Lauren & Scott's Maui Wedding! Sat. June 27, 2009 i do
What can I say about Scott and Lauren's utterly amazing wedding at the Four Seasons Wailea in Maui yesterday? Well, I can say a few things. It was a simple and elegant affair. Lauren and Scott kept the guest list to best friends and immediate family only, and not a detail was spared. The day and weather were perfection, the ceremony emotional and beautiful, the portraits relaxed and fun, dinner delicious. It was, in a word, exquisite.
There are so many good things I can say about this couple, but I'm going to do most of it tomorrow or the next day when I blog about the ridiculously cool day after shoot we did on a black sand beach (among other locations) today. I fly back tomorrow, but for now, check out the slideshow of the wedding:
No posts? Must be wedding season! Wed. June 17, 2009 my life
I'm sure that as much as ya'll loved seeing my mom's surprised face as we shocked the bejeezus out of her for her birthday, you're ready for a new post, huh?!
Oh, there are plenty of new posts being worked on as we speak, for example, Kristen & Nick:
and Cheyenne & Daniel:
But I've found out something new in the past couple of weeks about weddings, that I never really knew: they are a LOT of work, and quite stressful!
As a photographer, I'm limited for the most part, to knowing about one very specific part of a wedding. What do I know about rentals, linens, lighting, catering, caterers bringing in their own KITCHEN because the location doesn't have one, hotel blocks, chair covers, flowers, what days the flower mart is and isn't open, and the myriad of other minutia that combine to create a wedding explosion?!
Well, as you might have guessed, while I know people who are experts in these areas, the information doesn't reside solely in my head, which is a serious disadvantage to planning a wedding. It's a good thing I have an absolutely amazing coordinator working on my & Jeff's big day, who I'll be doing a post about in the next few days.
Still though, the decisions that have to be made fall mostly on me, since Jeff has a real job and being a guy, cares less about how napkins are folded or the stamps that are going to go on the invitations. He did, however, take the leadership role in registering at Williams Sonoma yesterday, since I'm so hungry due to my wedding diet that all I wanted was cake mix and individual cupcake holders for those times that I desperately need to take a cupcake on the road with me (yes, I actually registered for 4 OF THOSE!).
In any case, in honor of my wedding FINALLY really starting to take shape, I feel like GIVING SOMETHING AWAY TODAY!! The item I'll be giving away showed up on my Amazon store a few posts ago and I just think it is so cute! It is the super fabulous, SHOOTSAC inspired Emilie pillow! Check it out:
Doesn't this pillow look so much like Baroque, our best selling, most classic cover of all time? Big things are happening for our baby, Baroque this month, so this giveaway is extra good :)
Anyway, if you want to win the super cute pillow, here's what you have to do:
Post a comment in the comment section with the BEST piece of wedding planning advice you have or have ever heard. It can be a word of encouragement, an anecdote, a funny story or a disaster story, something you learned, a GOOD IDEA I should use, or anything else you've got! You have until noon tomorrow. GO!
**you must leave a REAL email address and website address (if you have one)**
Surprises are fun, aren't they? Mon. June 8, 2009 my life
This year, my mom had a very big birthday (although I'm not going to mention which one). We decided to surprise her by flying to North Carolina, showing up at a play my grandmother was performing at, and giving her a good scare! My cousin Richard (the one in the video below on the phone) said we should wait in the elevator so that when she pressed the button to get on, we'd all be in there. It worked pretty well, I'd say--watch the video below.
And everyone wish a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my mom, Wendy! I wish we could have stayed longer but am so glad we got to spend your birthday with you!
Here's the video--check it out! Do you think she was surprised?
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