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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!
Corinna + Joey had the most picture perfect wedding day. It was partly cloudy, not too hot and not too cold, and absolutely full of love. I have known Corinna for a few years now, and while we hadn’t been super close, it is so evident how amazing Joey is for her. She radiates beauty […]
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 […]
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 […]
I met up with Maddie + Alex last week for their engagement portraits at their wedding venue, Whispering Pines Plantation in Amelia, Virginia. It was the most perfect fall day, with tons of sunlight and the BEST golden hour portraits! Fun fact: Years ago. Maddie + Alex were my first paid couples session. To put […]
From the moment I met Jessica at Starbucks to chat about her wedding plans, I knew what she was envisioning for her big day was going to be absolutely magical. Jessica + Tyler rented a tent, some tables, a dance floor + began their married lives together in Tyler’s favorite place: his parent’s land in […]
