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Board Game Engagement, Part Two
Chris and Nicole

Yes folks, I know it's hard to believe but Chris and Nicole are going to be even more adorable today than they were yesterday in Part One of their board game themed engagement session at Balboa Park. They love riding tandem bikes and have wanted one for a long time so Chris took the plunge and bought the perfect red Schwinn bike just in time for the session.

Yeah, he's pretty stinkin' awesome.

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Soooo romantical.

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Awwwww! Love it! We wanted to take a few photos with Nicole riding on the front of the tandem bike, but we didn't have the tools to adjust the seats. So Nicole had to take a practice run with the longer pedals.

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Rockstar!

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These ones are totally my favorites!

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Look at Chris' long legs! Too funny!

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It was tough to put away the bike, but these two had another gorgeous outfit waiting and the day was slowly fading into a super romantic evening.

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Who doesn't love a girl in a red dress?

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You guys are ridiculously out of control.

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Lovelovelovelovelove!!!

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I know, I know - I have so many favorites, but I LOVE this one too!!

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Just look at those beautiful lights... perfect!

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Chris and Nicole: Never ever ever lose your awesome zest for life! The way you guys have adventures together is so inspiring. Whether it's in your backyard or in the jungles of Belize, I love that you're up for anything and you're up for doing it together. Promise me that you'll never stop going on adventures together ok? K. Love you guys!

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Erin

    

Bonie Blue Kading - I am absolutely in love with your pictures!!! They are very classy in the black and white and you both look amazing in every picture. Cheers and Congratulations!!!!!!! love Bonie

Mr Rumpf - Thanks everyone! :)

Missy W - amazing pictures!!! loved them all:)

Andrea - Gorgeous photos! I love the B&W. Can’t wait to see the wedding pics.
Love,
A

Ann - Such beautiful photographs and people!!

Peter Bisgaard - Awesome pictures!!

Tim Andy Chilcoat - Wow! What an amazing shoot! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun. Did you take modeling classes before the shoot? It looks like you were made to be in front of the camera. Great memories!!

Praveen Samudrala - Very classy pictures, beautiful. Congratulations!!!

Babu Prasad - Awesome photos !! You both make a perfect pair, Congratulations.
I wish both of you a very happy and funfilled married life .. !!

Kunjal - Really nice photos. Congratulations !

Wei - Soooooo beautiful,words cannot describe. AWESOME!!!,

Kelli Gecewicz - Beautiful pictures! You two look so happy together. Congratulations on your big day.

Amber Santos - These photos were SO fun to check out. LOVED the venue and the unique ideas – outfits were perfect. You both are so photogenic! Congrats to you both :o )

Stephanie Hernandez - The backdrop of San Diego gives these shots such a great timeless feel. Her smile is perfect!

Millie McKibbin - These pictures are AWESOME!!! Cute ideas, and love shows it’s in the air all around you both!

Deb Vasquez - Awesom pictures. Loved the skirt!

Laura - Wow. Stunning photos. Beautiful people. Congrats!

Sarah - Congrats Nicole and Chris! So, so, happy for you!

Kaylene A - Beautiful pictures. I am so happy for you both!! Congratulations!!

Sahara - Classic Chris and Nicole! Fantastic photos!

kat - nicole! you guys look stunning! LOVE the tandem bike shots! you look all glowy and happy. :)

Christie - I absolutely love everyone of these pictures. Not one flaw. You can just see the true love and passion. Best engagement photos I have even seen!!

Lindsey - b e a u t i f u l !!

Nicole Vasquez - This was the most fun we have had on a date in so long! The pictures are beautiful and this shoot really helped us connect in the middle of such a busy time. Thank you to Jeff & Erin for such a wonderful day!

Cassie - Oh. My. Stars.

Amazing.

Denver Wedding Photographer - All I can say is “WOW!” These photos are stunning.

Alexandrea Garzaro - Gorgeous! I love how the color and contrast from the black and white images just pops off the screen.

Ginny Corbett - Sooo good!! Love it!

Board Game Engagement, Part One
Chris and Nicole

Chris didn't feel well on their first date and had to leave. Nicole thought he was just playing it cool and wasn't into her. She got the hint.

But he really was feeling sick and for him it couldn't have happened at a worse time. He had been online dating for a little while now and was ready to throw in the towel. But he decided to pursue this one last profile - this adorable girl with a sweet personality.

This was Nicole's first date in the online dating scene. She was nervous about the entire thing - she gave a friend her backup number and told her the places she would be that night and the time she should be home. But none of it was necessary because this guy made her laugh and smile almost instantly.

And then he had to leave. Bummed, she walked with him outside where he kissed her goodnight and left. A few minutes later, she got a text from Chris that read, "That was awesome."

It was then that she knew he wasn't playing it cool, and she was so happy he really was sick.

When I asked Chris and Nicole about things they do together, I received a laundry list back with activities that they love to do around San Diego (and around the world too for these uber travelers). But the two things that stuck out to me the most? Board games and bikes. Bingo. So we headed to one of their favorite oh-so-San Diego spots - Balboa Park - and laid out a blanket to play some of their favorite games. I have to give these guys a standing (blog) ovation for rockin' the props. They brought the cutest blanket with stacks of games, playing cards, and old books, their favorite wine and a brand spankin' new red Schwinn tandem bike. Suweeeeeet!

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These two love playing Scrabble together - and they're definitely competitive!

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Apparently, the official Scrabble dictionary has come in handy many, many times.

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Nicole LOVES the game Risk. In fact, I've never met a girl that loves playing Risk so much. According to Nicole, "Who wouldn't want to systematically dominate and take over the world?" Ha!

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I love me some old books!

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According to Chris, the smart and savvy Nicole ALWAYS wins. So he'll take the little victories when he can!

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Another favorite game - Bananagrams.

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Good grief you guys - could you just be a little less cute? It's making me jealous.

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After getting our fill of board games, we hopped on their sweet tandem Schwinn. Fair warning: if you thought Chris and Nicole were adorable playing Scrabble, the cuteness factor is about to fly OFF. THE. HOOK.

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I know it's hard to believe, but these guys are going to get EVEN CUTER. We've got tons more tandem bike action plus downright adorable-ness coming your way to the bloggy-blog tomorrow. See you then!

Hugs,
Erin

    

Claire Tullius - Love the shiny red tandem bike. What a delightful setting and fun photos! It’s fun to see how much you enjoy each other. Congratulations!

Stephanie Hernandez - Love the quality of these shots. And such an adorable couple. I love this area of San Diego! Great close up of the ring – creative!

Millie McKibbin - These are sooooo unique and darling!! What a clever idea!!!

Lindsey - So much fun!! You guys look fabulous and the photos are amazing. I love the bike!

Nicole Vasquez - Thank you to Jeff & Erin for creating such a fun, comfortable environment where we could be ourselves and take pictures that reflect who we are and what we love to do together!

adita - what a cute couple! And gorgeous location :)

Susie Beyer-McCartney - So sweet! Love the pictures..

Dennis Bullock - This is so great guys!

Emily Smiley - So adorable!!! Love them!:)

Jennifer - What a fun session!

Lauren - What a gorgeous, fun-loving couple! You captured their love beautifully!

Board Game Engagement, Sneak Peek
Plus Giveaway Winner!

Happy Friday dear bloggy-blog! We're sending you off into the weekend with a sneak peek that will melt your heart from Chris and Nicole's board game themed engagement session at Balboa Park. Just wait until you see the full session next week - these two are huge board game lovers and bike riders, so they rocked the props with Scrabble, Risk, Bananagrams, playing cards, Stratego, books, wine, a picnic blanket, AND a sweet red Schwinn tandem bike. Say it with me everybody - "HOLLA!"

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But that's not all we have for you today. We have a winner for our Klutz Chronicles and Sur La Table giveaway! I have to say that your stories about your mishaps in the kitchen made me laugh to tears and then totally squeal with some SERIOUS heebie-jeebies. I don't feel so alone in my hair-brained attempts at kitchen godlessness anymore, so I thank my dear wonderful readers for that.

The comment that made me laugh the hardest was the one from dear Lorrie. As soon as I saw the words 'pressure cooker', I knew it would be a good story. Then the hammer got involved and it went to a whole 'notha level!

My mishap came from a pressure cooker. I had inherited this cooker from my mother, and thought I knew exactly how to use it. I grew up watching Mom use it and though she told me I needed to read up on it a little, I just didn’t. I mean, how hard can it really be to put the stuff in, the lid on, and then let the jingly thing on top jingle until it was done, right? Well, that is exactly how it all went down…until the end. I didn’t know, nor remember, that you had to wait for it to cool down and depressurize. I tried to get the lid off, but it wouldn’t budge. Thinking that the cooker was defective, I pried harder…still not coming off…then I KNEW it was defective! My whole goal at this point was to get my beans out of that cooker. I took a hammer and began to try and beat it off. Well, it came off. The lid flew off, hit the wall, the beans exploded all over my stove, walls, ceiling…just everywhere. I now know I was lucky to not get hurt and badly burnt, and I never use a pressure cooker anymore. They scare me to no end.

The prize for 'something-I've-totally-done-way-too-many-times' goes out to Danielle:

I think my worst mishap definitely deserves this particular prize… i’m also learning to cook and starting to enjoy it but i think i shouldn’t be doing too much in the morning since all my gross motor skills aren’t fully functioning…or my brain apparently. so i was making an apple german pancake thing and you cook ingredients on the stove in a frying pan, then move that into the oven to bake. so after it was done baking, i put the pan on a trivet and left the room, when i came back like a minute later, i grabbed the frying pan with my bare hand completely forgetting that it was just in the oven and burned the whole inside of my hand! yowza! the food was yummy but my hand was throbbing…lesson learned.

But the random winner of the contest goes to Molly, who also gets the 'Crazy Heebie-Jeebies' prize for seriously grossing me out:

Have you ever seen a movie with a torture scene where they stick bamboo shoots under someone’s finger nails? Yes, my skin is tingling just thinking about it. Well one night while washing the dishes I was in a hurry and reached for the disposer switch which was right behind our dish rack. My hand was gliding swiftly over the freshly washed dishes and the switch was almost at my fingers when all of a sudden my gliding hand jammed to quick halt. Second one: Confusion. Second Two: Screaming bloody murder pain. I had skewered my finger on a fork prong. (The prong was wedged between my fleshy finger and my nail.) So there I was, torturing myself in the kitchen with a fork. Lots of blood, time, and one new grown-out nail later I still make sure the forks point toward the wall. Ain’t gettin’ me twice P.S. You make bandages look cool/artsy/vintage/hipster haha

Congrats Molly for winning the oven mitt set from Sur La Table! And please don't ever jab your finger again - just the thought is making me cringe!! Until next time...

Hugs,
Erin

    

Molly - Oh YAY! I guess something fabulous did come out of my ordeal after all :)

evie winter - Really good idea, particularly like the scrabble photo:)

Daniel Lundgren - Such a fun post! I love the games concept and that bike looks awesome!

In Light of My Recent Cooking Skilz…

After my awesome finger slice in the kitchen last week, my dearest hubby surprised me with a gift from Amazon. I feel soooooo legit.

The back of the tag has a big caution warning: "This glove is cut resistant and not cut proof." So basically it's just Erin-resistant but not Erin-proof... I'll still take it.

Which reminds me, don't forget to enter the latest giveaway at this post here to win the most darling oven mitt set from Sur La Table. Happy commenting everyone!

Hugs,
Erin

    

Carlos Bruno - He’ smart … but I thought he’ll hire a chef …

Aaron - Very thoughtful!! That’s a very valuable finger he is protecting, it’s your livelihood:-).

Dara Blaine - Awww, what a sweet hubby! Happy safe fingers!