i have a confession - i am addicted to reading blogs. there are so many amazing blogs out there and so much creativity! what's a girl to do?

one of my daily reads is emilystyle and she just wrote about how she enjoys looking at a old wedding photos. coincidentally, gina had an antique photo that she loved and asked that we re-create the pose at her own wedding. we did not have an elaborate living room to use as a background so we found a simple hallway to use instead. here is the modern interpretation of the photo.



go and check out emily's blog!

gina and martin planned such a lovely wedding. they were so calm and collected the entire day plus all of their friends were so excited for the two of them. the most amazing part is that gina and martin have only known each other for a short time. the story goes that they were set up by friends and knew right away that they were mean to be together. amazing! they are such a sweet couple and i wish them all of the happiness in the world.

gina and martin, if you are reading this from your honeymoon, i hope you are having a wonderful time and congratulations again!

enjoy your last vacation before the baby arrives...vacations change just a bit when you have children. yes, they are going to be mommy and daddy in a few months!

gina and martin are big soccer players so we added a soccer ball for fun.
venue: allied arts
caterer: cassis catering
flowers: a bed of flowers

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!