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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 met up with Melissa + Jamil at yesterday for their engagement session 2.0 at Byrd Park! We got allllll the summery vibes without summer temperatures & it was just simply amazing! They laughed, they snuggled, they went with all of my crazy ideas & we even got photobombed by a deer. Yes, a deer, […]

Hannah + Michael wanted a building with historic vibes as well as gorgeous outdoor areas for their engagement shoot in Richmond, Va, and the Pumphouse at Byrd Park was the perfect spot! These lovebirds’ story began many many years ago when they were each other’s first kiss, & has blossomed over the years. When Hannah […]