Gratitude is something we overlook. It’s such a powerful emotion that gets put aside for those wishes of having something more. For those feelings of fatigue and wishing you could just get a break. What I will say about Nattida and Jason is that I could see that they did not let the world get […]

There is such a sweetness about Sherry and Kevan that I will always remember. After running around San Francisco together a few months prior for their engagement session, I was lucky enough to have a great relationship with these two going into documenting their wedding.  The Adobo Lodge in Santa Clara made for a perfect […]

romantic spring wedding at the adobo lodge in santa clara by heather elizabeth photography

I knew upon meeting these two that their wedding would be one of my favorites of the year. Those feelings were further solidified upon photographing their Midtown intimate Fall engagement session. After spending time with them in their neighborhood and really getting to know the two of them, I felt so connected that I was […]

edgy fashion portrait of a bride in a suite at the citizen hotel in sacramento california by heather elizabeth photography.com

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

These two really meant it when they said their wedding would be non traditional and a good time. From the moment I got to the historic building known as Firehouse 8, I saw a bottle of whiskey labeled “whiskey cam” and knew it was going to be a good night. Their wedding day was simple, […]

lowlight photography of a wedding sparkler exit in front of firehouse 8 in san francisco by heather elizabeth photography

This has been a shoot that I have wanted to share for al long, long time. It’s always amazing working with Jenn of Jenn Robirds events, and when I came up with the Edgar Allen Poe wedding concept for this shoot she went with it and created the hauntingly beautiful fall inspiration shoot that you […]

Fall haunted edgar allen poe wedding inspiration by heather elizabeth photography

And I have to speculate That God himself did make us Into corresponding shapes Like puzzle pieces from the clay And true it may seem like a stretch But it’s thoughts like this that catch My troubled head when you’re away When I am missing you to death When you are out there on the […]

gingham flower girls at a wedding reception at the holly farm by heather elizabeth photography

The experiences I had when visiting San Juan, Puerto Rico can never be replaced. I hiked a rainforest in a dress, had the largest margarita that I had ever seen, Kayaked for the first time, stepped into the Caribbean ocean for the first time and felt the warm waters around me, as well as photographed […]

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