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Welcome to the HLPHOTO Blog! I'm Heather Gillelan, and I am a wedding photographer based in Powhatan, Virginia. I hope you grab some coffee (or an energy drink!) and enjoy checking out my latest work, and getting a little peek into the organized chaos that is my life!
Welcome to the HLPHOTO Blog! I'm Heather Gillelan, and I am a wedding photographer based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. I hope you grab some coffee (or an energy drink!) and enjoy checking out my latest work, and getting a little peek into the organized chaos that is my life!
I got the pleasure of meeting Lauren + Stephen for their maternity session yesterday, and I’ve been looking forward to this since she first sent me her inspiration. She mentioned them having a creek on their property, and wanting to get in it and I was ALLLLL about it. We ended up having to reschedule […]
Years ago, I met Brandon & we became fast friends. It was the kind of friendship that I hope everyone experiences in their life time.. just effortless, with countless fun times, as well as just being there for each other through the good and the bad. He’s the brother I never had, and no matter […]
Maddie + Alex tied the knot this past weekend at Whispering Pines Plantation in Amelia, Virginia and it could have not been a more perfect day! The weather was just right, not too hot, not too cold, with the sun shining & their love radiating. They had the absolute sweetest first look, both just grinning […]
Sierra + Joey got married fall of 2019, and I was just beside myself with excitement when she told me their exciting news this past fall & I was equally as excited to get to capture this time in their lives! To say they will be amazing parents is definitely an understatement, because this girl […]
Okay okay, so every now and then, an amazing group of vendors get together and create literal magic. This was absolutely one of those times. Kimberly at the Lesner Inn handpicked & connected every single vendor to make this styled shoot come to life, and aside from every single detail being perfect, it was just […]
Melissa and Jamil tied the knot this past weekend, and their day could seriously not have been any more perfect. The weather was amazing, every single detail was well thought out, and the love between these two.. just believe me when I say that I found myself smiling the entire day just from being around […]
I have known & been close with Brandon for about 11 years now, and he has always been like a best friend/brother to me. When Katelyn came into the picture a few years ago, I gladly relinquished my “best friend” title to her, because I just knew deep down that she was truly his other […]
Spring has sprung here in VA! I got to meet up with Catherine + Matt yesterday for their engagement portraits, and they absolutely ROCKED IT! It was definitely a bit chilly (good ol va weather!) but that didn’t stop us & I am so glad! Seriously though, CHECK OUT the flowering trees! These two are […]
Jessica + Quinton tied the knot at Cousiac Manor in Lanexa, Va this past weekend, and it was, without a doubt, the best way to start off my 2021 wedding season! It was a beautiful sunny day, which ended in a storm, but nothing could rain on these lovebird’s parade! The first time I met […]
I had so much fun getting to meet and photograph Jessica + Randy for their engagement session at their wedding venue, The Barn at Hillcrest Farm, in Emporia, Va this past weekend! These two were all smiles and giggles the entire time & I loved every single second of it! Jessica told me they had […]
