There’s truly no rules in weddings. Sure the wedding blogs and magazines tell you there are certain fashions, rituals, and songs that need to take place on your big day. You can choose to go with it, or choose what feels good to you. What really represents the two of you as a couple? Chelsea […]

A gypsy traveller bohemian Free people wedding at a bar in Woodland California by Heather Elizabeth Photography

If you know me, then you know that one of my favorite things to do is to jump in my car and drive far off to places where I trade in cell phone reception for a nice breeze through the windows and a favorite CD playing.  When things are slowed down a bit more, I […]

fine art engagement at the famous ship crash of point reyes by heather elizabeth photography

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 […]

There is something wonderful about embarking on a journey down the coast of Big Sur. If you’ve driven down that breathtaking coast you know exactly what I am talking about. Countless times I have gotten in my car and just driven down that highway filling my heart with inspiration. Randomly pulling aside on the road […]

romantic and sexy bohemian engagement session in Big Sur by Heather Elizabeth Photography

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

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
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