Happy Mother's Day 2013

I haven't been posting much lately, since I've been keeping pretty busy and most of the things I'd like to post about are just a leetle too personal for a blog that's read by family members. I apologize for being away for so long and will hopefully get to update about everything soon!

I hope that all the mommies out there had a wonderful and relaxing Mother's Day. E and I had quite a lovely day, even though he had to work in the evening. To kick Mother's Day off, E and I went to a delicious brunch with his mom and some family friends. We ate at Eveleigh, the new "it" restaurant in the heart of West Hollywood, essentially a jasmine filled oasis in the middle of the city.

Everything was delicious, from the mimosas to the steak and eggs, and although the service was a little bit less than stellar, I'd highly recommend it for the ambiance and food.

To celebrate with my mom, we asked her to pick her favorite restaurant for dinner. E unfortunately couldn't come since he had to work last minute, but my mom chose a delicious Italian restaurant, Spumoni, to get take out from. They're one of our favorite spots and we hit them up on a fairly regular basis for their spaghetti bolognese (insanely delicious OMG) and lobster ravioli.

My sister and I also brought back a dozen delicious mini cupcakes from Yummy Cupcakes to cap off the celebration. By the time we got there, they were nearly sold out and we had to forgo our usual full size cupcakes in favor of the adorable mini ones. Their case had maybe 4 of the large but boring cupcakes and maybe three mini ones. We almost left empty handed until the cashier told us she had two boxes of the minis left behind the counter, so we snapped one of them up.

For a little gift, E and I made some beautiful Shutterfly books with our wedding photos in them for my mom and my mother in law. It's only been two years since we officially tied the knot but we figured it was about time people got some hard copies haha. My grandma received a beautiful potted Gardenia as well as a little brag book of wedding photos to keep with her photo stash in her purse. All in all I'd say it was a wonderful day celebrating some pretty special ladies. E and I were hoping to celebrate Mother's Day on a more personal level this year but it wasn't in our cards. Hopefully next year will be our year!

Belated Wedding Post #1: The Dress

After the wedding E and I jumped right back into the swing of things as if the wedding had never happened. There was work to be done and classes to take and we didn't have a honeymoon so there was no real reflection on what we'd just done. Thus, I was a terrible, slovenly blogger who never got around to posting all the recap photos from this big day that everything had been building up to. 

Since I still have very little time, we've been married for over 6 months and haven't picked our album photos, and still haven't done our day after session, I've decided that more time will not be forthcoming and I might as well kick myself in the butt and get stuff done. I'll call it part of my getting back in shape for the day after photos since we need to take ourselves back there mentally as well as physically.

So, without further ado, I present:

The Dress

Custom made by Brides by Liza

French lace imported from Italy (funny, no?)

No, my boobs are not supposed to be climbing out like they are, my little sister didn't lace up my corset properly so we had some wardrobe malfunctions all evening.

Wedding Photos Are Up!

Our wedding photos are up! They're better than I could have hoped and I'm really struck by how well they represent us. You can tell that we really enjoyed ourselves and genuinely love each other's company and there are some beautiful snapshots of everyone behaving themselves that make the chaos of the wedding day fade away.  I think our rabbi put it best when he told us he'd "never seen a couple with so much joy in their relationship" and I suddenly realized that maybe not all couples have this much fun when they're together.

Our Epic Wedding Photos

Click them! You know you want to!

A big, Huge, MASSIVE thank you Kim, April, Nely and David for capturing our day so beautifully! We knew from the beginning that you were perfect for us; how often do you find photographers as cool as you who not only go along with our crazy ideas but come up with even better ones of your own? We hope that all your couples have as much fun with you as we did and we absolutely can't wait for our day after session.

SNEAK PEEK: Wedding photos!

Our always amazing photographers Ohana Photographers have just put up a few sneak peak pics from our wedding!

Check them out here: http://ohanaphotographers.com/blog/sarah-and-evans-vintage-wedding-in-san-diego/

We love everything we've seen so far :) My only gripe is my dress which just won't stay up! I'm planning on working some double sided tape magic for our day after shoot to get some shots without the girls popping out all over the place. I think it was my body heat expanding the cotton layer because the dress just got bigger and bigger as the night went on!