When Philip e-mail me about photographing his marriage to Chris, I knew from those first few exchanges that it was a story I wanted to tell.  We bonded over emails over our mutual love of little orange cats. I remember when he sent me their proposal story on how Chris brought Philip breakfast in bed, […]

Gay wedding featuring two grooms at the Mountain Terrace in Woodside California by Heather Elizabeth Photography

These two really meant it when they said their wedding would be non traditional and a good time. From the moment I got to the historic building known as Firehouse 8, I saw a bottle of whiskey labeled “whiskey cam” and knew it was going to be a good night. Their wedding day was simple, […]

lowlight photography of a wedding sparkler exit in front of firehouse 8 in san francisco by heather elizabeth photography

This has been a shoot that I have wanted to share for al long, long time. It’s always amazing working with Jenn of Jenn Robirds events, and when I came up with the Edgar Allen Poe wedding concept for this shoot she went with it and created the hauntingly beautiful fall inspiration shoot that you […]

Fall haunted edgar allen poe wedding inspiration by heather elizabeth photography

And I have to speculate That God himself did make us Into corresponding shapes Like puzzle pieces from the clay And true it may seem like a stretch But it’s thoughts like this that catch My troubled head when you’re away When I am missing you to death When you are out there on the […]

gingham flower girls at a wedding reception at the holly farm by heather elizabeth photography

The experiences I had when visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico can never be replaced. I hiked a rainforest in a dress, had the largest margarita that I had ever seen, Kayaked for the first time, stepped into the Caribbean ocean for the first time and felt the warm waters around me, as well as photographed […]

Light danced through the trees as Jasmine and Bryce stood behind that glorious redwood tree and said their vows. As they both reside in Baltimore, Maryland, I wasn’t able to meet the couple before their wedding day, but the second I arrived I felt like I had known them and their families for years. So […]

The world is a whirlwind of emotions, crisis, surprises, and trauma. We are catching flights. Trying to be on time.  Making sure we get enough sleep for the next day of crazy to-do lists.  In all this we get exhausted.  Our relationships are still important but we forget about them in all that hustle and […]

The season is upon me. My plants are dying. Dishes pile up. My dog isn’t getting quite as many baths as he should have (which he is quite happy about). I forget my work outs because I want to get that next session finished and then all of a sudden it’s midnight and I should […]

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