Lindsey and Nate’s engagement session was featured today on Rock ‘n Roll Bride – one of my favorite sites for alternative-style weddings! Check it out to see more images from their fun shoot and some words from Linds:
Congrats Lindsey! You totally deserve the attention. You freakin’ ROCK girl and I’m so excited for the wedding day. Also, big thanks go out to Kat for the feature!
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February 8, 2010 - 8:51 am - rock that ish chelsea!
February 8, 2010 - 12:42 am - Thanks so much Chelsea!! I freakin LOVE them so much, and I'm so happy they're getting more recognition!
February 7, 2010 - 9:49 pm - Congrats! I loved their shoot. Such fantastic engagement images! I can't wait to see how the wedding ones turn out.
February 7, 2010 - 11:44 am - Way to go Chelsea, Lindsey & Nate! Those images are definitely rock-star worthy! Love 'em!
Jayse and I got together with our great friends Peter and Jody for a much overdo family photo session with them and their amazing son, Miles. We thought he might be a little on the shy side, but this was not the case! He is definitely a little rockstar, and so much fun to photograph!
We even whipped out the light-sabers for a little Star Wars action!
Of course, I had to capture dad getting in on the action too!
Funny face contest – who do you think should be named the winner?
|February 7, 2010 - 8:04 pm - That is the BEST family shot ever!!
February 6, 2010 - 7:37 pm - I love the last one. It's like he is laughing at his parents for kissing...yukkk.
February 3, 2010 - 9:44 am - These are so great! They must LOVE them. Their son is adorable. The last one is my favorite! What a great shot.
February 2, 2010 - 9:50 pm - Oh my goodness - I LOVE IT! But then again, whats new? :) I've been showing you to my other photographer friends lately too. They've all been particularly impressed with your Trash-the-Dress sessions. You are amazing, Chelsea.
February 2, 2010 - 12:10 am - Chels, these are toooooo cute! You are amaZING, girl... love all of your work. :) Next PUG is at our place, right? Just lemme know when....
February 1, 2010 - 8:46 pm - HOLY SHIZNIT!!! THESE ARE RIDONKULOUS!!!! What are you doing in that first one?? OCF? REFLECTOR?? SPILL THE BEANZ!!
February 1, 2010 - 3:17 pm - Unfreaking believable as always. Such unique photos and, no doubt, great memories to go along with them!
February 1, 2010 - 12:30 pm - Love these shots! Especially the light sabers, haha! And I love the desert plain that you shot in! Super cool!
February 1, 2010 - 9:03 am - Ha those are awesome! The first jumping one is just perfect! And the last two are so sweet. Nice work!
January 31, 2010 - 8:31 pm - Great photos. Beautiful family. Unbiased opinion. Grandfather to Miles!
January 31, 2010 - 8:02 pm - We LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE every single photo. We had so much fun that day and you captured it for us. We just can't stop looking at the photos. Thanks and love you, Chels.
January 31, 2010 - 6:30 pm - Ka-UTE!!!!! Fun fun fun session!
January 31, 2010 - 6:27 pm - omg those are sooooo cute! Love all of them - The last one is just too perfect!
I met up with Erica and Rick for a fun engagement session out at the dry lake bed! It was my first time meeting Rick and finally getting a chance to see how completely perfect the two of them are together. 
I can’t wait for their wedding this April! Erica and Rick have some cool plans in the works – including a New Orleans style high energy celebration! And with the extremely talented miss Stephanie Smith coordinating it’s sure to be an amazing wedding!
|February 7, 2010 - 8:05 pm - You captured their happiness so well =o)
February 1, 2010 - 9:04 am - Super sweet Chels - you capture love so well. :-)
January 31, 2010 - 6:19 pm - Sooo cute! Love 'em! They totally look perfect for each other!
January 31, 2010 - 9:15 am - Love it!! These pics truly explain both or thier personalities. This is sure to be a fun fun wedding! I can't wait. Chelsea you rock...great shots! Erica and Rick...this is just the start to an incredible night!
January 30, 2010 - 3:55 pm - Ah! Adorable! :) The sky is so blue and pretty!
January 30, 2010 - 9:46 am - They are so cute together! I love the first one and the ones of them leaning against each other.
I’m so excited about Lindsey and Nate’s wedding this fall in San Antonio, TX at the beautiful Vineyards Restaurant at Garden Ridge! Since they are having an out of state destination wedding, Lindsey wanted to do a more Vegas-style engagement session to include their hometown in the wedding fun. So, we decided to hit up a Vegas favorite: the Neon Boneyard!
Nate is currently stationed in Iraq, so we planned everything while he was home visiting for a couple weeks. It was so awesome to finally get together for a shoot and meet up in person! I instantly fell love their fun and flirty vibe – definitely makes photographing them a joy!
I was totally digging Lindsey’s new tattoo: “all you need is love.”
Lindsey and Nate are having a Triple X wedding, so this last series of images seemed very fitting. I can’t wait for their 10.10.10 wedding! Oh, and we also have a cool plans in the works for a day after trash the dress. It’s going to be a blast!
|February 7, 2010 - 8:07 pm - The first pic and fourth pic are my FAVORITE!!
February 1, 2010 - 3:51 pm - Chelsea, love the shots!! Also, keep in touch if you have any free time while you are in San Antonio....we are not far from there at all!
January 30, 2010 - 11:48 pm - This is the ultimate perfect to photograph! GREAT location too!! Love your work.
January 30, 2010 - 4:32 pm - Chelsea Nicole! These pics are so luscious, I love them! Great post production work! so cool, I bet this is going to be a great wedding. Hoffmann
January 30, 2010 - 10:25 am - Phenomenal! LOVE THESE.
January 29, 2010 - 12:47 pm - Absolutely beautiful!
January 29, 2010 - 9:35 am - Omg. Gorgeous light! <3
January 29, 2010 - 6:58 am - Le sigh. You are awesome. LOVE the fourth in in particular. I promise you if I ever come to Vegas we are doing a shoot. I think I might have said this before... :-)
January 28, 2010 - 8:25 pm - The last wedding I did, the bridesmaids all wore that same peacock feathered headband. I love it! It's a nice touch here as well. Can't wait to see their wedding! I know you were exited about it months ago!
February 7, 2010 - 9:36 am [...] Lindsey and Nate’s engagement session was featured today on Rock ‘n Roll Bride – one of my favorite sites for alternative-style weddings! Check it out to see more images from their fun shoot and some words from Linds: [...]
Mattie and Bart came out from Philadelphia to celebrate their wedding Vegas-style! I’m very excited to share a few photos from their day.
Mattie looked stunning! I loved her dress which had beautiful black lacing around the center. And hair and makeup was done up by Lori White.
After an intimate celebration with family and close friends, everyone hit the strip! Mattie and Bart were ready for a good time and totally down for whatever – even trekking out into the middle of Las Vegas Blvd for a quick shot.
While sitting at the slots we were all joking around and faked winning just for fun. Well, one of the things I love about Mattie is she doesn’t hold back. It was a pretty convincing scream of joy. So convincing that a man rushed over asking “How much did you win?!” Mattie and Bart were quick on their toes to name a ridiculously large number to which he replied, “Ohhhh…”. lol Good times for sure!
Mattie + Bart: You guys rock! I’m so happy that I was able to be a part of your wedding. Major congrats to you both!
|February 1, 2010 - 9:06 am - Vegas imagery rocks! What a cool set! Love 'em all!
January 28, 2010 - 9:32 am - I love the first ring shot! Gorgeous and ties in so well with their wedding :D Awesome story, I wish they had won!
January 27, 2010 - 1:18 pm - Love it when couples embrace the Vegas! The dice and rings are so cute!
January 27, 2010 - 9:32 am - :) These are lovely! I love the ring shot!
January 27, 2010 - 8:25 am - Ooooh these are awesome! Classy-Vegas-Cool! The cards in the last one just make it!
Megan and Ryan recently moved out to Las Vegas from Indiana. And what better way to celebrate their new desert home than an engagement session in the middle of the dry lake bed! I had such a fantastic time photographing and spending the afternoon with these two. They both have such vibrant personalities that really shined through in our time spent together.
Here’s a few photos from the shoot…
I love you oh so well
Like a kid loves candy and fresh snow
I love you oh so well
Enough to fill up heaven overflow and fill hell
Love you oh so well
- Dave Matthews Band
Ryan had this bracelet made for Megan with the lyrics of their song engraved in it. Isn’t that such a romantic gift idea?! I love it.
|January 26, 2010 - 11:49 am - That's one of my favorite songs as well!! And of course you're work is beautiful as always
January 26, 2010 - 10:04 am - how cute! that silhouette one is super cool!
January 26, 2010 - 7:28 am - Wow, it looks like you really captured their relationship! Beautiful shots - love the 1st and 4th ones!
January 25, 2010 - 9:28 pm - These are fabulous! Lovely work!
January 24, 2010 - 1:57 am - Yay! Love 'em :) Thanks again for everything...we had such a blast!!! You're brilliant!!! Now, we just need to set aside time for cheddar popcorn...
January 23, 2010 - 9:31 am - I love the Dave Matthews tid bit (he's one of my favs) and the close up of the bracelet is gorgeous!
January 23, 2010 - 8:11 am - Awesome as always!!
January 22, 2010 - 10:59 pm - LOVE the second one, then again, they are all really awesome!
January 22, 2010 - 10:37 pm - Fantastic images! The couple is so cute together and look like they are having the time of their lives.
I received a nice little surprise in my inbox a couple days ago:
“Congratulations! We are excited to announce that Chelsea Nicole Photography has been chosen to receive the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2010. This award recognizes the top 5 percent of local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service and professionalism. The Bride’s Choice Awards™ are determined exclusively by recent newlyweds (brides and grooms) through extensive surveys and reviews, which means your past clients have spoken on our behalf and selected you to receive this honor.”
wo0ho0! Thanks to all my couples for the amazing reviews and support! I love ya guys!
P.S. If you’re local or happen to be in Vegas this weekend, come visit me at the Las Vegas Bridal Expo at Mandalay Bay this Sunday Jan 24th from 11-5pm! Click here for free tickets. I’ll be booth#217 and have a fun surprise in store at the show!
|January 26, 2010 - 12:00 pm - Awww.. thanks guys! :-)
January 24, 2010 - 5:12 pm - :)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 24, 2010 - 12:09 am - You were my 1st choice Chelsea! Congrats!
January 22, 2010 - 11:25 pm - Congrats Chelsea, definitely well deserved!
January 22, 2010 - 10:06 pm - Sweet! Add that to a great start of this year!
January 22, 2010 - 9:10 pm - Congratulations! You TOTALLY deserve it!
January 22, 2010 - 11:37 am - Congrats Chelsea!!!
Wow, so, that once-futuristic-sounding-year TWO-THOUSAND-TEN is officially here and it’s already moving forward at full force.
Happy New Years Everyone!
So I’m looking backwards for this post and wanted to thank some people for an amazing year! I can’t believe how fast time flies. These first two years of starting full-time in this little photography business feel like a fantastically magical whirlwind. I’ve learned so much and yet have so much more to learn. It can be dizzying sometimes!
I had a ton of fun this year photographing the best couples ever! Some have become close friends that I hang out with often – others have become long distance friends and still more have come back to do anniversary shoots and maternity shoots (yay!)
It’s hard to not feel extremely grateful and extremely lucky for all the good that’s happened last year. I got to start my dream-path to destination weddings by shooting in California, New Orleans and New York City. My images were Admired by Beckstead, featured on Rock and Roll Bride, Wedding Chicks, Little Black Book Blog, TrashtheDress.com and many other fantastic blogs. I just learned I was placed in a special spot of Ruby Slippers ‘5 photographers I want to be’ list (out of her ginormous list of 120 or so fab photographers! Thanks Kat!) And, lastly, I finally made it in to Style Me Pretty’s much coveted Little Black Book – as a ‘Premiere Destination Wedding Photographer‘ no less!
So it’s been amazing to say the least. And I couldn’t have done it without all the support of the amazing people in my life. Thanks are definitely in order! I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone that’s supported me along this journey of photographing people in love: my wonderful couples, fantastic photographer friends, family and love of my life – jayse! Thanks for all the love and support and for helping me get to the point I’m at now in my business. Because of you I’m able to do what I love everyday.
This new year brings new goals, new dreams, new challenges. And though it can all pile up and be a little scary at times.. I say, BRING IT ON!
I’m SO excited for all that 2010 has in store! Happy new year everyone! It’s going to be a fantastic year.
|January 20, 2010 - 10:49 am - How Awesome! You are very sweet and well deserve everything you achieved! I know 2010 will be FAB for you!
January 20, 2010 - 9:15 am - You go girl!! That's awesome! I hope that 2010 is even better than 2009!
January 15, 2010 - 11:26 am - I love hearing about the great year you've had. Such great success stories! I'm confident that 2010 will also be a wonderful year for you. Keep on loving, laughing, working hard and pursuing those big dreams!! You're a great talent, fun person, and I'm so happy we've become friends!
January 14, 2010 - 2:51 pm - way to go girlfriend! Seriously.... you are so talented and super sweet. Love your outlook on life and your work shows it! xoxo
January 14, 2010 - 1:34 pm - You've come so far in such a short period of time and it's been great watching you and your business grow. Congrats!! Love ya!
January 14, 2010 - 7:33 am - You're totally set up to do great things Chelsea. It's awesome to watch your art and your career take off so fast and so passionately. You're a rare soul!
January 14, 2010 - 7:28 am - Hee hee, you saw my list. Oneday I'm going to do a follow-up to that list with 'The 5 weddings I want to have', and you will be photographing the awesome vintagey-rock-chic one in Vegas with pics (of course!) at the neon boneyard! One can dream. Anyway, congratulations on your success; you are awesome and you so deserve it! And thanks for commening on my blog earlier today :-)
January 13, 2010 - 11:23 pm - Thanks so much guys. :-) Mabel: Miss you! Hope all is fantastic with you and Sherwin!
January 13, 2010 - 10:28 pm - Congrats on a super great year Chels! You're definitely going far with your talent. Happy 2010!
January 13, 2010 - 10:22 pm - Chels m'dear you deserve every great thing in the world! So glad I occasionally get to be your 'reflector-boy'. Love ya's! xoxoxo! Here's to an even better 2010!!!!
January 13, 2010 - 8:59 pm - Happy New Years! Congrats on all your accomplishments! Your work is amazing!! I hope this year brings you much happiness and good health and fortune! xoxo
January 13, 2010 - 8:21 pm - Me too. I am starting a business in Montreal - Canada and it's very exciting. Scary but exciting!!! :) Let's wish us all a very good year in 2010. Goals? A lot.... Need to have a great website Need people to know about me Need to learn more, experience more, develop my eye more All those things that just make life cool and fun!
January 13, 2010 - 5:55 pm - You rock Chels! I hope 2010 brings you even more success!
Merry Christmas Everyone!
However you celebrate this special time, I hope it’s wonderful, magical special and bright! But most of all – I hope you get to spend time with the ones that you love. A few of our friends don’t even get to do that. There really is simply no better gift than the gift of getting to spend hectic mornings, rainy days, conversations in traffic and nights curled up on the couch together. But yeah, those little material gifts definitely rock too!
Now we’re off to go downstairs, turn on all our lights, sip some hot chocolate (”marshmallow-lovers”-style!) and tear open some Christmas presents!
But before we do that – I just wanted to say to everyone following this little blog – Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
And HERE is the Christmas card Jayse and I designed this year. We had them printed up on a very lovely pearl stock through White House Custom Color, and had custom stamps to match featuring lil Bella. Bellow is the front, middle-spread and back. I think it’s clear: Bella had way too much fun making these.
Okay enough writing! Now on to the presents! Much love from Jayse, Bella, and me…
|January 26, 2010 - 11:59 am - Thanks! Nope, not a green screen. Just some fun photographing out at the dry lake bed. :-) I'll have to ask Jayse the font he used on the design...
January 26, 2010 - 10:12 am - oh and what font is that? I love it!
January 26, 2010 - 10:11 am - how did you take these? Green screen shoot? Fantasticly done! Looks like you're really there!
January 14, 2010 - 6:05 pm - This is one of the best holiday card designs I've ever seen! I looove the front!
January 5, 2010 - 5:33 pm - Super big thanks and hugs-n-kisses to everyone! Thanks for commenting! Our holidays were awesome and we hope yours were too!
December 30, 2009 - 8:31 am - I LOVED THIS CARD SO MUCH!IT MADE ME HAPPY:) Jayce, love that Dr.Suess'y style Santa hat you are rockin'there:) Here is to 2010 you guys! Let's make it a BIG,FUN & celebrate it with LOVE, LIFE & STYLE:) T.
December 29, 2009 - 4:26 pm - These are super cute!!! Happy Holidays!
December 28, 2009 - 12:09 am - So cool. Love those images. You two amaze me. :-)
December 27, 2009 - 5:04 pm - This card = best card ever! Especially because your personalities are shinning thru. AMAZING!
December 27, 2009 - 10:31 am - bahahaha! the snowman one!! love em! hope your christmas was awesome! here's to the new year!
December 27, 2009 - 9:02 am - OMG, I love it! One of the most creative Christmas cards I've ever seen!
December 26, 2009 - 11:51 am - Harvey and I just wanted to wish you both a very Merry Christmas! May you both be blessed with undying love, excellent health, and pure happiness! You guys look so cute together in these pics! And Jayse, I have the same santa hat, too!! As for Bella, she is just waaaayyy too adorable! Miss you both!
December 25, 2009 - 4:11 pm - Merry Christmas! I love that cool Santa hat!
December 25, 2009 - 9:39 am - these are awesome chels! merry christmas to you jayse and bella :)
Here’s a few more photos from Kerri’s trash the dress in New Orleans!
During my shoots I often like to go to a location and have fun just exploring the little hidden wonders it has to offer. It’s my way of keeping things fresh and fun. These next couple images were photographed in a little alley-way on one of the backstreets. You could barely see it from the street and we almost just walked right by.
We had so much fun! And that’s not all – Graveyard images are still to come! Thanks Kerri for being absolutely gorgeous and daring with our crazy locations!
|January 26, 2010 - 10:08 am - these are just amazing pictures Chelsea - can't pick a fave! beautiful!
January 13, 2010 - 10:34 pm - Insane photos Chelsea - I don't know how you get your colors but they are gorgeous!
December 25, 2009 - 8:50 am - Absolutely gorgeous!
December 20, 2009 - 8:07 am - Wonderful wide angle shots! Loved the compositions. Great model and great surreal photos!!
December 18, 2009 - 11:59 pm - Wow!! Totally bad ass, awesome work on all of these. You're totally gonna make me bust out the wide angle more for tomorrow's shoot!
December 18, 2009 - 6:42 pm - Gorgeous photos!! I love secret alleys, always so interesting for photos.
December 18, 2009 - 5:04 pm - Those pictures came out great! I'm interested how the graveyard shots came out...hmmmm
December 18, 2009 - 4:52 pm - Awesome job! Love the wide angle.
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