Monthly Archives: July 2009

Long Beach Wedding | Stephanie + Kyle

Stephanie and Kyle are such a cute couple! I really enjoyed photographing this wedding.  Both Stephanie and Kyle looked so amazing!  They were married at Stephanie’s Dad’s church.  The ceremony was so touching!  There is just something so special about having your Dad marry you :)  We took some fun portraits before the ceremony and even more after.  This reception really kept us on our toes as each table serenaded Stephanie and Kyle!  Instead of the traditional clinqing of the glasses these guests really had to work for it ;)   So much fun!  Stephanie and Kyle are enjoying their honeymoon right now! It’s a suprise for Stephanie… I can’t wait to hear where they went!

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Bride getting ready and putting dress on Lakewood wedding photographer

Backyard first glance moment, bellflower wedding photographer

Rynerson Park Lakewood bridal portrait

Thanks to Meghan for taking this great groomsmen portrait!
\Rynerson Park Lakewood groom and groomsmen portrait

chartreuse avocado green lavendar rose, white flowers bridal bouquet

Rynerson Park Lakewood bridal party portrait brown bridge

Rosewood Church bellflower lakewood wedding ceremony ring exchange

sepia rosewood ceremony kiss bellflower bride and groom exit recessional lakewood wedding photography

Rosewood church bride and groom portrait green leaves and tree backlit portrait

The Centre at Sycamore Plaza Wedding Reception Bride and Groom Dancing Lakewood wedding rings on cake knife

The Centre at Sycamore Plaza Wedding Reception Bride and Groom Dancing

Portrait Location | Rynerson Park

Ceremony Venue | Rosewood Church

Reception Venue | The Centre at Sycamore Plaza

DJ | Awesome Entertainment

Flowers | Flower Works

Dress | Jinny’s Bridal | Maggie Sottero

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Brown Barn enagement photography

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July 31, 2009 - 10:53 am Meghan Aileen - They look awesome Chelsea!!!

August 2, 2009 - 6:13 pm Holly McCaig - YOU ROCK! I love seeing your blog posts! :)

August 3, 2009 - 4:39 pm oneshotbeyond - These are all top notch!!!!

August 3, 2009 - 11:29 pm caroline tran - your couples are always so gorgeous and look like they're having so much fun! you do such a great job in bringing that out in every client!

August 5, 2009 - 11:54 pm Stephanie - Chelsea, we LOVE the pictures!!! They look so amazing, and we are so happy! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I especially like the getting ready pictures and the emotions in the dancing ones at the end, but they're all great, it's hard to say favorites! I can't wait to see the whole gallery :) Btw, the honeymoon was in Riviera Maya, Mexico (just South of Cancun) and it was WONDERFUL! Thanks again.

September 2, 2009 - 12:21 am Kookie Kahn - What beautiful pictures. I am sure these will always be treasured. Since I was unable to attend the wedding, I had great interest in really studying the pics and the video. Super job, great couple.........WAY TO GO!

Santa Barbara Wedding | Carrie + Brad

This wedding was A M A Z I N G!  Carrie got ready at the Fess Parker Doubletree.  The girls were in such good spirits!  Carrie has such a contagious smile!  We headed over to the Santa Barbara Courthouse to do all the bridal party portraits and first glance.  Of course we headed off in style in the trolly!  I love it when the bride and groom see each other before the wedding. The first glance moment is just the best! I loved the look on Brad’s face when he saw Carrie.  So priceless!

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Fess Parker double tree santa barbara hotel bride getting ready for wedding

Fess Parker double tree santa barbara hotel bride and bridesmaids getting ready for wedding

I love this picture that Kip took of the Groomsmen!

santa barbara sunken gardens courthouse groomsmen vintage portrait

Such a great first glance moment!

Santa Barbara courthouse sunken gardens first glance bride and groom moment

I love Carrie’s Coach shoes!!!

Santa Barbara wedding photography modern playful and artistic

The Gerby daisies were perfect!

santa barbara trolly company bridal party wedding rental

elings park santa barbara wedding ceremony green bridesmaids dresses

I love these two moments that I captured when Carrie and Brad exited the ceremony and embraced at the end of the trail!

elings park santa barbara wedding ceremony husband and wife exit

Did I mention how much I loved these Gerber daisies!!!!

yellow and red gerber daisy bridesmaids bouquet with green dress and different colors center pieces with limes

Henry's Beach Santa Barbara vintage bride and groom portraits on the beach with umbrella parasol
Vintage first dance and wedding rings on pink and orange gerber daisies daisy
sepia toasts godric grove elings park bride and groom kiss at head table
godric grove elings park wedding reception and pure joy catering buffet table with stars
wedding reception godric grove  father daughter son mother dance wedding
Elings park photojournalistic moment and view of Santa Barbara mountains at golden hour
orange and lime green lantern with strings of white lights at wedding reception
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blue sky elings park godric grove wedding reception with lanterns at sunset

Venue | Elings Park

Videographer | Brian McLain

Coordinator |Bijoux Events

Caterer | Pure Joy

Officiant | Reverend Jerry Bellamy

Hotel | Fess Parker Doubletree

Transportation | Santa Barbara Trolly & Co.

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July 24, 2009 - 6:36 pm Heidi - Great pics again, Chelsea! We love the color of the flowers. Random question...do you have any idea where the guys got their suits? -Heidi and Edward

July 27, 2009 - 11:49 am John Prado - Beautiful work Chelsea!!!

July 27, 2009 - 12:15 pm Christy - The suits/tuxes came from Mission tuxedo in Santa Barbara

July 27, 2009 - 1:51 pm Brad - Chelsea - the pictures are amazing. Carrie and I are so thankful for all you and Kip did to capture them. We can't wait to see Part 2!

July 27, 2009 - 8:44 pm Heidi - Thanks, Christy!

July 28, 2009 - 4:17 pm Carrie - Chelsea, thank you SO much for the sneak peek pics! They are SO amazing!!! I have forwarded them on to everyone!! Thank you so much! You have been sooo wonderful to work with! =)

July 29, 2009 - 4:23 pm caroline tran - great captures, chelsea!! love the daisies & lime!

Linda + Len

Happy 50th wedding anniversary to Linda and Len!  What an accomplishment!  As a wedding photographer it’s so great to see a couple that still looks as happy to years down the road as they looked on day one.  I love the photo of them on their wedding day! What a handsome couple!  Congrat’s!  Wishing you many more good years!

50th wedding anniversary celebration and portrait

Venue | The Plug Nickel

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July 23, 2009 - 4:02 pm xoxocatie - BEAUTIFUL!!! I love the wedding picture! So sweet. Cheers to 50 years! Congrats :]

July 23, 2009 - 4:41 pm Len Loomis - The 'tryptich' is outstanding. I'll have to figure out a way to do that for myself. We had fun! Len

La Venta Inn Wedding | Kaoru + Patrick

Kaoru and Patrick had  a fabulous wedding at the La Venta Inn.  The details were amazing! From her bright blue high heels to the pink floral centerpieces, every detail had so much thought put into it.  It was simple, vintage and romantic.  The day was beautiful!!!  Kaoru looked stunning!

Thanks to Leslie for helping me shoot this wedding!

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La Venta Inn bride getting ready

Loved these dark blue shoes!

Blue bride wedding shoes wedding dress palos verdes inn wedding photography

La Venta Inn bridal suite white and pink peonies

la venta inn palos verdes estates view of ocean south bay manhattan beach

sepia la venta inn wedding bride and groom

wedding ceremony palos verdes estates wedding photographer

south bay wedding photographer

la venta inn bridal portraits

La Venta Inn wedding reception centerpiece

The centerpieces were amazing!   I loved how each table was different.

wedding centerpieces romantic white and light pink flowers

dark blue and light blue reception table place cards and wedding ring detail shot on green leaf

sepia photojournalistic wedding toast at reception

la venta inn bride and groom vintage golden hour portraits

Thanks to Leslie for shooting this AMAZING night time picture!

la venta inn nighttime view of los angeles

la venta inn bride and groom dancing at the reception

Venue | La Venta Inn

Caterer | New York Food & Co.

DJ | Michael Angelo Music

Wedding Gown | La Soie

Bride’s shoes | J. Crew

Florist | Lily Pad, Rebecca Perry

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July 18, 2009 - 11:23 pm Edward - Hi Chelsea! Great pictures (as always)! I really like the shots you got of the ceremony and also the shot of the rings. Heidi and I are still very excited that you will be shooting our wedding. It is now officially less than a year away! We're also looking forward to our engagement session! We'll be contacting you soon to see when you think would be best to do our engagement session. Hope all is well! Take care. -Heidi and Edward

July 19, 2009 - 12:01 am Rebecca@lilypadfloral.com - Hi Chelsea- Your photos of Karou & Patrick's wedding are fantastic! Great work. Rebecca, Lily Pad FLoral Design

July 19, 2009 - 2:02 am Kaoru - Hi Chelsea! Thanks for the amazing pictures!! We can't wait to see the rest of them.

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The Chestnut’s

I had a fabulous time photographing the Chestnut’s at McMenamin’s. Who knew Oregon had such great light!!! What a great looking family :)

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portland oregon portrait photography relaxed outdoor on location photographs

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baby girl portrait in basket in field of wildflowers portrait

baby twins vintage portrait photograph portland oregon

baby twin sepia relaxed portraits portland oregon

vintage family portrait mcmenamins portland oregon

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July 17, 2009 - 9:58 am The Chesnut family - Thank you so much. These came out beautiful. I'm so glad twenty years from now, we can look back on these amazing pictures. Thank You!

July 17, 2009 - 10:11 pm Beth - really gorgeous family! beautiful photos, they will love them! :)

Hayden Elizabeth | Part III

We headed over to McMenamin’s again for Karyn’s family portrait.  I could shoot here everyday!

portland oregon family portrait photographer with newborn baby

portland oregon family portrait photography lifestyle candid relaxed

black and white family portrait in portland oregon

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July 16, 2009 - 4:28 am Karyn - Wow, parts I, II, and III. I think that is a record for your blog! That Karyn girl must be like your best friend or something. :) Love all the pics, we had such a great time shooting with you! The light was perfect!

July 17, 2009 - 2:41 pm Alex - Wow, what a little cutie! Love these pics!!

Hayden Elizabeth | Part II

Karyn and I headed out on an  adventure to take some portraits of Hayden. Since we are big wine lovers we took some baskets and headed to wine country.  Duck Pond Cellars was kind enough to let us take portraits in the vineyard.. I just love Oregon!  Hopefully these photos represent Hayden and Karyn’s family.  I can just see more family portraits in vineyards for years to come!

vineyard newborn baby girl portraits vintage photograph

newborn vineyard in a basket and wine bucket in the vineyard

sepia newborn in basket vintage newborn baby portrait, feet toe details and sleeping baby

vintage newborn baby details toes, fingers and body grape leaf

vintage sleeping baby in a vineyard portland oregon

thousand oaks portrait photographer baby and mom grabbing vine

Pears are the state fruit of Oregon!

portland oregon newborn baby girl in forest in basket of pears

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Hayden Elizabeth | Part I

The whole reason I headed up to Oregon is this beautiful baby below!  My best friend Karyn had Hayden…. she’s such a miracle!  I loved photographing Karyn and Hayden in the nursery.  These special moments are what life is made of!

black and white nursery picture newborn in basket with blanket

Meg is such a good dog mommy :D
sepia nursery photograph with mom, baby and black pug dog feeding baby

Meg protecting the nursery!
sepia pug dog protecting the nursery while mom feeds baby

Hayden loves a good burrito!
sepia burrito baby portland nursery baby photography

Of course we couldn’t get out of the house without having to give Hayden a bath!
newborn baby girl bath time photojournalistic family photography

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July 15, 2009 - 4:47 pm Karyn Vorhees - Your blog makes me want to cry! So glad I will see you in just 5 short days and can give you a huge hug! These are amazing Chelsea, thanks for capturing this special time for our family. We'll treasure these images forever!!!

July 15, 2009 - 5:02 pm Gran - Chelsea, you did such a great job, I'm sure it helps when you have such beautiful people to work with. Karyn and Hayden, you both look beautiful! I love you both.

Hartley Botanica Wedding | Amanda + Andrew

Amanda and Andrew had a fabulous wedding at Hartley Botanica on a very festive 4th of July weekend.  The wedding was so beautiful! I’m so in love with the lighted arches at Hartley’s!  I love any wedding where Command Performance is serving! I was go glad that I was able to photograph their wedding!  Have a fabulous honeymoon in Italy!!!!

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Hartley Botanic Somis Bridal portraits with bouquet in the arches

Hartley Botanica somis wedding portrait and ring shot

Hartley Botanica wedding details place cards brown with bow and wedding cake with purple and lavender roses

Camarillo somis wedding bridal party relaxed portrait at Hartley Botanica

color bridal party portraits, somis wedding photographer

Hartley botanica ceremony photos

Command performance catering buffet details

modern, playful, artistic bridal portraits thousand oaks wedding photographer

sparkler initials and grand exit

Venue | Hartley Botanica

Coordinator | Wendi Hatfield, Bella Dia

Catering | Command Performance

Flowers | Unique Floral Designs

Cake | The Bread Basket

DJ | Elegant Event Entertainment, Chris Mortillaro

Dress | Maggie Sottero

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Amanda-and-Andrew

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July 13, 2009 - 6:55 pm Lisa Love in Madison, Alabama =) - *~*Gorgeous Photos*~* I {heart} her bouquet!! What a beautiful location and a lovely couple!!

July 14, 2009 - 2:28 am Heather Hall - Chelsea, you did it again...beautiful pics. I love Hartley Botanica my girlfriend got married there. The tree tunnel is my favorite!

July 15, 2009 - 1:36 pm John McGreevy - Hello! As "Father of the Bride", I must say that Amanda sure picked a winner! Not just Andy, but you. We had a fantastic day and your pictures captured that magical experience. Thank you!

July 20, 2009 - 12:08 pm Tiffany Whitten - What lovely photos!!! Such a beautiful wedding! Stunning colors!!!

July 20, 2009 - 11:28 pm Kelly - What great photos! I attended this event and you captured just how beautiful it really was. Great job :)

July 23, 2009 - 4:51 am Elaine - love the fireworks pictures!! awesome!

August 6, 2009 - 9:52 pm JC - Hey Chica! Looks like you had a competent sparkler handler at this wedding! :) I tried it again at my last wedding with two guests, myself and my 2nd shooter. It was much more successful than using all guests! Ha!

August 6, 2009 - 11:11 pm Amanda Shrock - Love, love, love these! I am so thrilled with the results!!! Thank you! I loved looking through these pictures, you captured every moment perfectly. Thanks again, Amanda!

August 7, 2009 - 11:00 am Debbie - You did a fabulous job taking the photos! You captured alot of emotion.

Los Robles Hospital | A birth story

I had the honor of photographing my friend Katie’s birth session a few weeks ago. I love shooting births! There just isn’t anything more emotional then a wedding…  The moments between loved ones just melt your heart.  Here’s a story of one family becoming just a little bigger!

I just thought these moments were so sweet! Waiting for baby Isaac to come!
birth session waiting for delivery

Doesn’t Katie look so beautiful!!! I love her red hair! This one had to be in color :)
birth session photography baby delivery room

I had to get a picture with Katie!
expecting mom and photographer documenting a birth

I think the image on the right says it all ;)
mother and daughter in delivery room and pain assessment tool

I love these moments between couples in the delivery room!
husband and wife in delivery room

Dad’s so excited! Baby’s about to come!
father so excited in delivery room thousand oaks birth session

Dad getting ready to help out!
father and doctor in delivery room thousand oaks los robles birth session

Baby Isaac came in at 11 lbs 4 oz! Go Katie!
newborn baby father's hand on scale thousand oaks birth session

Daddy & Isaac :)
Daddy and baby first moments in delivery room

Katie & Isaac :)
Mommy and new baby in delivery room first moments

Baby’s Isaac’s first portraits
Newborn baby in delivery room thousand oaks birth photography

Big brother waiting to see little brother
big brother waiting for daddy and brother in bath

First family picture with baby Isaac
first family picture with new baby in hospital room

Isn’t big brother so sweet and with Isaac!
family moments with newborn and sibling introductions

thousand oaks newborn baby portrait

Newborn baby portraits with dad in hospital at birth session professional photography

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July 13, 2009 - 9:16 am Alex - Such sweet pictures!!! WOW, 11 pounds??? I couldnt imagine, Olivia wasnt even 6, go katie is right! :)

July 13, 2009 - 12:20 pm Karyn - Oh my goodness! I just LOVE these! I'm so glad I will have a scheduled C-Section next time so that Chelsea can come out & capture the special moments for OUR family. Joey looks adorable with his little brother - he is SOOO excited, you caught the look of total excitement & joy he has over his new brother so well. I'm so happy for Katie, Nick, Joey, and Isaac and will never forget when I told Katie she was pregnant before she even knew at Chelsea's bachelorette party. It's been great having a good friend to share the pregnancy experience with. :) You rocked these (as usual) Chelsea!