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"What a pleasure it is to live a creative life."

Let's dive right into the heart and mind of the girl behind the lens. I experienced a lot of roadblocks and difficulties early on in life. While it super sucked, I am thankful I experienced it because it gave me the ability to be


for the mundane joys in life. The struggles I experienced gave me the determination to get where I'm at today as a mother, wife, and individual. They gave me the ability to be deeply empathetic with nearly all people, allowing the depth for connection to greatly increase. I am a very loving, emotional and connected person when I am at my best, and a very detailed, unemotional and disconnected person at my worst. I thrive with connection and adding value to the lives of those in my life, including my clients.

 My


is bringing joy to those around me. I'm at my happiest when I'm with my husband, son, and family on the river or at the lake, just enjoying each other and the beautiful nature that surrounds us.

I'm definitely a hippie at heart. I love all things natural and as close to the Earth as possible, but I'm also a sucker for our modern conveniences. 

We are a 


Cohen is very proud of his homeschooling and absolutely loves it. We are apart of a local, natural-minded mothers homeschool co-op.

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greatest joy

extraordinarily grateful

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about your photographer

Chelsey-Rae

First things first, my name is

















but you can call me Chelsey. ;)
I have been taking photos for 7 years now. I have done 100+ weddings and hundreds of family + couples sessions. I found the passion when my son was born - not only to capture his growth but as a way to enable me to work from home & stay with him. I find such joy in meeting, connecting with, and capturing my clients stories.
The first year of jumping into being a full-time Wedding Photographer I was honored with being labeled as "2019's Best Wedding Photographer" by the competitive Looks Like Film community. My images along with 185 others were chosen out of 62,000. YESSS it was amazing and I hit a big goal of mine, and for that I am thankful.
I shoot Sony- the unicorns of the photography world. I have invested [[allooott]] of money on the very best equipment to create the highest quality images possible.

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homeschool family

ISFJ "The Defender"
"Love only grows by sharing. You can only have
more for yourself by giving it away to others."

 Type 2 "The Helper
The Caring, Interpersonal Type:
Demonstrative, Generous, People-Pleasing, and Possessive"

Favorite Songs
- "Follow the Sun"
 by Xavier Rudd
- "I Am" by Satsang
- "Notions" by Hollow Coves


Things I Love
J E S U S
My Family
Gardening & Chickens
The smell of Spring
Homeschooling Our Son
Capturing Moments
The Feeling of the
Sun on my Skin
Kayaking, Hiking,
Swimming, Exploring
Hot Tea
Cooking

Things I Don't Love
- When people are unkind 
- Cold weather 
- That food has calories
- Busy cities
- Coke + Pepsi