Simply put, this engagement session makes me happy. Kayla and Sean couldn’t be more perfect for each other and it was such a thrill to be able to capture that special something they share. I can’t wait to photograph their wedding (only 18 days to go)!
Kayla & Sean, I had an blast with you guys! Thanks for being so trusting and open to my ideas.
January 3, 2012 - 7:26 am - I love everything about this session. Amazing work!
October 7, 2011 - 6:04 am - whoa!! HOT HOT HOT!!!! Love em!
September 19, 2011 - 6:19 pm - WOW! Chelsea, you are so amazing at what you do! Love it!
August 28, 2011 - 5:03 pm - Kayla these are wonderful. You ans Sean look like you are doing a photo shoot for a jean add. Can't wait to see the wedding pics. I know you've done modeling but Sean is a natural also. Great pics!
August 17, 2011 - 10:58 am - Love these romantic and steamy!
August 16, 2011 - 2:37 pm - ahhhhhhhhh I'm melting!!! these are gorgeous!!!!! how awesome!!!
August 16, 2011 - 2:31 pm - These are gorgeous shots Chelsea - everyone of them - you just keep bringing it! Looks like a super fun couple to be around!
August 16, 2011 - 12:29 pm - Awesome as always! Xoxo
August 16, 2011 - 12:13 pm - WOW...It's getting hot up in here... up in here!!! Awesome work Chelsea, I'm jus say'n.
August 16, 2011 - 10:22 am - Could not be happier and more proud of both of You, Sean & Kayla, September 2nd is a day I'm very much looking forward to and keeping it as one of the very special days of my entire life... The Both of You will always make 9/2/11 a wonderful day to wake up to and smell the roses... Much Luv to You, Sean & Kayla,,, xo ,, forever loved by Dad..!!
August 16, 2011 - 10:19 am - Simply AMAAAAAZING photos Chelsea! You bring your magic to every shoot - I just love the way you capture people! And I love the way she looks at him. And I agree with the others - these are both romantic and super HOT!
August 16, 2011 - 9:38 am - Wow Chelsea! Such a hot couple with such a hot chemistry! You guys chose the most perfect locations!
August 16, 2011 - 5:45 am - Chelsea, these are truly beautiful! I love the concept and elements of the plane shots. The shots on Sean's bike are my favorite. You were definitely the perfect choice for my baby brother and new sister. :) Can't wait to meet you at the wedding! Jen
August 16, 2011 - 12:46 am - WOW WOW WOW!!!!! These are AMazing!!!!! I love that first one with the colour of hte light, what a beautiful and confident couple!
Just had to share this cute teaser from Kayla & Sean’s steamy engagement session. Their puppy Tiffany had us cracking up. 
Check back later today for lots more of these two lovebirds!
August 15, 2011 - 3:31 pm - Love, love, LOVE the second shot...look at those little ears!
August 15, 2011 - 9:34 am - How adorable! I love this!
Johnnie is a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. For the past two years he has traveled across the globe to fly in air shows for millions of spectators. And the love of his life, Angela, has been right there with him. So it’s safe to say: Flying has played a huge role in their lives together.
After some brainstorming, we came up with the idea of doing an Amelia Earhart-esque style vintage aviation shoot in the middle of the Nevada desert.
The plane in the first image is a P-51 Mustang – one of Johnnie’s favorite vintage airplanes and one that he had the opportunity to fly alongside during many of his air shows.
I grew to love Johnnie and Angela when photographing their wedding way back in December of 2008 so I was stoked when Johnnie wrote to tell me they were returning to Vegas and he wanted to suprise Angela with a trash the dress to celebrate their 2-year wedding anniversary. It was awesome being able to both catch up on everything and capture them again at this new stage in their lives. They are bidding adieu to air shows and are starting their next adventure together in South Korea (where Johnnie’s now stationed for work). Angela even keeps an awesome photo-blog where they document all their travel and adventures.
Couldn’t resist doing my happier take on the iconic cinematography of Robert Burks in Alfred Hitchcock’s classic “North by Northwest” (1959).
July 25, 2011 - 9:16 pm - What a nice couple!!!! beautiful pictures, so professional!! Me encanta verlos tan enamorados muchà!!
July 18, 2011 - 4:27 pm - These are so awesome!! What fantastic clients!!!!
July 17, 2011 - 6:06 pm - beautiful pictures'''beautiful couple----from a proud father-father in law!
July 12, 2011 - 6:38 am - EStupendas fotos. Muy buen tema. Felicidades por su segundo aniversario. Carrillo Charitonos'
July 12, 2011 - 4:15 am - The pictures are unique and interesting. What a wonderful way to capture the memories. Your friend in PA> LYNN
July 11, 2011 - 11:15 am - God, that Alfred Hitchcock one is absolutely stunning/breathtaking/classic/phenomenal. You raise the bar every time with each new shoot.
July 11, 2011 - 9:26 am - Totally frikkin COOL. Man, your work is still so awesome after all these years I've been following it. I completely love you!
July 11, 2011 - 7:58 am - I think these pictures reflect how well the couple is now created a bond and how they have grew together as a couple. The pictures are amazing! Congratulations to the awsome photographer and the beautiful couple, love cousin Liza
July 10, 2011 - 8:01 pm - Love love the pics!!!! When I see these pictures I can't help but think of Top Gun.... Amazing pics and amazing couple!
July 10, 2011 - 3:06 pm - I love the photos!
July 10, 2011 - 2:43 pm - The pictures are truly beautiful! Makes me want to go back in time and be a pilot too, but I've no regrets for a past that produced such a great son and daughter-in-law!! All of our love . . .
July 10, 2011 - 1:44 pm - Absolutely love this session Chels!!
July 10, 2011 - 8:02 am - Amazing photos from an amazing photographer! Amazing couple!! Proud MOM!!!
July 10, 2011 - 7:44 am - realmente impresionante, ambos se ven muy bien, felicidades!!
July 9, 2011 - 4:22 pm - Absolutely AWESOME photos. Your so creative and your photography is a work of art.
July 9, 2011 - 9:59 am - Very creative! Both models are so beautiful and the photography work is outstanding.
July 9, 2011 - 7:32 am - LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!
July 9, 2011 - 6:48 am - Awesome photography work - Very cute model too - I mean Angie - Not Johnnie !!!! :-)
July 8, 2011 - 10:22 am - OH MY GOODNESS - Chelsea, these are fantastic! THE PLANE - how cool is that!!!! :)
July 8, 2011 - 9:38 am - What amazing pictures. Very iconic!
July 7, 2011 - 12:32 pm - Absolutely amazing pictures!!! Job well done :)
July 7, 2011 - 5:33 am - What an awesome idea- they all look amazing and it is so fitting!! love it!
July 7, 2011 - 5:04 am - Absolutely amazing photos!
July 6, 2011 - 3:23 pm - Beautiful!! Chelsea, these pictures are gorgeous. Your photos are always incredible. And AJ looks absolutely stunning! I love them!
July 6, 2011 - 12:51 pm - GREAT shots Chelsea! Gotta love our Air Force ;)
July 6, 2011 - 12:17 pm - Absolutely Epic Chelsea!
July 6, 2011 - 11:57 am - Oh my gosh, this is freakin' AMAZING!!!! I love your style so much, and what a fantastic shoot!
With Valentine’s day approaching, I knew I just had to do a themed couples shoot to celebrate! And this fab couple, Larissa & Staford were up for anything and totally perfect for it. The inspiration for their candy-colored photo-shoot came from the classic heart-shaped Valentine’s candies we all know and love, Sweethearts!
To start things off, we went to the The Pottery Shop in Town Square. Big thanks to Liz for letting us take a few photos in her adorable shop!
Then we headed to the dry lakebed for a bit of outdoor fun with balloons!
L + S: You two are so cute together. Thanks for a super fun time and for letting your inner kids loose with me! Hope you two have a wonderful Valentine’s day today!
April 14, 2011 - 8:17 pm - incredible fun! incredible colors! incredible talent! thank you for sharing
March 21, 2011 - 5:01 pm - The colors are TDF in these!!!
March 13, 2011 - 10:18 pm - I absolutely love these photos! I especially love the one where it looks like the balloons are lifting them up and away. Excellent job Chelsea and awesome colors. :)
February 27, 2011 - 4:48 pm - Great photos!! You guys are so cute. Who said white men can't jump. haha
February 23, 2011 - 8:58 pm - you are so gifted! these just make me smile from ear to ear...so adorable, all of them!
February 23, 2011 - 8:04 pm - i LOVE these!!! you are SO SO SO talented!
February 22, 2011 - 7:52 pm - I love all the pretty colors!
February 14, 2011 - 8:46 pm - Your talent never ceases to amaze me. You are so creative...a girl after my own heart. You are welcome to shoot at the studio anytime!
February 14, 2011 - 8:35 pm - They turned out great! This was such a good Love Shoot idea!!!
February 14, 2011 - 7:38 pm - Aww I love this shoot! So cute!!
February 14, 2011 - 4:20 pm - Chelsea these are adorable!! Love the colors!!
February 14, 2011 - 4:16 pm - I love the colors, textures, composition, and sweet emotions of these Valentine Portraits... as well as that adorable candy filled vase. Chelsea, you're AWESOME!
February 14, 2011 - 4:12 pm - These photos are so adorable! Love the theme!
May love sweep you off your feet and take you to great new heights this Valentine’s Day!
Hope everyone has an amazing weekend! More from Larissa & Staford’s love shoot will be posted on V-Day.
xox Chelsea
February 13, 2011 - 12:32 pm - WOW, how did you capture that shot?!?
February 12, 2011 - 12:45 pm - I LOVE it. What an awesome photo :)
February 12, 2011 - 5:58 am - OMG! Chelsea - I LOVE this picture!
February 11, 2011 - 7:20 pm - We had so much fun, this was a great idea! Can't wait to see the rest of the pictures! xoxo
February 11, 2011 - 7:06 pm - Too cool! Can't wait to see the rest :-)
February 11, 2011 - 6:40 pm - Oh so cute! Happy LOVE day!
I’m excited to share Chrissy & Jason’s engagement and wedding photos on the blog today! First, here’s a few from their engagement session. I was stoked when I found out that Chrissy collects vintage 40, 50 and 60′s attire. The adorable skirt below actually belonged to her great-grandmother. How cool is that?!
And this next hot little number came from the Bettie Page store. I love how playful and flirtatious they are in these!
The wedding day
With the wedding day came even more reasons to love these two. Even though a full day of pouring rain meant moving their outdoor ceremony and reception inside, it didn’t dampen their spirits in the least! The entire day was so full of positive energy and an overwhelming amount of love.
And to top things off, not only did they not sweat the rain, but they totally embraced it! Chrissy & Jason’s up-for-anything attitudes meant they were down for a bit of fun in the rain.
February 21, 2011 - 4:12 am - Chrissy you guys look amazing. Perfect photography
February 19, 2011 - 12:41 am - These are some really amazing photos. You are so great at what you do:)
February 15, 2011 - 3:11 pm - What a beautiful couple, great photos...really unique
February 15, 2011 - 2:55 pm - Amazing pictures, especially the one with the rain.
February 15, 2011 - 12:10 pm - You two are sooo cute. These pictures are AMAZING!!
February 12, 2011 - 2:03 pm - LOVE these photos. I am definitely a fan of your work!!
February 11, 2011 - 9:21 am - Wow! What an amazing engagement session! The last shot is fantastic!
February 11, 2011 - 3:58 am - nice photos!!! her wedding dress is so beautiful and elegant! the last shot with the umbrella is my favorite!
February 10, 2011 - 9:49 pm - Gorgeous work as usual. That skirt and that first shot are my favorites. Love them!
February 8, 2011 - 5:24 pm - Holy cow, love her style. she is so adorable! Second, amazing job!! I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE (and cannot get enough of) that last photo in the rain! beautiful. <3
February 7, 2011 - 8:26 pm - So fantastic! Love the Bettie Page store too!
February 7, 2011 - 7:23 am - Epic as always! Love the umbrella shot - classic!
February 5, 2011 - 11:04 am - We absolutely love the last shot! You never see couples so happy playing in the rain on their wedding day! Gorgeous!!
February 4, 2011 - 7:11 am - Honestly Chrissy, you and Jason really embody every element of love and it exudes through here in the photos. I know the fan favorite is the last, which IS remarkable, but the one that took my breath away was the very first one. Makes me feel like you and Jason can concur anything. Cheers!
February 4, 2011 - 3:52 am - Ack, Chelsea, you are SO awesome! Those e-pictures are PHENOMENAL, and then the wedding, with the last one in the rain...yum.
February 3, 2011 - 7:48 pm - what a great couple! that last image is crazy wonderful! Award winning!
February 3, 2011 - 7:38 pm - amazing!!! the last pic is WOW!!!!! i can't wait to see more!!
February 3, 2011 - 7:04 pm - absolutely beautiful, cannot wait to see the rest!
February 3, 2011 - 5:51 pm - Gorgeous, that last one is amazing!!!
February 3, 2011 - 5:26 pm - Absolutely stunning. You truly captured their day and all the love that everyone was feeling that day. I can't wait to see the rest!
February 3, 2011 - 4:55 pm - That last image is such a gorgeous black and white! It would make a ridiculous metallic print! Love it!
Hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas & New Years filled with all your favorite things, people and puppies!
xoxo
Chelsea, Jayse & Bella
January 21, 2011 - 11:46 am - Those are fabulous! Love the one of you and Jayse!
January 2, 2011 - 7:42 pm - Happy New Year Chelsea! Love the card
January 2, 2011 - 10:36 am - Absolutely LOVE that "tangled in love" photograph! Brilliant.
December 30, 2010 - 8:05 pm - Too cute!! The lights are awesome!
December 28, 2010 - 1:26 pm - Beautiful pictures! Bella's picture looks adorable, but I gotta say, the one with you and Jayse is amazing. Great concept!
December 28, 2010 - 11:18 am - So great! Love seeing this after you described it!
December 27, 2010 - 1:52 pm - Love the pic! Sooo cute!
December 27, 2010 - 12:42 am - Love it! Hope you all had a merry christmas! Love the card! xoxo
December 25, 2010 - 9:53 am - Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2010 - 4:54 pm - So cute! Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
December 24, 2010 - 3:19 pm - Merry Christmas to you too! Gotta say I love the tangled up in Love photo!! Really really stunning !!!
Last week Elena and Alan trekked out to Vegas from California to visit with family and get together for a engagement session! It had been some time since we’d seen each other, so it was a blast hanging out, catching up on things, and capturing some fun photos of them together.
Alan’s an amazingly talented piano player. So, we started things out at my place, where his fingers graced our baby grand with the sweet notes of a song he wrote for especially for Elena. This is the same song that will be playing in May when she takes that very special walk down the aisle. I could have died! It was gorgeous. And it’s one of two songs that he not only wrote for her, but had professionally produced and recorded. How romantic is that?! *melt* You see, he’s the talent behind A Thin Line, with the recently released album: A Thin Line | Between Love And Hate. It’s available on iTunes and Amazon and is definitely worth a check out!
Spend even a little time with Elena and Alan and you’re in for non-stop laughs.
I think it’s so sweet how they play and flirt. I couldn’t stop photographing. Hard to narrow down the images, but here’s a few that show what fun they have together.
Be on the lookout for their wedding (including fusion!) this May! I can’t wait!
April 9, 2010 - 7:33 pm - Chelsea...you never cease to amaze me! You're constantly outdoing yourself :) I forgot to tell you - my parents are heading to Las Vegas next week. They asked, "Hey what is the name of that photographer that you love so much out there? Maybe we can visit her." ....no worries, I didn't give them your name ;)
April 3, 2010 - 6:11 am - They are super great together!! Absolutely adore the last image!!! Great job Chelsea!
March 26, 2010 - 2:50 pm - They're definitely great together, and stylish too! I love the ones with her pulling his tie and the last one is just GORGEOUS.
March 25, 2010 - 10:37 pm - poppin the cork, AWESOME chelsea!!
March 25, 2010 - 10:23 pm - I love these. Amazing work as usual Chels. I love the color and energy in these images! You always seem to bring out the best your couples. They look like they are having the time of their lives!
March 25, 2010 - 10:17 pm - Love love love the ones in the desert! :)
March 25, 2010 - 6:58 pm - Chelsea!!!! We absolutely love them!!!! You are a truly amazing photographer and an even more amazing person. Thanks so much for the fun times in the desert! We can't wait for May for more photos and the Fusion video where we can pop more champagne bottles, lol!!!
June 8, 2010 - 10:14 am [...] The Wed Bug – Daily Wedding Inspirations featured Alan and Elena’s engagement photo shoot at the dry lake [...]
I’m so excited to announce that I’m now offering fusion coverage! Below is an example of what could be played at the wedding or sent as video-invites. Kory and Trent are awesome musicians so we convinced them to bring their gear out to the desert for their engagement session. We had such a blast and this was the Fusion Video Jayse put together for them:
“What would we want for our ultimate wedding photography coverage?”
Jayse and I start many local-pub conversations this way. Of course we talk with our mouths half-full of way-too-fattening-nachos (extra jalapenos for me, extra olives for Jayse please).
“What would we want for our ultimate wedding?” It’s a guideline for everything I do and all of my product offerings. Over the past six months these conversations have led to one missing component from our ultimate wedding coverage: Video.
But, wait! I’m not talking about your typical hour-long all-encompassing video. While there’s definitely a place for that (and I would be happy to recommend some really cool local videographers if that’s what you’re looking for), Jayse and I agreed that the kind of video we LOVE and wanted for our couples is a short-n-sweet, stylized piece from the day.
Jayse is no stranger to film. While I am editing photos, Jayse is usually across the desk from me designing and creating neat visual effects shots for big blockbuster films like Wolverine or 2012. In fact he’s currently working on Oliver Stone’s sequel to Wall Street. We both love great cinematography and we love great stories. And we knew if something more like the films we loved could be captured, edited, color-toned and rendered into our eager little hands – we’d have something we’d be proud to show off – or share it on our iPhones – or upload to our Facebook page – or watch on a big-screen.
And thus, we are very excited to announce:
Fusion has been officially added to my new 2010 wedding catalog! Contact me for more details. Or, click here to find out a bit more about fusion and how it works!
So – Fusion – there you have it. Hope you like it as much as we do!
*****
UPDATE: Kory and Trent’s engagement session has been featured on Rock and Roll Bride! Click here to check out the feature which also includes lots of extra images.
March 30, 2010 - 4:35 pm - awesome!! love it! u 2 are a fantastic duo!
March 20, 2010 - 6:13 pm - Awesome video - really first-class work you are putting out
March 1, 2010 - 5:12 am - lol, I'm sorry Chelsea! I couldn't help myself! I think this is a perfect example of when curiosity kills the cat, lol. And again, you two are incredible! =oD
February 28, 2010 - 10:05 am - You cheater! You peeked! lol.. I figured you might find it before I got the chance to blog it. ;-) I'm so happy you love it hun, and how sweet that your mom cried!
February 28, 2010 - 9:49 am - Jayse!!! I found the video you were talking about!! Oh my goodness, I don't even know how many times I've seen it already!! It made my mom cry =oP
February 27, 2010 - 9:59 am - Thanks everyone! And Dennise there might be a compilation video of you in the middle of Time Square floating around here somewhere I think... ;-)
February 27, 2010 - 9:19 am - so blown away by this! I love it!
February 26, 2010 - 6:58 pm - Awww, thanks everyone!! :-D
February 26, 2010 - 6:32 pm - I can not WAIT to see more videos!! Chelsea and Jayse, you are officially the Dynamic Duo!! Awesomeness is your middle name!
February 26, 2010 - 10:31 am - The video ROCKS! Amazing work Chels!
February 26, 2010 - 7:18 am - HOLY - this is soooo great! Best engagement shoot ever!
February 25, 2010 - 8:27 pm - ps - E.N. - neither of us really use actions or presets. It's much more fun to create something from scratch - albeit slightly more time-consuming.
February 25, 2010 - 8:21 pm - Thanks to everyone who's commented here and on Facebook! Now maybe I get to share in all the fun that Chels has! ;-)
February 25, 2010 - 6:42 pm - WOW is all I can say. You guys rocked that video and the couple was gorgeous. It makes me want to get married all over again and get this!
February 25, 2010 - 4:01 pm - ps - how do you guys get such fantastic colors? Presets? Actions? Do tell!
February 25, 2010 - 4:00 pm - I don't know how you keep surprising me with awesomeness - but you do! STUNNING work from both of you!
February 25, 2010 - 3:56 pm - Chelsea - I am sooo blown away by this! How completely and totally awesome. FABULOUS!
February 25, 2010 - 3:27 pm - Awesome! I love it!
February 25, 2010 - 3:26 pm - Chels this ROCKS!! I'm sure it will do very, very well.
February 25, 2010 - 3:24 pm - That was really cool! Very well done and artistic. I'm excited for you guys.
February 25, 2010 - 2:55 pm - I'm so excited this is finally here for you! What a hot looking video and couple!
February 25, 2010 - 2:28 pm - WOW! That video is @#*ing FANTASTIC!! What a perfect match with your imagery Chelsea. I think this will really take off. Congrats!
November 18, 2010 - 8:45 am [...] engagement session we did just a month prior to the wedding! Also, I can’t wait to share the fusion video Jayse is putting together from their wedding [...]
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!
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