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Lauren + Clark

chels — Thu, 17 May 2012 00:13:08 +0000

“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.

Married: Kristin & Greg

chels — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:19:00 +0000

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.

Britt & Michael’s Engagement

chels — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:31:44 +0000

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!

Shauna’s Trash the Dress

chels — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:34:36 +0000

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!

Kristen & Stephen’s Couple’s Session

chels — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 06:15:25 +0000

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.

Rock ‘n Roll Bride: Lindsey

chels — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:22:43 +0000

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!

Engaged: Lindsey and Nate

chels — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:32:15 +0000

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!

**UPDATE: Also featured on Rock & Roll Bride!

ZDF German TV Show

chels — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:30:58 +0000

Last month I was interviewed and filmed photographing Christina and Randy‘s trash the dress out at the Neon Boneyard for a Vegas feature that will air on the European television channel, ZDF German TV. Here’s a behind the scenes action shot of me and the paparazzi (thanks to Jayse):

And a little sneak peak of the shoot…

More to come!!

Angela and Brandon’s trash the dress

chels — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:26:45 +0000

Angela and Brandon traveled from Germany for a destination wedding in Las Vegas. And what better way to celebrate than a day-after trash the dress session at the Neon Boneyard!

Angela was looking ultra GLAM with her fabulous hair and makeup all done up by Lori White:

A+B: Congrats guys! It was a blast shooting and hanging out after. Hope you enjoy the teaser photos!

Engaged: Melissa and Josh

chels — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:34:01 +0000

Meet Melissa and Josh: two awesome Vegas locals with fantastic style. We met up early morning to celebrate their engagement (and Melissa’s birthday) with a shoot out at the Neon Boneyard!

Melissa and Josh were looking quite delish — good enough to eat…

Stay tuned for the wedding and more photos next April! Melissa and Josh will bringing their punk rock style, and you can sure that I’ll be right there rockin’ it out with them. Can’t wait!