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Heather Scharf Photography is a wedding photography company based in San Francisco, California. Owner Heather is a fun, exuberant character. She enjoys new experiences, and she delights in meeting new people. Her couples mean the world to her. Heather adores love stories, and she cannot wait to help you share your special story with your family and friends.

Services Offered

Heather believes that a great photograph has the power to stir memories and reawaken emotions, and Scharf Photography is committed to capturing the moments that matter most. All of Heather’s wedding collections include access to high-resolution digital images and at least six hours of event coverage. A beautiful range of albums and prints are also available. Heather offers lovely engagement sessions, and she is happy to travel wherever your love may take you.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Albums
Digital Files
Flush Mount

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints

Reviews of Heather Scharf Photography

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Marika Sent on 08/19/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing, made our wedding even more perfect than we could have imagined

Heather was one of the best parts of our wedding day. She made everything run so smoothly with pictures, especially with our big families. She made everything so perfect, we did not have to stress one bit. And the pictures, wow!!! You can really tell her work is her passion based on them. Every single picture we received was a 10 out of 10. She truly has a gift! She is so well organized and knows how to capture every little detail. She is available by email and phone any time we had questions and was so professional. Anyone reading this should hire her for their wedding! Would highly recommend her!
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Corbett Sent on 05/24/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The best photographer around!

Going through the photos from our wedding, my first thought was: "WOW! We are so blessed to have had such a beautiful wedding." My second thought was "Holy Cow - Heather is FREAKING AMAZING at her job!!!"

Heather's work is absolutely gorgeous! And she does so many things to make you feel prepared for your big day and relaxed when it comes. She coordinates with you ahead of time to make sure she gets all the special, unique shots you might want on your wedding day, and she even invests in getting to know your wedding party so she can interact with them effectively too. On the day of, she is so relaxed and smiley and friendly. Working with her makes you feel glamorous.

And then, Heather packages your photos for you in a beautiful way. She makes a gorgeous slideshow of all your very best photos set to music that you and your husband / wife can enjoy when your pictures are ready before diving into the gallery and resisting the urge to print every one of the spectacular photos Heather took as a wall-sized framed portrait. Combined with a nice bottle of wine, it makes for the perfect post-wedding date night.

Hiring Heather was one of the best decisions we made when planning our wedding! You will be so happy you hired her
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Kathleen Sent on 02/17/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Phenomenal experience, magical photos

Heather is phenomenal. My husband's cousin hired her for their wedding (engagement shoot, wedding, baby photos) which is where we met her. Their photos were amazing and they loved working with her, so she was our first call once we picked a wedding date.

She was thoughtful, friendly, detailed and amazing with all planning. The day of our wedding went exactly as she prepared us for, and she captured amazing natural moments all day.

We love our photos, even seeing 800 of them, we loved them all!

Heather has my highest recommendation.

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Courtney Sent on 01/21/2020
5 out of 5 rating

A must for your wedding!

Heather was amazing from start to finish! She was so easy to work with! My husband and I are not good at posing together. Heather walked us through every step and our photos are more than we could ask for!
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Rebecca Sent on 12/30/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Could not ask for a better photographer

We had such a wonderful experience with Heather, we are planning on booking her for all of our family photos.

She is great with communication, whether by phone or email. We instantly loved her vibe, and professionalism. She was patient with all of our questions, and left us feeling as though we were in good hands.

On the day of the wedding, she was great at getting things moving and keeping things on track. We already had our plan set out, and she did such a great job keeping to it, and getting everything we had wanted to cover, done as best as we could in the time we had. She was a very calming presence, and her assistant blended in with the other half of the party seamlessly.

She got us preview photos just a week later while we were on our honeymoon, and I may have cried over our morning coffee looking through them because I just loved them so much. And she promptly got us all of our wedding photos with a lovely little slideshow a couple weeks after that.

All in all, 11 out of 10 for professionalism, communication, and artistry. We could not recommend her highly enough.
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Jacquelyn Sent on 11/06/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Heather did an absolutely phenomenal job with our wedding photos. She was professional, on time, and responsive throughout the entire planning process. She has a true talent and was a pleasure to work with. I cannot say enough good things about Heather and her work! Her photos are breathtaking and she was fun to work with, making the bridal party feel comfortable and confident. She gave us great ideas for poses and was accommodating to our requests. Our photos turned out better than I could have ever hoped for. HIGHLY recommend. Thank you Heather!
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Susan Sent on 11/04/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Heather's personality is wonderful. She photographed our wedding and made it a very fun and exciting experience. She was relaxed, creative, listened well to what we wanted and took advantage of spur of the moment ideas. I have to admit that I have never had as much fun at a wedding as this one (and it was mine!). This was my second wedding. The photographer for my first wedding was nice but the photo shoots felt awkward and you could see it in the photo results. I work full time and prior to the wedding did not give Heather much help with what I wanted. I had seen previous photos she had taken and all I said to her was that I loved her creative photos and I loved the warm feeling I saw in them. Well, she came through with the creativity and warmth for us. She also was organized and somehow found and included all people in family photos. Michael and I have large families. She made a slide show with music and it was fantastic. We were able to forward it to all our guests. Heather's work was worth every penny and more.
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Yana Sent on 10/31/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Heather did a phenomenal job stepping in fairly late in the game in our planning process due to our original photog's illness and still managing to adapt her style to ours seamlessly. She was responsive to our very particular needs, easy to work with, and very timely with delivery. We really wanted her to focus on spontaneous, candid shots and boy did she deliver! I don't know how she managed to take photos of all the important and sweet moments while remaining largely unseen and yet everywhere at once: she must be a ninja :) And most importantly: the final product was beautiful and reflected the feel of the event so much that I keep going through the photos over and over to relive the day. TL:DR: Heather is amazing at her work. Hire her if you can.
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Jamie Sent on 10/30/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Heather was absolutely amazing to have as a part of our wedding experience. Not only did she shoot our wedding day but she did our engagement photos. She was an absolute joy to be around and the quality of her work speaks for itself. She was very easy to coordinate pre wedding meetings with. My husband and I are both working professionals running businesses and had very little free time for meetings. Heather was beyond accommodating with helping us feel organized leading up to our big day. I cannot speak highly enough about her organization, attention for detail, and in general skill of capturing timeless photographs. I did not have to worry about a thing relating to photography on our special day because I knew Heather had it handled. Hire her now before she's already booked up!
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Nicole Sent on 05/04/2017
5 out of 5 rating
I loved everything about working with Heather! She has a fun personality and takes beautiful photos.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2014 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2012 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
Kai Squared Events Kai Squared Events Wedding Planners

Heather is so professional and such a pleasure to work with! Her images not only capture the beauty in the details and setting, but the joy and the fun of my clients celebrations. It's such a relief to have Heather on site- I know she won't miss a moment or a detail and her photos really demonstrate how much she "gets" her clients style and personalities. Thank you, Heather, for capturing my couples so perfectly!

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Heather Scharf Photography frequently asked questions

Heather Scharf Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Digital Files
Heather Scharf Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
Heather Scharf Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
Heather Scharf Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Heather Scharf Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
Heather Scharf Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.

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