Natural Film engagement session with Husky Dog by San Francisco Bay Area wedding photographer Heather Elizabeth Photography

A Bay Area engagement photography session in Oakland with a couple smiling at each other with their Husky dog, Ella

Nichole and Derrick have such a long, lasting relationship. Three children together and years invested in each other. So when they wanted to celebrate their union together they wanted to have something small and relaxed since they already felt married already. In the theme of being authentic to them, they also wanted to make their […]

Cannabis themed wedding in Northern California by Heather Elizabeth Photography

Intimate wedding at the Forest House Lodge in Forest Hill, California by Heather Elizabeth Photography

Wedding venue in Sierras Forest House Lodge by Heather Elizabeth Photography

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

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

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 […]

howell ranch wedding photographer

One of the things that stood out about Simone’s initial inquiry was that she was getting married at the same place that her grandparents did back in the 1940s, even if it meant a destination wedding in California. As someone that values my own family history around the bay area, I thought it was so […]

Chic black tie wedding at the Claremont Hotel and Spa in Berkley California by Heather Elizabeth Photography

Photographs with emotion are what light my heart up. That look on someone’s face that you can just tell what they are thinking – without the audio. You look at those images and feel the energy of the moment. That is how I feel when I look over all these photographs from Kelsey and Kevin’s […]

tattooed couple at their bohemian wedding at the mountain terrace by heather elizabeth photography
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