I'm Ashley Dorton, a passionate creative raised in the heart of Virginia and with a love for wedding and lifestyle photography. I am so honored and proud to be able to document so many monumental moments of love, family, and growth, and can't wait to capture yours!
The Whittakers | Married at Bandit’s Ridge My ‘Sunshine People’, Whitt and Teresa, are finally hitched! Like a breath of fresh air, this sweet and charming couple waltzed into my life and quickly treated me like glorified family. It’s not often couples invite me out to dinner after an engagement session, thus proving their rarity […]

September 10, 2021
As Featured in Virginia Bride Magazine… (AHHH!) For those of you who have been living under a rock, boy do I have some news for you! Iām THRILLED to have finally let this cat out of the bag recently! š± š A few months ago, I had the privilege of working with an extremely talented […]

June 22, 2021
The Honards | Married at Fairview Farm Events This gorgeous event in the small town of Powhatan, Virginia serves as the perfect example of the weddings and couples I hope to attract in 2021-2022. Confident, bold, genuine, colorful, glowy, detailed, elegant, absolute bliss. If there’s such a thing as “the perfect wedding day”, I do […]

June 1, 2021
Cake Smash sessions make my inner-child beam with joy,
especially when my subject is a childhood best-friend’s beautiful daughter.

April 2, 2021
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