Diane + Royce The perks of this job include creating beautiful art full of emotion for my wonderful clients. All the hours of work are totally worth it, and I so grateful to be a business owner and photographer for over 11 years. Aside from creating art though, the people that I have met through […]

Wedding ceremony at the Kohl Mansion by Heather Elizabeth Photography

Some love stories remind you that everything that is truly meant to be, will be. Maddy and Jon met by chance in Bear Valley years beforehand. After years of long-distance that might end most relationships, they held and planned visits full of adventures in the outdoors. And now here they were in the same place […]

sunset bear valley Bohemian wedding in the Sierras by Heather Elizabeth Photography

After Maribel and Jon were pronounced man and wife, they and their loved ones cheered and headed happily down to the train station at Roaring Camp Railroad to board the train for a celebratory ride. It is not often that you get to photograph a wedding that includes a train ride through the Santa Cruz […]

A fall wedding at Roaring Camp Railroad Park by Heather Elizabeth Photography

This special day for Nichole and Derrick started and ended with so much love. Driving up to the family property that had been set up for the wedding, I was excited to see the couple and to get started documenting this beautiful location and all the people in it. The cool breeze was about as […]

Katie and I immediately bonded over e-mail about being tall amazon women (both over 5’10” yesss!!) and our love of all things that are Star Wars. She then sent me a photo of the man she was marrying, Kevin, wearing a Chewbacca onesie.  I asked her if the onesie was going to be at the […]

destination wedding at the swedenborgian church in san francisco by heather elizabeth photography

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

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 […]

madonna inn wedding photos by heather elizabeth photography

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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