friday favorites

friday! yipee! to all the daddies out there - happy father's day!
here are five new favorite things. enjoy.

i love this! you can send artwork from your child to this company and they will create a beautiful one of a kind piece of art!

purl carries a hand picked collection of materials, tools, notions and accessories for knitting, sewing and quilting. their blog, the purl bee, makes me drool. now i just need to learn how to sew, knit and quilt!


michael sowa is an artist from germany and i have been a fan for years. he has been described as a cross between magritte and the far side. you can find more of his work at www.art.com.

i saw this beautiful store last weekend while shooting a wedding in mill valley. i have a feeling i would want a whole bunch of things so it is probably best for my credit card that i didn't get a chance to go in! i love the idea of an 'urban farmhouse'. even the name sounds appealing! next time i am in mill valley, maison reve is going to be top on my list!

can i get one now?

strange

something strange happened yesterday and i can't stop thinking about it.....here is the story:
sam, ryan and i were walking down the street in a shopping area of palo alto in the afternoon when sam stopped to show me a big pile of quarters lying against the side of a building. the pile must have had about $10 worth of quarters and some other random change. the coins were in plain sight on a semi busy street where a lot of people had walked by to go to restaurants and shops. so, here are some thoughts that ran through my mind: - where is the hidden camera? - finders keepers, losers weepers - should we take the money and give it to a homeless person down the street? - should we leave the money because someone might come back to get it?
what would you have done?

kiki + hadi

kiki and hadi went all out with the details for their wedding last weekend. kiki is a designer so every little detail was planned out and designed to a tee. the menu cards, wedding programs, place cards and cake design were all tied in together with their wedding colors and logo. amazing!
here are a few more photos from the day. the wedding was held at a lovely church in sausalito and the reception was at the outdoor art club in mill valley.

preview

i photographed a lovely wedding in sausalito and mill valley yesterday. the weather was absolutely gorgeous! it was just one of those perfect days where everyone was out and about enjoying the sunshine. here is a one picture from the wedding..stay tuned for more photos!

friday favorites

happy friday! i am so excited about this weekend because the weather is going to be lovely and i get to photograph a wedding in sausalito and mill valley on sunday. stay tuned for pictures later in the week...
i am officially starting a new tradition for friday....i am going to share a few of my favorite items. enjoy!
friday favorites
these necklaces are from nervous system. i have a small addiction to necklaces and i really don't need any more, but..but...i really like them.

you don't even have to put a cake on these cake stands - i would want them out all the time! these were created by whitney smith and can be found at etsy. i am telling you - etsy is the place to go!

yet another fabulous etsy find. this lovely print is from sarah jane. she has the sweetest prints and i would love to put a few in ryan's room or give one as a gift at a baby shower.

mrs. meyers baby blossom laundry detergent smells so sweet and clean. i love the fact that all of their products are environmentally friendly and biodegradable.

mahar drygoods has the most fabulous stuff for children. toys to inspire the imagination....not the kind of toys with a bunch of buttons and really annoying sounds and blinking lights. wouldn't these be fabulous for a party...for any age?!

carmen & ray

here are some pictures from a beautiful wedding which took place at the brazilian room in berkeley. this is actually my third wedding at this location and it is always fun to see how every couple makes it their own with their unique personalities and details.


who can resist a whole table of candy so you could make your own goodie bag?

i love the hydrangeas in the cake! the bouquet was absolutely stunning and the ribbon is a nice extra touch.

i got to shoot this wedding with the incredibly talented ingrid from myrtle and marjoram.

baby girl

i am so proud to announce the arrival of aliyah kai. my cousin, kathryn, and her husband, hugo, are the proud new parents of this beautiful baby girl. isn't she precious?