I'm also a youtuber, content creator, detail-loving organizer, positive outlooker, wife of 10+ years, mastiff dog-owner, cycling enthusiast, book club member, and fan of weekend trips exploring the southeast.

I'm known for creating a seamless client experience, natural posing that feels comfortable, and timeless photography captured on both film and digital. Whether it's photographing you and your loved ones, or helping your business implement workflows that elevate your brand, I'm happy you are here!

Educator

Online

and

Photographer

I'm Hillary Muelleck!

I want to help you build a business to support the life that you want.

I believe that it’s possible to have a job that makes you happy, but that also helps provide the life you always wanted to live. That’s what I was able to build with my business, and I want to help others do the same.

I wanted the freedom to set my own hours. Be my own boss. Work from home so that I could easily have a family one day. I wanted a job that was creative and allowed me to frequently flex that side of my brain. So after I was introduced to the wedding photography business through the planning of my own wedding in 2011, I knew that this was the career that checked all my boxes.

That particular dream was never on my radar. But I also never felt that having a traditional 9-5 job was right for me either.

I grew up in Southern California and moved to Utah State University after high school. It was there that I met and married my husband at 20 years old (young love). I never imagined that in addition to falling in love with my husband, I’d also fall in love with the wedding industry and want to start my own business.

Currently loving smoothies with whipped cream, audiobooks that make me laugh-out-loud, hosting dinner parties with friends, and long phone calls with my family.

From native Californian, to living in the Carolinas,

Detail-oriented

I don’t dismiss the little things.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way

If there is something I want to accomplish, I’ll find a way to get it done no matter how hard it might be.

I’ve created workflows, guides, and countless youtube videos to show other photographers how to make their businesses more efficient and seamless.

Organization is my guilty pleasure

In addition to digital photography, I also shoot film. Aka a hybrid photographer.

Film Photographer

my talents?

What are

California
Utah
Pennsylvania
All of the above

Where have I lived?

Optimistic (glass is half full kind of girl)

I am often described as...

Walk my dog and listen to an Audiobook

Something I do everyday?

A negroni. Sbagliato. With Prosecco in it.
Iced Coffee
Water (I actually don’t drink alcohol or coffee, and rarely drink soda)
Diet Coke

My drink of choice?

Yoga
Scroll Instagram
Read a book (my kindle is the best for night reading)
Soak in the bathtub

My routine before going to bed?

Weight lifting and evening walks

Current source of exercise that I enjoy?

Cleaning
Girls night out
Watch a favorite sitcom (Right now: Modern Family)
All of the above

How do I relieve stress?

#3 (goal setter!)

What is my enneagram #?

do you know me?

How well

Boris is a dogue de bordeaux, or more commonly known as a french mastiff. He was with us for 7 years and was the perfect house hippo. He slept most of the day, was forced on one walk around lunchtime, and loved rolling in grass and greeting guests with his slobbery kisses. Miss you baby boy!

Boris

My husband since 2011! We met at Utah State and moved to Pennsylvania after graduating so that he could attend medical school. He then continued on to residency at Wake Forest Baptist in anesthesia, and then a fellowship in cardiothoracic anesthesia. In his free time he likes to fly fish and help me with all the house projects.

Jason

Meet My Little Family

Moved to South Carolina

Launched my first online course

2023

Shot 23 weddings

2022

Celebrated 10 years of marriage

Shot 33 weddings

Joined my first mastermind

2021

Shot 9 weddings (covid) and 100+ portrait sessions

Started my youtube channel

2020

Shot 17 weddings

Visited Charleston, SC

2019

Shot 25 weddings

Bought our first home

Moved to North Carolina

Traveled to hawaii

2018

Shot 33 weddings

Started my newsletter

2017

Shot 26 weddings

Got our dog, Boris

Quit my day job and went full-time wedding photographer

2016

Shot 15 weddings

Visited NYC and the Outer Banks

Lots of second shooting to build my business in a new state

2015

Shot 8 weddings

Got my first smartphone

Moved to Pennsylvania

Graduated Utah State University

2014

Shot 6 weddings total

Shot my first wedding as a primary photographer

2013

Timeline of the last decade 2013-2023

a little deeper

Let's Dig

Check out my past reads, reviews, and what’s currently in my queue

From Blood and Ash (series) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Throne of Glass (series) by Sarah J Mass

Thank you For Listening by Julia Whelan

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

Things You Save In A Fire by Katharine Center

I love to read. Romance & fantasy are my absolute favs. I finished 80+ books in 2022 — check out a few of my favs below!

Read with Me

Gear and tech that I can’t live without

My amazon shop

Programs that I use to run and automate my business

My favorite tools

Need a Quick Link?

Let’s go!

Curious about what gear I use to shoot weddings or what programs are the best for client management? Want to organize and automate your business? Here you’ll find all my absolute favorite tools to effectively and efficiently run a business on both the photography side and the business side.