{wedding pick} stephanie and rob’s santa barbara wedding

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

I was originally going to post an engagement for my wedding pick, but then I came across this wedding on Style Me Pretty! Sometimes when I scroll through wedding blogs, I like to guess who designed the shoes or wedding dress.. and this time, I was right on point! Braedon Photography captured this stunning wedding in Santa Barbara.

These Vera Wang heels are gorgeous! I’m so in love with the big flashy jewels lining the sides.

Really diggin’ these personalized programs. I love pictures, so this is something I would probably do for my own wedding!

{event} the boy’s birthday

I haven’t been sleeping well for the past week because I keep waking up with cough attacks. I’m sick.. again? I know. I seriously need a new immune system. I feel a lot better than a week ago, but this cough just won’t go away! Anyways, I woke up early for an internship skype meeting with my boss and fellow interns. Afterwards, even though my bed was calling for me to take a nap, I ended up finishing up some work since I knew I wouldn’t be home for the whole day since it’s my boyfriend’s birthday!

After running some errands, Chris and I went to the Bagel Shop for a small lunch. We forgot that the high school kids got out for lunch around that time, so after getting our orders, the little shop was bombarded with chatty teeny boppers. I still can’t believe I graduated high school about 5 years ago!

We headed to Union City to catch a movie before our dinner reservations in San Francisco. We’ve been wanting to watch Contraband since it came out, so picking a movie wasn’t a problem this time. (Mark Wahlberg is always in cool movies, and Kate Beckinsale is super pretty!) The movie was alright – there were some pretty cool parts, but it wasn’t anything “super badass” like I expected all Mark Wahlberg movies to be! And Kate Beckinsale shouldn’t ever be a blonde again. I also wish she got a bigger role in the movie!

Expecting traffic since it was rush hour, we hurried to get to San Francisco. Surprisingly, the traffic wasn’t too bad, especially for a rainy day! Chris jokingly said that the only reason I was going to San Francisco with him was so he could use the carpool lane, hah.

Chris wanted to eat Brazilian BBQ for his birthday, so we decided to try Espetus Churrascaria in San Francisco. We had Brazilian BBQ at Texas de Brazil a year ago in Las Vegas, and it was quite an experience, so I was really looking forward to eating here. They have a cute little sign on your table so the servers know whether they should go to your table to offer meat or not.

They offer free appetizers! The fried bananas were so bomb. Of course, I ate them all – I didn’t want to share with Chris. (Okay, that and he doesn’t like fruits or desserts.) I wanted to get a picture of my plate with a variety of meats, but I kept finishing them as they kept coming. (Sorry if this picture isn’t very pretty!) That steak kind of looks like a heart!

People on Yelp raved about the chicken hearts, so of course, we had to try it! Chris was a big fan and ate about 6 of these. It might have been a mental thing for me, but I just couldn’t eat these chicken hearts! I mean, Asians do eat a lot of “weird” things, but I’ve never had chicken hearts before so I was a little skeptical. I tried one.. and it definitely took me a while to swallow it. The texture is just a little weird, and it tasted nothing like chicken! It also didn’t help that Chris kept making “heart beat” sounds because he knew I was having trouble eating the heart.

{wedding pick} kristin and bryan’s rustic country wedding

To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage. – Lao Tzu

One of my favorite parts of a wedding is the loving glances brides and grooms give each other – whether it’s during the ceremony, the first dance, or even just chillin’ with their bridesmaids and groomsmen. This wedding on Bow Ties and Bliss definitely captured many moments that I love about weddings!

Isn’t the bride stunning!? She has these big and beautiful eyes with dimples that show off her great smile! Kristin totally looked like a real life princess on her big day!