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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!

When Brittany first reached out and about wanting to do their engagement session in the mountains, I was BEYOND ecstatic. Heading to photograph in the mountains is always a big fat YES from me, and I swear every minute I spend there just makes my heart happy. We were blessed with the perfect weather & […]

I met Katheryn + Matt the other day in Shenandoah National Park for their Mountain Engagement session, and I would have to say they absolutely killlllled it! We had originally planned to hike to a mountaintop, but a few days prior, I found out that that part of skyline drive was closed due to icy […]

When Grace first told me she wanted a mountaintop session, I was ECSTATIC. Adventure sessions are my all time favorite, and I literally do a happy dance every time someone agrees to hike a mountain with me. Just being around to see Jake smile at Grace, you and FEEL the love. This man would go […]