Chelsea Stanford

The world tells you to fit inside a box—to play it safe, keep it pretty, follow the rules. Fuuuck that. Love isn’t one-size-fits-all, and neither is the way it’s captured. I’m here to turn your chaos, your connection, your "holy shit, this is real" moments into something that hits like your favorite song and sticks with you forever. That’s why I do what I do.

I'm a queer elopement photographer who fuses the grit of Thrasher magazine with the polished, true-to-color editing and quality of Vogue. Think: the weirdest elopement photos you've ever seen, without all that trendy editing that's going to date your photos. I capture your love story with all its weirdness and rawness in a way that feels true to you—no judgment, just pure authenticity.