secondary to the COVID pandemic. We absolutely loved our photos and they were delivered to us less than a month after our wedding!
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    Rebecca Sent on 09/25/2020
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    Great experience in time of COVID

    We booked Ashley for our wedding before COVID-19 hit. In the months before the wedding, she was so gracious and flexible amid multiple shifting dates for our engagement shoot and the wedding itself. She made an otherwise stressful experience so much more pleasant with how accommodating and understanding she was of our situation. This just goes to show how much she really cares about her clients. The photos on the day of turned out beautiful, and we'll have so many lasting memories of our day because of them. Highly recommend working with Ashley!
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    Kai B. Sent on 11/05/2019
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    Best decision ever

    Ashley was an amazing photographer for our recent wedding. My fiance and I picked her because she had shot at our venue before, we loved her work, and her packages were straightforward and very reasonable. After meeting with her we knew it was a great choice because of her knowledgeable, professional, and relaxed nature (as well as a great sense of humor). Ashley was super adaptable to our requests that might have been a bit off the norm- shooting our engagement pictures at our home, including our dog, and having a massive group photo at our wedding. She also brought great ideas to the table and gave direction to our group so well. She helped to keep things moving, while simultaneously capturing AMAZING images. Looking back on our gallery I am completely brought back to that day and very impressed at the ease of which Ashley orchestrated capturing all of it. I know she worked so hard but she made it look easy! She was also very communicative before, after, and during our event and had the speediest turn around and plenty of sneak peaks to get us excited about what she captured.

    The value of Ashley's work far exceeded our expectations. Hiring her was one of the best decisions we made in all of our wedding planning!
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    Ashton L. Sent on 08/12/2021
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    Easy Going, Funny and The Best!

    Ashley was amazing! As a COVID bride, our original photographer couldn't shoot our new date, but she suggested I reach out to Ashley and I couldn't be happier she did! She is so flexible, easy going, funny, and truly captured the feeling of our wedding perfectly. There were TWO thunderstorms that came through on our wedding day that changed our timeline slightly and she was cool as a cucumber adjusting where the photos needed to be taken before the wedding. She was efficient on the wedding day and so quick in getting the full gallery to us after the wedding with all our beautiful photos. I can't recommend her enough!
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    Lindsey R. Sent on 07/20/2020
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    Amazing Wedding Photographer!

    Ashley is hands down the best decision I made while planning my wedding. (Besides saying I do, lol) Both her and her second shooter were AMAZING. It's hard to remember the wedding details, but looking back at the pictures, it brings me right back to it. She is professional, friendly, quick to respond, detail oriented and she makes you feel at ease during the entire photo shoot/wedding.
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    Miranda J. Sent on 06/28/2019
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    Professional, Attention to detail, Ease to work with

    Ashley was a wonder to work with. She made the process so easy from start to finish.

    Ashley really takes the time to get to know you as a couple to ensure your photos reflect your personalities and the uniqueness of your day and relationship. From the start, her details are evident in the surveys she provides to get to know you and all of the in and out details of your wedding, to help make sure she captures everything you want captured. And, the addition of the engagement shoot is just spectacular. It was great for her and us to get to know each other, and get comfortable in front of the camera. (the engagement shots looked awesome as well!)

    She made sure to get every photo, without making us feel rushed, or like our whole day was spent snapping photos. She really helped with our big day feeling like it went smoothly. She also got our full gallery to us remarkably fast.

    Her professionalism and friendliness is refreshing! We loved working with her!
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    Brittany I. Sent on 07/09/2020
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    Ashely will exceed all of your expectations!

    From the moment I met Ashley she made me feel like I’ve known her forever! She was very professional, friendly and responded to all of my questions very quickly. Ashley exceeded all of my expectations with how quickly she got my pictures back to me!
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    I love Ashley!

    Ashley knows her stuff! She was so helpful to us and the engagement session was perfect for learning what we liked! Do not hesitate to have Ashley as your photographer for your wedding.
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    Meredith Sent on 09/28/2018
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    The best part of my wedding is the amazing pictures i have to remember it... because let’s be honest, what bride does remember the details. It’s really all a blur! Thank you Ashley for giving us perfect pictures we will get to cherish for a lifetime!! Cannot recommend her enough!!!
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