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Lauren + Clark

“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. :-)

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!

Married: Kristin & Greg

Today I’m going to share some images of newlyweds Kristin & Greg! I met these two during their engagement session in 2010 and instantly fell in love with their easy-going nature and sincere personalities. That, along the affinity we share for haunted houses and horror movies! I knew we’d become fast friends.

While getting to know them, I found out that Kristin and Greg love exploring new places together – especially old buildings and places rich in history. We incorporated this into their wedding photography by getting back together a couple days after the wedding for a multi-location trash the dress at the Neon Museum (a collection of iconic neon signs that are being preserved as part of Las Vegas culture and history) and the beautiful nevada desert.

Thanks goes to Megan at Makeup in the 702 for Kristin’s fabulous hair and makeup!

Loved Kristin & Greg’s matching converse shoes!

Lipstick kisses. :-)

 

May 11, 2012 - 12:11 pm Amber and Dave - Soooo beautiful and sweeping. Love the lipstick kiss pic!

March 10, 2012 - 11:27 am Reni - So glad I could be there for your special day. Congrats to you and Greg!

March 4, 2012 - 1:09 pm Kathryn - Great photos! It looks like you had so much fun. Congrats!

March 3, 2012 - 6:21 pm Kristin - Chelsea, your photos are AMAZING! The Trash the Dress shoot was so much fun and the Neon Boneyard, haunted house, and dry lakebed were the perfect locations. You captured everything perfectly and were so much fun to work with!! Thank you for everything!

Britt & Michael’s Engagement

I’m excited to share some photos from Britt and Michael’s engagement session! I had a great time hanging out and capturing how these two are together – I’m pretty sure we laughed our way through the entire shoot!

Britt and Michael are from Kentucky, but they love traveling and I think it’s safe to say they have a bit of a love affair with Las Vegas. So for their engagement session we did things up Vegas-style with a trip to the fabulous Neon Museum! The bright retro signs ended up being the perfect compliment to Britt and Michael’s colorful, fun-loving personalities.

Do I spot a butt grab here? ;-) You two are so darn cute!

B+M: Thanks for an awesome time! Hope you two had a blast honeymooning it up in New Orleans!

October 22, 2011 - 5:24 am Bet and Josh - Love all the pictures! Chelsea is an outstanding photographer! So glad you all captured these memories in such a creative way!

October 14, 2011 - 5:28 am Kim @ Scenic Las Vegas Weddings - Congratulations to Britt and Michael for their engagement! They are a sweet and cute couple! I'm very happy for them! thanks for sharing their engagement photos with us, Chelsea! very lovely pictures! You are definitely my favorite Las Vegas wedding photographer! Keep up the good work!

Shauna’s Trash the Dress

I’m excited to share a few images from Shauna’s trash the dress session! I feel like I’ve known Shauna for ages. We started chatting last year when her and Dustin were in the beginning stages of planning out their wedding. They had an intimate wedding in New York, then came out to Vegas for their honeymoon and post-wedding shoot. It was awesome rocking it out together!

To top things off, Dustin’s a firefighter and brought his fire gear all the way from Florida for our shoot! Here’s a few of the images from our day together:


These first two were photographed against the colorful backdrop of the Neon Boneyard! Shauna brought along Dustin’s extra name badge to use as an adorable prop in celebration of her new last name:

To see more from this shoot, check out the feature on Destination Inspirations wedding blog!

November 4, 2011 - 2:07 pm Stephanie - These pictures are adorable! I love them!

August 18, 2011 - 7:51 pm Karrie - very nice! The last one is my favorite.

August 17, 2011 - 11:12 am Charles Moore - WOW Shauna, These photos are as amazing as you and Dustin are! Congratulations to you both.

August 13, 2011 - 3:13 pm Stephen - Terrific pics. Well done.

August 12, 2011 - 5:07 pm Caroline - Beautiful!!!!!!!! I L-O-V-E these pictures!!!!! Congratulations again!!!

August 11, 2011 - 4:47 pm Lee - Gorgeous bride!!! Wonderful shots!!!

August 11, 2011 - 3:18 pm hope krokidas - Shauna, u guys look dreamy!!! These are the best ever!

August 11, 2011 - 2:58 pm Jason LeBlanc - Love the photos, amazing!

August 11, 2011 - 2:52 pm Allison LeBlanc - Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!

August 11, 2011 - 2:13 pm Becci Godwin - Lovely - absolutely LOVELY!!

August 11, 2011 - 2:09 pm Oliver - These pics kick-ass...I'm striving to get my images half-this good. I guess I would need to start with a beautiful couple to shoot...great shots!

August 6, 2011 - 8:16 pm JamieY - Gorgeous! Love the name on the belt thing, super fantastic.

August 2, 2011 - 7:02 pm Lanette LeBlanc - Beautiful and unique pics! Great job!!

August 2, 2011 - 10:17 am Suzi Lighten - Oh, these are so cute, Chelsea! I love all of the themed shoots you do!

July 27, 2011 - 1:00 am Angela G - These are so fun! Beautiful and amazing work!

July 26, 2011 - 5:55 pm Will Hawkins - Great pics! Congrats

July 26, 2011 - 2:47 pm Nykea - These came out great! Shauna you look AMAZING and so beautiful!! oh Dustin looks nice too lol.

July 23, 2011 - 9:56 pm Shelley White - I LOVE LOVE LOVE them! They are fantastic!

July 23, 2011 - 8:48 pm Sheila (Mom) LeBlanc - Wow! These are so good! What a beautiful, happy couple. Thanks for doing such a super job Chelsea.

July 23, 2011 - 8:40 pm Charlotte Allen - Great pictures! Nice job.

July 23, 2011 - 7:19 pm Michele(Auntie M) - These pictures are great! Can't wait to see the rest! Great job Chelsea!

July 23, 2011 - 7:07 pm Shauna - I love them, Chelsea!! I cna't wait to see the rest! You are so talented and we are so happy to have had our pictures done by you. Talk soon!

October 5, 2011 - 5:25 pm Day 1 of Marriage: It begins with an adventure and a test « Precious Adventures - [...] thinking my dress is gone forever.  Oh, and by the way…we were on our way to Vegas for a trash the dress photoshoot.  That’s right…the dress was a necessary component of that!  All I could think was [...]

Kristen & Stephen’s Couple’s Session

Kristen & Stephen came out from South Carolina for their 2-year anniversary celebration. As a super sweet anniversary gift, Stephen put together a couple’s shoot for them downtown at the Neon Boneyard! And it was such a treat to be a part of it! These two have that perfect balance of sweet and spunky that make them a blast to photograph. In addition, Stephen’s the talent behind Blackmon Photography (click here to check out some of his awesome work), and if you’ve followed my blog you’d know how much I LOVE working with other photographers and creative types!

Here’s a few teaser photos from our time together:

Did I mention that they were also super stylish? I loved Kristen’s dress and adorable Anthropologie necklace!
We found this awesome little “B” for Blackmon…

S + K: Congrats on 2 years together! It was really awesome getting to know and photograph you guys! Be sure to keep in touch and look me up if you’re ever back in town – whether it be for a photo-conference or for play. :-)

May 5, 2012 - 12:03 pm Amber and Dave - You rock the boneyard like no one else Chelsea. Love this shoot!

December 10, 2011 - 7:15 am Barbara Breitsameter - Love, love your work!

August 16, 2011 - 2:33 pm E.N. - Really nice imagery Chelsea - Awesome color. They look like total love birds!

July 5, 2011 - 9:09 pm Suzi Lighten - So warm and beautiful! I really love her necklace too! :)

July 1, 2011 - 11:26 pm Stephanie Bachle - Absolutely awesome. You shot from a whole other perspective that I never saw there. Great job Chelsea. You are the bomb. I love your use of the yellow backdrop with the yellow dress and necklace!

Rock ‘n Roll Bride: Lindsey

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:

Rock 'n Roll Bride:  Neon Boneyard, Tattooed Rockstars

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!

March 25, 2011 - 3:14 am Timothy - Sweet shots. Love it. I really love Rock n' Roll Bride. Great place to showcase original work. How did you go about this? Did you submit it to them, or did they contact you? Once again, great work.

February 17, 2010 - 4:21 pm Mike T - Congrats Chelsea! those images are killer!

February 11, 2010 - 11:39 am Trude - Congrats girl! Loooove that session - delicious, creamy and rockin'. Awesome.

February 9, 2010 - 1:00 pm Julie - Love these! So colorful and fun!

February 8, 2010 - 8:51 am ohana photographers - rock that ish chelsea!

February 8, 2010 - 12:42 am Linds - 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 Jessica - 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 Mike T - Way to go Chelsea, Lindsey & Nate! Those images are definitely rock-star worthy! Love 'em!