Love on a remote island
CHELSEA AND KEITH SHELTON’S WEDDING
Story by Briana Alzola • Photos by Julie Adams
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n 2015, Keith Shelton signed up to be a teacher in a tiny town in Alaska.
He thought he would go, have some new experiences and then move on. Little did he know
that while living there, he would fall in love and become a father.
Keith and Chelsea Shelton married July 16, 2020, at the Surfsand Resort in Cannon Beach, a
place that has been special to Keith since he was young.
With them at the wedding was Axel, the couple’s 15-month-old son.
Keith, from Walla Walla, Washington, often visited Cannon Beach as a child for family vacations. The
first time he and Chelsea traveled together, they visited Cannon Beach to take part in Keith’s family reunion.
When it came time to plan their wedding, Cannon Beach was the place, Keith said.
Since Keith and Chelsea live in Gambell, Alaska (on a little island out in the Bering Strait), with
limited communication, Keith’s mom and aunt helped plan the wedding and bring together all the details.
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Keith and Chelsea live on a little
island in the Bering Strait with
limited communication, so Keith’s
mom and aunt helped plan the wedding
and bring together all the details.
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