Pseudo-bride & groom FIND SF

one of my lovely friends from college, Alexis, contacted me in the spring, asking if M and i would be available in June for a photography workshop photo shoot that would be happening in San Francisco. i immediately and over-zealously agreed .... then i heard that she wanted us to dress up in vintage bride/groom apparel, and i got even more giddy (what girl wouldn't want to reinact her wedding?? it's like playing dress up as an adult!) while M was like, what the crap? luckily he's a good sport, and he went along with me and my crazy schemings.


guys, it was so fun. like so so so so fun! we got to pretend like we were little young newlyweds- and have these awesome film photographers - some beginners, many advanced - get all snap happy in the sunset with us as the subjects. i loved it. and we got some beautiful images from the evening. definitely one of my favorite memories with my guy.

Photos Below PC: the amazing Jonathan Canlas

PC: Lei Jea

 PC: Kim Tsui

 PC: Kim Sayre

PC: Samantha Arroyo

 and one of my very favorites to end:

 picture overload, i know! but some super fun ones to have forever with my love. so grateful we got to participate in such a cool workshop with cool people.

xoxo

lucky number 7.

today M and i have been married for 7 years.

for the first time since we've been married, it doesn't feel like it was just yesterday. our wedding suddenly feels like it was a long time ago, and like we were just kids then.

and so i dug out our wedding book and started looking at pictures of our day to try to make it feel a little more recent.

we basically laughed and danced non-stop the whole day. and of course, we looked deliriously, infectiously happy and in love.
 

unfortunately we haven't laughed or danced non-stop these last 7 years- but there has been a whole lot of laughter and dancing- and there has definitely been an overwhelming amount of love and happiness.

marriage is hard work. it's so different than i imagined it to be- in a good way- but different, nonetheless. sometimes i want to punch M in the face because i can't believe he actually just fell asleep again WHILE i was talking to him. other times i want to hug him so tight that he might die from over-squeezing arms because i have so much overwhelming love for him. he's the guy that drives me nuts, and that i am nuts about. i love him for making me so crazy and for taking all the crazy away...sometimes by being crazy and making me laugh all over again.

happy 7 years Mr. Chapman- you're still my favorite person to hug.

xoxo