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Miriam & John’s Wedding

Monday, July 11, 2011 Posted in Weddings

Miriam (Mimi) & John met 8 years back as sophomores in college when they were introduced by mutual friends at The Village Inn restaurant. There was an instant attraction and their shyness lead to a sweet first moment that Mimi recalled to me: John said, “It’s very nice to meet you” to which Mimi replied, “Likewise.” Then he said it again: “It was really nice meeting you.” She found it super sweet and charming.

Together they share a unique love that revolves around both passion and a deep friendship. You may recall seeing their engagement session where we went star-gazing (one of their favorite past-times).

I adored the soft, delicate color-tones of the floral and bouquets designed by Teresa of Enchanted Florist. Here Mimi’s bridesmaid Doris is modeling the bridesmaid bouquet:Mimi & John’s ceremony took place at St. Joseph Husband of Mary Catholic Church.

Then afterward we were off for photos and the reception which took place in the beautiful setting of The Springs Preserve‘s Nevada State Museum.

Mimi & John: I love you guys and am so honored that I could be a part of your wedding and celebrate with your sweet family and friends! Big congrats to you both! I hope you had an incredible time together honeymooning it up in San Francisco. :-)

CREDITS
Photographer: Chelsea Nicole Photography
Ceremony venue: St. Joseph Husband of Mary Catholic Church
Reception: Nevada State Museum at The Springs Preserve
Site Coordinator & Catering Manager: Michelle Lettieri at Wolf Gang Puck
Floral: Teresa of Enchanted Florist

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August 25, 2011 - 12:14 am bayliy - Amazing!!! beautiful bride with an elegant wedding dress. You have become the most beautiful princess on your special day.

July 22, 2011 - 12:46 am Vicki - Wow - such amazing photos!!!! I love the mirrored shinny effect flooring at the ceremony ! AWESOME!

July 13, 2011 - 9:00 am Louisa Irigoyen - Mimi's you look beautiful. The pictures are wonderful. You and John look so much in love, May God keep this love flowing between you for ever. Love you!

July 13, 2011 - 8:26 am Sabrina Aguilar - Beautiful, amazing pictures

July 12, 2011 - 7:59 pm Violet - beautiful pictures

July 12, 2011 - 4:58 pm Luis Reza - Absolutely beautiful. It was also really funny how we ran into one another in San Francisco. You both look amazing. I'm so happy for you and am glad to see how beautiful it all turned out. Take care you two. I send lots of love and support for anything you need.

July 12, 2011 - 2:48 pm Celi - so grown up! it makes me feel panicked inside!

July 12, 2011 - 2:31 pm Jose Hinojosa - Amazing photos!!!! In particular my two favorites are the last two. I feel they are the ones that perfectly capture the essence of John and Mimi.

July 12, 2011 - 2:10 pm Gaby Federico - Congratulations!! The pictures are soooo beautiful!!! Blessings to both of you!!!

July 12, 2011 - 12:46 pm Alma Rojo - Great job! I appreciate being able to "witness" their moments remotely! Congratulations again to the beautiful couple. You belong in a magazine!

July 12, 2011 - 12:35 pm Meghan - Beautiful photos!

July 12, 2011 - 12:31 pm Mariana Guerrero - Miriam! these pictures are beautiful!!!! Your photographer is awesome! of course you two make such a cute couple that the pictures cant come out looking bad at all!!!!! I read the story on how you guys met and it makes your love even more perfect. You two look so happy together I can tell on the glow you both have in your face! These pictures are stunning! they are romantic and sweet just like you both are! God bless you! be happy each and every day! <3

July 11, 2011 - 11:21 pm Sofia Alfaro - Amazing wedding and great pics . Congrats to the lovely couple!!!

July 11, 2011 - 10:00 pm John Hall - Thank you so much Chelsea! It was a lot of fun for us working with you for the engagement session and the day of our wedding. You captured so much! I wish you all the best and hope you and Jayse have plenty more adventures in photography :)

July 11, 2011 - 8:17 pm s h e r r y - :) Gorgeous photos!!! :)

July 11, 2011 - 1:24 pm Mimi Hall - Chelsea! The photos are incredibly sweet & lovely!!!! Makes me want to relive that day all over again! Again, you did a fantastic job! John & I are very happy with the photos! Also, San Francisco Honeymoon was so much fun!!! We didn't want to leave haha :D

Frances & Eddie’s Travel Themed Engagement

Thursday, September 2, 2010 Posted in Engagements

I can’t wait for Frances & Eddie’s wedding coming up VERY soon (a month away from today!) at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and one of my favorite places: Vintner’s Grill here in Vegas. And today I have some photos to share from their recent engagement session. :-)

For Frances & Eddie’s e-shoot we knew we had to plan out something fun to fit their personalities. A couple of their favorite things to do together are to travel (they are world travelers and have been to Hawaii, Russia, Thailand, Cambodia and Costa Rica together) and, when not globe-trotting, hang out a their local Borders bookstore. They love to browse through the travel books and make plans for their upcoming adventures together.

So, this is exactly what we did for our shoot and it couldn’t have been more perfect… We got to chill out in one of their favorite places, and while I photographed they even snuck a little planning time in for their honeymoon in Greece!

Afterward we headed outdoors to play in the late afternoon sun and test fly some paper airplanes Frances and Eddie constructed out of the travel maps at the bookstore.

Eddie made this particular paper plane so that Waikiki Beach, the place where he proposed, would be right on the wing.

F+E: Love ya two! Jayse and I can’t wait for next month!!

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September 19, 2010 - 9:23 am Meredith - FABULOUS PHOTOS!!! I especially like the close up ones of you both outdoors.  They capture the love you have for each other as well as the fun you have with each other :) BTW Francie I love love love the red dress on you!

September 12, 2010 - 10:51 am Eddie - The pictures look fabulous.  Thanks Chelsea and see you in less than a month!

September 11, 2010 - 2:00 am Eddie - Love the photos!  Wish I could claim the paper plane idea as my own, but then I'd be lying.  Chelsea, thank you so much for making this possible.  See you in less than a month!

September 7, 2010 - 10:45 am Vanessa Espinosa - What a handsome couple!  Love the travel theme.  Begs the question....  where will they end up next!?  Haha!

September 6, 2010 - 6:13 pm Emma - Truly wonderful photos of a very sweet couple.   I admire the creative vision of the photographer.    I like the richness of the red color of Frances' dress.   The colors just blend beautifully. 

September 5, 2010 - 3:15 pm Becky - Great shots ! My favorite is the close-up of the two of you.

September 4, 2010 - 5:53 pm Darlene - Perfect photos!!! Love, love, love the shots...especially the bookstore pics....totally adorable! E & F, you guys are one fabulous lookin' couple! Love you and see you at the wedding!!!

September 4, 2010 - 5:51 pm Glenn - Nice pictures!!!  Can't wait for Vegas BABY!

September 4, 2010 - 12:03 pm KCS Design - Beautiful!  These pictures will look great in your new home!

September 4, 2010 - 10:14 am Sarah Finer - These are so adorable!!! Beautiful photographs!!!!!! X

September 3, 2010 - 8:36 pm Tiffy - I LOOOVE the pictures!! I love the paper airplane that shows Waikiki. And oh yeah Eddie, France told me how upset you are on how no one commented on you and how you are hot. You're hot bro! Very handsome and France is beautiful. I love you guys!!

September 3, 2010 - 4:25 pm Joyce - FRANCES, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!!! I really like the bookstore photos, they look amazing.

September 3, 2010 - 8:23 am Ernie - Nice work, bro...you guys look great! I only see PG rated pics on this website. Please send the login info for the steamier stuff.

September 2, 2010 - 9:08 pm lani - Love it! Great location. My fave lil' touch is the paper plane. Too cute!

September 2, 2010 - 8:34 pm Myckie - Cool pictures. I didn't know you were going to Greece.

September 2, 2010 - 8:32 pm ninna - The photos are amazing and capture beautifully the fun spirit and love you share. Truly happy for both of you!

September 2, 2010 - 8:15 pm gina - beautiful couple, amazing pix, gorgeous background! i can't wait to see everyone at the wedding :) much love from the east coast <3

September 2, 2010 - 7:30 pm Luchie - What fun and wonderful pix to treasure throughout your married life! See you both on "W" day!

September 2, 2010 - 5:26 pm Brock - I hope you guys stole the travel maps that you made the paper planes with.  Kidding!

September 2, 2010 - 5:14 pm Annie - Great work of art. It's a joy looking at them. 

September 2, 2010 - 3:19 pm Vivian - Great engangement photos!  You two are a lovely couple...can't wait to see your wedding pictures.

September 2, 2010 - 2:44 pm jennifer - GREAT photos! You two look very much in love and happy. :)

September 2, 2010 - 2:31 pm Frances - Chelsea, you are so brilliant! I love them! Thanks so much for the fun day and the great pictures!

September 2, 2010 - 2:01 pm Sandy Villagran - I love this...so adorable!  Thanks for sharing.  This is just the beginning of more fun adventures for both Frances and Eddie to enjoy together.

September 2, 2010 - 1:53 pm Maggie - Love em!!  Especially the one with you 2 sitting in the bookstore...too cute!!

September 2, 2010 - 1:49 pm Juliet Douglas - Very cute engagement session! I can't wait to see their Vintner Grill reception!

September 2, 2010 - 1:41 pm Irene - Cutesness to the max!  Their traveling spirit was totally captured in this shoot!  I love love love the paper airplanes! And such a cute couple to add that cherry on top =)

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Whitney and John’s Wedding & SMP Feature

Friday, April 9, 2010 Posted in Press & Features, Weddings

I’m excited to share Whitney and John’s wedding which was recently featured on Style Me Pretty’s wedding blog! Click below to check out the feature accompanied by a fantastic write-up from Whitney on why they picked Las Vegas as their destination wedding location and behind-the-scenes details on how everything came together:

Style Me Pretty Little Black Book blog feature | Wedding at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, NV

Whitney and John’s wedding was held at one of my favorite locations here in Las Vegas, the gorgeous and eco-friendly Springs Preserve.Whitney and John's Destination Wedding | Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, NVWhitney looked amazing! Makeup in the 702 did up her hair and makeup, and I was crazy about the chic Vera Wang wedding dress and long veil she was rockin’.

Whitney and John's Wedding at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas

Whitney and John's Destination Wedding | Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, NV

For her something blue, Whitney had the bottoms of her Stewart Weitzman shoes painted blue. It was such a creative touch – I loved it!

Something blue | Stuart Weitzman shoes

A BIG shout out must also go to Stephanie Smith who coordinated and made sure every detail was perfectly in place. I always love getting to work with Stephanie – she’s not only one of the most organized people I know, but has the biggest heart and gives her all to each and every couple.

And speaking of details, there was no shortage of eye-candy! I loved the combination of purples and greens and the old-fashioned bird cage holding the lovely programs by Bella Figura. Also, as an extra-special touch Whitney and John used the names of their honeymoon destinations in Africa for their table markers.Wedding details: programs & table names | Springs Preserve in Las Vegas

The happy newlyweds!Whitney and John's Destination Wedding | Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, NV

Also be sure to check out the Gallery on SMP with tons of additional images from Whitney and John’s beautiful day.

Whitney + John: I love you two and am so happy I was able to spend this gorgeous day with you! Hope all is great back in Boston! Come back and visit again soon. :-)

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April 19, 2010 - 11:06 am Natalie - There isn't anything I don't love about these pictures. Beautiful work simply beautiful.

April 17, 2010 - 2:01 pm Cindy - wow... that venue rocks! LOVE all of the details, you are simply amazing. (O:

April 15, 2010 - 4:54 pm Dennise - Superb work as always!!

April 14, 2010 - 10:05 pm Juliet Douglas - Love that photo with the flying veil.  Congratulations on the feature Chels!  Great job too on the planning Steph!

April 14, 2010 - 7:02 am Whitney - This looks great Chelsea!  We LOVE all of the wedding photos :)  You did such an amazing job!  xoxo Whitney & John

April 12, 2010 - 7:09 pm Sarah Lee - Yeah! Congrats on your feature!! Stellar work:)

April 11, 2010 - 8:31 am E.N. - Gorgeous! You are just getting featured everywhere - well deserved! Very romantic feeling to all the images.

April 9, 2010 - 9:57 pm annie - Beautiful work as usual Chelsea! Congrats on the feature!

April 22, 2010 - 4:16 pm Happy Earth Day! » Chelsea Nicole – Alternative Style Wedding Photography - [...] For weddings images from here, check out a few of my recent features on Style Me Pretty - Whitney & John’s Wedding and the Vegas Inspiration to [...]

August 1, 2010 - 11:06 am More Recent Features » Chelsea Nicole Photography – Las Vegas and Destination Alternative Wedding Photographer - [...] Bride –  featured Whitney & John’s wedding wedding coordinated by Stephanie Smith and held at the gorgeous Springs Preserve here in Las [...]

Style Me Pretty – Vegas Inspiration to Reality

Sunday, February 28, 2010 Posted in Behind the Scenes, Press & Features, The Latest, Video, Weddings

As you probably already know, I have a very big crush on a certain ultra stylish wedding website (Style Me Pretty). Abby, Elaine and all the girls at SMP are my kind of people – also obsessed with details and pretty things. So I was absolutely delighted to be a part of their new feature called the “Inspiration to Reality Challenge.” I love the whole concept and how it works! Each region puts together a team of fantastic wedding vendors, then they choose an inspiration board designed by one of SMP’s readers and put their creative juices together to bring it all to life.

I’m beyond excited to share some photos from the Inspiration to Reality shoot that our Las Vegas team put together – and that it’s a 4-part feature on the front page of Style Me Pretty this weekend!

Our shoot took place at one of my FAVORITE ceremony and reception locations here Vegas, the gorgeous Springs Preserve! I loved how the blues popped against the warm desert backdrop. And our model bride, Gabi looked stunning with hair & makeup all done up by Allyson, Lauren & Monet at Las Vegas Style Sirens.

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The Vera Wang gown provided by Dawn at Couture Bride Salon was THE perfect fit. And the whole look and style was a great match for the vintage aviation theme Tracey (of Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge) came up with based off the movie The Aviator.

I first saw this dress on Gabi a couple weeks before the shoot. A bunch of us girls were hanging out in the bridal salon while Dawn was trying different dresses on Gabi. It was too funny because it was almost as if we were her bridesmaids. When she came out with this gown on there was one big synchronized “Oohh!” It was definitely THE ONE.

The ensemble was topped off by Stella & Dot Jewelry from stylist Carrie Hogan and a fantastic blue veil from MUMO hair accessories.

style-me-pretty-wedding-shoot-springs-preserve-las-vegas-3Jesus (our groom – who also happens to be the Catering Manager at Springs Preserve) was looking pretty darn sharp as well.

Style Me Pretty Shoot | Springs Preserve in Las VegasStyle Me Pretty Shoot | Springs Preserve in Las Vegas

Style Me Pretty Shoot | Springs Preserve in Las Vegas

Details, details, details – I was definitely lovin’ all the eye candy! From the amazing feather bouquet by Emplume, the totally unique cakelets by Kristen at Gimme Some Sugar (SO love this idea to have multiple smaller cakes rather than one main one, or in addition to the main one), signature drink by Dress the Drink, peacock chair decor by Wildflower Linens, beautiful centerpiece by Randi at Naakiti Floral, the invitations that arrive in a vintage steamer trunk by Tifany at Gourmet Invitations, and so much more!

Style Me Pretty | Invitation by Gourmet Invitations

Gimme Some Sugar | Wedding Cakes | Las Vegas, NV"The Plume" Signature Drink by Dress the Drink

Be sure to hit up Style Me Pretty to see a ton more images in the 4-part feature! Here’s the links:

Style Me Pretty Shoot | Springs Preserve in Las VegasAnd I saved the best for last….

Here’s the behind the scenes video created by my incredibly talented other-half, Jayse!

BIG shout out and thanks to everyone that helped make this shoot a reality!! It was a blast working with such an awesome team people. :-)

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October 19, 2010 - 4:30 pm Sidd Rishi - Stunning photos :) Love it!!

April 29, 2010 - 7:08 pm Shannon Stuno - Love the lighting, colors & everything!  Gorgeous!

March 23, 2010 - 11:36 pm Terrence Lighten - Just saw the photos, they are amazing, goes along with the amazing video...

March 20, 2010 - 8:26 pm E.N. - ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! Everything about it - fantastic detail shots and definitely one of the best videos I've seen. Great work everyone involved!

March 20, 2010 - 10:44 am Emily - OH. MY. WORD. These are PERFECT!!!!   I'm am just spinning - I love these so much and the video is absolutely amazing!  All around great job!

March 19, 2010 - 3:14 pm Suzi Lighten - I've been meaning to comment. Wow, you two! Wow! You and Jayse are a not only adorable together as a couple but a great match for working behind your lenses together. That video rocked!

March 19, 2010 - 10:07 am Susan - These are all perfectly stunning, Chelsea, but that second image took my breath away! The color is amazing.

March 12, 2010 - 7:28 am Cherie Hogan - Hi Chelsea! It's Cherie from WPPI.  Ive been trying to figure out why the picture of the bride with the blue sky behind her is so stunning and I think I figured it out, the color of the sky matches the blue hair piece she's wearing! Did you do that on purpose? I might have to try that! Anyways, love your work! So glad I got to meet you! Hopefully I'll see you at a PUG meeting! Remember to email me if you need assistance at your next wedding!

March 5, 2010 - 11:55 pm Wendhy - LOVE it! AMAZING photos & video!

March 5, 2010 - 2:49 pm Dennise - The beauty you all were able to capture is just unbelievable...  Chelsea, your images are out of this world!  If someone needs ideas for a wedding, here they are!  And Jayse, you just bring such life through your videos!!  Awesome you two!

March 1, 2010 - 12:11 am Juliet Douglas - So beautiful!  And I finally got the chance to view the video and it's amazing!!  Good job Chelsea, Jayse, Tracey, and the entire team!

February 28, 2010 - 5:32 pm Tracey Kumer-Moore - Just an unbelievable, inspiring day from the board to everyone involved and perfectly captured by the fab Chelsea & Jayse! I had a blast working with everyone and the two of you from the spark of brilliance in my office when we found "OUR Inspiration" to the shoot day and beyond! Can't wait to do this again. You two ROCK! Let's go celebrate some awesome work. T.

February 28, 2010 - 12:42 pm ohana photographers - that's the stuff right there!!! love that second shot! love.

April 22, 2010 - 4:18 pm Happy Earth Day! » Chelsea Nicole – Alternative Style Wedding Photography - [...] - The Springs Preserve: This 180-acre environment-centered preservation is tucked away in the middle of the city, just 10mins outside of the busy Vegas strip. Whether you’re looking for something a bit different for your Vegas wedding or just looking for a place to explore and have a little fun while in town, the Springs Preserve is wonderful. For weddings images from here, check out a few of my recent features on Style Me Pretty - Whitney & John’s Wedding and the Vegas Inspiration to Reality. [...]