I’m a huge fan of period pieces. Particularly being over the moon about Pride & Prejudice (the book, the BBC mini series, the 2005 movie). And Downton Abbey is exquisite. Just the clothes alone are to die for. Swoonworthy regal elegance. I love watching this show while I edit weddings especially. It puts me such a romantic frame of mind.

Now hand me a cup of tea and I’m good to go.

You can catch this series on PBS Masterpiece. Watch it, love it. Go buy yourself a hat afterward.

I think life is too short not to indulge in the little things that capture your fancy.

A few months back, my parents asked me to finally pack up all the stuff in my childhood bedroom and tuck it away for storage. This was a strangely traumatic experience, and I won't get into that. But I did find wedged under my mattress my high school diary. Now that was interesting to read through.

But that discovery did spur me to find a new journal. And hopefully one that I would actually stick with past the first few weeks or so. When I saw this beautiful little journal, I immediately thought, “oh, it’s like twitter in paper form! I can do that.” So here’s to boiling down the essence of a day into 2-3 sentences for the next 5 years.

And that crown? That lovely little thing. I’ve been searching for it ever since a client mentioned last year that such crowns could be found at a Napa winery. But which one? I finally stumbled upon it at the gorgeous Castello di Amorosa and I’m in love with it. Just looking at it perched on my bookcase is like a small dose of romanticism. Which I think everyone needs in their day-to-day lives.

So just the concept of a website that could single-handedly keep track of all the little bits and pieces of the internet sounded fantastic to me. I quickly got myself an invite and have been pinning away to my heart’s content. I’ve been spending waaay too many hours pinning recipes, crafting ideas, places I want to visit, and wish lists of things I want to get my hands on.

Also have a board on their with ideas for my own future wedding. Never too early to start planning, right?

Such a super useful tool for keeping track of various ideas, wants, and inspiration, with links back to the original content, and laid out beautifully for you to pore over.

If anyone wants an invite to try out Pinterest, just leave a comment! And if you want to follow my pins/boards, you can catch me here: http://pinterest.com/hannahsuh/

And it’d totally be true, cause I totally am! Well, not the “usual” part. It’ll be the first of (hopefully) many trips to Europe and I’m very excited. Not just cause going to Europe as a tourist is in itself, a great thing. But because what could be better than going to Europe as a photographer? Traveling, photographing, eating fabulous local cuisine. It’s like combining my three greatest loves in life!

I’m bracing myself for an amazing and beautiful experience.

And because a entry on a photoblog is nothing without a photo:

FYI: I’m probably going to be disconnected from phone/internet access for the next week, although I’m still trying to figure out the internet situation. But to be honest, being disconnected might be a bit liberating. Also, if any of my lovely blog readers are planning a destination wedding, I’d love to be your photographer! The traveling bug has bitten me, and I’m more than happy to go on the ride.

I can’t remember when exactly we became friends but whenever or however it happened, I am so amazingly thankful to have someone as intelligent, witty, beautiful, and deliciously sarcastic to call my friend. Debbie and I are both unapologetic gossip whores, so give us a plate of brownies a la mode and we’re good to go for hours of gossipy chatter. She’s also one of the best and most naturally gifted writers that I know. Her Blog. Check it out.

And best of all, she is in the truest sense of the word, FIERCE.

And Debbie totally got hit on by a Utah boy and his friends, who asked us if we were still in high school and then proudly exclaimed that he had graduated high school in… 2008! It was really cute.

So here’s a few photographs from today, dedicated to my Mexican homeboys and chicas. Congrats on beating the French all those long years ago.

And look at that, Jesus likes to celebrate Cinco De Mayo too.

My photo of the day for May 5th 2009: