This year has been a hard one. Forget politics, but since 2016 began I have struggled. I was in an accident that caused damage to my face which I am still recovering from. Right after this very wedding all of my gear that I had been shooting on since the start of this business was […]

creative ceremony photo at Dog Patch Wine Works by Heather Elizabeth Photography

Life throws you curve balls all the time. You can have your dreams and plans seem perfectly orchestrated, but things will still not go as planned. Sara and Lisa had been planning their wedding for a long while and booked me even was chatting with me before they were officially engaged! We clicked so well when […]

I love when a couple really makes their wedding represent the two of them. Not what they see in magazines, not what people tell them they are supposed to do, but when they really just do what they want. They make it a party that celebrates their union together. Mindy and Oren did this with […]

Lezu Atelier Bridal gown at Pema Osel Ling wedding by Heather Elizabeth Photography

Good people attract good people. If you find those people in your life that down to their core are filled with sweetness, you will be lucky to know them and to know people in their circle. I was lucky enough years ago to photograph Jen and Antoine’s wedding. So when Joey and Esther contacted me […]

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 […]

Do you remember Danielle and Cassidy’s wonderful UC Berkley engagement session?  Well after meeting them and photographing their Harry Potter reading date, I was so incredibly thrilled to photograph their whimsical Foresthill wedding at the Forest House Lodge. They are not only Harry Potter fans, but fans of all that is magical and fantasy in […]

Venue : The Mountain Terrace Dress designer : Amy Kuschel Floral team : Amy Burke Hair : Brandon Liberati Second Shooter : Kandace Gonzalez

You’re on your own, in a world you’ve grown Few more years to go, Don’t let the hurdle fall So be the girl you loved, Be the girl you loved I’ll wait, so show me why you’re strong Ignore everybody else, We’re alone now I’ll wait, so show me why you’re strong Ignore everybody else, […]

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