Meet Chey Chalai
BEHIND THE LENS
I'm a lover of mountains, folk music, tattoos, sunset hikes, road trips, and capturing your love stories. I feel like I've had a camera in my hand since I was a kid, and truly I have. I was either making videos with my video camera or taking photos of literally everything around me. Taking photos isn't just my job, it's my favorite hobby. If I didn't do this for a living, I would still be out taking photos. Photography is my passion, it's who I am at the core. A storyteller. A visual artist with an eye for poetic imagery. I'm inspired by films and movies, people watching, and witnessing love and human connection. And I aim to curate an experience that encourages that connection and those intimate moments of love between you and your partner. The fact that I get to capture those precious memories that will be appreciated some day by your grandkids or their grandkids to look back on, that is what makes it all worth it.
CAPTURING REAL CONNECTION
STORYTELLING
AUTHENTIC MOMENTS
STORYTELLER. HOPELESS ROMANTIC. OLD SOUL.
I've been a photographer for the past 14 years on and off. Ever since I was a kid and got my first disposable camera I've been taking photos of everything. In high school I started taking photos of friends/family and learning more about what it would look like if I continued it as a career path. I shot my first wedding in 2010 - my best friends wedding, and fell in love with capturing love. My business is my hobby, and I take great pride in creating an experience for my couples over just a regular photoshoot. We will chat on the phone, get to know each other, and craft an experience together instead of you just showing up and not knowing what to expect. I make sure my couples are comfortable going into a session and your session is curated to express your personalities, your love languages, your vibe, and show your connection. We don't do fake smiles over here or forced poses. Everything is natural & I will guide you and hype you up the whole way through.
Nice to meet you
I'm Cheyenne Chalai
ALLOW ME TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF MY STORY
FROM COUPLES
Love Notes
Absolutely loved the session we had with Chalai Photography! I highly recommend her! She had amazing ideas on ways to capture our true personalities and delivered a gallery FULL of awesome shots! I would definitely book another session the next time we are in Savannah!
HALEIGH + CHAD
My Why
WHAT INPIRES ME
I am all about romanticizing my life, seeing life as the magical gift that it is and slowing down to appreciate it and breathe it in.
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Life goes by too fast, so capturing real moments of your story and romanticizing your love and your life in a way that I would want someone to do for me, is the way I think about my photography.
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This is not just a job to me. This is my passion, I truly couldn't imagine doing anything else.
