Today marks the official launch of Zoom’s new site. What started as an inspiration board of colorful cut-out photos, scribbles & text of the deepest color purple, exotic and beautiful butterflies, gothic chanteliers, python textures, and black ink sketches; was conceptualized and brought to life by my dear friends, “The Brads”, Brad Lande and Bradley Thompson of Miraclelabb. And their wonderful team of support, designers, and programmers: Austin, Ian, and Jamison.
If you don’t know them yet, you will. They are innovators in their field. They take each company from the ground up from conception to actualization. Through an “open platform” team structure, they are able to find the most perfectly suited people (or talents I should say) for the particulars of each client. And most importantly, they are a blast to collaborate with.

Check Zoom out!!! Thanks guys!!!
This wedding was one of my favorites this year for so many reasons. Jen and Ruggero are dynamic together. They share all the great passions of life: food, wine, and travel.

After getting engaged on the slopes in Patagonia, they decided to have a destination wedding at Beaulieu Gardens in beautiful St. Helena. They assembled a spectacular group of vendors including Coordinators: Melissa and Jennie of MAP Events, Caterer: Geoffrey of Paula Le Duc, Flowers: Patrick of Bloomers.

Chris McDonald of The Dream Team was hired to do all the girl’s makeup and hair. Jen looked fabulous.

The wedding was elegant, charming, classic and full of joy. Invitations by Linda Burns, phone: 415-751-6411. I love this shot of the parasols in infrared. So dreamy.




Mid-way through the wedding, we pulled out the Holga (my quirky $25 plastic camera) to capture the couple’s love of vintage, their getaway car on the classic BG Driveway.

The details: The cake-Perfect Endings, Videography-Thomas Hughes, The Lighting-Got Light. And Jen hand-picked her gorgeous favors, the beautiful hand made chocolate by Recchruitti Chocolate.

More to come…..
Yes, we are headed down South. Woo Hoo! And for this one, my hubby Greg is my co-pilot/ assistant. Our dear friends Anna and James are getting hitched.

This event has been two years in the making (we are dying already…let’s go!), and what a party they have planned. The super star couple is getting married in Hawkes Bay at the gorgeous Mudbrick Vineyard. The wedding will be laid back and lovely, just as they are.

Anna grew up close by. Her restaurant South, located in Soma, is inspired by the wine and cuisine of NZ, along with the Australian influences of her best friend Liz and the superstar Australian chef, Luke Mangan.
Anna and I are already concocting our ideas for the fashion shoot couple days prior to the wedding; a meadow of sheep, long white go-go boots, and a short wedding veil.
Here’s a quick blurb that James wrote on how he met and fell for Anna. Is this guy cute or what?? “On a warm August evening in New York City’s Chinatown, I approached seven flights of stairs that would forever change my life. On crutches with a torn Achilles, floor by floor, I sweated my way up the old pre-war building to find a smiley green-eyed Kiwi girl I’d make my wife. Gigondas at Balthazar, lattes at Gitande, I found the happy face I’ll love to the end…”.


Oh and a few photos from Vegas….We saw LOVE (how appropriate!)