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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!
Krista & Rusty originally planned the most gorgeous barn wedding at Running Mare Farm in Maidens, VA for May of this year, but were forced to reschedule due to Corona, like many other couples this year. Their big wedding day dreams finally came to life saturday & there were smiles all around! Krista & Rusty […]
Heather + RJ decided to officially tie the knot this past weekend at the Woodlake Pavilion which provided the most gorgeous backdrop of the Swift Creek Reservoir for their ceremony! Surrounded by just their families, it was the sweetest intimate summer elopement! It was super sunny, and HOT, but absolutely gorgeous! They were all smiles […]
This past sunday, an amazing group of vendors came together at Kellam Estates Venue in Virginia Beach to create a little ecofriendly styled wedding magic! Wedding days are so fast paced, and while I absolutely love them, styled shoots are amazing to be able to just play around, & enjoy slowing down & smelling the […]
Erica + Michael are expecting the birth of their baby girl in just a few shorts weeks, and yes, I’m jealous that they’re having a girl. Erica wanted her pictures at the gorgeous Yorktown Beach, so that’s exactly what we did, although the beach was actually closed due to corona, which we definitely used to […]
Lexie and I met years and years ago, when we were in middle school. It was a fast friendship & we definitely fought like sisters, but knew at the end of the day we would always be there for each other throughout our lives, and 16 years later, that still holds true. I was excited […]
Savannah + Kyle’s spring engagement session was at their wedding venue, Bookbinders, in downtown RVA. The courtyard was the perfect romantic backdrop, with the most gorgeous old brick arches! We then ventured across the street to take some portraits underneath the train tracks, and it did NOT disappoint! I met Savannah officially last year while […]
Most of the population is going through major changes to their “office space” and now working from home. While the idea of this probably seemed amazing at first, I’m willing to bet that by now, reality has set in and it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. When I first left my full time, […]
Michael + Hannah planned an amazing wedding at the Historic Pole Green Church in Mechanicsville, Virginia, but like so many other couples right now, the corona virus swooped in and changed everything. They decided to postpone their big day to healthier times, but were so excited to getting married, that they eloped on their original […]
A wisteria couples session has been on my photography bucket list for years now, & thanks to Hailey + Corbin, it finally happened! I have been friends with these two for what feels like forever, was lucky enough to be included in photographing the actual proposal & I am SO excited to be participating in […]
Jessica + Quinton decided to use there gorgeous venue, Cousiac Manor, to their advantage for their spring engagement portraits! The weather was absolutely perfect, as were the smiles on their faces the entire session! The first time I met Jessica, we sat down at a Starbucks and proceeded to talk for three hours. It was […]
