We found Heidi through a recommendation from our wedding venue and found her style of photography to be sincere and sharply produced. After an engagement photo shoot to see how she would handle us as unpracticed subjects, we committed to hiring her for our wedding on the spot.

What we admired about Heidi from this first shoot, and particularly through our wedding, is how good she is at balancing managing her audience with the technical art of her photography. We described ourselves as being awkward subjects, but going through these shoots - which take a long time! - felt like a conversation with a friend. She switched easily between our close ups and managing our crowd of a family. She also selected a great second photographer for us who ended up being crucial for capturing extra detail before and after our ceremony.

Something else to mention here is just how important the final products are. We have hundreds of high quality photos from the raw shoot, but Heidi is an expert at building these into a perfectly framed photo book that is truly one of our most valued possessions.

We all understand that weddings are very expensive, and it’s important to save on costs where we can. But our photography was one of the most important components of what we look back on and appreciate one year later. If you’re considering Heidi for your wedding, please reach out to her.

Our wedding was one year ago exactly, and we were told by a number of our vendors that we were one of the last weddings they worked before everything shut down. Looking ahead to brighter days, we hope you’ll have the opportunity to work with such an incredible photographer, as well.

Heidi was simply the best! We booked Heidi for our engagement photos and our wedding! She was a breeze to work with. She was very organized and helpful in planning everything, so we would get all the photos we wanted for our big day. When COVID changed our wedding plans, Heidi was flexible and worked with us to still photograph our micro wedding (while following all safety precautions). We also ordered a wedding album through Heidi, and it turned out amazing. We could not be happier with the number and quality of photos we got from Heidi!

My now-husband and I booked Heidi for our wedding. We actually found her as one of the photographers our venue had recommended. Out of everyone we looked into, we adored her and her style from the beginning. Heidi and Marie (her second photographer) were so easy to work with. nothing ever felt forced, and we truly felt like we had close friends taking our photos. We actually just got all of our photos back from Heidi (super fast!), and after looking through them all I can honestly say she captured the very essence of the joy and happiness felt on our wedding day. We will definitely be looking to her again for family photos and capturing other future milestones. Thank you Heidi for making our day special!

Heidi is exceptional. I took my time finding the perfect photographer for my vineyard wedding, and I'm so glad I did. I really wanted a creative perspective - and someone that could not only take lovely posed portraits, but that could capture how we were actually feeling. Heidi did that, and more. My photos from the day are unique, romantic and unexpected. The outdoor imagery and lighting is stunning. In addition, she was well organized and responsive during the planning process. And, importantly, she was not at all intrusive during the ceremony or reception. I would recommend Heidi in a heartbeat.

Heidi was awesome! She did my sister's wedding as well and I just couldn't find any other photographer that impressed me as much as her style and her level of customer service. She blended well during the wedding, super organized the day-of, and we now have lovely photos we cherish and are fully satisfied with. You will not be disappointed if you hire her!

We loved working with Heidi. She is incredibly professional and extremely detail oriented. As someone who works in events, I appreciated the attention to detail and not letting any little thing go unnoticed or undiscussed (not a word, but i'm going with it) prior to the big day. When things are already planned, the photography is a much more smooth process. For people who know nothing of what goes into a wedding or large event Heidi is perfect for you, she will guide you through the entire thing to make sure your big day and capturing it goes off without a hitch.

We could not have asked for a better photographer than Heidi! She was one of the first vendors we booked, and she was consistently the key piece of keeping us sane and helping us organize our wedding day. We took engagement pictures with her as well, and she made us feel immediately at ease. She went above and beyond for our engagement session, including taking pictures in the rain to capture a beautiful Balboa Park backdrop. She is the perfect combination of kind and easy going, as well as hard working and extremely talented. Because we booked her early on, we were so fortunate to have about a year of speaking with her and she was forever patient and communicative with us. Even with us planning a wedding out of state, we always felt like through all the craziness, Heidi was consistently amazing and truly cared about giving us stress free, breathtaking pictures. We found most of our other vendors through her as well, who all spoke incredibly (and rightfully so) highly of her. We already received a sneak peak of our wedding photos and absolutely adore them. I didn't think we could love any pictures more than our engagement photos, but these are totally perfect. I truly cannot recommend Heidi enough for a professional, trustworthy, kind, and patient photographer. Thank you, Heidi!!!

Words can't describe how fantastic it was to have Heidi as our photographer for both our engagement photo session & wedding day! My husband and I planned this wedding from Connecticut so communication was important being that we weren't able to be there in person, and Heidi was so kind & responsive with everything! At first, we didn't think we would want the engagement photo session (since we had already done photos in CT) but after more thought, we figured it'd be beneficial to 1. have photos done with different scenery and 2. get more comfortable with her before our big day. It was such a great idea so I highly recommend other future couples do the same as well! Before booking Heidi, I did a ton of research of different photographers from the area & after I had both the coordinator and venue highly recommend Heidi, there was no need to look any further. It also helped that after I told my other vendors (i.e. DJ, florist) that I was using her, they all commended how great she is. Her packages are very reasonable for the quality of work you receive & she is also more than happy to customize items that you want to add and/or omit. She has great experience with San Diego and recommended such a beautiful location for our engagement session (Scripps Pier) - we had a really fun time with her and left feeling like we both made a new friend. We even got our engagement photos within a few days of the session which I know she worked hard at doing in case we wanted to use any of the photos for the wedding. They were absolutely stunning!!

Then on the day of our wedding, her and her assistant (Weston) were perfect. They worked so well with everyone, and got things done and made sure we were always on schedule. I had numerous guests comment on how great the photographers were. We also received a few sneak-peak pictures within 2 days after the wedding and she also offered to send the digital original pics in case we want to use them for our thank-you cards, etc.

My experience with Heidi O Photo couldn't have been better! The photos came out absolutely beautiful. In addition, working with her before, on, and after the wedding was a pleasure. She really cared about getting the right information and details so that she was prepared. And on the day, she was exactly the calm, kind, fun presence I needed. She was professional and fantastic at directing everyone without being pushy or bossy at all. She made sure she got all the shots that were important to my husband and I. Also, I'm not comfortable in front of cameras but she put me at ease - and the pictures show that, they are really beautiful. Heidi is truly amazing at what she does and I'm so grateful!

Words cannot describe how much we love with Heidi's photos from our wedding! Isaac and I are so happy we chose her as our photographer! From the time we met Heidi, it all fell into place. I think we were three months away from the wedding and we still needed a photographer. It was so hard to find one that met our wants for wedding pictures! From her pictures on display and her passion for her couples, I could see it falling into place! My husband and I met with her later that week and asked her to capture our day!

Heidi is so easy to work with! We were a bit nervous while anticipating the fact of posing in front of the camera. But it really didn’t seem “posy” at all! Heidi was so sweet to work with us, especially at such short notice! She really takes the time to get to know her couples, so that she is like a friend! She’s very accommodating and has a lot of ideas! She is so talented! She chose a great assistant to photograph our wedding as well! He was a perfect choice for our wedding because of our personalities. Jeff was very funny and easy going, and shared similar interests with us.

We love our photos so much! Thank you so much Heidi!