For some reason I always pile way too much on my place and in order to do that, I gotta let some things go. Blogging has been one of those things. With the summer wrapping up shortly, my schedule will not be so hectic and I’m sure I’ll get around to posting the many shoots I’ve done this summer, including my very first weddings!!!

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This couple is the fabulous Mary and Derrick. I’ve known Mary for a few years through her sister who I work with. Remember the firecracker Persian I blogged about a few months ago? What she is to a firecracker, Mary is to dynamite. It doesn’t get more logical than that my friends. Fearless, fabulous and fashionable…she’s the girl you want to bring out with you when you go out because you’ll have that much more fun if you do. And her man Derrick is one of the best chefs around, not to mention a genuinely nice guy. Chef + nice guy = taken. Seriously, he used some weird ingredients in Pad Thai one night but it was scrump-donctious! I didn’t even know there was such a thing as preserved turnip or that it would be meant for eating.

Their destination wedding in Mexico this November is a little out of my reach unfortunately but I will be there to photograph the reception when they get back. I am so excited for their wedding! They are a fabulous couple and I am so happy for them. So here they are, frolicking around in Rocky Point in front of my camera.

I actually did a couples shoot with Kristy and her boyfriend on Valentine’s day which I have yet to blog (I will soon! They have a cute story.) After that shoot she wanted to try a boudoir session, so in March we did. I just love the energy Kristy brought with her. She’s probably used to being the presence in the room because she’s stunning and incredibly TALL (compared to me anyway), and I don’t think there were any exceptions during our shoot. She rocked it! Kristy has a wicked smile and I didn’t want her to hide it too much during the shoot, and I’m glad she let me make her laugh for some of the shots.

Check out her dimples and try not to like this girl.

Tanya is the girl who knows the girl who knows a girl. She’s a connector, as Malcolm Gladwell would say. She referred many a client my way and I’m so thankful I’ve met so many wonderful people because of her. I hope we’ll work together again.

This shoot was actually done in January. I know right…I’m pathetic as far as getting posts done right away. In fact, I’ve got TONS of shoots to blog about so stay tuned!

I get giddy when I hear back from my clients and they tell me good things (that I didn’t screw up, basically). It’s just confirmation of what I was trying to accomplish I suppose. I get so much personal fulfillment out of making my clients images that they’ll have forever, that they’ll cherish.

Kari’s email to me after she saw her photos literally made my week. At the risk of being incredibly tacky posting it, I just have to share because it really means a lot to have a client say such amazing things:

It’s late and I just got home from a girls night out and all I can say is WOW!!!! I am so impressed by your photographic ability!!! It is going to be tough to choose. Thanks so much for the day spent with you – you are definitely going places girl – you have the eye – you have the talent. I honestly cant say more than WOW!! Way better than I ever expected. Kudos to Chelsea as well for a FABULOUS job on the makeup!! I am so impressed with both of you. Thank you thank you thank you!!! You have captured everything I hoped you would.

See what I mean? The reciprocation of good feelings and warm hugs and soft fuzzies exists in boudoir photography. I love it!

She brought her own makeup/hair artist and came with a plan. I love when clients bring images of what they like because I soak up the inspiration. It also helps align the client’s vision for the shoot along with mine. Literally, so we’re on the same page. She had pictures for what she wanted her hair to look like, her makeup to look like and some poses that she wanted to try out. She showed me images from Maxim magazine that inspired some ideas for the shoot and I have to say, I loved the idea. Seriously, how cute is the coffee cup/newspaper idea?!

And now what you’ve been waiting for…

Makeup by the lovely Jazmin Sanderson.

Christina rocked the long sexy hair, the boudoir eyes and the hawt little outfits. She came with many ideas and fired off poses like nobody’s business! I love it when I get a creative spirit in the room with me and the magic just flows from there. She had her hair shaking, her body twisting, all while keeping her face so pretty.

Yes…she’s a natural all the way.

One thing I noticed about her is that her smile shows how she’s really feeling – not a good poker face at all – but again, extremely charming. This girl has definitely lived up to her name.

Introducing the lovely Charmaine…

We met through Twitter where I found her super sweet blog and I ended up gushing to her telling her how much I loved it. That’s how I make friends, you know. We arranged a meeting one afternoon for lunch and I dragged her to my favorite pho restaurant where we chatted about photography, school, how we got to where we are and how much chili oil I was putting in my soup.

Our day didn’t end at lunch of course! We headed out to Lafarge Lake where we swapped 50mm 1.4’s just for fun, crashed a tennis court party, and basked in the beautiful January sunshine while twirling, jumping and posing to our heart’s content. Check out Sherry’s shots of me here.

I love how she rocks the sequined ballet flats! She brought the Micki Mouse ears because she hearts Disneyland and we both put them on to get the exact same shot of each other.

Here’s my view of Sherry.