tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34661335086169041712024-03-13T11:18:02.060-05:00Chelsea Morning PhotographyIt's not just about taking pictures or even capturing moment, it's about telling a story; one that you'll want to read again and again and again.Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-25891242332402366832012-09-05T17:47:00.001-05:002012-09-05T17:51:26.169-05:00A lil bit country, A lil bit rock and roll<br />
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What a beautiful day on Lake Jefferson! The Sun, the light breeze, and the beautiful couple. Tessa is an amazing artist and her and Jake are an incredibly fun couple, so I knew their wedding was going to be a blast, and they DID NOT dissapoint! When you hear a Johnny Cash cover band is playing the reception, you know you're in for a good time! <br />
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Take a look at <a href="http://video214.com/play/Pb5qX0fZboszuTSj0jFTuA/s/dark">some more photos</a>!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-10147857045021681442012-05-23T18:42:00.000-05:002012-05-23T18:42:43.430-05:00Mike and SheriIt was a beautiful day in Edina, MN last weekend as Mike and Sheri said I do. <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" height="240" id="vp1kGAcZ" width="432"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1337816465&f=kGAcZprtZmpsGeoDNftARQ&d=212&m=p&r=360p+720p&volume=100&start_res=360p&i=m&options=">
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<br /></div><div>Like any bride, I think Angela dreamed of a big fairytale wedding, a grand entrance down a long aisle accompanied by her father and a booming church organ, a reception with loads of people and tables drenched in pink and white elements and the perfect wedding cake. But what I think she's most dreamed of is having the kind of marriage and love her parents have had. I first met her parents about a year ago when I photographed their son, Andy's wedding. I instantly fell in love with Terri and Tom. You could really see how much they loved each other and their children, who were truly an extention of their love. They truly meant and lived every word of "for better or worse, richer or poor, in sickness in health."
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<br /></div><div>When I arrived at Angela's parents home the morning of her wedding to Michael, it was a bittersweet day for her parents. Their only daughter and youngest child was getting married. She was moving out of her childhood home (and very pink bedroom) and into her new home with her new husband. Angela's parents have decided to sell the home this fall and downsize now that they'll be empty-nesters. I could see all the memories flooding back for them; the yearly photos on the front steps on the first day of school, Angela's first dance (a daddy-daughter event), the fights over her messy room. We decided to honor some of those memories is photos while at the same time capturing Angela getting ready and leaving home. </div><div>
<br />When we got to the church, and Michael first saw Angela in the gardens for their "first sight photos" I saw her parents.....not there in the garden, but in the way that Michael looked at Angela....the same way her father looks at her mother, with a radiant love. I imagined what Terri and Tom must have been like at Angela and Michael's age....so in love and ready to start a life together. </div><div>
<br />I'm so thankful for the opportunities I have to witness love. Thank you to Angela and Michael and her parents Terri and Tom, for reminding me that the wedding day is just the beginning and the best is yet to come.</div><div><object id="vp1sIYW3" width="432" height="240" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><embed id="vp1sIYW3" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1313420365&f=sIYW3xhR1Ewa1F0enMl0cQ&d=255&m=p&r=240p+480p&volume=100&start_res=480p&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object></div>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-76175717581826376832011-07-03T11:44:00.007-05:002011-07-03T14:36:37.959-05:00MeganIt seems that everyone knows tattoo artist Megan Hoogland, or at least <i>of</i> Megan Hoogland. She probably doesn't remember this, but I actually met Megan for the first time about 13 years ago. It was the summer after my sophomore year in college and I had become friends with a girl that was apprenticing with a piercer at Megan's tattoo shop in Mankato. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AWXZvnDD6lI/ThCsq_5nMzI/AAAAAAAACb8/Dr4Lc_yqu58/s1600/megan-_029.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AWXZvnDD6lI/ThCsq_5nMzI/AAAAAAAACb8/Dr4Lc_yqu58/s320/megan-_029.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625185789293310770" /></a> When I was briefly introduced, I was dumbstruck and ridiculously intimidated, which as you know, for me...takes <i>A LOT</i>. Megan has a presence about her, and it's more than just her beauty (but yep, she's pretty hot). Megan doesn't mince words, she doesn't hold hands or sugar coat anything. She doesn't have the time or want to. She takes charge, gets it done and moves the heck on....oh and not to mention that she's talented as hell <ahref="http: com="">(check out her work!)! A couple businesses later, bazillion awards, 3 children, Megan is still going strong (stronger actually!) and owns <a href="http://meccatattoo.com/">Mecca Tattoo</a> in downtown Mankato, MN. I was lucky enough to have Megan tattoo my arm a while back. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KPBQalRkpTo/ThCx5LpX6JI/AAAAAAAACcE/C-DK2T73Z8Y/s1600/167076_1823730915376_1303340035_2110395_6144617_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KPBQalRkpTo/ThCx5LpX6JI/AAAAAAAACcE/C-DK2T73Z8Y/s320/167076_1823730915376_1303340035_2110395_6144617_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625191530522732690" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><------------</span> (I should really blog about that, eh? Maybe when she does my sleeve work) If you're looking for some new ink, Megan is amazing, no matter what distance you are from Minnesota--her talent is worth the trip. (Dude, I totally just got "Mecca"!!!!) <iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwnd6IzE3clA-xJA6ZoSa9OlTAlwtQdiauc_FTz0QxYet6bYjBcf_J-GEbwdRKTZzgFYHvMESEs5ht1qc9sPw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></ahref="http:>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-65124797614426537572011-07-02T17:03:00.007-05:002011-07-02T18:09:59.344-05:00Flowers in the WindowI love music, A LOT, and I LOVE concerts, A LOTTER (yeah, I just made that a word, deal). A few years ago I was in line with friends to see <a href="http://www.travisonline.com/">Travis</a> (only one of the best inde rock bands to come out of Scotland....EVER....and I know, cuz I have a bit of an unnatural obsession with Scottish Inde Rock...but I digress). In line I met Jodi, another fan of the dreamy <a href="http://www.franhealy.com/">Fran Healy</a>. Jodi told me about her love for Fran and the rest of the band members, and then about her kids, and right there and then, I knew I adored and admired her...the way she spoke about her little ones and their adoptions (2 girls from Haiti and a son from China), the struggles she and them had encountered and their strength as a family. She got the "this is one cool chick" stamp of approval. Jodi and I became <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Chelseamorningphotography">facebook</a> friends, and I followed the photos of her kids, and unbeknownst to me, she was following the photos I was posting of weddings. <br /><br />When Jodi contacted me last year about shooting her wedding, not only was I excited to finally meet her children, but also the man that was worthy enough to earn all their love. When the three of us got together to discuss details, I thought Adam to be pretty awesome, albeit a bit shy (but then again, I've got a big personality and probably just scared him. lol) and above all, you could see the love they had for eachother nearly leaking out of their pours. Cuteness...to the Nth degree, for reals. <br /><br />Rain seems to have been a theme for my weddings so far this year, and of course their's was no exception. When I arrived to the wedding venue though, Jodi's last concern was the rain. ALL SHE WANTED was to see Adam. Each wedding has that little moment, outside of the "I do's" and pomp and circumstance, where love whispers, and the edges of your lips crack into a smile of truthful joy....this wedding had so many of those moments. Jodi wanting nothing more than to see Adam, who'd she been sequestered from; her son walking her down the aisle on his new legs following another surgery, Jodi's youngest daughter sitting on the edge of the dance floor, wide eyed, watching the first dance and smiling; the way Adam's mother embraced her new Grandchildren as if they'd always been her Grandchildren, and Adam's brother choking up while playing guitar and singing a Travis song during the ceremony. I couldn't help but get choked up at that moment too...not only because it was my favorite Travis song, but because, when you see love, you know it. <br /><br />I don't often put videos to "popular" music, mostly because of copyright infringement issues, but here's hoping that Fran forgives me.....<br /><br />oh, ps....did I mention that the rain STOPPED, just long enough to go outside for photos AND have the ceremony outside? And not just stopped, but like "hey here's some amazing weather for you for 120 minutes, enjoy it"....way cool.<br /><br />love, chelsea<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxkNq-WLz3l7RPxeVexoLYI_cJfZ3QdwFU8VLnAjYWqNkFuKJ_s9m76mYHxU0ArHLbNkqujNMT9yspRHeApig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-34499726074773668632011-07-02T13:38:00.000-05:002011-07-02T13:38:52.404-05:00mid year's resolution....and sista from another mistaCan I make a mid-year resolution? Yes, of course it involves my dead-beat blogging....I know, you'll believe it when you see it. sigh.<br /><br />anywhoozel..........I'm going to blog a few weddings/engagements/bands/sessions/randomness in the next few days, in no particular order. (c'mon, when a deadbeat blogger decides to make an effort, just take it, accuracy in order isn't all that important. :))<br /><br />Where to start...where to start......OH! Let's start with Leah and Tal! Unlike most Brides that I work with, I've known Leah..........oh, most of her life. I became good friends with her older sister when I was 8. Leah and her twin Brother, Ian, were 4. I claim their mother as a second mother (she's pretty much full of awesomeness, just saying). <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ID1DbemJ4Z4/Tg9HTXy7TUI/AAAAAAAACbs/H73McXmAVLw/s1600/36942_1562105735411_1318363048_1477136_4240282_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ID1DbemJ4Z4/Tg9HTXy7TUI/AAAAAAAACbs/H73McXmAVLw/s320/36942_1562105735411_1318363048_1477136_4240282_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624792857739742530" /></a><br /><br />Fast forward nearly 25 years (HEY! stop doing the math!)....and Leah is a beautiful girl in love with a handsome guy named Tal, and said handsome guy asked said beautiful girl to marry him. awwwwwwwwwwww. So, although I generally have this "no close friends and family rule", I agreed to shoot their wedding anyway...cuz I'm a softy like that (don't let the word get out, it might get all awkward up in here). Sure, I'm a little biased, but I know I'm not wrong when I say Leah was one of the most beautiful brides I've ever seen, AND better yet....SO <span style="font-weight:bold;">NOT</span> A BRIDEZILLA. She took the rain, missing brother (we found him, no worries--he was assembling the Chuppa at the Ceremony site), and everything in stride that day. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GGf6fepkWWE/Tg9KqTs35UI/AAAAAAAACb0/nbiSAsZ3QzI/s1600/leahtalgettingready%2B%252835%2Bof%2B72%2529.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-GGf6fepkWWE/Tg9KqTs35UI/AAAAAAAACb0/nbiSAsZ3QzI/s320/leahtalgettingready%2B%252835%2Bof%2B72%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624796550312486210" /></a><br /><br />Congrats to my "sista from another mista" and her new groom, he's a lucky man. (ok, she's a lucky gal too :))<br />Want to check out some of their photos? Of course you do...<a href="http://video214.com/play/Hu2MSezaOncqlNNTILQXwQ/s/dark">Leah and Tal</a>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-56027366248827698302011-04-06T10:03:00.005-05:002011-04-06T10:25:44.749-05:00a lil of this a lil of thatSomeday I'll get all caught up and be on-top of blogging..........but as that doesn't seem to be happening anytime in the future, I'll apologize in advance. :)<br /><br />In the meantime, here's a lil peek at a couple fun shoots I've done recently, ENJOY!<br /><br /><object id="vp1hZLq6" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="432" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1302102456&f=hZLq6xK4F2y8fnvPLzatBg&d=110&m=p&r=240p+480p&start_res=480p&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed id="vp1hZLq6" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1302102456&f=hZLq6xK4F2y8fnvPLzatBg&d=110&m=p&r=240p+480p&start_res=480p&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aIOhWn3DPw8/TZyCKyzAeUI/AAAAAAAACaw/4OCRx1keZ1Q/s1600/213b.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aIOhWn3DPw8/TZyCKyzAeUI/AAAAAAAACaw/4OCRx1keZ1Q/s320/213b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592487959233329474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><object id="vp1AgwH2" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="432" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1302102411&f=AgwH2CN30cdr0Klsw7YB3Q&d=108&m=p&r=360p+720p&start_res=360p&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed id="vp1AgwH2" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1302102411&f=AgwH2CN30cdr0Klsw7YB3Q&d=108&m=p&r=360p+720p&start_res=360p&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OTV3tIfgXJk/TZyEeHk6xMI/AAAAAAAACbA/ZC-pbeQsDwY/s1600/274.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OTV3tIfgXJk/TZyEeHk6xMI/AAAAAAAACbA/ZC-pbeQsDwY/s320/274.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592490490252149954" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H92EnHw3ZoU/TZyEdvCuZ9I/AAAAAAAACa4/_5sPhisElwY/s1600/349b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H92EnHw3ZoU/TZyEdvCuZ9I/AAAAAAAACa4/_5sPhisElwY/s320/349b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592490483666282450" border="0" /></a>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-35050605850601363192011-02-09T11:48:00.007-06:002011-02-09T13:18:24.097-06:00just go with itI work with awesome couples. I know, I know--I've said it before, BUT IT'S SO TRUE! When I emailed Holly recently about her engagement session with fiance Bryan, she had this to say: "As far as your ideas, I don't even need to hear them, we agree to them. We will be blindly following you that day, and I have nothing but faith that they will turn out awesome"<br /><br />Naturally, my infamous "evil grin" came over my face...I love being given free reign to be ridiculous. What's that you say? Photograph the couple in front of the Detox center in St. Paul? OK!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLd0Slv1zI/AAAAAAAACYw/yelmzteK8tg/s1600/HollyandBrian-_028.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLd0Slv1zI/AAAAAAAACYw/yelmzteK8tg/s320/HollyandBrian-_028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571759579423823666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLd0PmW1UI/AAAAAAAACYo/G3fAL36ibjY/s1600/HollyandBrian-_025.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 209px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLd0PmW1UI/AAAAAAAACYo/G3fAL36ibjY/s320/HollyandBrian-_025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571759578621072706" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLdz5RwCDI/AAAAAAAACYg/Xr7lFASETf4/s1600/HollyandBrian-_026.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLdz5RwCDI/AAAAAAAACYg/Xr7lFASETf4/s320/HollyandBrian-_026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571759572629063730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We moved all around St. Paul and Minneapolis, despite the very chilly weather! Holly was an extremely good sport, especially since she had a strapless dress on for quite a few shots. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLhcab42KI/AAAAAAAACZI/emBdY55K0F0/s1600/HollyandBrian-_030.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLhcab42KI/AAAAAAAACZI/emBdY55K0F0/s320/HollyandBrian-_030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571763567259605154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLhb7_UY4I/AAAAAAAACZA/BozTQt9UqoU/s1600/HollyandBrian-_024.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLhb7_UY4I/AAAAAAAACZA/BozTQt9UqoU/s320/HollyandBrian-_024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571763559086711682" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLhbvQgP8I/AAAAAAAACY4/pnlnf6YXPdw/s1600/HollyandBrian-_020.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLhbvQgP8I/AAAAAAAACY4/pnlnf6YXPdw/s320/HollyandBrian-_020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571763555669131202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />We stopped outside of Firehouse #11 in NE Minneapolis, attracted to the red door. We were greeted by the friendliest fireman who said, "would you like me to open the doors so you can take pictures with the truck?" Like we were going to say no to that!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLkks6tacI/AAAAAAAACZo/1dItnIeCLKA/s1600/HollyandBrian-_046.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLkks6tacI/AAAAAAAACZo/1dItnIeCLKA/s320/HollyandBrian-_046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571767008194554306" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLkkG1A4AI/AAAAAAAACZg/SWT9fBtV4LE/s1600/HollyandBrian-_057.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLkkG1A4AI/AAAAAAAACZg/SWT9fBtV4LE/s320/HollyandBrian-_057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571766997970116610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLkizuIt2I/AAAAAAAACZY/fZYMJLa3G84/s1600/HollyandBrian-_044.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLkizuIt2I/AAAAAAAACZY/fZYMJLa3G84/s320/HollyandBrian-_044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571766975661127522" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLkis13quI/AAAAAAAACZQ/Xchepy1goWU/s1600/HollyandBrian-_037.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TVLkis13quI/AAAAAAAACZQ/Xchepy1goWU/s320/HollyandBrian-_037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571766973814516450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What a fun Sunday morning that was! Thanks for trusting me and going along with the fun Holly and Bryan, I'm looking forward to your May wedding!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-20585564111164716292011-01-24T18:04:00.003-06:002011-01-24T18:17:15.248-06:00snOwMG!It's been a cold winter here in Minnesota, and we've been hit with several large snow storms. I ventured out the day after a storm earlier this month, to capture the day after "snowmegedon"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TT4VDJ0aJzI/AAAAAAAACYE/7Ybr1W3G-I4/s1600/199.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TT4VDJ0aJzI/AAAAAAAACYE/7Ybr1W3G-I4/s320/199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565909333396039474" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TT4VCVe9uEI/AAAAAAAACX0/K-p90DK-KR8/s1600/178.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TT4VCVe9uEI/AAAAAAAACX0/K-p90DK-KR8/s320/178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565909319347451970" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TT4VC6sClQI/AAAAAAAACX8/h0DbGoMH6gk/s1600/246b.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TT4VC6sClQI/AAAAAAAACX8/h0DbGoMH6gk/s320/246b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565909329334408450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The joke here is that we've got two seasons, winter and construction. Of course the irony is that the construction season starts out by filling all the potholes that the winter created. Seeing as winter won't be going anywhere anytime soon, I plan to do what I can to enjoy it. This coming weekend a couple girlfriends and I are headed up Bigfork, MN for a couple days of snowmobiling and snowshoeing (no worries, we'll have schnapps to keep us warm).Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-25893435384616292242010-12-12T18:19:00.005-06:002010-12-12T20:14:59.363-06:00Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TQVpulQ_HTI/AAAAAAAACXo/MIJP9bDaOh8/s1600/53.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 304px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TQVpulQ_HTI/AAAAAAAACXo/MIJP9bDaOh8/s320/53.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549958364802260274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Shooting at <a href="http://www.stagestheatre.org">Stages Theatre Company</a> is always a pleasure! The kids truly love what they do there and they do an amazing job putting on the show, of course with the help of a handful of adult creatives!<br /><br />Junie B, Jingle Bells, Batman Smells, DOES NOT disappoint. It's taken from one of the books from the beloved children series. Not only do all the children who come to watch love it, but you can hear just as many adults laughing in the audience.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TQVpt7dlq6I/AAAAAAAACXY/c-HWoK-oaN0/s1600/101.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TQVpt7dlq6I/AAAAAAAACXY/c-HWoK-oaN0/s320/101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549958353580829602" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TQVpudgXCrI/AAAAAAAACXg/-9G8VklndCo/s1600/86.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TQVpudgXCrI/AAAAAAAACXg/-9G8VklndCo/s320/86.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549958362719259314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />This shoot was even more special knowing that my Aunts and two of my cousins were in the audience, as they'd driven down from the north for the show. After a great performance and shooting, my family as well as the family of Stage's creative director, Sandy, went out to dinner. Little did we know that all the while we were eating, freezing rain had been coming down and coating the roads. Despite my insistence that I'd be fine driving the 90 minutes home, it only took a few steps outside and nearly landing on my behind to agree to stay the night with Sandy and her family. (My relatives already had plans of staying there).<br /><br />By the next morning, I was actually thankful for the horrible weather because I truly enjoyed every minute with Sandy's family, including two ADORABLE little girls, and my relatives. I finally made it home the next afternoon.<br /><br />I'm excited to be back up at Stages in January for their next production!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-33017201455342306382010-11-13T12:24:00.003-06:002010-11-13T12:51:10.387-06:00Roma Di Luna<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TN7dmt02RrI/AAAAAAAACXQ/x3nYzum8lp8/s1600/209.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TN7dmt02RrI/AAAAAAAACXQ/x3nYzum8lp8/s320/209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539108248918312626" border="0" /></a>Nothing makes me happier when I get to combine my two favorite things, photography and music. And even better when it's at my favorite coffee shop, <a href="http://www.thecoffeehag.com/">The Coffee Hag</a>, and put on by my favorite radio station, <a href="http://minnesota.publicradio.org/radio/services/the_current/">The Current</a>. As part of their Minnesota Road Trip series, The Current brought the amazing group <a href="http://www.romadiluna.com/">Roma Di Luna</a> to Mankato for a performance. It was a packed house and as expected, Alexei and Channy were amazing!<br /><br />Here's a lil peak at the show and band!<br /><br /><object id="vp1FsjlA" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="432" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1289673944&f=FsjlAMLgPWLrHewzK98TPw&d=212&m=p&r=w+s&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=start_hq"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed id="vp1FsjlA" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1289673944&f=FsjlAMLgPWLrHewzK98TPw&d=212&m=p&r=w+s&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=start_hq" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-51139434229484578372010-11-12T20:48:00.002-06:002010-11-12T21:10:13.332-06:00Karaoke and Kisses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TN391YZ-7jI/AAAAAAAACXA/MRKUrk5lxF0/s1600/134.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TN391YZ-7jI/AAAAAAAACXA/MRKUrk5lxF0/s320/134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538862210261904946" border="0" /></a><br />I'd been looking forward to Cassandra and Andy's, or "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Cassandy</span>" as I like to call them,wedding for quite a while. I shot their engagement photos this past spring and they were so much fun! Their wedding, their families, their wedding party and friends were just as amazing as they are! Did I mention that the entire wedding stopped off for karaoke at a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">VFW</span> on the way to the reception? awesome.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TN390s6dN_I/AAAAAAAACW4/6tp5Q_GOoIM/s1600/131.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TN390s6dN_I/AAAAAAAACW4/6tp5Q_GOoIM/s320/131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538862198586947570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TN391inhjhI/AAAAAAAACXI/bqdgektzom4/s1600/409b.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TN391inhjhI/AAAAAAAACXI/bqdgektzom4/s320/409b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538862213003054610" border="0" /></a>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-62955184234410831742010-11-04T13:34:00.004-05:002010-11-04T13:43:44.438-05:00Puppy LoveI'm a huge dog lover, so when a couple tells me they want to include their pups in some of their engagement photos, I'm totally game! Paige and Chris and their dogs joined me for a couple hours of shooting in the woods and the prairie.<br /><br /><object id="vp16pwHL" width="432" height="240" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1288896097&f=6pwHLLZQTHQq0VJ2yeJYhQ&d=162&m=p&r=w+s&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=start_hq"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed id="vp16pwHL" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1288896097&f=6pwHLLZQTHQq0VJ2yeJYhQ&d=162&m=p&r=w+s&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=start_hq" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-769884438463147872010-10-14T13:51:00.005-05:002010-10-14T14:40:32.729-05:00Love in the windy cityIt was a chilly day in Chicago, but we kept warm with plenty of laughter....and a jacket for Bre inbetween shots!<br />I love taking couples into the middle of traffic for shots, and Bren and Drake were totally onboard!<br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TLdW54wxXbI/AAAAAAAACWk/oDlm_wpC07A/s1600/244b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TLdW54wxXbI/AAAAAAAACWk/oDlm_wpC07A/s320/244b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527982620110052786" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TLdVNIrEmyI/AAAAAAAACWc/vr4fW9QrQVc/s1600/245c.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 280px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TLdVNIrEmyI/AAAAAAAACWc/vr4fW9QrQVc/s320/245c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527980751775374114" border="0" /></a><br />We had a great time running around downtown Chicago together!<br /><br />Thanks Bre and Drake!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-35855795846597406712010-10-13T19:50:00.003-05:002010-10-13T20:00:54.201-05:00Love and LaughterWe've been unbelievably blessed this autumn with unseasonably warm weather. I'm very happy, especially because a year ago there was snow on the ground! Sam and Joe also are grateful for the warm weather, as they had a beautiful outdoor ceremony on October 2 at Joe's Aunt and Uncle's home, who were generous enough to offer their beautiful backyard for the ceremony.<br /><br />Their entire wedding party was a blast to shoot and spend the day with....and Kate and I both agree that it will take A LOT to make us laugh more than this moment did.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TLZVsDMebaI/AAAAAAAACWM/793BpvgQWeU/s1600/432c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 190px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TLZVsDMebaI/AAAAAAAACWM/793BpvgQWeU/s320/432c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527699807904099746" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's a little video of some other great moments through out the day.<br />Thanks Sam and Joe--your wedding was a blast!<br /><br /><object id="vp1PmVY9" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="432" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1287017666&f=PmVY9lulpFGDu4Wawbs3Jw&d=328&m=p&r=w+s&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=start_hq"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed id="vp1PmVY9" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1287017666&f=PmVY9lulpFGDu4Wawbs3Jw&d=328&m=p&r=w+s&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=start_hq" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-45239892541516539322010-09-20T15:33:00.006-05:002010-09-21T13:55:32.096-05:00busy busy bee<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj0gP6U38I/AAAAAAAACVA/TUVV0SRmfr8/s1600/92b.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj0gP6U38I/AAAAAAAACVA/TUVV0SRmfr8/s320/92b.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519430178206703554" border="0" /></a><br />It's been a busy couple of weeks....I've been shooting, and editing, and shooting and editing, and traveling and shooting some more....and it's not over yet.<br />Here's a bit of what I've shot in the last couple weeks:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj0fX6QTcI/AAAAAAAACU4/WjN6OlBF49U/s1600/172b.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj0fX6QTcI/AAAAAAAACU4/WjN6OlBF49U/s320/172b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519430163174018498" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj2GFswutI/AAAAAAAACVQ/vlX-IagjgCo/s1600/530.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj2GFswutI/AAAAAAAACVQ/vlX-IagjgCo/s320/530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519431927812111058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj2FcjemwI/AAAAAAAACVI/afNYyGDIJos/s1600/522.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj2FcjemwI/AAAAAAAACVI/afNYyGDIJos/s320/522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519431916767320834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj8tyDJpmI/AAAAAAAACWE/YXl0rh47PGw/s1600/320.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj8tyDJpmI/AAAAAAAACWE/YXl0rh47PGw/s320/320.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519439206801843810" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj5nPOEN8I/AAAAAAAACVo/D6H_1UQqRBs/s1600/17b.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj5nPOEN8I/AAAAAAAACVo/D6H_1UQqRBs/s320/17b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519435795838285762" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And then Jason and I went to the <a href="http://www.gabf.org/">Great American Beer Festival</a> in Denver. As many of you know, besides photography, one of my other great passions is good beer. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mmm</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj5q8j_YgI/AAAAAAAACVw/tUXY4DxddeI/s1600/108b.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj5q8j_YgI/AAAAAAAACVw/tUXY4DxddeI/s320/108b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519435859549446658" border="0" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">mm</span><br /><br />I've got a busy couple days of <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj8tNI4hII/AAAAAAAACV8/5Ua0e3kaagA/s1600/295.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 310px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJj8tNI4hII/AAAAAAAACV8/5Ua0e3kaagA/s320/295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519439196893774978" border="0" /></a>editing ahead, and then I'm off on another adventure. Details to follow. :)Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-53642895129811627452010-09-14T18:32:00.004-05:002010-09-14T19:40:18.778-05:00Up at Lake Luca<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJASDTD-MXI/AAAAAAAACUw/BfyNzqgUVEc/s1600/186c.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TJASDTD-MXI/AAAAAAAACUw/BfyNzqgUVEc/s400/186c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516929391394697586" border="0" /></a><br />Way up north on the edge of the wilderness in Minnesota, lives some of my favorite people on earth. I started visiting the small town of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bigfork</span>, MN when I was about 8, as my aunt moved there and opened a dental practice. I fell in love with the land, the lakes and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">lefse</span> (if you don't know what that is---message me, I'll give you a recipe).<br /><br />About 16 years ago when my aunts told me they were thinking about adopting, I was NOT HAPPY. I'll be honest, I was totally selfish. I didn't want to share my aunts. THEY WERE MINE. But against my advice, they traveled to China anyway.....and thank god they did. I now have 3 amazing cousins that I couldn't imagine not being a part of my family. Both Nikki and Kate were in my wedding 9 years ago, and a big deciding factor to go to college in Minnesota was to be close to my aunts and cousins.<br /><br /><br /><br />Fast forward to now, where the oldest of my three cousins, Nikki, is a SENIOR IN <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">HIGHSCHOOL</span> (someone buy me a cane, because I feel super old). <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">When </span> Nikki asked me to come up and shoot her senior photos, of course I said yes. She's grown into a smart and beautiful young lady, whom I'm so proud to be related to.<br /><br />Here's to my aunts not taking the advice of a selfish 14 year old. Congratulations Nikki, I love you!<br /><br /><object id="vp1qwhZk" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="432" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1284510116&f=qwhZk1S4z6v9VzKGd53Lug&d=236&m=p&r=w+s&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed id="vp1qwhZk" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1284510116&f=qwhZk1S4z6v9VzKGd53Lug&d=236&m=p&r=w+s&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-26986369695819938022010-09-07T21:21:00.003-05:002010-09-07T21:40:13.154-05:00GOAL!!!!I love wedding days when my the end of the night my face hurts from smiling just as much as the bride's does. Saturday was another one of those days. Kristina and Brent met at a hockey camp years back and were instantly drawn to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">each other</span>, not just because of their shared love of the game...but their shared love of their families and life, and living each moment to the fullest.<br /><br />This was a HUGE wedding party......but EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of them was a blast to be around, and helped bring happiness, excitement, love and joy to the images.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TIb3Z8itOjI/AAAAAAAACUg/NjRiVk51QIw/s1600/234.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TIb3Z8itOjI/AAAAAAAACUg/NjRiVk51QIw/s400/234.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514366818882239026" /></a><br /><br />Thanks Kristina and Brent, and your entire wedding party, friends and family....it was an absolute pleasure to be part of your wedding day!<br /><br /><object id="vp1w1doz" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="432" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1283913310&f=w1dozk0tkEwHgqHJ60gu1Q&d=258&m=p&r=w+s&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed id="vp1w1doz" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1283913310&f=w1dozk0tkEwHgqHJ60gu1Q&d=258&m=p&r=w+s&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-2999964508094906072010-09-05T19:50:00.002-05:002010-09-05T20:06:01.941-05:00August in the ParkIt was a beautiful late summer day in Lowertown St. Paul last Saturday. <a href="http://mearspark.com/?page=about">Mears Park</a> was the perfect location for Leah and Dave's wedding....a place very much like their relationship, sweet yet surprising, an oasis in the midst of a bustling city.<br /><br />Their wedding was a BLAST, and the reception was ridiculous amounts of fun! <a href="http://www.wabashastreetcaves.com/">Wabasha Caves</a> is a former speakeasy in the bluffs and caves along the river in St. Paul. It was so unique and fun!<br /><br />Congrats Leah and Dave, and thank you for choosing me for your special day!<br /><br /><br /><object id="vp1nSfOc" classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="432" height="240"><param name="movie" value="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1283735110&f=nSfOc4NaLon1w1uq1VIrUA&d=293&m=p&r=w&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options="><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed id="vp1nSfOc" src="http://static.animoto.com/swf/w.swf?w=swf/vp1&e=1283735110&f=nSfOc4NaLon1w1uq1VIrUA&d=293&m=p&r=w&i=m&ct=&cu=http://www.chelseamorningphotography.com&options=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="240"></embed></object>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-9655843068411073892010-08-27T20:39:00.003-05:002010-08-27T20:50:30.810-05:00On the road again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THhpRABdK6I/AAAAAAAACUY/RyxhJ2cIhTM/s1600/642b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THhpRABdK6I/AAAAAAAACUY/RyxhJ2cIhTM/s320/642b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510269884872600482" border="0" /></a> <br />You know you travel a lot when one of the first questions people ask you upon seeing you is, "so, where are you off to next?" It's going to be a really busy couple months for me in the travel department, and luckily most of it revolves around photography. :) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THhpP3E-HqI/AAAAAAAACUQ/aqcn-zF9UQI/s1600/640b.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THhpP3E-HqI/AAAAAAAACUQ/aqcn-zF9UQI/s320/640b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510269865291554466" border="0" /></a><br />After shooting tomorrow's wedding, I'll be hitting the road again and going down to Chicago for a few days to attend the GraphiStudio American Convention at the Museum of Contemporary Art. It should be a very informative and educational event. In all honesty though, it doesn't take much convincing for me to go to Chicago. It's my hometown, so I go back often to see friends and family, not to mention shoot quite a few weddings and attend conferences.<br /><br />I'll be out with my brother and friends the night before the convention and the evening of once it's done--so if you see me out and about, HOLLA!Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-27245158429323974842010-08-23T18:31:00.016-05:002010-08-23T19:52:21.663-05:00over and over again......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMJj3wkRgI/AAAAAAAACS4/CnH0gEPB2U4/s1600/182b.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMJj3wkRgI/AAAAAAAACS4/CnH0gEPB2U4/s320/182b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508757281071973890" border="0" /></a>I've said it many times, but it's really true; I fall in-love all over again every weekend. Nearly every weekend, two people who love each other so much that they've chosen to spend the rest of their lives together, have chosen me to share in their joy and narrate their story through images. I fall in love with their story, their sweetness, their silliness and their sass. I love my couples.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMJjVmy51I/AAAAAAAACSw/wqCWjkFoKG0/s1600/169c.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMJjVmy51I/AAAAAAAACSw/wqCWjkFoKG0/s320/169c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508757271904184146" border="0" /></a><br />Meet Cassandra (or "C" as she prefers to be called)and Andy. In C's words, "we're meat and potatoes, t-shirt and jeans type...weathered/worn look...off the beaten path." In my words, they are the salt of the earth, with a bit of spice to boot. They're the kind of couple you'd gladly sit at the bar with, or around a campfire until the sun came up.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMKOsk2SSI/AAAAAAAACTA/109504TT25Q/s1600/248b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMKOsk2SSI/AAAAAAAACTA/109504TT25Q/s320/248b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508758016804407586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMOBqdG4VI/AAAAAAAACTw/QLPIpOyWOUQ/s1600/349b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMOBqdG4VI/AAAAAAAACTw/QLPIpOyWOUQ/s320/349b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508762190943281490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMNV5Hjr2I/AAAAAAAACTo/P_lLSROQU2c/s1600/335.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMNV5Hjr2I/AAAAAAAACTo/P_lLSROQU2c/s320/335.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508761438965182306" border="0" /></a><br />C and Andy met at a softball game and wanted to make sure to capture that in some photos, as well as their sweet and simple love of life and each other. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMM7PWWW1I/AAAAAAAACTg/gjeTTrZOG0s/s1600/302.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMM7PWWW1I/AAAAAAAACTg/gjeTTrZOG0s/s320/302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508760981076335442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMLdjtX65I/AAAAAAAACTQ/VjYU8XINoq0/s1600/335.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMLeC0RvzI/AAAAAAAACTY/jtZ1H-xfYAs/s1600/349b.jpg"><br /></a>They also had no problem when I asked them to climb into a fountain and start having some fun! (although, Andy certainly had second thoughts when he realized how cold the water was!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMLdJN0AhI/AAAAAAAACTI/uKhfLiv3OqY/s1600/302.jpg"><br /></a><br />Congrats on your engagement C and Andy, I can't wait to share your special day with you in October! <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMPsOT_vHI/AAAAAAAACUA/uzdgmQ5xinw/s1600/458c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMPsOT_vHI/AAAAAAAACUA/uzdgmQ5xinw/s320/458c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508764021634874482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMPPmIU6iI/AAAAAAAACT4/YyrIYR4jLag/s1600/424b.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMPPmIU6iI/AAAAAAAACT4/YyrIYR4jLag/s320/424b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508763529812175394" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMQIMDp7MI/AAAAAAAACUI/ZkIRSUbuyjY/s1600/475.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/THMQIMDp7MI/AAAAAAAACUI/ZkIRSUbuyjY/s320/475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508764502065802434" border="0" /></a>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3466133508616904171.post-66432443658712413382010-08-20T17:58:00.007-05:002010-08-20T18:24:42.741-05:00rockabilly revisit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TG8KFuoeV6I/AAAAAAAACSQ/zPAg7wjojFc/s1600/7b.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TG8KFuoeV6I/AAAAAAAACSQ/zPAg7wjojFc/s320/7b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507631962830821282" border="0" /></a>She was born in the wrong era. She's a retro goddess and a rockabilly girl. After a great <a href="http://chelseamorningphoto.blogspot.com/2010/01/54-ford.html">pin-up shoot</a> last fall, I couldn't wait to shoot Tiffany again. She's got a wicked sense of humor and a killer look.<br /><br />We're still on the look out for some old wooden bleachers, so if you have the 411 on them in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Midwest</span>, let me know. :)<br /><br />We found a couple great barns out in the countryside along<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TG8M8AxyguI/AAAAAAAACSY/jB7TS-hy8JQ/s1600/70b.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TG8M8AxyguI/AAAAAAAACSY/jB7TS-hy8JQ/s320/70b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507635094437921506" border="0" /></a> the Blue Earth River too. After our little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">trespassing</span> session, I found out the name of the land owner from the kind folks at the <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/life-of-pie">Dam Store</a> just down the road. (and if you're ever in south central <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Minnesota</span>, I implore you---go get some pie there--it's A.MAZ.ING. )<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TG8M8sflY6I/AAAAAAAACSg/XNYBqrgP5QM/s1600/76.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_t3oXaMVkHpI/TG8M8sflY6I/AAAAAAAACSg/XNYBqrgP5QM/s320/76.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507635106172724130" border="0" /></a>Chelseahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09496919166250427842noreply@blogger.com0