***

Thank you so much! They are beautiful! It brought tears to my eyes looking at them! Gosh I’m such a sucker for him! Thanks again I’ll keep in touch on your blog!

~Traci

***

Although we already knew you were amazing and produced beautiful work…you have once again blown us away.  You are such a wonderful person and a phenomenal artist, thank you for sharing your talent with us.  I am thankful for this small town and that our paths crossed.  We had a such a fun time with you, thank you for the evening and for baring with us, the mosquitoes, and Tucker We can’t wait to see you again!

~Megan & Chris

***

Chelsey is the best photographer I have had the pleasure of working with in Fairbanks.  She managed to capture aspects of my family’s personalities in a way I have never seen.  She comes to your house where you (and your children) are most comfortable, and she works with whoever is ready to “play” at that moment.  My youngest daughter (2, at the time) was ready right away, and we got all of her best shots early on.  My older daughter (5, at the time) took about 15 minutes to warm up, so the timing was perfect.  Chelsey also worked with the weather.  It started getting cooler and the wind started blowing, so we brought out a favorite blanket and wrapped up the whole family.  We were all laughing the whole time!

One aspect of the photo shoot I really liked was Chelsey’s involvement even prior to the day of pictures.  She would send information giving us ideas and asked me to think about what my children really love, so we could capture them enjoying a few of their favorite things (Think “Sound of Music“, literally )

Finally, the slide show Chelsey put together as part of the gallery was amazing.  And I say that with emphasis!  When we watched it, I cried, my 5-year old daughter cried, and my mom cried!  In fact, the song she chose to accompany the pictures was an old Natalie Merchant song that my husband had in his CD collection.  My older daughter asked her daddy to play the song so we could all dance to it.  We actually created a beautiful memory together simply by playing our now “special family” song and dancing in the backyard.

Overall, the session was enjoyable and fun.  Very unlike many other photography sessions in which we have to bribe our children to smile in an artificial environment.  No stress involved in this one!  In fact, in our attempt to preserve some beautiful memories on film, we actually made new ones.  I couldn’t be more pleased.  Thank you Chelsey!

~Sincerely, Karri