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

Same sex lesbian engagement photos with pets in San Anselmo with horse and dogs by Heather Elizabeth Photography

lgbtq engagement photos in Northern California

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

When asked what they wanted to do for their engagement session, Suong and Waylon decided it needed to be where they spent a lot of time. Together they would come to fish at Calero Lake with their pups Senko and Squid, so they figured it was the perfect place to photograph their engagement portraits. I […]

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

Jenny walked down the aisle to “Wildflowers” by Tom Petty just a day before the Sonoma fires started burning.  I had my two closest friends with me (Ariel Darling on hair and makeup, Shelby on 2nd shooter), the calming views of the endless vineyards at the Nelson Family Vineyards.   You belong among the wildflowers You […]

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