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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!

It has been a long time coming, but Halee + Jason finally tied the knot! The day was bright, sunny, hot, and absolutely perfect. Their family and friends came from all over (literally – I heard a rumor that someone came from AUSTRAILIA to celebrate with them!) and you could just feel the love pouring […]

Everyone always says that your wedding day should represent who you are as a couple – and I always love when couples do just that! Jasmine + Daniel decided that they wanted to get married on the same anniversary date of when they started dating, so to the courthouse they went! A few weeks later, […]

Ashley + Michael had the most amazing vision for their day, and it as definitely the event of the season! From the gorgeous florals, the live band, the guys arriving to the ceremony via boat, and the absolute love that surrounded them by all of their friends and family, I cannot think of a single […]

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 […]