• Welcome to the Photography Blog of Shalyn Nelson

    Hello and welcome to my blog! I am so glad you are here! Please go grab a cup of coffee, get settled in, and take a look around.

    It's my goal to capture your special moment from a unique & artistic perspective. I love to create images that are fun, colorful, stylish, and of course capture your personality.

    This blog is not only where I will showcase my work, but I will also share bits and pieces of my life with you. This past October, I decided to bite the bullet and follow my heart...and that has led me here. I couldn't be happier to be doing something that I absolutely love. One of my favorite parts to this job is meeting Y-O-U! I would love nothing more than to walk away with a new friendship.

    I look forward to working with you!

jerrica & adam | wedding

Jerrica and Adam’s wedding was beautiful. It was the perfect day. The weather was perfect. The venue was perfect. The love and laugher that eluded that day was simply, perfect.

 

Jerrica & Adam, thank you so much for letting me capture the most special day in your lives. I love you guys!:)

jennifer and ben | engaged

You might remember these two love birds from this session. About a month after these photos were taken, Ben popped the question. I was so, SO happy when Jenn texted me and told me she was engaged! I was even MORE excited when she asked me to be her wedding photographer. We had a blast during this session…I just absolutely LOVE this couple!
 

  

kristen & james | engaged

 

A couple of months ago I gave away a free engagement session in a raffle at La Fleur Vintage’s open house. I had the pleasure of meeting this sweet couple that evening, and thankfully, they were the lucky winners.  I was so happy when I was told they won! Kristen and I exchanged e-mails and when I asked her what kind of engagement shoot they wanted, she wanted something that would capture her and James’ personalities. Kristen is a P.E. teacher, and they both love their dogs. She mentioned that they walk their dogs at a park near their house all the time and thought this would be the perfect place for the session.I love how their eyes are both closed in this shot. How can this not make you smile?:)

Too much adorableness, I can barely stand it.
 

Another hobby Kristen and James enjoy doing together is racing their Mini Cooper. When Kristen first told me about this I thought this was beyond cool! How fun is that!?
 


Kristen and James, thank you so much for asking me to be your wedding photographer. May can’t get here fast enough.:)

mark & larissa | just married

I have been meaning to put this sweet little wedding on the blog for awhile now. Better late than never, no?:)  I had the best time photographing Mark and Larissa’s wedding. I was blown away at the love these two shared with one another. Larissa was smiling from ear to ear and Mark was cool, calm, and collected. They both compliment each other so well, and are one of the most gracious and genuine couples I’ve ever met.  The laughter, joy, and happiness in the air was truly infectious. I’m so thankful I got to capture their beautiful day.

 

      

  

 

mary | part six