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Hi. It’s me, Chelsea. Coming up for air really quick to bring you a post about all of my favorite items that are helping me survive a hectic (albeit FUN) wedding season!  Right now I’m in the middle of a 17-wedding streak (first weekend off is still over a month away – but I can […]

behind the scenes, Bride Tribe & Groom Room Series, Tips & Planning

July 19, 2019

Surviving Wedding Season

Chelsea Dawn Weddings

How to Nail Your First Look Photos   1. Pick a location you love Tell your photographer where you’d like to do the first look! Try to find a place that is private (sorry wedding party & fams!) so you can really soak it all in together, in a quiet and calm environment. You have the […]

Bride Tribe & Groom Room Series, Tips & Planning

July 3, 2018

How to Nail Your First Look Photos

how to nail your first look photos

I’ve had quite a few people come to me with questions about photographing wedding details.  This is going to address e v e r y t h i n g Wedding details are some of my favorite things to photograph!  They not only help tell the story of the day, but they can help showcase […]

behind the scenes, Bride Tribe & Groom Room Series, Tips & Planning

June 27, 2018

Photographing Wedding Details

Photographing the wedding details in interesting ways

Non-Traditional Weddings Are Gaining Momentum While non-traditional weddings are on the rise, there are still plenty of couples sticking to time-old traditions with their weddings.  Maybe you’re somewhere in the middle; stuck on the fence, and lacking inspiration (or the confidence to do what you want to do). This article is for you.   Tradition […]

Bride Tribe & Groom Room Series, Tips & Planning

May 12, 2018

6 Non-Traditional Elements You Can Bring to Your Wedding

Fort Dodge Wedding at St. Olaf's with Baileigh and Luke snuggling by the window

A sweet couple, so in love & the most gorgeous florals we’ve ever seen!

Bride Tribe & Groom Room Series, real wedding, wedding day

February 25, 2018

Jared and Lindsay’s Cedar Falls, IA Wedding

 “-20 day, but a perfect day. Love was everywhere and everyone was all smiles. We felt so loved and blessed. From the cute flower girls, you couldn’t take your eyes off to the parents glowing for their kids entering marriage… it literally was a NYE we will never forget. We could not ask for better […]

Bride Tribe & Groom Room Series, real wedding, wedding day

January 11, 2018

Lukas & Baileigh’s NYE wedding in Fort Dodge, IA

It’s practically the only time you’ll get to be alone with your fiance on your wedding day.  As much as you’ll probably want to please everyone else on your wedding day, the day is really about the two of you starting your lives together.  The more photos you have that tell THAT story, the happier you’ll be down the road.

Bride Tribe & Groom Room Series, Tips & Planning

January 30, 2017

First look wedding photos – are they for you?

First look wedding photos

Getting ready photos are some of my absolute favorite moments of a wedding day.  I love documenting beautiful memories between a bride and her best friends as she gets ready for her whirlwind of a day.  Some of my favorite photos of grooms happen when the parents see their son in his tuxedo for the first time, or when his groomsmen go in for an unscripted hug while they’re getting ready together.

Bride Tribe & Groom Room Series, Tips & Planning

July 21, 2016

How to LOVE your getting ready photos

Baileigh stunned in her beautiful wedding gown on her wedding day in Fort Dodge

When you’re in the throws of one of your most anticipated days, you might forget a couple of things.  Having an emergency wedding-day kit will help alleviate stress and can pull you out of a potential nightmare.

Bride Tribe & Groom Room Series, Tips & Planning

June 3, 2016

Iowa wedding photographer – 10 Wedding Day Emergency Kit must-haves

10 Emergency Wedding Day Kit Must Haves
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