friday

happy long weekend! enjoy the extra day at home!

super cool

jerry and i will be celebrating our 7th wedding anniversary on july 1st.
i am supposed to plan our anniversary outing this year and i have been going back and forth on destinations. should we go out on the town and stay in san francisco? go back to our favorite b&b in the whole wide world, the inn at occidental? st. helena, where jerry proposed, is another great spot. on our last trip to st. helena we stayed at the adagio inn which was right in town and close to my favorite restaurant, tra vigne. but wait....look at this new place in san francisco! cavallo point - the lodge at golden gate. doesn't it look spectacular? i love the fact that they are fixing up old buildings for a new purpose. this might be the one!

i really need to make up my mind quickly since the clock is ticking. decisions! decisions!

gina and martin

here is a sneak peek at gina and martin's wedding from this past weekend at allied arts in menlo park.
they are such a wonderful couple and it is quite obvious that they are meant to be together. the wedding was lovely - the family, friends, food, location...all perfect.
gina and martin - thank you for letting me photograph your wedding! have a wonderful time on your honeymoon!

and the winner is.....

jill e.! she is the lucky winner of a free photo session. thank you so much for all of the entries - i thoroughly enjoyed reading all of the responses. here are a few photos for you to enjoy.

crazy

it is 11:23 p.m. and i should have been in bed a few hours ago. the weekend was super busy with a wedding on saturday and a super fun birthday party today. i have been busy backing up the backed up files to the back up, back up drive. just being safe!
i will announce the winner of the photo contest tomorrow. sorry, i am too tired to count the entries.
off to bed!

sneak peek

here are a few more photos from one of last weeks photo sessions. these boys are so adorable!
we met at picchetti winery in cupertino for pictures and they have a bunch of peacocks roaming around the property. the boys were really fascinated by them. plus, peacocks make the strangest noises so even though we couldn't alway see one, we could hear them!


have a fantastic weekend!

back to school

going back to school for the day was so inspiring! i picked up some new tips and tricks which i am so excited to put to work. here is a sample from the photo session that took place during the workshop. love the old car and the old red barn!

i have a fantastic wedding coming up this weekend. gina and martin are really sweet and i am super excited about allied arts as the venue. beautiful couple + beautiful location = my dream!

{contest update}
my friends, the clock is ticking! only a few more days to win a free photo session or use the $400 credit toward a wedding! the competition is open to anyone and there is still time to get your friends and family to put in the word for you. all you have to do is get a bunch of people to send me an e-mail with the the answers to a few questions. the submissions have been really wonderful to read - thank you to those of you who shared such wonderful lessons from your mothers!
see the blog post from sunday, may 11th with all the details
don't be shy, tell everyone you know about the contest so you can get the free photo session! aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, neighbors, a play group, book club, co-workers.......the more the merrier!