I have spent more days than I care to remember glued to my computer, so this past Saturday Tony and I decided to trek out to Santa Barbara for a little r & r. The moody weather was a little less than ideal, but Santa Barbara was still lovely. The wildflower blooming en masse along the highway is a wonderful reminder that its spring.
We lined up early and reaped our rewards at La Super-Rica Taqueria, a modest little Mexican
restaurant that was made famous by Julia Child. I love the handmade tortillas.
We also went along Stearns Pier, and one must admire the sheer tenacity of this pier, which was repeatedly rebuilt despite three fires.
I knew even from their engagement that Jen & Dave are a special couple, so it was no surprise that the rest of their friends and family was equally fun. They made everything easy. :)
It was a gorgeous day for their event.
After the ceremony, the whole wedding group walked behind the Mariachi band as they paraded around the street. Kudos to the talented team of Two Penny Productions for keeping up with the crowd with all their equipment. :)
The wedding group partied it up for the rest of the night at the Blue Parrot.
Did I mention that their whole group is incredibly musically talented? There were a lot of performances that night, including a very sweet surprise song performed by Dave for Jen.
At the end of the night there was a fire dance, which was amazing! Kelly and I were transfixed.
We had a great time in Playa del Carmen, and were so honored to be able to capture their beautiful wedding day. Congrats Jen and Dave!
See their slideshow here . Enjoy!
Beautiful shots! Just amazing! Love them!!!!!!!!
(03.14.10)Phoebe, your pictures are fantastic! You really captured the day beautifully. Thank you so much!
(03.14.10)What a cute and sweet wedding! Love your slideshow!!
(03.14.10)These are fantastic! Looks like it was an amazing wedding! Glad you had a good time on top of it. I'd love to see the rest of them, and the post production is fantastic. My favorites are the bride and groom goofing off and the guitar and speaker/vocalist. They're all wonderful.
(03.14.10)that is an AWESOME picture of fire dancers
(03.14.10)that is an AWESOME picture of fire dancers
(03.14.10)You captured a beautiful and relaxed wedding, Pheebs!
(03.15.10)
This is beautiful! I love your eye, you see things so differently, it's fantastic I saw your website and it's great!!
(03.11.10)
When Tony and I rolled into San Francisco late Thursday night we were pretty tired but excited. Even the trip over was a bit adventurous, courtesy of a late day at work and our beloved Los Angeles traffic. To make a long story short, we actually squeaked into a flight we were already resigned to missing.
Tony was busy for part of Friday, so I wandered around the ferry building and took some pictures. The weather was gorgeous, moody but dry, with patches of glorious sun. A day wandering around San Francisco can look a little something like this.
Pacman on building windows and funny, toothy statues, how could I resist taking pictures?
me: Tony, can you come a little closer please? Ok.. good. Can you tilt your head a little this way? Make a face.
Tony: Like this?
me: Yes, perfect. <click>
Tony: What was that for?
me: ... nothing.
The man inside smiled and waved after he caught me snapping a shot. Tony still thinks I am a stalker. But don't leave doors open where I can peek inside them if you don't want your picture taken.
All in all, it was a pleasant (partially rainy) weekend around the Bay area filled with good friends and good food. I got to see Kelly and Andrew's fabulous pad, tried to "read" a book to a toddler, and had my Hong Kong style food craving fulfilled. On Sunday we boarded back onto the plane and bid adieu... for now. :)
Lovely. :) Thanks for the tip about Hyde Street Pier. I visited last week, but they had already closed the gates. I'll have to check it out again soon.
See you on Sunday!
(02.11.10)Wow, those were some nice shots from the plane! Maybe I'll try to stay awake next time we fly up to SF so I won't miss the views. :-)
(02.15.10)I like the beached rowboat. Did you make the oar stroke marks in the sand? Very quirky. :)
(02.23.10)Thanks! They were actually already there when we got there, otherwise it would have been very tempting to sit inside the boat and add them in! :)
(02.25.10)Hey I worked on putting in those sculptures?? at 555 mission street plaza!!
(04.22.10)
Stasia's mom likes to say that Stasia is a very equal opportunity baby, kiss one and she'll kiss them all (even stuffed animals are not exempted). We very much loved hanging out with this little person and the rest of her awesome family.
More San Francisco pics to come soon!
Hehe... she loved hanging out with you too! (And so did we ;)) Love how you captured her kissing the monkey! Thanks!!
(02.06.10)
looking at your blogs always makes me hungry... =)
(04.17.10)