On our way to our New Years wedding!

One more post, can it happen before 2011??

We’re sitting here in Los Angeles, awaiting our flight to our last/first wedding out in Alabama over New Years! I’m writing this without any internet so we’ll see if I can find a connection before we ring in the new year!

Erin and I always love to travel, especially if we have an amazing bride and groom waiting for us! We’re excited to visit a part of the country neither one of us has seen before, the deep South! No matter where they are, destination weddings get us all fired up and anxious for new surroundings, a jolt or two of inspiration, and a chance to flex our creative muscles just a little bit tighter! We’ll be in the Southern town of Fairhope, Alabama photographing the wedding of Heather and Tyler and returning on January 4th. We’ll have a couple extra days to play around and see the sights before heading home and you can bet we’ll share our adventures with you when we get back!

Until then, Happy New Year to “y’all!” *just practicing for the South*

P.S. It’s Erin’s birthday on New Years Day…we’ll be working away on her bday, but leave her a message if you think of it! (Happy Birthday my love!)

Maria Longhi: Have fun, be safe. Happy New New Year ! Erin Happy Birthday! ( December 31, 2010 9:39 pm )

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Our December.

I don’t know what it is, but the whole month of December is always just a blur…

With my (Gavin) birthday on the eleventh, four Christmas celebrations with various people in my family, 2 Hannukah celebrations with Erin’s family, and six birthdays between both our families (Erin’s is on New Years day!)…I’m officially giving myself permission to just sit here with Erin for a second and…breathe.

It’s been a marathon of a month, no doubt about it.

But amidst the hustle and bustle of jello molds, turkey basting, and endless hours of driving – I can say we are truly blessed. It wasn’t a Christmas piled high with gifts, but rather, a time to realize the gifts we already had. With the passing of my Grandfather less than 6 weeks ago, stocking stuffers and gift cards weren’t at the forefront of our minds to be quite honest. Instead, we enjoyed being with one another, reliving memories and pulling together to make it a Christmas filled with joy.

And you know what? It really was, all things considered. There was laughter, tears, poignant silence, and cheers. Throw into the mix a mini fashion show from items of clothing dating back to the 60′s (we raided Grandma’s closet), and I’d say we had one our most memorable Christmases ever. I think I might be writing all this down just to make sure I remeber that the gifts most valuable to me, are the times I get to spend with those I love.

And since this blog has been neglected for the better part of two weeks or so, what better way to round off the year than with a few fuzzy iPhone photos of our month. They help the blur of everything come just a little more into focus.

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Driving into Napa

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Mojito station anyone??

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The little neon colored tree up at Grandma's house

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A new chocolate fountain tradition on Christmas night

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My aunt's famous ebelskeevers! (spelling?)

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Grandma's Photoshop skills...too cute

Each present contained a photo album of our childhood

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The party was too much for Ella...tired pup

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Merry Christmas (morning)!

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An afternoon with Kate and Chris…they’re engaged!

Kate and Chris…what can we say about these two who are becoming such dear friends of ours. We’ve been itching to do a fun photoshoot with all four of us for some time now, and seeing as Kate and Chris are now engaged and on the road to their wedding, we knew we had to snag these two before things got too crazy! Basically, it was just an excuse to get some fun photos of one another and hang with great friends.

Kate is a photographer here in Orange County as well and once I met Chris, we quickly realized that our love for fitness and…other nerdy and embarrassing things..gave us plenty to enjoy when we all hang out at unhealthy hours of the night.

The shoot was a tag team event of sorts. Lots of running around, lots of laughter, and really just a fun day out getting creative and doing what we love with two people who we can’t wait to see get married in a few short months!

Here are some of moments of our day out.

P.S. If you want to see Erin and I from our day together, you’ve got to hop over to Kate’s Blog and see me and my hottie wife! Thanks Kate for such great photos!

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Walking ahead of our girls, they call out to us thinking they’d be all sneaky and snap an embarrassing shot of us. As if second nature, and without even planning it…this is what we each did. THAT, right there, is why we are friends…haha. You’re welcome Kate and Erin.

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Miss Jenna Nicole: Hey! Kate's BFF here... These pictures are amazing! i think you both did a great job capturing Chris & Kate's personalities and who they are as a couple. ( December 18, 2010 4:58 pm )

Troy Grover: Yay! They look great :) ( December 16, 2010 9:45 am )

Chris and Kate… | KATE NOELLE PHOTOGRAPHY: [...] Click Here to Go to visit Gavin and Erin’s Blog! [...] ( December 13, 2010 1:53 pm )

Stephen Knuth: Nice work!! ( December 13, 2010 12:42 pm )

Melissa Munding: I adore this couple SOOOOOO much and you captured them beautifully. I'm so glad you added a silly shot in with the super pretty ones...that's totally Kate & Chris <3 ( December 10, 2010 7:32 pm )

Amanda Patrice: Awe I love them! And the photos you got of them too :) ( December 10, 2010 6:18 pm )

Kate Noelle: You guys are too good to us. :) Seriously.... very talented people, you are! Thanks SOOOOOOOOOOO much! We had so much fun! ( December 10, 2010 3:12 pm )

Mike Steelman: Love them all bro! ( December 10, 2010 3:01 pm )

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