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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 […]

Catherine + Matt’s wedding was truly one for the books. They got married on their friend’s land, surrounded by family, friends, & fields with the perfect gorgeous fall foliage as a background. It was beautiful from beginning to end, for the most deserving (& gorgeous!) couple. The forecast called for partly cloudy, but as a […]

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 […]

Kristin + Justin tied the knot this past weekend at Waverly Estate, in Lunenburg VA, which is basically Heaven on Earth. It was nice and sunny, & a little toasty at times, to say the least, but these two were all smiles regardless! They were the perfect combination of laughter and romance, and you couldn’t […]

Melissa and Jamil tied the knot this past weekend, and their day could seriously not have been any more perfect. The weather was amazing, every single detail was well thought out, and the love between these two.. just believe me when I say that I found myself smiling the entire day just from being around […]

Jessica + Quinton tied the knot at Cousiac Manor in Lanexa, Va this past weekend, and it was, without a doubt, the best way to start off my 2021 wedding season! It was a beautiful sunny day, which ended in a storm, but nothing could rain on these lovebird’s parade! The first time I met […]