Kelsei Frazier Photography

12/08/2024

when you get to hang out with the most beautiful family, who happens to be celebrating 35 years of marriage tomorrow, who is also celebrating her first baby being a senior this year & her youngest baby being a freshmen-

it is a PERFECT sunday!

if you know them, you love them. there is no doubt in that, I am sure of it.

thank you for loving me through my crazy adventure, Brooks family

07/08/2024

Today, August 7th, is Purple Heart Day.

“Purple Heart Day is observed on Aug. 7 each year and is a time for Americans to remember and honor the brave men and women who were either wounded on the battlefield or paid the ultimate sacrifice with their lives.”

I’ve had the blessing of knowing this family for years & years- so to take their wedding photos, then their newborn photos were an honor.

but to take their newborn photos while they held the child they prayed for, after they had to pray for the life of Josh, as he was apart of a targeted military attack where his family wasn’t sure if he was alive, and for the injury he sustained to his hand, which was highlighting his Purple Heart award, it meant the world to me.

Thank you Josh for your sacrifices and commitment to our country, friend.

♥️💙

(information take from the https://veteran.com/purple-heart-day/ site)

06/08/2024

Hey KFP friends.

I am coming here to use my reach for some things that are going on locally to me.

so if you see some content that has nothing to do with photography- you are welcome to interact or scroll past. It’s just to get the word out so we can hopefully make some changes in our town.

Thanks for understanding!

“I am scheduled to meet with Sam Parker, Jared Lowe, Rod Hardy and Sabrina White on Friday at 11am regarding the issues with Pace Athletic Recreation Association as well as the fields off of Joppa Lane.

I am asking you to help me here ON THIS POST as much as you can whether it be questions or concerns you want me to address or simply to inform me of an injury or situation that has happened due to the park/fields conditions.

I need everyone far and wide to help me be the voice for our kids & these parks.

I fully understand this has been going on for years. I KNOW so many of you have lost faith in our county and the people who have their hands in our youth sports and what amenities (or lack thereof) they’ve provided. I KNOW this could be one more time that they blow us off and lets us continue to complain and pay the fees to let our kids play the sports because they know we keep coming back.

But I’m asking you to give it one more chance & have the faith that we can get something done. I can’t promise I’ll have all of the answers, I can’t promise they’ll give a crap on Friday. I can’t promise they won’t just laugh in my face and treat me as dirt on their shoes-

but I promise you, as a parent who was an athlete in this area in high school AND a parent to children who have been apart of PARA for nearly 9 years- I am going to go in there and give it everything I have.

I don’t know all of the logistics and I don’t know how all of this works completely- but I do know if it wasn’t for the dedication and commitment we have as parents to have our kids at these sports, the money we pour into their passion to play football, baseball, soccer & more- if it wasn’t for us there wouldn’t be a PARA.

so all I know is- help me give this another shot.

it is short notice, but I would rather short notice than being blown off for weeks and eventually forgotten about.

thanks in advance & I’m asking you to say a prayer that I am able to speak from a place of knowledge, place of discernment, place of understanding and most importantly- representing our families and community the best I possibly can.

06/08/2024

his first year of football + his momma is a photographer.

oh the edits I (have) and will create 😅🤪

let’s go Patriots 💙♥️

06/08/2024

FOOTBALL/CHEER SESSIONS.

so here’s the thing- these have a little (a lot) more to them than my typical sports sessions. and because of my schedule being slammed- I have limited days to do them.

I also cannot guarantee we will have Pace High School fields for this (I will have to contact the school and see if this would be possible on the dates I have) but I do know we can work with the PARA fields & the Joppa field.

THIS LISTING IS FOR ONE ATHLETE. if you want a second athlete included, it’s an additional $75 and we will break the 30 minute session up to 15 minutes per kiddo.

as of right now, I am only able to offer 2 sessions per date listed in this session listing.

https://book.usesession.com/s/DKdjDLfSc

05/08/2024

I'll never forget the day that Kaid held his baby brother, who had only been home for maybe 2 or 3 days, and while he looked at him he told me "mommy, I prayed for a baby brother, I prayed for a baby and it had to be a brother and God gave me a baby brother mommy!"

Kaid was only 6, almost 7 years old when Caisen was born.

Kaid is now 13 years old, the oldest of my four kiddos. Caisen is 6 years old. But before there were four, there were just three.. & Kaid had only been a big brother to two little sisters for those six years of his life. and well, we've learned that even though he loves them, he much prefers & adores the ground his baby brother walks on.

Kaid loves to teach him everything he knows from gaming, to school to all the sports but now especially football.. & even though they couldn't look more different, one is brown hair, brown eyes, tan as a coconut.. the other dirty blonde hair, greenish eyes, fair skin.. one has always been long and lanky, one has been a linebacker since the day he came into the world.

>> you would never know. because the brotherly love & bond these two have with each other is evident everywhere they go.

my boys & their hearts. whew their hearts. I couldn't have been more blessed as a mother to have two boys that have sensitive and emotional hearts. they both love to be loved, they are both soft when needed & can be rough & tough other times.

although football season is just starting, I cannot wait to watch their futures unfold.

Kaid is playing his first year of football after begging to for years & years. although he's starting at 13 years old, Kaid was made for this sport. he is fast, he can catch a ball & he is obsessed with football.

Caisen is playing his first year of football because well, his Bubbie is playing & what bubbie does, Caisen does. & to our surprise- Caisen is actually really good. & to NO surprise to any of us, he is apart of the offensive line tackle (is that what it is called?! I am a new football mom here) and he is a little beast out there.

enjoy these pictures of our boys. we are so proud to call them ours & so proud to watch their bond carry over to football & have each other through this all

23/07/2024

It’s a million degrees out but don’t forget!

SANTA pictures are BOOKING UP!

https://www.facebook.com/share/t5kypAd8oKGXLXiK/?mibextid=WC7FNe

19/07/2024

sometimes life sees so unfair & exhausting.

we go through some of the cloudiest and darkest days and wonder- how did we get here? how did this become MY LIFE?

even as someone like myself, a Christian woman who loves the Lord and trusts His plan- I question things.

you know what’s crazy, though?

almost every person who has felt this way at some point in their lives.. they finally hit a moment where they look around and say “this, this was why.”

and in this moment, I feel that the very memory I captured right here- it was Sarah’s “why” moment.

it’s not my place to share her story, but she knows. her oldest boy right there- he knows.

and that precious man she married, he knows too.

and this family became one a long time ago, but at this moment they were promised forever & that moment is one that will also make a permanent place in my heart, too.

🩵

18/07/2024

the most beautiful family from Ohio came and saw ME!

18/07/2024

Sarah reached out to me a few months ago about hiring me for a very small and intimate wedding ceremony..

there were going to be just a few people in attendance, but most importantly, her baby boy Jake would be coming in town from California to be here and they would all be together for the first time for pictures..

Sarah is the most kind hearted and genuine personality I have ever met. she is very okay with going with the flow, appreciates the small things, came into today knowing weather could be an issue, knowing it would be extremely simple, knowing FL is bipolar and we never know how our hour to hour weather plays out..

but it didn't matter. she told me at our meeting with tears in her eyes, all she wanted was the pictures of her little family together. the pictures of them becoming one- no separation of miles, no different states, no facetime.

so that is exactly what we did. I got a few friends to let me borrow some of their furniture to have some mismatch chairs out there, she didn't want the kids separated while they were doing their vows so I told her "let's get a bench and sit them right in the middle!" and she loved it.

I grabbed a few blankets and put them on the ground for anyone who wanted to sit on the ground & not chairs and well, we had us a little beach wedding.

it was by far the most refreshing, most gorgeous, easiest & most simple wedding I have been apart of in a long time. you can tell it was solely about their love and what it meant for this beautiful family to come together as one, everything else just did not matter.

I can't wait to share more- but for now, I hope you enjoy these. thank you FL for ending this stormy day with the most beautiful evening and thank you to the dolphins who were putting on a show in the background the entire ceremony

14/07/2024

When Pops brings his people to town-
you get a family session!

thank you so much for having me Ramey & fam! I can absolutely tell you are a proud Dad & Grandpa to this crew!

13/07/2024

Yesterday, me and our babies spent the day (literally, got there at 7am!) celebrating Blues Week here on the Gulf Coast!

my oldest was on the boat with his friend & his family for the most part but met up with us towards the timing for the airshow. it was HOT, and as prepared as you think you are for it- you’re probably still not prepared enough 🥵 but watching those planes fly is something you can’t compare anything else to!

I’m back to work for the weekend while my husband is working the airshow for the second day in a row (he’s law enforcement & if you are out there and see that familiar face- give him a wave!) so me & the kiddos are inside the AC and I’m editing away.

so many fun sneaks to come from the past couple of weeks!

Happy Blues Week, Pensacola! 💙💛

08/07/2024

just reminiscing on some seriously gorgeous seniors over the years 🩵

06/07/2024

Don’t forget!

Santa minis are live & are booking up fast!

03/07/2024

Part of the reason I had to take some time off this Summer was because our home had to be prepared to be listed.

we are officially on the market and if you know anyone looking for a beautiful family home in the heart of Pace, this might be the one for them ❤️

https://www.facebook.com/share/TXhpySJB4QEV8vEf/?mibextid=WC7FNe

For sale: 4 bed, 2 bath, 2,024 SQFT house. Come experience Willow Glen just off Berryhill Road in Pace, Florida... $374,900.

30/06/2024

five years.

five years ago I met this beautiful family. they're from North Carolina and have been traveling to Pensacola Beach for their annual beach vacation.

I fell in love with them (no worries, you will see all of them in a picture soon enough) and knew I wanted to be the one they called every year they come back.

I became friends with them on social media, cheered on their kiddos, their graduations, their achievements. I was one of the people who had front row seats to their life by becoming friends with them after our session.

by having this seat, I also was able to watch the hard times of their lives.

see, five years ago this precious family came to me with Momma Angie, too. in this picture is Sharley & Chaselynn. Angie is Sharley's momma. we had no idea that within the next year, we would have to watch this precious family lose the most important person in their lives. I will never be able to explain the heartbreak I felt watching all of this unfold even though I am just the photographer down in FL.

see. that is the thing. all the money in the world, all the viral fame, all the social views- I would give it all away if it meant I solely had this job to photograph families and create permanent memories for them so in tragic situations like losing someone as important and loved as Angie, that they would always and forever have the pictures to remember them by. I would give it all away if it meant that every single family in front of my camera would become an extension to my family- as most of them do.

Sharley, five years ago I stood before all of you and had the best time. and every year since- I wouldn't trade it for anything. Your precious momma, your precious brother, they are both looking down on all of you & smiling.

but I have no doubt that Momma Angie is looking down on you and is so proud of the woman you are, the mother you are, the daughter you are to your Daddy, the sister you are, the wife that you are. You continue to push, you hustle your face off. you keep the love alive in your family & are the momma you didn't realize you would have to be when life took the turn it did.

you are doing an amazing job, and even though she isn't here to say it herself- I know I was meant to be here to be able to say it for her.

I am so proud of you, Sharley

28/06/2024

23/06/2024

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22/06/2024

finishing up this insanely gorgeous gallery of two of my favorite people & just felt like they needed a few more to look before the final delivery..

22/06/2024

I’m so grateful Kelsei Frazier Photography was able to contribute to the FavorHouse NWFL’s 1st Annual Round-Up Auction!

“The FavorHouse NWFL Round Up is a toe-tappin', knee slappin' good time with live country music from Blackwater Country, dancing, walkabout food tasting, fun & games, and charity. All proceeds directly support programs and services to help local victims of domestic violence and their children escape abuse and build a new beginning.”

Tonight, they were able to raise their goal of $20,000 to support these programs and services for victims of DV!

Proud to be play a part in giving domestic violence the BOOT! 🙌🏻

21/06/2024

Come with me & the kiddos to take some pictures at the Pensacola Humane Society for the Downtown Crowd Pensacola Magazine!

I’m super thankful for Tiffany, who is the Program Director for the Pensacola Humane Society, asked me to partner up with them to snap some shots of their animals to use in a local magazine BUT even more thankful she took myself and my kiddos in and took us on a tour of the place!

in my personal experience- I feel like the typical views of what a “shelter” for animals looks like is dirty and chaotic. and I would be a liar to say that that actually was just my thoughts of what a shelter was.. then I went to the Humane Society and got to see it myself one on one.

as you can imagine, a building full of animals absolutely IS chaotic, but it is maintained and taken care of by volunteers & employees who have a special love for these animals. it’s not always pretty, either.

the pictures you see here at the end of my video are of adorable animals- but the reality is these animals were likely surrendered or found on the streets. they’ve been taken in and have received veterinarian care, have been spayed or neutered, have been dealing with one on one time with the employees & volunteers to help teach them to learn to trust again.

these animals are cheered on like my 6 year old son at his t-ball game. they introduced them to us with pride as they walked out with their leashes & tuxedo collars. some of these babes have been at the Humane Society for quite awhile, and honestly I don’t know why. maybe more people need to see their faces & see them interact? maybe more people need to see more of our local humane society & the amazing work these people do.
.so, it is my mission to get some of these adorable faces to a new home. the dogs (and cats!) you see featured in my video are all ready for a new home! & listen- if you’ve been feeling the push in your heart for a new animal but just haven’t found the perfect fit for your family, this is your sign.

ALSO! Maybe you’re like me and aren’t looking to add a fur baby to the family. no worries- they’re always looking for volunteers and/or donations! they have an Amazon wishlist for those who are a little too busy to volunteer their time and can’t make it to the shelter to help.

Amazon wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/CBD2JE1KJO05/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex

if you need any information, feel free to contact me OR you are always welcome to head over to the humane society website https://pensacolahumane.org or check out their social media pages from Facebook to IG to twitter!

website: https://pensacolahumane.org
Front Desk & Adoptions/Animal Surrender:
850-432-4250
[email protected]
Major Gifts, Planned Giving and Grants: [email protected]
Volunteer:
[email protected]
Events:
[email protected]

21/06/2024

Vivi is SIX MONTHS & perfection.

21/06/2024

Tony & Savannah.

literal DREAM engagement session.

terrible weather all around us, but held off for 30 minutes. just enough for us to capture this gorgeousness.

cannot wait for their wedding day

21/06/2024

KFP partnered up with Pensacola Humane Society to snap some pictures of their beautiful shelter animals to be featured in the Downtown Crowd magazine. and honestly, I couldn't imagine sharing just one picture of these adorable furbabes- so you are welcome in advance for all the cuteness you are about to feast your eyes on ❤

17/06/2024

IT IS THE SUMMER.

but every year in the Summer when I post these, they sell out quick.

so per usual, I am giving everyone a head start in planning their Santa & Mrs. Claus photos!

I only have TWO DATES AVAILABLE. do not miss them!

and I can't even explain how excited I am to share the set up ideas I have for our property

14/06/2024

The hardest part about being a one person show when you own a business is just that, you are only one person.

and if anyone knows me, they know that my business is my baby, my joy, my happiness.

one thing I don’t like doing is not giving 110% to my business and when I can’t give 110%, I know I have to pump the brakes because I know my business and the clients who hire me deserve the 110%.

with that being said, right now I am having to take a personal leave/break for a little bit. our little family is fine, but there are some external things going on that are out of our control that needs our attention right now. and because of that, it’s caused me to not be completely present for my clients like I like to be- and instead of beating myself up for it like I do, I know it’s time to take a step back and take care of the family & health issues we are unexpectedly dealing with.

I am taking limited number of sessions for the remaining part of the summer & of course, if we’ve spoken or if you are currently booked- you are fine and this does not affect you at all.

I will be posting my Fall/Winter minis later today just so they’re open for my returning clients (and new if you are looking for something like I offer!) that way I don’t have to worry about time running out since my head is everywhere right now.

to everyone who has been reaching out & checking on me, to those who have been working with me and being patient knowing all of the things we are dealing with right now- THANK YOU. you are the very reason I keep pushing and love what I do.

if you have any questions- I am here to chat. I just needed to let everyone know my schedule is incredibly limited on what I can do/take right now and I plan to be back to normal by August or so.

Thank you all so much ♥️

Kelsei

01/06/2024

my fave family on a gorgeous sunrise session morning at the beach

26/05/2024

a few weeks ago I told my son's KG class I wanted to get some graduation photos of them all out at our property at no cost, but more than anything- so we could document these kiddos & the time of their life that they literally call everyone their best friends & never see anything other than joy & happiness when they see each other.

a few couldn't make it, but the ones that did, I am so so glad they did. we are missing a few of our besties for sure, but these babes had a blast together tonight- even if their parents were absolutely melting from the humid FL heat.

thank you to our KG teacher for being amazing & teaching these kiddos. Lord knows after spending an hour with them trying to get everyone to hear us & cooperate- we definitely couldn't do the job, lol!

we love our little WLK8 KG grads!