Adventure Camera - Biking Route 1

With our metric century through Davis completed last month, we've been looking for nice, long, hilly rides in the Bay Area and beyond to train for our next great biking adventure-- the Hell's Gate Hundred.  Whereas our ride from Davis to Winters was, well, pretty much flat, Hell's Gate will be anything but.  With a 20-mile climb up and over the 4300-foot Daylight Pass in Death Valley, we'll need some serious hill training.  So, with that in mind, we headed down to Big Sur to ride the 26-mile section of Route 1 between Big Sur and Lucia.  Hills galore, great scenery, and courteous drivers made for a wonderful out-and-back ride, and by mid-morning we were joined by many other friendly road bikers.

Our turn-around point was Lime Kiln State Park.  Situated in a canyon, the park's geography ranges from rocky beaches to brushy peaks high above the ocean's waves.  There's a small campground reaching back from the beach, and the campground host is one of the nicest people we've met.  Incidentally, he's just created a bike-and-hike campsite for those biking or backpacking along the coast.  It's a nice little site with an ocean view and a bench.  It's a great place to stay if you're in the area on foot or two wheels.

Happy Monday!

Sneak Peek - Ralston Hall Mansion Wedding

It's been a very busy week, so I've taken a few days off blogging (sorry!)... However, I'm working on Wendy and Rob's wedding images, and I can't help but share one!  They were married last month at the gorgeous Ralston Hall Mansion in a beautiful ceremony and reception.  Here's a sneak peek from their first look.... Love!

Happy Thursday!

Sneak Peek - Sierra Nevada Mountain Wedding

We woke up to some very chilly temperatures this morning, and the briskness in the air reminded me of Wanny and Mike's wedding in the forest of the Sierra Nevada a few weeks ago.  A snowstorm three days before their Big Day unexpectedly rearranged a few things, but resulted in a truly unique day, full of family, friends and a whole lot of fun!  Here's a sneak peek!

Happy Thursday!

Everything but the kitchen sink...

With wedding season finally winding down a bit, Josh and I decided it was high time the house got a good cleaning.  So, we headed over to the new Target in Dublin (crowded!), loaded up on cleaning supplies, and started scrubbing.  After a while, the house was starting to look pretty darn good, so we called it a day and moved on to making dinner.  As I was setting the table, I heard Josh say "Huh."  This is rarely a good thing.  I turned around to find him holding the handle of the kitchen sink faucet.  Sadly, it was no longer attached to the kitchen.  Turns out the little fork bracket (or whatever you want to call it) had simply sheared off, and there was no fixing it.  It was time for a new kitchen faucet.

After an informative trip to Lowe's, we had a snazzy new faucet and a complete realization that this was well beyond our home-maintenance skills.  So, we also ordered Lowe's installation services, and we should have a working kitchen sink sometime this afternoon.  In the meantime, you would not believe how much a broken kitchen sink can affect your day when you work out of your house.  We've taken to keeping a pitcher of water next to the sink as a replacement, but food prep and washing dishes is still a little sketchy without a steady flow of water to the dish disposal, and making tea or coffee requires a trip to the bathroom.  Yeah.  Needless to say, we took the Lowe's salesperson's advice and ate out last night.

Happy Tuesday!

Two Years!

Today is Josh's and my two-year wedding anniversary.  Like many people, these milestone days always getting me thinking about how far we've come sine the last milestone, and where we're headed in the future.  It's been a very interesting year for us, and I can't wait to see what adventures are in store for us in the next year.  And I couldn't imagine experiencing it all without my best friend by my side.... Happy Anniversary, Josh!

New! Automotive Art

Last night, as we were watching I-don't-actually-remember-what on TV, one of my favorite commercials came on.  It's a commercial for Bridgestone tires that features an older couple driving their 1950s Caddy like stunt drivers on a salt flat.  After whipping around the flats, the car stops, and the couple gets out of the car to switch drivers.  As they cross paths in front of the car, the women says "I got this one, Old Man," and slaps his butt.  I love it!  Makes me smile every time.

And that brings us to something new and exciting.  Those of you who have seen my business cards know that they're two-sided.  One side is Wedded Bliss Images, and the other side is it's sister company Twisted Rock Photography.  When we first started, Twisted Rock was simply my outlet for my fine art photography projects, and we sold prints, cards, canvases and metal images at art festivals around the Bay Area.  Now, Twisted Rock is getting a new direction that combines my infatuation with classic (and not-so-classic) cars and my absolute love of creating photographic art out of just about anything.  For now, I'm going to call it "Automotive Art."  So, if your car (or motorcycle, as the case may be) is your passion, give me a holler, and I'll create some chrome-inspired custom art just for you!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Susan + Watson - Wedding Day Art Book

One of the highlights of this wedding season has been working with Susan and Watson.  From our trip to the San Francisco Zoo for their engagement shoot, to their record-breaking ceremony and all of our meetings at the Marriott, they're always fun, easy-going and totally genuine.  So, of course, when their Wedding Day Art Book arrived this week, I was positively stoked.  So much so, I squealed with delight and went running to the kitchen to open the box.  Inside, pure gorgeousness!

Art Book Stats: 12x16 with an Armour metal cover (love!) and Passion red leather spine and back

You can also see more of their album design from last month's blog post.  Happy Thursday!