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I got the go-ahead from Lindsay to post the images we took for their save the date cards, as I was sad to not be able to share! She said it was fine, and that people will still love getting their cards in the mail anyway. I agree!
She made these hearts ahead of time and couldn’t decide on handwritten or block lettering, so we did several different versions of each (looking, kissing, more in focus, less in focus, etc.). These are my two favorites.
Not quite two years ago, I photographed Lindsay’s sister Michelle’s wedding, so I was excited to get an email from Lindsay about her own engagement and upcoming wedding! She and Dave are having their reception at Buffalo’s (as of yet still under renovation) Hotel Lafayette in August 2013, and what they really wanted was to do a “then and now” idea for their engagement session and guest book. They went to prom together ten years ago and have known each other for a long time, so they want their guest book to be a “through the years” collection of pictures. It will include pictures from throughout their relationship, that they themselves (and their family and friends) have taken, along with the photos I took last night. They will also be including pictures from throughout the renovation of the Hotel Lafayette, to show what was and what will be by the time their reception takes place! I think it is a really neat idea.
Because of the theme, they really embraced the full-on construction site feel inside the building during the session – dust, worklights, scaffolding and all! After that, we did drive down to the Erie Basin Marina to get a couple “normal” pictures, but Dave said they didn’t need many, because he says they are a pretty abnormal couple. Haha. Can’t wait to see the finished building – I am shooting a reception in that very room in the end of July so it will be exciting to see the change!
Future wedding suite, and dining area in “Greenhouse” reception room, followed by creative use of the drywall dust on the floor in the wedding suite!
The unfinished restaurant, and the expected staircase for the wedding party’s grand entrance.
A great way to finish – a gorgeous sunset over the Niagara River!
I have been photographing Rabia & Brendan since their wedding in 2004. Now they have two beautiful children and I’m so happy for them!
Jack loves “twains.” He loves to make them “cwash.” BIG cwashes are the best.
Baby Noelle is the newest addition to the family.
Jack also loves Nilla Wafers.
Family photos with a newborn and a wiggly two year old can be tough, but we made it happen.
Noelle was suspicious of me, but not of mommy.
I wish we had a hammock, and matching shoes.
Sleeping babies are nice, but so are awake babies (as long as they are not mad!).
What a wonderful world. Thanks for adding to it!
Two years ago, I took Emma’s newborn pictures. Last week I photographed little sister Mae after she joined the family!
Baby feet. What can I say? They’re beautiful.
Big sister in her fancy new dress!
Poor Mossy got banished from the house during the photo shoot. Poor girlie.
What a beautiful baby girl! I think she looks a lot like her big sister, just with a lot less hair!
On Wednesday morning, back in San Diego, we decided to spend the day visiting Balboa Park and seeing more of the city. Nathan asked for a hot dog. He got a hot dog.
It was the last day of February (Leap Day!) and I had gone to Macy’s to get a voucher that gave 1/2 price admission to all the museums. I visited the Museum of Photographic Arts by myself, then we met back up and went to the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center together.
We spent longer at the park than I thought so we really had to hustle to get down to The Mission before they closed at 3pm (we made it in the door around 2:55 and they were incredibly gracious and allowed us to come & and eat anyway). I decided to go there based on a recommendation from a friend, and I’m so glad we did. My food (papas con soy chorizo, pictured) was DELICIOUS and there was so much I was able to save half and eat it for breakfast the next day!! Regular readers know I love taking pictures of food, and I love capturing sweet/funny in-between moments too.
After eating, we drove up to the Mission Bay area and met up with one of Joe’s friends from Amherst, who is in San Diego for work right now. We inadvertently visited a dog beach (one woman claimed that it is the largest open, leashless dog beach in the state) and Nathan made a best friend. They were seriously digging in the sand together, burying a tennis ball and finding it again. It was hilarious.
From there, I decided what I wanted to do more than anything was to watch the sun set into the ocean, so we drove like mad to Sunset Cliffs, which is supposed to be a really beautiful vantage point. Yeah, well, by the time we got there, the sun had already broken the horizon, and it look mere seconds to dip completely below the surface of the water, all with no magical colors or fanfare. Oh well. I took a portrait of us cliffside anyway.
The following morning, our last morning in California, I woke up and opened the curtains to let some early morning sunlight in, and this is what I saw. Oh well, for $40/night (Hotwire), I guess you can’t expect too much.
We drove back to Balboa Park (I had to exchange a t-shirt I bought at the MoPA for another size) and a few more portraits happened. Taking a flattering self portrait of three people while holding a 3.25 pound camera/lens combo at arm’s length is tough, but I like this shot.
Before too long we realized it was time to start heading to the airport, so we drove down to the water one more time, stopped at In-N-Out Burger (animal style, yum!!), returned our rental car, and headed to SAN to get ready to leave. The takeoff was neat – flying over downtown and Point Loma, seeing the places we’d just been. Our flights home took us from SAN to MDW (Chicago) and then to BUF where we landed just before midnight. Seeing downtown Chicago at night was pretty awesome. The entire trip was pretty awesome. Thanks for enjoying the replay with me.
