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Lauren + Clark

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Posted in Engagements, Weddings

“He winked at me and I emailed him back.”

A wink. This simple flirtatious gesture – a wink on Match.com – sparked a lasting friendship and romance. Lauren told me she knew after their first phone conversation Clark would be someone she could see herself with for a while. As fate had it, she her intuition was spot on. Lauren and Clark became inseparable, doing everything together from cooking dinner, to taking random little day trips and one of their favorite pastimes - biking together. This was even how Clark proposed – while the two were on a bike trail near Lauren’s parents cabin in central PA.

With their love for the outdoors, we couldn’t think of a more perfect place than Red Rock Canyon for their engagement session.

Fast forward to the wedding day – I’m excited to share that Lauren and Clark are officially Mr. & Mrs.! :-)

Lauren looked breathtaking in her stunning asymmetrical wedding dress was by designer KittyChen Couture.

Though in the morning the high winds threatened to be a nuisance, the stormy weather calmed just in time leaving a cooling breeze and sunny skies. And what better place to enjoy it than at the Neon Museum where Lauren & Clark’s colorful personalities were perfectly in tune with the vibrant signs.

L+C: Congrats! Hope you guys had an amazing time honeymooning in Hawaii!! I can’t wait to hear all about your trip to Kauai and Maui. :-)

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May 17, 2012 - 6:53 pm Kathy Brechbiel - Photography was beautiful. Pictures were amazing

May 17, 2012 - 1:19 pm Erin L - Congrats again and great pictures! You both look great and very happy.

May 17, 2012 - 10:50 am Marla - Caught up in the moment...

May 17, 2012 - 10:40 am Amber - What beautiful pictures! The first picture, from the engagement session, in front of the mountians takes your breath away! I love it!

May 17, 2012 - 6:22 am Barbara Kauffman - You are a very talented photographer and this wedding was picture perfect! Lauren's Mother & I have been friends since we were 10 years old. We are so happy that Clark & Lauren found each other. They will treasure these memories for many years to come. This was one of the happiest weddings that I have ever attended..............everyone enjoyed the day and you captured the day beautifully! Aunt Barbara & Joe

May 17, 2012 - 6:03 am Sue Murray - Wonderful pictures. Probably the best I've ever seen. Chelsea captured both the happiness and beauty of Lauren and Clark. Friend of Lauren's mother

May 17, 2012 - 5:07 am Kira Paris - Agree with everyone else, these pictures are fantastic! I especially love the ones at the Neon Museum.

May 17, 2012 - 4:41 am erin - These pictures are amazing! They capture the love lauren and clark share wonderfully!

May 17, 2012 - 2:42 am Jacqui Little - These pics are so fun and original! What a great way to capture such a special ocassion. Lauren and Clark look amazing!

May 16, 2012 - 8:12 pm Deena Rishar - Chelsea, Absolutely wonderful photos. I am Lauren's aunt. I have watched her grow from a sweet, bashful little girl to a beautiful, confident young woman. I have never seen her more happy. Lauren and Clark make a fantastic couple and their love for each other is so apparent. You have captured their love in the wonderful photos you have taken of them. Sincerely, Aunt Deena

May 16, 2012 - 6:57 pm Leah Hopkins - Love the pictures at the Neon Museum, what an awesome place! Such a beautiful bride and wonderful wedding day!

May 16, 2012 - 6:17 pm Lauren Oeler - Chelsea - I absolutely L-O-V-E these! Thank you, thank you, thank you!! I can't wait to see the rest of them! :) You have captured our day perfectly. We will be able to relive these memories again and again! Your pictures are amazing!

Kassie & Ryan’s Wedding + After Session

Monday, May 7, 2012 Posted in Trash the Dress, Weddings

Kassie and Ryan’s ”cosmopolitan meets vintage chic” themed wedding was filled with one-of-a-kind, personal touches. As a creative couple (they are both photographers) they share a love for the arts, modern decor and fashion. They wanted a wedding that you can’t just buy off the shelf. And they had it! Las Vegas was the perfect destination for their unique celebration with family and friends, with the wedding taking place on the scenic grounds of the Springs Preserve. The ceremony was held in the Garden Arboretum, and the reception was in The Library with magical views of the strip. Here’s some of my favorites from their beautiful day.

Kassie looked absolutely breathtaking in her ornate St. Pucchi wedding dress (from the Avine Perucci Collection). The bodice was bead-encrusted, with silvery crystals that played with the sunlight.
 The ceremony took place amidst the Springs Preserve’s lush botanical gardens, as the sun peaked through the trees. Over 24,000 pink rose petals lined the aisle.Circle City Designers did an incredible job on the floral and centerpieces. And as an added bonus, the reception room was filled with the soft auroma of the stargazer lilies, roses, and hydrangea.

Instead of a cake, there was a beautiful strawberry and lemon cupcake tower made by the talented girls at Gimme Some Sugar. I adored the little signs placed in some of the cupcakes with the sayings: “All you need is love” and “Love is all  you need”

In addition to all the pretty details on the day itself, Kassie & Ryan’s invites for the wedding were created by one of my favorite invitation designers and friend, Tifany of Gourmet Invitations! Click here to check out photos in Tifany’s blog post and the custom plexiglass invitations she designed. And while you’re there, you may want to peak around. I’m sure you’ll love her work as much as I do!

The day following the wedding, we met back up for a day-after session and some newlywed portraits in the Nevada desert.

To see and read more about Kassie & Ryan’s wedding, check out their real wedding feature in the May/June issue of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons Magazine (on the stands now)!

Big congrats to my ultra-fab couple! :-)

 

CREDITS
Venue: The Springs Preserve – Las Vegas, NV
Wedding Planner & Floral: Circle City Planners & Designers
Cupcakes: Gimme Some Sugar
Wedding Dress: St. Pucchi
Groom’s Attire: Nordstrom
Bridesmaid Dresses: Vera Wang
Hair & Makeup: Hera Beauty
Invitations: Gourmet Invitations
Music: DJ Harry O of Vegas City DJs & Vitamin String Quartet
Lighting & Furniture Rental: LED Unplugged & RSVP Rental
Linens: La Tavola Linen

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May 16, 2012 - 12:07 pm René Tate - Congrats Chelsea!! Great shoot!!

May 14, 2012 - 3:58 pm Kassie - What an amazing spread! Chels, thanks for doing such an amazing job! I am such a lucky girl to have a wonderful husband, and to have had a wedding like we did and it could not have been possible without all my vendors - but a special thank you to Chels and Tonya and Tiff are wedding planners. Love all you girls! Be ready to work again for our five year vow renewal!

May 14, 2012 - 9:48 am Tiffany Mullen - You guys are still just the cutest couple ever. I just love how you two look at each other!!!! Thank you again for having us be a part of this special, memorable day. I may never get to do another wedding in Las Vegas, so I will remember you forever!

May 11, 2012 - 10:55 am lorenz - Stunning! enough said.

May 10, 2012 - 7:56 pm EN - Absolutely gorgeous imagery of a gorgeous wedding! WOW!

May 9, 2012 - 7:19 pm Laurajean Pittman - Great to talk with you the other day! These are amazing but all of them are! Your so very special! What an eye!

May 9, 2012 - 11:49 am jodi - beautiful!! :) xo.

May 8, 2012 - 6:31 pm Kacie Skidmore - It was a fabulous day..for a fabulous couple! The photos are beautiful!!!

May 8, 2012 - 5:43 pm mckenzi - great photos!

May 7, 2012 - 12:06 pm Suzi Lighten - Wow, Chels, wow - gorgeous work! Love these shots, and HUGE congrats on being featured in the magazine - that is so amazing! :)

May 7, 2012 - 10:53 am Juliet Douglas - Wow, what a pretty wedding. LOVE her dress and that carpet of roses!!

May 7, 2012 - 10:42 am Cindy - beautiful work Chelsea! LOVE the bride's dress, so sexy and chic. Very fun details and colors.

Sneak Peek: Laura + Andrew

Thursday, May 3, 2012 Posted in Engagements

It all started as Summer Love.

Laura and Andrew met while working at the same academic camp for the summer. Laura said that towards the beginning of the summer her and the other girls had ‘picked out’ their guy for the summer. She placed dibs on Andrew. Apparently he had his eyes set on her too… During a weekend trip with the kids to a baseball game, Andrew smoothly got closer and closer to Laura (skipping seats as kids moved around or got up to grab snacks). He got his lucky break when a slushie was split right next to her. He volunteered to clean it up, then claimed the spot by Laura. It became their ‘first date’ of many. Now, 5 years later, what started as a summer love has grown into a wonderful life together.

I’m looking forward to photographing Laura & Andrew’s wedding in a few weeks at the beautiful Westin Lake Las Vegas! In the meantime, here’s a few photos of the happy couple:

Thanks goes to the Janine and LaVey at Your Beauty Call for rockin’ Laura’s hair and makeup!

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May 16, 2012 - 7:19 am Kirsten Tesh - These are gorgeous :) I am so excited for you guys. Love ya'll.

May 12, 2012 - 9:17 pm Ellisa Jimenez - Love the picks! They are all so beautiful. Can't wait til the wedding. WHOOP!!

May 10, 2012 - 7:57 pm EN - Super cool textures and colors - they look so awesome together!

May 7, 2012 - 12:59 pm Pauline Edwards - Wonderful photographs. Can't wait for the wedding.. Love Pauline & Barry XX

May 7, 2012 - 11:37 am Michelle - These locations are amazing - I love everyone of these pictures!

May 6, 2012 - 2:43 pm Anna & Daniel Marr - Those are such beautiful photos! Laura and Tesh, you guys look great and we cannot wait for your wedding. Vegas baby!

May 6, 2012 - 7:10 am Maria and Sam - Laura- Congratulations! The pictures are lovely. You both look wonderfully happy and Sammy and I wish you the best of luck!

May 5, 2012 - 9:42 pm Ryan & Lauren - What a GORGEOUS couple! Miss y'all. So wish we could be there, but we are super excited for you!!!!!

May 5, 2012 - 9:28 pm Norma - You both look fabulous! The locations are so unique too - love that curtain of chains. Sending the link to Heather and Nick!

May 5, 2012 - 5:05 pm Hailey - Gorgeous!!

May 5, 2012 - 3:07 pm Mary Ingram - Your pictures are AMAZING! You both look fantastic!

May 5, 2012 - 3:06 pm Jenepher - Beautiful pics Laura! Congratulations!

May 5, 2012 - 10:28 am Leanna Pancoast - You guys look so good together! :D

May 5, 2012 - 6:39 am Kara E - Your pictures are lovely! Laura you are so beautiful! Congrats again! Your special day is almost here!

May 4, 2012 - 8:14 pm amanda k - Soooo gorgeous!! the pictures are beautiful and i looooooove the shoes!!

May 4, 2012 - 12:12 pm Gretchen - Gorgeous pictures. I'm so happy for you. I hope you have a fabulous wedding and life together.

May 4, 2012 - 9:37 am Sinead Lamb - Wow you guys look so happy. It's wonderful to see. Can't wait to see everyone at the wedding!

May 4, 2012 - 9:36 am Andrew & Sinead - Way cool pictures.... I especially like the hidden Elvis in the chain curtains..... Really looking forward to the wedding Sinead has bought shot glasses, and extra bottles of Tia Maria and Baileys for the occasion.

May 4, 2012 - 9:21 am Barry - You guys look great together, looking forward to your wedding

May 4, 2012 - 9:21 am Clayton - those are great pics and a great story. i need to get back to Las Vegas. have a great event and keep joe away from the buffets.

May 4, 2012 - 7:26 am Joe - Wow you guys really look good!!! Great Pictures!!!

May 3, 2012 - 9:14 pm Laura - I am SO excited that you will be a part of our wedding! If you can make us look that good just walking around, I can't wait to see all the memories that you will capture for us at our wedding!!! See you in less than a month!!

May 3, 2012 - 9:10 pm Andrew - I have the best fiance in the world!

Featured: Destination Weddings Magazine

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Posted in Press & Features

I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again – my brides and grooms totally rock! I’m so lucky to work with the coolest couples on the planet, and Kassie & Ryan were no exception. Not only are they super cool (the kind of people you love spending a fun-filled weekend with – filled with chic details, hardcore grooving on the dance-floor, ghost towns and desert sunsets), but they’re also fab fellow photographers who do awesome work as Apostrophe Studios in Indianapolis. Their creativity also spilled over into the design of their wedding day making it an absolute joy to photograph. And I’m excited share that it’s been published in the latest May/June issue of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons Magazine.

Congrats K&R!! I loved being a part of your wedding and am so happy you got the lovin’ you deserve! Also, big thanks to Lauren and the team at Destination Weddings for the fantastic spread and writeup.

As an added bonus, a were stoked to find out that an image of Kassie looking all stylish was selected for the inside front cover (contents) page!

The issue is brimming with great articles and inspiration – so be sure to pick up a copy at your local bookstore, or order a digital copy right through Destination Wedding Magazine’s website. Also, check back in the next day or two for a full blog post with lots more images from Kassie & Ryan’s beautiful Las Vegas wedding at Springs Preserve!

CREDITS
Venue: The Springs Preserve – Las Vegas, NV
Wedding Planner & Floral: Circle City Planners & Designers
Cupcakes: Gimme Some Sugar
Wedding Dress: St. Pucchi
Groom’s Attire: Nordstrom
Bridesmaid Dresses: Vera Wang
Hair & Makeup: Hera Beauty
Invitations: Gourmet Invitations
Music: DJ Harry O of Vegas City DJs & Vitamin String Quartet
Lighting & Furniture Rental: LED Unplugged & RSVP Rental
Linens: La Tavola Linen

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May 10, 2012 - 12:06 pm Amber and Dave - Congrats Chelsea and the couple and everyone involved. Everything looks so beautiful!

May 6, 2012 - 8:43 pm Linda - We were in Barnes and Noble today and made sure we peeked at a copy - beautiful pictures!!!

May 4, 2012 - 3:13 pm Kassie - Thank you Chelsea for capturing our day so PERFECTLY! We are honored to be featured in the magazine! All of our vendors did a fabulous job putting the wedding we had always imagined together! XOXO

May 2, 2012 - 7:01 pm Melissa McClure - Love Love Love!!

May 8, 2012 - 9:32 am Kassie & Ryan’s Wedding + After Session » Chelsea Nicole Photography – Las Vegas, Southern California and Destination Alternative Wedding Photographer - [...] see and read more about Kassie & Ryan’s wedding, check out their real wedding feature in the May/June issue of Destination Weddings & Honeymoons Magazine (on the stands [...]

PCH Road Trip

Tuesday, May 1, 2012 Posted in Personal

What a crazy few months it’s been! Towards the fall of last year my amazingly talented BF, Jayse got a job offer to take a lead screen-graphic design role in Marvel’s The Avengers (coming out this week)! The only catch was it required him to come to Los Angeles to work. Though we’re admittedly both workaholics and each run our own separate businesses, we’re used to working across from each other and love being around each other every day. So this was a BIG change. Luckily it came at a time of year when a lot of my work could be done remotely from our little temporary home in California. But the months ahead still consisted of many many weekend trips back-and-forth between from Vegas to L.A. for meetings and photo-shoots. During that time Bella became my official road trip buddy. She had the drill down pat: grab favorite teddy bear, jump into passenger seat, have momma put on special seat-belt, lay down, sleep, watch momma stop for Mad Greek, get some doggie treats, sleep some more all the way home:

It was an extremely busy few months for the both of us, so once we were officially back home Jayse and I decided to steal a little vacation time for just the two of us! We didn’t have a lot of time to plan so we just packed up and drove off in style in Jayse’s awesome 350Z. We did the Pacific Coast Highway drive – planning everything from my iPad as we drove with windows down, breathing deep to take in the fresh sea air. It was the perfect get-away – leaving both of us refreshed and recharged!

Here’s some photos (taken with my trusty iPhone) from our trip:

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May 11, 2012 - 11:46 am Elly T - Beautiful images - looks like you guys know how to have a real trip! The seals look too cute and the kite ones are my favorites!

May 11, 2012 - 11:04 am chels - Thanks so much guys! It was really nice having some 'us' time. :-)

May 4, 2012 - 8:35 pm lorenz - Very cool montage! Glad you're back to normalcy.

May 2, 2012 - 7:04 pm Christina Trent - Looks like you two had a fantastic time! So glad that you escaped for a little while. Can't wait to hear your stories! Love you guys!

May 2, 2012 - 9:51 am Juliet Douglas - I'm so happy that you and Jayse were able to escape work for a bit! Looks like you had fun on your little getaway. You deserve it! Love the collage!

May 1, 2012 - 3:27 pm Dennise - You guys are waaaay too cute for words!!! These images seriously look like they belong in a magazine. May God continue to bless the two of you! (or should I say three?, lol) =oD

May 1, 2012 - 2:35 pm Kristi Hansen - And remember when you came over to my house finally!? That was AWESOME too! Love you both!

May 1, 2012 - 1:41 pm jayse - Best trip ever with the best girl ever! It was really magical - and really Chels - it was all you. I was too fried to think, but you have the best ideas for fun! Thanks for giving us a really cool 'relax+play-time' to remember! Your collage is AWESOME! Love you! <3

Featured on Design Aglow!

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Posted in Press & Features

Design Aglow is well-known as being an amazing online resource for portrait and wedding photographers – bringing the best products, business tools and inspiration! I’m a huge fan of their company and their dedication to art and helping photographers succeed, which is why it’s an incredible honor having my photography featured on their blog and products. Most recently, I was included in their new Facebook Cover templates, Studio Newsletters, Photo Overlays and Creative Posing Guide for Grooms. Be sure to check them out, and bookmark their site! They’re constantly coming up with original products and innovative ideas.

Facebook Timeline Covers

My photographs were included in 3 of 4 timeline cover sets. Congrats to my fab couples that were featured: Kayla & Sean, Uri & Loren, Kassie & Ryan

1. Social Expression

2. Serendipity

3. Swoon-Worthy

Studio Newsletters: Wedding Collection

Engagement Photo Overlays: Haute Romance

Featuring an image from Jamie & Addison’s engagement session

Inspire Me Cards: Creative Posing Guide for Grooms

Three of my images were included in this awesome guide filled with tips for posing grooms and groomsmen – with one image from Uri & Loren’s wedding making the cover (center image):

Details about the posing guide from Design Aglow’s site:

With this timely collection of 73 groom and groomsmen images, featuring some of the most amazing photographic talent in the industry today, you’ll be all smiles both before and after your groom swaggers down the aisle. Whether you’re looking for the classic styling of eras gone by, fun and casual flair, or want to focus on the details, you’ll never be at a loss for ways to frame your subject fabulously and create works of art clients will treasure for years to come. Simply print these gorgeous mini portraits for on-the-go greatness and create your own rousing reception.

Featuring stunning imagery from:
Tinywater Photography
Paul Johnson Photography
Tanja Lippert Photography
Simply Bloom Photography
Chelsea Nicole Photography

I love Design Aglow’s creative posing guides and definitely recommend them if you’re looking for great photo tips and inspiration! In addition to the Grooms guide, I also have a couple images included in their Posing Guide for Brides.

 

Huge thanks to Design Aglow – It’s always a thrill to have my work included in your fabulous products! :-)

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May 10, 2012 - 7:58 pm EN - Good work - the photos make the layouts! :-)

May 4, 2012 - 10:14 pm Uri + Loren - HAHA we're taking over this site! I had no idea we were on these layouts...pretty neat! :) Awesome work as always Chels ^_^