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Dan+Sarah
A Photo Date

For as far back as I have memories of my cousin Dan, I have memories of Sarah.

Dan and Sarah met in the halls of Hazelwood Central High School the week before school started. While most kids were dreading the first day of school, these two were full of anticipation. They couldn’t wait for the chance to see each other again. They hung out at soccer games, chatted during class, and by homecoming they were officially an item. This is when Dan became forever Dan + Sarah in my memories.

Though Dan and Sarah met at such a young age, their love is anything but young. Making it through high school with your relationship in tact is an accomplishment in itself. But these two stay committed to each other through college, graduate school, seasons of long distance, and have even managed to find time to start a business together. Sarah is an architect by day and blogger by night. Her blog Sarah The Architect is one of my new favs! Dan is a contract creative, a creative mind for hire as he describes it. They combined their creativity and talents to launch Artifox this past year. You can see their first design here: The Lithe Desk.

During their last trip to San Francisco, we photographed a photo date to celebrate their love. As I looked through the images to prepare this post, I couldn’t believe how much they genuinely reflected Dan + Sarah. From the architecture and design elements, to their smiles and small gestures.

Dan and Sarah, two of the most creative people we know! We love you and are so thankful to have had this fun trip together with you both. We can’t wait for our next trip home to continue making memories with you. Thank you for giving us the opportunity of celebrating your love through photos. Hope you enjoy! We love you both!

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RJ & Jamie
The Details

RJ and Jamie’s wedding was romantic in every way.

From the muted colors to the lace detailing of Jamie’s dress – it all seemed to deliver a vintage vibe. The 1940s Chevy solidified the class and elegance of the day. But RJ and Jamie, though full of class, kept things fun too. They played with their wedding date 4/20 as you’ll see with the groomsmen socks. They gave their pet pugs bow ties! RJ had mustache cufflinks and a tailored suit paired with Chuck Taylors. There was a constant playfulness to all aspects of their wedding details. And that is so RJ and Jamie!

Those are some of our favorite details, but take a look and enjoy! You can also see more of RJ and Jamie here.

Below is the group of vendors that added to all the fun and prettiness of the day.

THE TEAM:

Wedding Venue: Rios Lovell Estate Winery

Coordinator: Christina Ferguson

Wedding Dress: Essence of Australia

Shoes: Betsy Johnson and Chuck Taylor

Makeup Artist: Krystle Zoe

Hair Stylist: Leann Bickel

Dessert Table: Kay Kay Orille

Florist: Floral Theory

Catering: Scott’s Catering Services

DJ: Mike Bowns

Bride and groom with gray 1940 ChevyMoustache CufflingsFlowers by Floral TheoryGroom wearing a gray suit and black tieGroomsmen wearing gray suits and green marijuana socksBride and Groom Pug Salt and Pepper ShakersPorrtrait of the bride with tattoo on her armFlowers by Floral TheoryBridesmaids wearing long flowing dresses. Florals by Floral TheoryPugs wearing bowties with bride and groomWedding cake inside of an open vintage suitcaseBride and groom and the Rios-Lovell Winery venue in LivermoreWedding rings inside of a mint teacupEscort Cards, favors and sandals
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Opposite Day

Yesterday morning our little neighbor friends came by to deliver cookies. As I opened the door to invite them in, they notified me that it was opposite day.

While I registered what that meant, they handed me a plate of cookies that looked like they had just come out of the oven. These cookies are not homemade and they are disgusting, they said. Wow, so yummy, I thought.

But I got it, it was opposite day. Of course we played along, but the deeper into the conversation we went, the more difficult it was to understand. I laughed out loud and said to Vitaliy, this opposite day game kind of feels like communication in marriage. The girls looked at me funny and asked for an explanation.

Here’s the most common occurrence of this in our marriage.

Vitaliy: Candace, where do you want to eat for date night?
Candace: Oh, I don’t know, why don’t you go ahead and pick.
Vitaliy: Ok, let’s go to (insert restaurant of choice).
Candace: No, I’m not really in the mood for that.

I tell him one thing when, in reality, I mean another. We all do this! I may do it more frequently then he does, but we all do it.

Let’s say what we mean and mean what we say. Because really, playing the opposite game is down right confusing.

Do you catch yourself doing this? What does your convo look like?

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