The only thing that sucked about this wedding at The Mountain Terrace is that Cassandra lives across the country so I can’t hang out with her and make her my friend. After chatting back and forth for months via e-mail, I was so excited to see that she was even more awesome in person when […]

A Destination wedding at the mountain terrace in woodside california by heather elizabeth photography

Have you been trying to figure out where on earth in the San Francisco Bay Area/Northern California that you are going to have your engagement photography session located? You and like… everyone else! One of the number one questions that I get as a Bay Area Wedding Photographer is “do you have any recommendations on […]

Life is crazy. One day you are 11 years old living across the street from someone, and the next day you are hiking in the redwoods together photographing their maternity session with their husband. Taryn and Edward have two of the coolest dog friends ever who came along for our session at Bort Meadow in […]

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For years I have wanted to see the Madonna Inn. Every time I would drive down the coast in the last ten years I would always see it from the highway and think to myself “one day I really need to make time to see that place”. Well the universe was listening because flash forward […]

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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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When I think of Malia and Vasu, the word that comes to mind is sweetness. From our initial consult via google hangouts, to a morning together in Half Moon Bay while I limped stubbornly from an ankle injury. Usually, people tell me that they feel instantly comfortable around me, and I can say that is […]

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One of the things that stood out about Simone’s initial inquiry was that she was getting married at the same place that her grandparents did back in the 1940s, even if it meant a destination wedding in California. As someone that values my own family history around the bay area, I thought it was so […]

Chic black tie wedding at the Claremont Hotel and Spa in Berkley California by Heather Elizabeth Photography

Once upon I had a wedding of mine go slightly viral back in 2012. It was the wedding of Nicole and David that happened to have the most awesome Princess Bride theme. What made that wedding even more epic is that Nicole and I clicked so well that we kept in touch over the years. […]

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