I recently had the pleasure of reuniting with a cherished couple whose love story I’ve been privileged to document from their engagement to their wedding day. This time, I was blessed to visit them in their home for a Lifestyle Family Portrait session in Berkley with the delightful task of capturing their family life with […]

A lifestyle family portrait photography session in Berkley by Heather Elizabeth Photography

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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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. […]

Above everything, I am a storyteller. The precious thing about photographing James and Erin’s maternity session was that they were one of the first couples that took a chance on me when I first started my career. A wedding day is just one story between two souls. What I love is when we are able […]

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