Well, it has been a crazy few years, my friends. A house fire, a pandemic, and a whole lot of personal transformation. I’ve been a busy girl. But I have still been photographing beautiful, intimate weddings for some incredible people. Due to the Pandemic at its height in 2020, Janina and Will’s wedding plans were […]

Coco Palm Restaurant Wedding by Heather Elizabeth Photography

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

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 […]

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