I’ve lived a nice life. Always stayed in the country doing very safe things. Amusement parks. A quiet stroll through a manicured park. Boat tours. Disneyland. All those really safe, yet exciting things. I had never even been out of the country before. I was a little scared when I booked Michael and Katrina‘s wedding […]

Sunset wedding portrait in Puerto Rico by Heather Elizabeth Photography

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

I am in the business of memories. I document them for others. Their memories are trusted to me. I made memories at this place before. Those memories ended up being sad memories and so they turned to ash. I avoided the place.  Recently I looked at photographs and remembered how stunning it was, and the […]

The universe is a beautiful place. It’s a beautiful place where you can be born on two separate continents but somehow still end up in the same place at the same time… and at the right time. Dave is from England, Kelsey is from America. Somehow the world made things happen, where they lived their […]

What can I say about Sara and Lisa to explain how much I adore them? Upon my first e-mail from Sara months and months before she booked me for her wedding this year…. I knew that we were going to create some beautiful images of her and her love. E-mails back and forth, phone calls, […]

This story starts off with a rainy day in Sebastpol, California. I never get rain during my fall weddings, but on this fall day the clouds slowly creeped in, and the drops of rain fell. A lot of drops of rain. Tarps were put up, umbrellas were brought out, and preparation for a wet wedding […]

portrait in the vineyards with a rainbow at the vine hill house by heather elizabeth photography

Something I am addicted to is trying new presets and techniques for my work. Usually I always adjust them back to my typical style, but it’s always fun to tinker with something new.  Post Processing is a very personal thing and can really take years to develop your own style. I’ve decided that starting with […]

Photographer preset reviews of VSCO 00 by Heather Elizabeth

They were so grateful for that sun. For that breeze. For the soft purple flowers intertwined with all of their decor. For her grandparents to make the trip up the coast to the Holman Ranch to watch them make these vows. All of these tiny moments and details they were so immensely grateful for. Watching […]

romantic glamourous purple wedding bride and groom portrait at the holman ranch in carmel california by heather elizabeth photography
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