Meeting in Rome, traveling the world together, then eloping for a winter wedding in San Francisco before another ceremony in Paris.  Lovers traveling the world together, and then making their home in Las Vegas. I didn’t get a lot of time to get to know Alana and Rob. We scheduled their elopement and finally met […]

Romantic and sweet African American elopement at City Hall San Francisco

Sometimes, less is more. This is how Alicia and Adam felt when it came to planning their elopement at the iconic San Francisco City Hall. They got ready together in their home in San Francisco, with Adam’s daughter, along with Alicia’s mother and brother. And of course, me with my camera to document the sweet […]

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Once upon a time, a dog mom and a dog dad with taking their labradors to the local dog park together. Sparks flew, not only between the new doggie playmates but between Danika and Michael as well. How freaking adorable is that? Puppies and true love at the dog park? They fell in love and […]

2016 was rough. It started with an accident that left me with a horrible face injury that is still healing. I went through a romantic heartbreak. I had all of my photography gear stolen from me. My Grandmother passed away. And these are just some of the highlights to the incredibly rough year that I […]

Find a person that you can travel the whole world with. After the end when you see how much more you love them now, marry them that instant. Nathalie and Nikita traveled all over the world together. They lived in Russia, but had dreams of getting married on the beautiful California Coast in Big Sur […]

Meeting in Rome, traveling the world together, then eloping for a winter wedding in San Francisco before another ceremony in Paris.  Lovers traveling the world together, and then making their home in Las Vegas. I didn’t get a lot of time to get to know Alana and Rob. We scheduled their elopement and finally met […]

plus size bride wearing a crop top wedding gown at her wedding at historic san francisco city hall by heather elizabeth photography

From Russia, to San Diego, to Las Vegas, to New York. Dmitry and Yulia loved to travel. In fact, travel was such an important part of their life they decided that the best way for them to get married was for a road trip around the West Coast, stopping in Yosemite to Elope in the […]

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