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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’m honestly not even sure where to start with this wedding day ya’ll.. Jessica & Randy pulled off the most amazing coun try glam wedding, and I still can’t get over how perfect their day was. From the details, to her dress, to their love for one another.. It was just something straight out of […]

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 […]