Chelsea Abril Photography

08/12/2024

05/12/2024

and wait til you see the shots from the dancing portion of reception bc HOT DAMN DID THEY THROW ONE HELL OF A PARTY 🔥 disco balls, purple haze lighting, and the best reception music taste a girl could ask for.

hannah + isaiah: thank you again for having me and trusting me to be your #1 hype girl. what an honor 😘

shoutout to incredible crew:

Planner:  | 
Venue: 
Florist: 
Rentals:  & 
Band: 
Lighting: .seattle
Ice Cream: 
HMUA: .hmu

23/09/2024

It’s officially the Fall season in the PNW, so naturally I’m headed back to Hawaii to extend my summer 😜

I’ll be in Kona and on Oahu the first two weeks of Oct and i can squeeze in two (mayybeee three) more sessions on each island!

Remember - return clients get 5% off! 🩷😘

KONA:
- Oct 2-6
- Oct 9-12

OAHU:
- Oct 7-9
- Oct 12-14

19/09/2024

M+ K, making all our romantic city lover dreams come true 😍🩷

After successfully photographing their mega cute, sunrise surprise proposal on the seattle waterfront, M+K got together a few days later for round two of their romantic seattle getway - this time with bling in (and on) hand.

and I think it’s safe to say they showed UP to deliver on their half of the vision: puffy sleeves, city chic, romantic lovers happy hour, Notebook vibes. Literally her pinterest inspo come to life.

shoutout to coming in so clutch with this beautiful puff sleeve mini dress!

17/09/2024

NO NOTES 😍

+  came with the biggest smiles and the BEST OF VIBES for their DC wedding weekend extravaganza.

💍day 1: an intimate courthouse elopement followed by cocktails w/ friends at a swanky little speakeasy
🥢day 2: dinner with family at the most delicious Chinese restaurant
🎉day 3: all day party in DC with an all out celebration, dinner, drinks, and dancing at 

Getting to do multiple day wedding celebrations, and wedding weekends has been one of my favorite things as a wedding photographer.

Even having been in the industry, I was surprised when the day went by so quickly on my own wedding day. And the one thing I wish I would’ve invested in, or focused on, was getting more of the wedding week captured.

It’s wild how quickly things fly by on one of the happiest days of your life, surrounded by the people you love.

It can also be super stressful, so personally I feel like I blacked out. Lol. And many of my couples have said the same. So many people, so many memories, so little time.

Shameless plug: if you’re hiring me, and having a multiple day celebration, I promise it’s going to be so worth it to have photos from every moment of your week. Let me focus on the memory capturing, so you can focus on the memory making 😘

           

17/09/2024

NO NOTES 😍

+ came with the biggest smiles and the BEST OF VIBES for their DC wedding weekend extravaganza.

day 1: an intimate courthouse elopement followed by cocktails w/ friends at a swanky little speakeasy
day 2: dinner with family at the most delicious Chinese restaurant
day 3: all day party in DC with an all out celebration, dinner, drinks, and dancing at

Getting to do multiple day wedding celebrations, and wedding weekends has been one of my favorite things as a wedding photographer.

Even having been in the industry, I was surprised when the day went by so quickly on my own wedding day. And the one thing I wish I would’ve invested in, or focused on, was getting more of the wedding week captured.

It’s wild how quickly things fly by on one of the happiest days of your life, surrounded by the people you love.

It can also be super stressful, so personally I feel like I blacked out. Lol. And many of my couples have said the same. So many people, so many memories, so little time.

Shameless plug: if you’re hiring me, and having a multiple day celebration, I promise it’s going to be so worth it to have photos from every moment of your week. Let me focus on the memory capturing, so you can focus on the memory making 😘

12/09/2024

heaven on earth 🩷

aka sunsets on the Big Island
aka
aka + at sunset
aka working with and

2025 books are OPEN for Hawaii weddings!
DM me if you’re dreaming up your own tropical heaven on earth soiree 💃🏽

12/06/2024

welcoming the newest baby Hewlen!

05/06/2024

you don’t have to hike and get sweaty and dirty and eaten. Y mosquitoes to “elope”.

you can do it in the city, at the courthouse, 20 minutes from home, and just another 15 min drive to your fully catered dinner + artisan cocktails with your besties.

No rules, baby 💃🏽 whatever makes you happy.
(but don’t put me down for cardio)

+ looking fly as helllllllll at

Leslie is one of my longest standing clients and i love her to sassy-beyonce-brown-girl-magic bits. we’ve celebrated so many big moments in her life, so getting to be with her for her stylish, laid back, forever wedding is such a pinch-me-moment. 🩷

custom suits made in vietnam 🇻🇳
beauty by

22/05/2024

a rainy golden hour at 🩷


salish lodge wedding, Salish lodge elopement, Salish lodge at sunset, rainy wedding inspo

05/03/2024

getting ready - but make it bo***ir 🔥🔥🔥

blisset wedding - part 1 ✨

+ took their wedding day prep to the next level, and if these aren’t the must luscious, joyful, goddess divine vibes bridal bo***ir photos you’ve ever seen - you’re lying ;)

just wait til i show you the rest of this witchy, woo-tastic wedding day… there may have been been a pole on their dance floor 💃🏽

***ir

26/02/2024

to say I’m biased to big island weddings would be an understatement. lol. the vibes there are just so different. ifykyk.

throwback to this low key, playful, thoughtful, intimate, butt-honkingly good backyard elopement in Kalapana.

they got to use their family’s property, but if you’re looking to elope on the big island, there are so many gorgeous airbnbs and venues to choose from.

25/02/2024

More slow sessions for all of life’s most precious moments - before, and after the wedding day. The big ones, the little ones, and everything in between. 🤍

leaning heavy on the black-and-white, film vibe, nostalgia from this maternity session with s+j on the beautiful big island.

(not pictured: our feet getting absolutely wrecked by the rocks and pebbles bc we’re not used to running around barefoot anymore lol)

I got my start in photography taking portraits, and sam was actually one of the very first people who ever paid me. We took his senior portraits, very artsy, and they still make me laugh and smile to this day.

2023 was the first year I intentionally kept the number of weddings I would book every year, and the one thing I love most about that (while I do sometimes miss the magic of wedding season) is all the space in my calendar for more things like this. Time for friends, time for portraits, time to celebrate people and seasons and different milestones.

If you’re looking for a Hawaii photographer, or a big island family/maternity/portrait session - reach out!

I’m still Seattle-based, but making more and more opportunities to save her and celebrate hawaii ❤️

03/02/2024

ANDDDD IM HOME!

So damn glad to be back and able to see lots of familiar faces and document some beautiful families and couples while here 🥰

I still have some availability while I’m here for an additional session so if you want to snag that spot … ID LOVEEEEE TO make some memories happen for you in this season you are in so DM me ASAP to get that spot 💜✨✨✨

So excited for all the mems we are about to make since it’s the first time in a while Austin and I both were here at the same time 🥰

I love this life I’m livin✨

30/01/2024

So excited for my first trip of 2024 to be heading back to Hawaii!!

As some of you may have read, I will be back in Hawaii to document a family session and a first birthday for clients I’ve been with from their engagement session to wedding chapter and now to celebrate their first born 🥹🥹🥹🥹

and to add on all of that, which is really cool, I’ll be hosting a private retreat from one of my long-term success coaching clients! It’s going to be an absolute dream of a retreat 👏🏽👏🏽

I mentioned I one of my last posts that if you have worked with me as a photography client and you want to snag one of the two sessions I have left, reach out !

this could be for updated family, photos, head, shots, or even if you want to get spicy, you can do a bo***ir empowerment session 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I’m here FOR IT!! Send a dm or tap that link in bio so we can make sure you don’t miss out !!!

So excited to be home and see all the familiar beautiful faces and make as much memories as possible ♥️