What I've Been Up To...

Sorry for the sparse postings over the past year (eeek!), I'm in my last year of school for my degree in journalism, and I also do event planning and design, so things (like my blog) unfortunately fall through the cracks. But I wanted to share something that I've been working on for school that is tied to my professional life. I had to put together a four page magazine spread, my first ever, and I got to use pictures from a wedding that I did this past summer! I'm pretty pleased with the final result, and I thought I'd use this as a teaser while I put together a proper post on their wedding.

Pictures by Brandon Witzel, Bride's bouquet by Geranium Lake Flowers, layout by Me 

I'm Thankful For...

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your loved ones. I know I have much to be thankful for, and one of them is my faithful readers who still look at my blog even though I've been on an extended hiatus. Life got in the way of my doing my blog in the way I've really wanted to, but honestly it felt like a very important part of me was missing these past few months. My blog is one of my great loves, and I want to rekindle my relationship with it, and with you dear readers and friends. Now that my school term is winding down, I can refocus after next week and really work on putting together great content for you all in the new year. New year, new fresh start right? Thanks again for all your support and words of encouragement, its meant a lot and has definitely reinspired me to get back to blogging. 

thanks and xoxo,

Annie

Martha Stewart Living November 2008

Our Love Session with This Modern Romance - Help Heal Isaac

Yesterday I read a post from photographer Stephanie Williams of This Modern Romance that really affected me personally. Her talented husband and photography partner, Isaac, has been battling with a sudden brain tumor and is recovering from a stroke caused by the tumor that has left much of his left side paralyzed.

Isaac and Stephanie Williams

I had long admired Stephanie and Isaac's work, and two years ago for our first anniversary Brandon and I were lucky enough to be able to have a day-after style anniversary session with them in Carmel, California where we were married. This charming, talented, funny and down-to-earth duo made us feel at ease and captured some of the loveliest pictures of us I've ever seen. We had such a great time hanging out with them during our session, and would have loved to have gone out for a drink and some dinner after our session with them, but alas they had to continue on down the coast to their home in Southern California. We've always talked of how much fun we had and how great they were to be with.

After seeing Stephanie's post yesterday, I wanted to help this amazing couple in any way I could. They have given Brandon and I (and all of their clients, or those who enjoy looking at beautiful work) an incredible gift of wonderful memories captured perfectly in some of the prettiest pictures ever. Isaac's  rehabilitation and medical bills will be expensive, and since they work as a team Stephanie will be soldiering on with work alone. If you can help out in any way (no amount is too small!) - I know Stephanie and Isaac would appreciate it more than words can say.

Read about Isaac's ordeal

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And now I felt it was only right to share the amazing pictures that Stephanie and Isaac took of us on our first anniversary...

Credits
Photography: Stephanie and Isaac of This Modern Romance
Dress: Watters
Birdcage veil & flower and feather headpiece: Brenda's Birdcage Veils
Shoes: Manolo Blahnik
Flowers: Floral Farm Design Studio, Carmel Valley, CA
Brandon's Suit and Shoes: Nordstrom
Tie: Robert Talbot

British Roadtrip: Bath

Greetings from Bath! We're on day two of our British road trip adventure, yesterday we picked up our Spaceship camper van and drove from London to Bath, taking the senic way and stopping in Castle Combe - "the prettiest village in England". After walking around this 14th century village, I quite agree. Steven Spielberg just got done filming scenes for his upcoming movie version of 'War Horse' here.  

The village of Castle Combe

Our Spaceship van - "Rocket" 

 The Royal Crescent, Bath

 We walked around after dinner, and came across fire spinners in the park. After chatting with them and taking pictures, they insisted I join in. So here's me doing fire spinning, in a park, in the middle of Bath!

After the fire spinning, we headed to a haunted pub called Garrick's Head and met some actors who are in Bath touring with the musical 'Evita'. Meeting some of them for lunch today!

Today we are exploring more of Bath, having tea and visiting the Jane Austen Centre before heading to the Cotswalds.

We're on a British Road Trip!

Brandon and I are off this morning on a five day road trip through England and southern Scotland! We've rented a spaceship, basically a modern camper minivan, and are headed to Bath, the Cotswalds, the Lake District and Edinburgh. It will also be our first time driving on the left hand side of the road - scary! I'll be trying to post some lovely pictures from our journey as we go, and next week I'll get back to weddings.

Photo via Once Wed