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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!

Brittany + Mitchell had the most amazing wedding day planned at one of my absolute favorite venues. Every single detail of this day was well thought out, sentimental & special in some way to them. From the gifts that made everyone cry, to the specialty cocktails named after their pups, to the surprise reception dress […]

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 […]

This past weekend, I got the pleasure of meeting up with Kristin + Justin at one of my all time favorite venues, Waverly Estate, for their engagement portraits! This place is easily any photographer’s dream, from the willow tree, to the swings, to the giant oak.. I could go on forever! These two dressed to […]