Seattle is a fun city & I was lucky enough to make a day trip up for Kelly & Chad’s engagements in May. While I was driving towards downtown for their engagement shoot, I turned on the radio & Owl City’s, “Hello, Seattle” was playing. So I did what I normally do when awesome songs play on the radio at the perfect time…I blasted the radio, rolled down the windows & sang at the top of my lungs. Call me crazy but it was fabulous.
I just realized that I haven’t posted any of my personal photographs from my trip! So here are just a few of my favorites…
I am going to be honest here. Like really honest. I think I live in one of the most under-rated cities in America. I have lived here for almost five years & there are so, sooooooo many things I love about living here. I love the fact that San Francisco is just a short drive away. I love that within 10 miles of our home, there are over 6,500 amazing restaurants (which really plays in my favor since I hate cooking), I love the people, the foggy mornings, the saxophone music by the BART stations, the Oakland A’s, Arizmendi pizza, Ici Ice Cream, the art, the Trader Joes just down the street from my house…everything! I am happy to say that “I Hella <3 Oakand.” And if you lived here, I think you’d hella <3 it too.
I had a fun little photo excursion to downtown Oakland with two of my favorite gal pals the other evening & we took some fun photographs. Downtown Oakland is filled with awesome color, Art Deco Architecture & my favorite, favorite cathedral everrrrr, The Cathedral of Christ the Light. The architecture of the cathedral is literally mind-blowing. Seriously-someone please (pretty, pretty please) get married there & hire me as your photographer-I’d be in heaven! Enough rambling-here are my favorites from our quick little jaunt to downtown…
What things do you hella <3 about where you live? Spill the beans!
The Cathedral of Christ the Light is so amazing. The architecture blows my mind…
Maybe it’s because she sees me working on photographs of brides. Maybe it’s the Disney movies she loves watching where everyone lives “Happily Ever After.” Maybe it’s because every Saturday I tell her I’m on my way to a wedding. Whatever it is, Hadley has recently been talking about getting married. It’s kind of funny. The other night I had bought an artichoke so she went & put on a pretty dress, picked up the artichoke & said, “Look at me! I’m getting married!” It was adorable.
Watch out-this girl knows how to work the camera.
She is vivacious. Sweet. Bossy. Funny. Smart. Perfect. She is the perfect little bundle of happiness & I’m lucky enough to claim her as my sweet little girl. And she is by far the most gorgeous, perfect & fabulous person I will ever capture with my lens. And I love her with all my heart.
Yesterday I got Hadley all dolled up & took her on a little photo shoot. This is such a sweet & darling age & I wanted to capture her in all of her curiosity & sweetness. Here’s Hadley in all of her 2.5 year old glory….
Oh please. Seriously-I want to squeeze those chubby cheeks.
Love.LOVE.LOVE this photograph.
It’s something that I am never ashamed to admit. And if you’ve ever spent time with me or if you follow my blog, you know that I have a problem. Like a really, really big problem. I love candy & sweets in all their shapes & forms. A little too much. I love being an adult & being able to buy candy whenever I want. I love having a candy drawer at my house that Sam thinks is my “baking drawer”. It’s filled to the brim with chocolates, bags of marshmallows & other yumminess. I love, love candy. Especially seasonal candy. If you read my blog you KNOW that it’s rare for me to write a whole blog post without mentioning a Cadbury bunny egg or candy corn. See? I told you. It’s a problem.
I got home yesterday & there was a package on my front door stop from my fabulously fabulous client Nicole. Inside was a thank you note & this…
Not one but TWO packages of Cadbury Bunny Eggs? I DIED ON THE SPOT. How on earth do I have such fabulous clients? Here’s a note to all my future clients: this behavior is totally accepted by me. If you ever want to butter me up & make me a happy camper, follow Nicole’s suit & buy me some candy! 
I’m almost positive that my sweet tooth is genetic because I think that Hadley might have it, as well…See? Hadley ain’t ashamed of her love for sweets, either!
Over the weekend I was able to be in Wendy Paul’s kitchen to photograph cookies for her upcoming cookbook. I nibbled the delicious cookies in between shots & I am so excited to work on the rest of these photos! Can you say delicious?
I hope your Wednesday is filled with all things sweet! xoxo, marielle.
