Category Archives: just for fun

September 30, 2008 · 2:21 pm

paulie + family. (my family!)

my favorite little friend.

this week i’m traveling through the south visiting family, friends and clients and soaking up a little sun before the fall sets in back in dc!

right now i’m spending my days with paul – my awesome cousin who just turned four! he’s so smart, so funny, and witty as can be. he’s keeping me very busy playing spongebob bingo, building super tall lego buildings, making train tracks for thomas + friends, and reading and spelling (he goes to school now!) the sweet return is that he loves having his picture taken and has no inhibitions in front of the camera, not to mention he’s pretty much the cutest thing i have ever seen! i love this little guy!

enjoy!


paul + his dad, my uncle marc.


paul + grandma mary dot!


silly fish faces!

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September 27, 2008 · 7:54 am

hello atlanta: stefanie + brendon!

hitting the streets in hotlanta.


stefanie + brendon.

i came down to the atlanta yesterday to meet with stefanie + brendon who are getting married next year! i love to sit down with all my clients before we make the final decision to work together, even if it means taking a 10-hour drive down the coast! hee! actually it worked out great since i was planning a roadtrip and was happy to detour in the infamous hotlanta! i’m so glad i got to meet up with them in their new city and hang out with them last night! we met in midtown for a drink and then went to dinner at the amazing TWO urban licks – a very hot restaurant in a renovated warehouse with incredible atmosphere and great food! i had the best time: stefanie + brendon are a truly a fabulous couple and i’m so excited to shoot their wedding next august! i snapped a few super quick pics as we were grabbing a cab – they are so cute! i’m loving atlanta, but i’m off this morning to sunny florida – ciao!


live music at TWO urban licks.

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September 21, 2008 · 12:53 am

preview: tina + gerard’s wedding.

tina + gerard: coming soon!

i just got home from tina + gerard’s wonderful wedding at the westin in alexandria. it was truly a fantastic day and i know everyone is super excited to see photos – i’ll be blogging their wedding in a few days, hopefully before they depart for aruba! check back soon!

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August 22, 2008 · 4:17 pm

six-man volleyball tournament.

the infamous manhattan beach volleyball insanity tournament.


the mascot for the bullfighting (?) team.

the day after i photographed the EOS launch party i headed over to manhattan beach to watch/partake in the madness of six-man with a bunch of friends…this famed august volleyball tournament combines two days of volleyball competition with an all-out, all-day beach party. it reminded me of attending the preakness in college and partying on the infield with all the other maniacs who preferred to chug beers in the sun than be seated in the grandstands. i attended the preakness four times, yet i never saw an actual horse. at six-man you couldn’t miss the volleyball players, decked out in wild costumes they were everywhere, with matches happening in the midst of the partying. it was quite an experience, and i’m just happy my camera survived, not to mention snapped some sweet photos…

possibly the most ironic sign i’ve ever seen considering everyone i saw was wildly drunk and consuming massive quantities of alcohol, including a number of the volleyball players…

the madness:

 

the costumes.

the craziness:

pretty manhattan beach (the day after):

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August 19, 2008 · 2:40 am

españa!

touring andalucía.


the costa del sol.

hola from españa! 

for the last week we have traveled throughout andalucía, the southern region of spain known for it’s rich spanish + muslim heritage, fiery fiestas, flamenco + bullfighting traditions, delectable tapas, and it’s long stretches of sandy coastline along both the atlantic and mediterranean. from the grand architecture of sevilla to the sunny beaches of fuengirola, all the way down to the rock of gibralter with it’s misty view of africa and large colony of barbary monkeys, to the med coast and the gorgeous resort town of salobreña, then north to granada, and finally, madrid: the lively and impressive capital. tomorrow we head home, but today we explore this vibrant city…ciao!

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August 9, 2008 · 5:00 am

hola portugal y españa!

a coastal adventure.

 

bom dia blog readers and sunny greetings once agin from europe! I’m on a train to the lovely town of sintra, just north of lisbon, portugal. for the next two weeks I’ll be traversing the coasts of portugal and spain in search of glorious sunshine, cool beaches, great music and amazing food…already I am enamored with portugal – the city of lisbon is fantastic! Artsy, eclectic, and vibrant – the streets are bustling day and night. We’ve walked throughout the rossio – dining in baixa, admiring the castelo de sao jorge with its sweeping views of the city, and reveling in the nightlife of barrio alto. Today’s destination is the famed sintra with its moorish temples, palaces and cliffside retreats. Tomorrow we depart for the algarve and the coast at lagos…until then – ciao!

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