Monthly Archives: November 2008

My Bridal Makeup Artistry

I bet not every bride takes her own getting ready pictures! We got ready in our room at the Westlake Village Inn. I had tons of fun and time to spare so I got some cute pics of my mom getting her make up done :) Isn’t my mom so beautiful!

Katya did our make up and my hair and she did such a good job!

Katya Makeup Artistry
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http://www.katyamakeupartistry.com
katya@katyamakeupartistry.com

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My own makeup chart. I was up next!
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Kate took this one of me and my mom :)
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And here’s what we looked like when we were all done!

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December 3, 2008 - 10:57 am Tina Katnich - Your Mom IS beautiful!

December 4, 2008 - 11:00 am Shephard - Your mom is pretty... she looks like actress Mary McDonnell (Dances with Wolves) :)
~S

Karmela + Sal

2008 wedding season ended with a bang with Karmela and Sal’s wedding! They were married at the Japanese Garden at Brand Park. What a hidden little gem it is! It’s so beautiful and the light there was amazing. After the ceremony we took pictures in front of the house and the library. The Brand Library has some amazing architecuture and I just love those arches!

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Karmela’s amazing bouquet!
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I just love roses along the aisle
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If you didn’t know better you’d think they were in Japan! I love Japanese tea houses.
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Yummy amazing light!
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Stunning Architecture and we got so lucky with these skies! Sal designed his own suit. It’s pretty sharp! He did an amazing job!
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Fabulous arches! Karmela and Sal dancing for the cameras :)
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Karmela’s rings are GEORGOUS!
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Look how happy Karmela was at her first dance!
The Urartu resturant had some amazing ceilings.

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Love the DJs lights in this one.
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The best man taking a picture of Karmela dancing… so fun to take pictures of people taking pictures ;)
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beeming beautiful bride!
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and the party has started!
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cheese! the dance floor was going off!
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I think they take the cake for having the most fun cutting the cake :)
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These are the most beautiful Champagne glasses I’ve seen. I totally want a pair for myself!

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{ view Part II of Karmela & Sal’s blog! }

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November 28, 2008 - 4:31 am Gill Taylor - Beautiful ! I love the dancing shots, looked like a lot of fun ... that like is totally scrummy too :)

Gill

November 28, 2008 - 10:54 am Karolin Mosesi - Chelsea I love all the pictures. I specially like the way the wall looks behind the cake cutting picutres.

November 28, 2008 - 11:39 am Angie Babakhani - Wow what wonderful photos.... The bride and Groom look so HAPPY! Thanks for the preview. I had an amazing time. Also, Chelsea you were such a great photographer!

November 28, 2008 - 10:57 pm Terri - These are absolutely beautiful!! The black & whites truly make it timeless. Job well done!

November 29, 2008 - 1:04 pm karmela b - Chelsea u did an amazing job.
The pics are off the chain. Makes me want to get married again .

Thank u for everything.

January 29, 2009 - 7:58 pm { 2008 Best of Wedding } | Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Los Angeles - [...] Karmela + Sal | Brand Park, Japanese Garden | Glendale, California [...]

August 13, 2009 - 2:11 pm Urartu Resturant,Brand Park,Glendale,Armenian | Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Los Angeles - [...] Karmela and Sal’s first blog: Click Here View Slideshow: Click Here [...]

Desirae + Graelon

Desirae and Grealon had their engagement session at the Santa Monica Pier. Desirae’s mom did an amazing job on the flowers for me wedding and I was soooo happy to return the favor. I can’t wait for their wedding at Spanish HIlls in April! This couple was made for the camera!

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November 25, 2008 - 12:20 am Kate Cresto - Gorgeous!! My favorite engagement session so far! What a beautiful couple :) You shot some amazing photos!!

November 27, 2008 - 12:28 pm Desirae Gallardo - We love our pics and we had so much fun with you! You did an amazing job and we can't wait for you to shoot our wedding. Thanks again!! :)

February 2, 2009 - 1:38 pm { 2008 Best of Engagements } | Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Los Angeles - [...] Desirae + Graelon | Santa Monica Pier | Santa Monica, California [...]

April 16, 2009 - 5:11 pm Spanish Hills Country Club Wedding | Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Los Angeles - [...] Click for Engagement Session | Santa Monica Pier | Santa Monica, California [...]

September 15, 2009 - 11:55 am Spanish Hills Country Club wedding Camarillo photography | Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Los Angeles - [...] click for Engagement Session | Santa Monica Pier | Santa Monica, California [...]

Tobi’s Family

For my second mini-session last week I met up with Tobi’s family at the Santa Monica Pier. I just feel in love with the green wall underneath the pier and thought it looked like a fun backdrop. We had fun playing the sand, doing a little hide and seek and running from the waves. I love the beach! If only I were a kid again :)

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February 12, 2009 - 5:37 pm Best of 2008 | Portraits | Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Los Angeles - [...] The McElrath’s | Family Portrait | Santa Monica, California [...]

Kaoru + Patrick

Kaoru and Patrick were my first mini-session of the day on Sunday. I was so excited to shoot on main street in Santa Monica again. I just love all the brick walls! The way these two look at each other is just so sweet! There was lots of laughs in this session. These two have a great sense of humor!! I can tell their wedding is going to be tons of fun! Can’t wait!

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Proud parents of the groom!


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February 2, 2009 - 12:55 pm { 2008 Best of Engagements } | Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Los Angeles - [...] Kaoru + Patrick | Santa Monica, California [...]

Erin + Ernie

Erin and Ernie planned a great wedding and reception! The ceremony was held at Church of Our Saviour and the reception was held at the Ye Olde Kings Head in Santa Monica. I just love a good Irish pub! An Irish pub with an Irish band is the icing on the cake! Ernie wore his Army uniform and Erin has the most fabulous pair of Manolo Blahnik’s I’ve ever seen! Even Carry Bradshaw would be jealous!

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Erin booked The Mulligan’s… a great Irish band!

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November 21, 2008 - 1:15 am Emily Heizer - I have those shoes in camo too! Got them on ebay! LOl! They are awesome! And comfy! LOL

Carrie should would be jealous! She got stuck with plain old silver. ;)

January 29, 2009 - 9:31 pm { 2008 Best of Wedding } | Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Los Angeles - [...] Erin + Ernie | Church of Our Saviour and Ye Olde Kings Head | Los Angeles and Santa Monica, Californi [...]

January 6, 2010 - 5:36 pm Santa Barbara Wedding Photography | Chelsea Elizabeth | Los Angeles Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Santa Barbara - [...] View Wedding Blog | Church of Our Saviour and Ye Olde Kings Head | Los Angeles and Santa Monica, Californi [...]

Camarillo Ranch Mini-Sessions!

Due to popular demand! More mini-sessions added to the calendar!

I’m so excited to announce that I’ve booked the Camarillo Ranch House and it’ll be decorated for the holiday’s!

Chelsea Elizabeth Photography will be offering mini-sessions at select locations for the holidays. Each mini-session will be 30 minutes. This sweet offer is only $150 and will include 25 holiday cards or one 8×10 print. All sessions will include an online gallery for ordering prints and other goodies. All prints will be online within one week. Note: digital files are not included but can be purchased a la carte online.

These sessions are great for family portraits. You can also take advantage of this offer for engagements, seniors, pets and just for fun!

You can reserve your time by contacting me and paying the $150 + tax session fee ($160.88). This will reserve your spot. All session fees are non-refundable. If your family becomes ill you can reschedule for another date.

All holiday portrait deadlines are:
11.01.08 album and canvas orders
12.10.08 for photo sessions
12.01.08 for holiday card orders
12.10.08 print orders

Locations are as follows:
11.29.08: Paramount Ranch | Paramount Ranch
12.06.08: Camarillo Ranch House I View sessions at the Ranch House I View Ranch House

View recent mini-sessions!

Here are some examples of just how beautiful the Camarillo Ranch House is!

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November 19, 2008 - 10:43 pm Alex - Hey I love that place! :)

Realtor Headshots

I had a great time photographing Gayle for her new real estate headshot. She’s the new president for VCCAR. Congratulations Gayle! I hope 2009 is a fabulous year for you! If anyone needs a really friendly realtor call Gayle!

Gayle Paul, Realtor, GRI
Walker and Paul
Property Management and Sales
gayle@walkerandpaul.com
805.483.5899 office

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February 12, 2009 - 5:38 pm Best of 2008 | Portraits | Santa Barbara Wedding Photographer | Chelsea Elizabeth Photography | Westlake Village, Los Angeles - [...] Gayle Paul | Realtor Headshots | Agoura, California [...]

Trash the Dress

Kim’s amazing shooot with her horse Stetson made “Trash the Dress”. How exciting!!!

To see more go to trashthedress.com! It was posted on 11.11.08 :)

View Kim’s session on our blog :)

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The Mediterraneo | Chelsea + Steve

On Saturday I had the best night of my life! It was sooooo amazing! To think we had an amazing wedding in Hawaii. I didn’t think it got any better then that. The wedding was a dream and the reception was the icing on top of the cake! I feel so honored and blessed to have been surrounded by my family and friends. It was sooooo much better then I thought it was going to be. The details turned out great thanks to Karyn, the DJ was amazing, and everyone haChelsea Elizabeth,Westlake Village Inn,Westlake Villagd a fabulous time! Our reception was at the Westlake Village Inn, in the Mediterraneo Resturant banquet room. Beautiful! I recommend it to all my brides looking for a elegant small reception!


View more of the Hawaii adventure!
Tell Jen what a wonderful job she did capturing my reception! Click here :)

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For our after party we rented a cabana at Bogie’s. Love the chandliers!

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November 14, 2008 - 1:19 pm Shephard - Oh, it looks absolutely beautiful!
LOVE the sparklie on the dress, and the fantastic name cards with the beads! You look so happy! :)
~S