Engagement: Spencer & Tiffany

I think I started jumping up and down when I saw the email from Tiffany.  Disneyland engagement shoot? Sign me up! 
We headed down to Disneyland and planned on getting there right when it opened at 8am. Who knew the one day we decide to go that Disneyland would choose to open an hour later then normal (it never opens at 9!)! So, we took the opportunity to cruise Downtown Disney and the Disneyland Hotel. Then we headed into Disneyland an hit up the castle, a few rides, and even recreated their engagement in front of the castle (Spencer proposed there!). After that, we headed over to California Adventure for the rest of the morning! 
Spencer & Tiffany, we had such a great time with you guys!  Thanks for putting up with all the walking, and the crazy humidity! 

Disneyland: Food & Wine Festival

We've taken a few trips to Disneyland in the last few weeks, so I'm going to lump them into one post!

A few weeks ago we got to take my sister with us to Disneyland! She hasn't been in a while, and since she's headed off to get her Doctorate (at YALE!) in the fall, we decided it would be the best time to go and give her a break from school.


(We look nothing alike!)

I had some fun taking pictures of the fence around the Matterhorn.







This weekend we went again (yeah for 2fer tickets!) and we got to enjoy the Food & Wine Festival at California Adventure. My mom and I had gone to one of the food demonstrations last year and loved it, so we had to do another demonstration this year. Unfortunetly the one at the main tent was already full, so we headed to another one that seemed interesting. This one was put on by Driscoll's Berries and it was all about how to pair berries with other food/ingredients.

The set up is always so fancy.



The chef that gave the talk was the head chef for Granville Cafe (located in Glendale & Burbank. SOOO good!!). She looked a little nervous!



We were lucky enough to get the front row. And 3 huge beautiful strawberries.



They also gave us a sheet of various pairings we could do with strawberries. Most were not your typical strawberries & chocolate, but balsamic vinegar or pepper.



This is one of the heads of Driscoll's Berries. He explained all about why their berries are so juicy and amazing (seriously, I dripped all over the table cloth). It's such a complicated process!



The chef walked us through why savory flavors work so well with the sweet flavors of the strawberries. Fascinating!



Then we got to try it! We had to dip the strawberry in the pepper first, then balsamic vinegar, and finally brown sugar. It may sound totally weird, but they tasted good! And I'm a picky eater!



It helped that the strawberries were amazing....

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Disneyland: A Different View

Those of you who know me, or have read this blog for a while, know that I am totally obsessed with Disneyland. I can't help it :) You also know that I always come back with 500 photos to show you, and you are probably sick of seeing Mickey and Minnie on floats. This time I wanted to try something different. I haven't given my macro lens much love so I wanted to experiment with it as well as test out my new filter on my other lens. I hope you enjoy my little experiment!











My sister's favorite Disney movie of all time is Peter Pan. When we went to Disneyland as a kid she would make us ride Peter Pan 500 times in a row. (It's funny because now I'm a huge Tinkerbell fan, and I hated everything Peter Pan as a kid. Read the book, you get a totally different perspective on Tinkerbell and it made me fall in love with her!) I've always been fascinated by the railings in the queue. Just look at that wood grain!

















I am in LOVE with this mailbox. Maybe it's the color? I might need my own one day, in the exact same color!



So, what did you think?