About this vendor
I'm a wedding photographer with a Photojournalism degree and a documentary approach to photographing your wedding day. Our style is fun, genuine and candid. I love the authentic moments with family and friends, wedding party fun and couple portraits...especially at sunset. Visit the website for lots of FREE wedding planning goodies...including a 12-month wedding planning checklist that gets raves from ALL my brides.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
10-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2021.2020.2019.+7 more.
Best of Weddings
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Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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5
out of 5.0104 reviews
Heather was phenominal! She was so kind and energetic. We don't have our wedding photos back yet but our engagement photos are amazing. She is the best of the best.
Heather is a fantastic photographer! We had so much fun doing our engagement photos. She gave great direction and we trusted her and the shots turned out great. Then at our wedding...
, we were blown away! We were comforted by her experience shooting catholic weddings. When it came time to round up the families, Heather and her assistant took control and got people where they needed to be. They were hilarious and creative with their ways of getting kids to look at the camera. They also handled our rowdy wedding party well. It’s been so fun to get sneak peeks revealed on Heathers Instagram. We got our highlights and they look amazing. We can’t wait for the full gallery! Thanks so much!
I can't say enough about how much I loved working with Heather! We did engagement photos with Heather in July and our wedding was October 17th. Every experience we had with Heath...
er was stress-free and fun. My husband was not looking forward to engagement photos but after working with Heather he said he actually had a great time! And the photos! The photos are absolutely stunning. Heather has a way of capturing moments that you will cherish forever. We haven't stopped looking at our wedding photos since we got them and our family and friends were so impressed as well. We plan on using Heather in the future for holiday photos, family photos, etc. Booking Heather was the best decision we made and I highly encourage anyone looking for a photographer to book Heather Brulez Photography!
Heather was so amazing and the pictures are beautiful! She is so nice and friendly!
We had our engagement shoot with Heather a few weeks ago and it was so fun! Heather made something that could have been awkward initially so enjoyable for both of us. We cannot wai...
t for her to photograph our wedding next October!
Heather was by far the best photographer we could have asked for!!! She made taking the photos fun and comfortable. She was also SUPER efficient, which was a plus. My wedding party...
kept commenting on how awesome she was, especially with things like helping us pose in the most flattering way. I just received my wedding photos and I am in LOVE. They are so beautifully and naturally edited. Hands down, I would recommend Heather to anyone. Thank you Heather!!!
I could not recommend Heather more! She is everything you could want in a wedding photographer - friendly, energetic, accommodating and creative. My husband and I normally don't l...
ike taking pictures, but Heather made us feel totally comfortable and at ease and our pictures turned out amazing because of it. She did a great job documenting the whole day and capturing all of the elements, big and small, that went into our ceremony and reception. She was also very timely in giving us our images after the wedding and I love how she does sneak peeks on her social pages and blog shortly after the wedding to tide you over. Her gallery and ordering system is also very user friendly and makes it easy to share the photos with family and friends (which is all I wanted to do once I saw the images!!) I am so so happy we chose Heather as our photographer and that we have her beautiful photos to help us remember our day.
Heather and her team are truly amazing! My husband and I were so nervous being in front of the camera at first, but Heather made us feel so comfortable and put us in poses that fel...
t so natural. She was so calm on the day of the wedding and during the ceremony and reception she did an incredible job blending in and not being distracting to us or our guests. The end result photos are better than I ever imagined and are so creative yet so timeless. We absolutely ADORED Heather and her team. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!
I wish I could give Heather a million 5 star reviews! I am so happy we found Heather on the knot. My husband and I left our first meeting with Heather so eggar to start working wit...
h her. We were confident that she would capture the moments we wanted on our wedding day and we were confident that she would be great to work with! She is so genuine and truly cares about getting to know each couple and their love story! She captured our engagement shoot and wedding day photos and made us feel so confident and relaxed during all of it. She made sure to arrive early and stay late on our wedding day just to make sure we had certain moments of our wedding day captured. We are so thankful she did this! We just received some of the sneak peeks from our wedding day and we can't stop looking at them! They are timeless and capture the most perfect moments of our wedding day that we will cherish forever.
Heather truly blew us away by our beautiful wedding photos! The day of our wedding it was supposed to be rainy and I was stressed that we wouldn't get the photos I had hoped for. I...
t seems so silly now because every single photo is more than I could have ever dreamed of! When I was looking for a wedding photographer, it seemed like so many photographers were all the same. I would send them a message, they would email me a brochure and that was it. When I found Heather, I loved how classy and timeless her photos were, but she also asked if she could call me and talk about my vision for my wedding. She truly cared so much about my husband and I and what we wanted for our big day. We've had so many friends and family members tell us how stunning our photos are! Heather truly captured every emotion felt and all the love! We couldn't be more thankful for her and her amazing photography skills. If you are looking for a great photographer on your wedding day, I am certain that you won't be disappointed with Heather Brulez Photography!
The Knot’s 5 star rating signifies “the best ever”, to put it simply.... Heather Brulez and team are THE BEST EVER for The Best DAY Ever!! Heather’s genuine and natural manner, be...
side her obvious gift for photography, made our wedding day calm, happy and beautifully captured. Heather was able to direct our wild bridal party (Mainly my brothers) without hesitation, she got on top of her car for the perfect shot, and made us feel comfortable throughout the entire day. The photos just came back (a month after the wedding -🙌) and we are absolutely mesmerized! They are gorgeous, timeless, full of personality and completely “us”. We are happy to our newlywed-core. Thank you Heather for making a stressful time less so, and for allowing us to relive our “best day ever”. -Amber and Nick
We just got married this past weekend and I don't have enough good things to say about Heather! She was absolutely amazing, made us feel super comfortable and relaxed on our big da...
y. Her second shooter Emily was also wonderful. We already love the few pictures we've seen so far and can't wait to see the rest! Our wedding day was awesome and a huge part of that was picking Heather to be our photographer!
Heather made everything so fun and effortless! Everyone in the family enjoyed working with her, especially my husband and I. She was so efficient with editing and getting photos to...
us. She was also patient with me during a hectic time! The photographs couldn’t be more beautiful and are such a cherished part of our home and a beautiful way to remember a wonderful day in our lives. Highly recommend Heather for any photography needs!
I am so thankful Heather was my wedding photographer. The pictures came out better than I could have ever hoped for! Not only does she take amazing shots, but she makes the specia...
l day so easy and fun! I highly recommend!
Wonderful experience working with Heather. She takes very intentional and mindful photos while incorporating our own taste and style. We had so much fun working with her and my wed...
ding party appreciated her relaxed approach. Our photos turned out amazing! Highly recommend.
We were very picky when hiring a wedding photographer as we know that the photos from the day are such a big part and what will help us hang onto the wedding day memories. As the M...
OB, I hadn't met Heather until the actual weddding day, but I knew when she first walked into the bridal suite that she was going to fit in perfectly with our family. She is the sweetest person that somehow also has the ability to take charge and can get people to do exactly what she needs in an efficient manner. Even after many hours of photos, etc... the bridal party was still singing her praises and happily smiling when prompted by her clever ques. At one point, I saw her army crawling across a brick floor to get the perfect shot and later soaked and shivering in the rain to capture a stunning moment that we will forever cherish. She obviously takes her work very seriously. While we loved spending our day with this fun, sweet and perky photographer, what has really blown us away are the pictures we have seen so far. She captured the day in a way that took us back to moments we didn't even know had happened and places I didn't remember her being. We would highly recommend Heather to capture your wedding memories. She is such a joy to work with and her work is beyond amazing!
Heather is all you could dream of wanting in a wedding photographer. It's difficult to write a review when any word used to describe these photos just doesn't feel like enough. She...
captured absolutely every detail of our wedding day and left us with the most beautiful photos that we will treasure for many years to come. Above all she is a wonderful person to spend your day with and is sincerely enjoyable to be around. We recommend Heather to absolutely everyone we know!
My husband and I got married in December and even though we froze our tails off while taking pictures, we still had so much fun with Heather. She has an amazing talent of making yo...
u feel comfortable around her and capturing you as yourselves without making you look staged for posed. We would both recommend her to any of our friends/family in the future!
I could write a book about how amazing Heather is! I did an extensive search to find the perfect photographer for our wedding and I could not be more pleased we worked with Heathe...
r. Her photographs are timelines and she makes everyone look like a million bucks. I've received endless compliments since getting our full wedding album and friends looking at her Instagram. Both our parents could not be more thrilled with how she captured our day. Heather is so laid back and genuine. She made both my husband and I feel comfortable in front of the lens for both engagement and wedding photos. She ensures you'll have the best product and day possible. Spring was "late" for our engagement session and she recommended we push our pictures back a couple weeks to have the best back drop possible - can you believe it?! She was absolutely right! Our wedding day in December had some light rain, wind and cold temps. Something I think that could have been a challenge, but she made it seem like nothing. Thank you, Heather for your wonderful vision and work! I could not recommend her more to any bride (or groom) searching for their photographer!
Heather was an absolute joy to work with. From our first interactions with her, we knew we were in good hands. She is extremely personable and takes .2 seconds to feel like a frien...
d. Heather made taking photos an enjoyable and exciting experience (even in 35 degree weather). My husband even commented on how much fun he had, and he usually dreads posing for pictures! We were very pleased with our gallery and loved how Heather captured the smallest details throughout the day that we had missed or forgotten about. We recommend Heather Brulez Photography.
Heather was absolutely amazing! She was so easy to work with and was very helpful throughout the entire process. The photos are absolutely gorgeous and I cannot recommend her enoug...
h!
I was introduced to Heather when I was the MOH in another wedding. I was blown away by the photos from that wedding and how easy Heather made the photo process. When we got engag...
ed I knew she would be the perfect fit.
Our engagement pictures did not disappoint and once again we knew we had made the right choice in Heather for our Wedding day! Heather and Kevin made everyone in our wedding party and our families feel comfortable in front of the camera which does not always come natural! Even my almost 2 yr old Niece who never cooperates in photos had an amazing time!
They both felt like part of our group from the moment they showed up! Not to mention they move so quickly that no one got tired or even realized we were taking photos for more than a few minutes.
We have already seen the sneak peak and can't wait to see the rest because we know they will be amazing!
Heather and her creative team are absolutely amazing! They are professional, organized and know what they are doing. As a bride who had just moved to Kansas City, I was incredibly ...
thankful to have Heather and her expertise involved with planning our big day! From our engagement session to the wedding, Carson and I were beyond pleased. The pictures turned out beautifully, and our friends and family keep commenting on how great they are. Heather Brulez Photography was by far the best wedding investment I made.
Thank you Heather! You truly make every bride feel special and loved. Thank you for sharing your talent with us. We are incredibly thankful!
There aren't enough great things to say about Heather. By the time we got to the wedding, I felt like she was an old friend of mine who was a guest! She made my husband and I so co...
mfortable during portraits and we could not even see her during the ceremony and reception but she took AMAZING photographs. We got engaged and took our engagement photos with her in Boston and the wedding was in Kansas. Being that it was a Jewish wedding, she researched some of the traditions and rituals ahead of time, so she'd be fully prepared. I feel that a lot of people can take great photos, but with Heather you get not only superb photos, but a wonderful person as well!
Minutes after meeting Heather Brulez I knew she would be the one to capture this special time in our lives. During our first meeting, Heather suggested that we take our engagement ...
photos at a christmas tree farm since we got engaged in front of our christmas tree at our home. It is that type of vision that makes Heather so great at her profession. Not only is Heather an amazing photographer, she is a great person too! Heather is professional yet personable and so much fun to have with you on your wedding day! Heather was able to make our engagement photos happen even if the Kansas weather didn't want to cooperate with us the first time and her work did not disappoint! It is so much fun to see sneak previews on her Instagram and know that your wonderful images will be on their way to you soon! Heather listened to our every wish for our wedding day and these pictures are something we will cherish forever. Thank you Heather!
From start to finish Heather was a dream to work with! Our engagement photo session was the first time Sam and I had met Heather, and she quickly made us feel very conformable in f...
ront of the camera. We left the engagement session knowing that we could not have made a better choice than to have Heather capture our wedding day. Heather and her wedding day team were AMAZING. She captured the day so well, and we have received endless amounts of complements of how beautiful the photos are. I would 100% use Heather again and would recommend her to every bride and groom.
We absolutely loved having Heather as our photographer for our engagement and wedding! She made us feel so comfortable (which can be a bit tough for my shy husband)! The pictures t...
urned out amazing!!!! She gives great direction while still allowing your own personality to shine through so the photos don't look too posed! I would use her again in a heart beat! She is such an amazing photographer AND person!!!
We had such a wonderful experience with Heather. We especially loved that she meets with you to make sure she is a good match for you. She has an impeccable eye for detail. Her pho...
tographs speak for themselves but beyond being a phenomenal photographer she’s also just an amazing woman. She radiates positivity and makes taking photos easy!
From our first meeting with Heather we knew she was the perfect fit for us. Heather is not only unbelievably talented with a portfolio to swoon over, she is also one of the most ge...
nuine people you will meet. We will never forget how comfortable she made us feel throughout our whole day. She brings a relaxed, professional and fun energy that is contagious and is easily portrayed through the photos she takes. If we could do it all over again, we would choose Heather in a heartbeat! Heather, thank you for making us feel so special on our wedding day and capturing photos that we will cherish for a lifetime!
Katie and Thomas
Heather is AMAZING. We absolutely love our wedding and engagement photos. We had so much fun working with her when she came to Chicago to shoot our engagement pics as well as on ...
our wedding day! She takes SO much of the stress out of the wedding day by keeping everything on track. She also blew our minds and got us our full wedding gallery within 3 weeks, which is almost unheard of as our wedding was in probably the busiest wedding month of the year!
The photographer was my top vendor for our wedding day and I wanted the BEST. That's exactly what Heather is. The photographs we have from our wedding are phenomenal. I have had mu...
ltiple people RAVE over them and already have Heather in mind to to shoot their own wedding. She was so easy to work with and helped plan and pose the photos to perfection, while still capturing the natural moments. Communicating with her was very easy and she was always very quick to respond to all my questions, even texting on her personal phone. I have had the photos reposted by other vendors on multiple platforms because they are that good. Looking forward to enjoying our photos for years to come!
The photographer was the most important thing to book and Heather was everything you could hope for in a wedding photographer, she is amazing! Her relaxed and fun attitude definit...
ely put our nerves at ease and we had a lot of fun shooting our engagement and wedding photos! Heather even worked with us to get some awesome family shots with our 3 dogs! You will be so glad you booked Heather!!
Our best decision was hiring Heather to capture our wedding day. She and Morgan are fun, on task and true artists. We love our photos and look at them all the time. Heather answ...
ered my many emails and questions, right away. We went through our schedule of the day with her a couple times and she's always able to offer great advice and listen to our desires as well. If you're looking for an experience you'll enjoy recalling, hire Heather Brulez!
Heather has a calming demeanor which made engagement and wedding photos easy and fun. We absolutely love our engagement and wedding photos and will treasure them for years to come...
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Heather captured our daughter's wedding beautifully in all the photos she took. From our initial meeting with Heather and throughout the day and evening of the wedding, she was a ...
joy! We couldn't be happier with her creative photography skills and her warm, genuine personality. Heather Brulez helped make our family's day very special. I would recommend Heather to anyone planning their wedding/engagement. She will not disappoint!
Heather was absolutely amazing! My husband and I are pretty shy and nervous in front of the camera, but Heather put us completely at ease. She is relaxed, creative and adventurou...
s! We could not be happier!
I chose Heather for our wedding without ever meeting her. We were planning the wedding from the East Coast, and I knew that great photography was one of the highest priorities for ...
me. I read through a ton of reviews like these and was honestly just amazed by how highly recommended she came. After poring through SO many online galleries, I narrowed the list of potential photographers down, and gave them a call. Heather and I immediately connected on the phone due to her kind and genuine personality, and I knew we had found a winner. Her photos are stunning, and I was so happy to include her fun personality into our big day! She was as great as I expected and more. My husband (a Marine) does NOT like taking photos, but even he was great with Heather, and the pictures turned out stunningly! I have received so many compliments on the photography from family, friends, and even acquaintances. Her pictures of our wedding day were an investment we would make again in a heartbeat. Thank you so much, Heather and Morgan, for giving us amazing photos to look back on the rest of our lives!
Heather and her partner were amazing!! They were so sweet and helpful throughout the day. Heather answers very quickly to any emails I sent her before and after my wedding day. He...
r photos are amazing, I'm very happy with all of them! She is super nice and totally understands how brides want their pictures to look.
Heather was the first vendor we booked for our July wedding--we knew just by looking at her online gallery that we had to have her. She was an absolute dream to work with from the ...
very start. She was flexible, professional, and an energetic, yet calming presence on our wedding day. I knew I had nothing to worry about with her around. She shuffled family members around with ease and worked incredibly well with our other vendors. And to top it all off, we have the most beautiful engagement and wedding photos to cherish for the rest of our lives. We are so grateful to have booked Heather and happily recommend her to everyone we know. Thank you Heather!
Heather was an absolute dream to work with. Her passion, professionalism and creativity is much appreciated. During our engagement session, we became comfortable behind her camer...
a - we even jumped out of our comfort zones for a few adventurous and candid shots :) And on our wedding day, we just lived in the moment and soaked in every minute, leaving all the work in Heather and Leigh's capable hands.
Heather is so talented and her passion for photography is reflected in her work.
She captured our day absolutely perfectly and gave us the gift of reliving our special day again and again.
Thank you Heather!
Heather does a phenomenal job balancing professionalism with a personal touch. She was such a blessing to have at our wedding, and she did an incredible job capturing the perfect d...
ay that it was. She did a great job of "stealing" my wife and I throughout the night to make sure that we got all of the shots we wanted. Would strongly recommend her to those looking for a great photographer.
Working with Heather was one of the absolute highlights of my wedding day! She did such an incredible job communicating before the wedding, shuffling everyone around during photos,...
and capturing every single moment without seeming to be in the middle of every moment. Heather brings so much fun and laughter into the wedding, and her final products were more incredible than I could have ever imagined!
We absolutely LOVED working with Heather and her creative team. The first time we met Heather, she was shooting for our best friends wedding, we thought she was a close family fri...
end! This shows how comfortable she makes everyone around her feel! We were so honored to have her as our wedding day photographer as well. Very professional, and an absolute blast to work with! We are floored with the beautiful finished product, and would recommend her to any and all to-be Newly Weds. Xoxo
As a photographer myself, finding a great wedding photographer to capture my wedding day was priority one. Heather came highly recommended and made us feel very comfortable through...
the entire process from first phone conference to post-wedding photo gallery posting. She and her team are extremely professional and take great care to capture all of the small moments that make your day special. I highly recommend working with Heather Brulez!
After poring through dozens of wedding photographers' websites from Manhattan to Kansas City, Heather was our top choice because her photographs are classic, high quality, focused ...
on the couple, and show great taste; her packages all included a second photographer, which we felt was important; and we felt her pricing was reasonable for her high level of quality. We were thrilled when Heather was available on our date, and she did not disappoint! We are very happy with both our engagement and wedding photos. She was able to work with our awkwardness in front of the camera to give us some great couple shots, in addition to wrangling our large wedding party with ease. She was respectful and unobtrusive during the ceremony, was very helpful and experienced in coordinating our first look and wedding party photos, and got lots of great shots of guests at the reception. We would happily recommend Heather to anyone.
My husband and I got married this summer and Heather was a "must have" on our wedding checklist! She photographed my brother's wedding and we knew when we saw his photos that no on...
e else could compare to her skills and how much fun she was to be around! From the planning stages she was flexible, knowledgeable on our timeline for the wedding day, energetic, joyful and overall made taking pictures with her one of the highlights of our wedding day! The proof is in the pictures, but her talent is unparalleled when it comes to capturing a bride and groom's relationship and theme of the wedding. Not only are her portrait shots and ceremony pictures wonderful, but she stayed around to capture night photos with us and I'm amazed at how beautiful the pictures turned out! We've shared the photos with family and friends and when there are so many great shots to choose from, it's no surprise that everyone has a different favorite! We can't imagine our wedding day without Heather! She was so easy to work with and made the wedding day photos so much fun to take!
Heather was amazing during all phases of our engagement and wedding. We loved our engagement shoot with her, and the pictures are incredible.
She was SO helpful in the planning of...
our wedding, very knowledgeable about the timeline. On our wedding day, our friends and family kept telling me how easy-going yet professional both photographers were. It was a delight to have them there, and they got everything done so smoothly!
I am happy to say that the portraits with just my husband was one of my favorite parts of the day. Heather's personality and attitude let us enjoy the intimate and joyful moments just after getting married, and we are so grateful.
Our photos turned out breathtaking, and were done really soon after the wedding!
Thank you Heather for adding so much positivity to our wedding day, and for providing such beautiful photos for us to have forever.
My husband and I are so thankful we chose Heather Brulez Photography to capture our wedding day! Admittedly, I am the perfectionist type and the photographer was a very important c...
hoice for me. I remembered someone’s wedding photos from a few years back that stood out, so I looked it up and I was delighted to find Heather’s website. After reading her many rave reviews, I booked her and I have to say, she lives up to her reputation!! We have been continually impressed with Heather’s poise, professionalism, and AMAZING talent. She arrived early, stayed late, and went above and beyond to ensure the day went smoothly. The forecast changed last minute to rain during our portrait shots, but Heather answered my 6am emails, found alternate photo locations, and calmed our nerves with her relaxed, fun energy. We received all our wedding photos in just a few short weeks and they more beautiful than we could have imagined! From our large family portraits to a candid moment with my grandmother, Heather’s photos possess such a natural quality that perfectly captures the emotion of the day. Working with Heather was a blessing and we recommend her 100%! Thank you, Heather!
Heather went above and beyond for our engagement and wedding photography! She kept us on schedule, made us feel comfortable, was incredibly professional but friendly, and most of a...
ll, provided images we couldn't have even dreamed of. Family members and friends have commented on how they didn't even notice she was there but then provided amazing photographs, which is exactly what you want from a photographer! We couldn't have asked for better!
Heather absolutely blew me away. Everyone was commenting on how great she was on the day of and no one had even seen any of the photos yet! Heather helped to put everyone at ease a...
nd help the day flow so smoothly. She was also a great help with planning our timeline for our wedding day. She has a great artistic eye and brought a fresh look to our wedding venue. She traveled all the way from Kansas City to Tulsa, Oklahoma to document our wedding and was super flexible and easy to work with. We promptly got our photos just a few short weeks after the wedding and love them so much. Heather is very skilled at what she does and does not disappoint! So glad I chose her to capture our special day.
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