Chelsea Gonzalez

Newborn session with the Sanchez family.

GUYS! I just shot my first newborn session, (that wasn't mine or any family's babies!!!) I'm so thankful that my friend Crystal allowed me to come over and take some photos of her BEAUTIFUL daughter.

Now, for privacy reasons, I am choosing not to share a ton of these photos, just because I don't want to exploit her, but here are a few!

xoxo, Chelsea.

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This weekend I got to attend and photograph a beautiful Quincenera for Stephanie!

It was so beautiful and I really enjoyed the entire day.

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I spent my birthday in Monterey, CA (again)! I just love this city so much. It was my grandparents' favorite getaway spot and now it is mine and Dillon's as well. The kiddos looooove when we take them to the beach and to see the fish in the aquarium. We started the day at Wave Street Cafe. (good food, big portions, kind of pricey.) We've eaten here several times and opted to go again because we knew they were pet friendly, and we had Pearl with us. She did really good on this trip! I was excited that she came!
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Over this past weekend was my niece's first birthday! The theme was a carnival and it was absolutely beautiful. My sister and brother in law threw an extremely amazing party full of fun!

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practicing, because growth takes so much practice!

Hey everyone! I am just kind of playing around with some old photos and figured I'd share the before/afters of each practice session I end up doing tonight. If you haven't noticed, I am really passionate about my growth and investing in myself. I love to listen to podcasts, watch youtube videos, read tutorials, order new classes, etc! I have been really trying to embrace new styles and take my photos to a whole new fairytale level, rather than deep toned photos!

Let me stop babbling away and just get to the photos! First up, my dear friend Adrina! I forced her to take these photos and I plan to go through them and re-edit them AGAIN because I want to make them super magical. I really didn't have a style at the time and was just starting out and now that I've edited soooooo many photos, I just really want to re-do some.

Original from camera on the left, my new edit on the right.

Living Room Wish List

Hi everyone! As most of my friends know, Dillon and I are currently living with my parents while we wait for a package with the Marine Corps to be approved and to receive new orders. Meanwhile, we are working/ going to school/ and taking care of the kids while planning and dreaming about our next chapter of our lives. A lot of the budgeting/ planning/ saving all falls on my shoulders so I have a lot of lists and plans going on in my head. I figured I have so many things in my shopping carts and bookmarks online, why not share a few of them here for fun? :)

So first I am going to do my living room! It is the room you walk into first typically, so its the first stop in my virtual shopping cart!

I feel I should also mention that the majority of the stuff I want is from Target and IKEA. They're my favorites and typically close to most places, or deliver the things I want! I have also been looking on Wayfair and Overstock!

First, I imagine an entry way bench near the door, with baskets for the kids shoes, our running shoes, and a compartment for dillon's combat boots. I also imagine a stylish mirror, I'm definitely leaning towards a sleek, round mirror. I'll probably keep using hanging baskets like these for mail, keys, etc. last but not lead, obviously some hooks for coats!