Extreme Relaxation in Palm Springs

Marissa — Fri, 29 May 2009 08:19:43 +0000

Yes I know, the title is a bit contradictory. How can one be relaxed while being EXTREME at the same time? What can I say, I love oxymorons! And this really is the best way to describe my weekend of good friends and good food in Palm Springs. I got together with a few girls from high school, which was a looong time ago, who I haven’t seen in years. The reason for this sudden get-together in 108 degree dry heat? We’re all turning 30 this year!!! Plus, we all needed a break from our hectic schedules to just sit back and do nothing.

The four of us drove up to the Colony Palms Hotel in Palm Springs…it was very cute, quiet, and plush. Several decadent meals and rays of sunshine later, we were back in San Diego feeling revived and refreshed. I highly recommend that everyone take a day off to just relax and decompress, it really does wonders! Just for fun, here are a few photos from the weekend.

Champagne brunch at the Purple Palm Restaurant at the Colony Palms Hotel:

Highway 111 on the way back from Palm Springs:

Janice’s dog, Mochi!

I took my friend Mignon to Crystal Pier in Pacific Beach, we met this slovenly fellow:

Hungry as usual, here’s me stuffing my face with paella at Costa Brava in Pacific Beach. This restaurant, btw, is awesome! Food is delicious, hospitality is wonderful, I felt like I flew to Spain for the night! Thanks for the photo Mignon!

Spanish dancers…love the attitude in her face and posture:

These feet were stomping so fast:

I highly recommend Costa Brava for a great night out. So that wraps up my weekend of extreme relaxation. Now it’s back to working out, eating healthy and in moderation, and editing editing editing!!! I’ll be back soon with photos of our latest engagements and weddings!

Scott Family Portraits at Sea World

Marissa — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:40:56 +0000

We’ve been wanting to shoot some family portraits at Sea World for the longest time, it’s really a perfect location! There are wide open spaces, beautiful landscapes and flora, and most of all, tons of fun stuff for kids to do! And one of the best way to create some really awesome family portraits is to photograph a family in action, enjoying themselves and interacting with each other like it was any other day. We were so lucky the Scott Family went for our idea to shoot at Sea World! We had a blast, and I’m pretty sure Hayden and Isabel had at least three times as much fun.

Check out Hayden, what a ham!

This shot was pretty typical of the entire day, Hayden is a fireball of constant energy!

Little Isabel taking some tiny steps towards momma’s arms:

Hmm, how are we going to scale this mountain of a net?

Hayden being his super cute self:

Fun on the teacups! I couldn’t believe how fast we were going with just Hayden spinning the wheel!

Hayden and dad feeding the manta rays:

Just us girls:

Such a wonderful expression of joy and freedom, kids are awesome!

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Extreme Relaxation in Palm Springs

Scott Family Portraits at Sea World