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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!

This year, due to Covid, we decided to throw a combined birthday party for our boys! It’s no secret that I love to go all out on birthday parties, & I easily talked myself into doing even more than normal since teeechnically it was two parties in one! We decided on a carnival theme, and […]

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 […]

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 […]

Sierra wanted an earthy boho wedding, and she absolutely transformed Pocohontas State Park to meet her vision. She chose sage + blush with some yellow undertones & decided on a floral crown instead of a veil. From the succulent favors to the pizza bar, this September wedding was truly one of a kind! Sierra first […]