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!

I love that this dress makes her look like a modern day princess!

So precious! After forehead kisses, nose kisses are the cutest!

You don’t see a lot of bride and father of the bride pictures, so one glance at this photo, and I fell in love. It makes me happy seeing them exchange a loving glance at each other. Daddy will always be the number one man in a girl’s life! What’s even more special for Stephanie is that her father officiated her wedding ceremony.

Do I need to repeat how much I want a beach as the backdrop to my future wedding? It’s really nature at its finest! Both Stephanie and Rob aren’t from Santa Barbara, but she knew this was her dream wedding venue because it featured a private beach next to a rustic barn. So they decided to have their mini-destination in this gorgeous city!

I’m telling you.. pink and peaches are going to be big this year!

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.

The birthday boy! It’s my turn to wine and dine him!

We haven’t taken a picture together in so long! But yay!

Even though it’s his big day, Chris still wanted to take me to get boba since he claims I crave it everyday. (Probably true.) Since all the boba places in San Francisco were out of the way, we decided to just go to a boba shop in Alameda, which was on the way home. I’ve heard great things about the San Francisco TeaWay, so I was pretty excited to try it in Alameda! Boba for about $2!? I’m sold! Besides it being self serve for toppings, the tea was pretty good. If only they opened one in Fremont..

One day & four cities. I’m pooped!

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!

I’ve been a big fan of a yellow themed wedding, so these bridesmaids dresses really hit the spot! Don’t you agree they really POP against the green colors of nature?

This “bromance” picture is just too precious! Erich McVey Photography sure knows how to capture this wedding’s sweetest moments!

After tulips, daisies are my favorite flowers. And the way these daisies were incorporated into the wedding are super cute! I’m so in love with her bouquet!

What a gorgeous shot!

This reminded me a little of The Notebook. I mean, who doesn’t want a love like Noah and Allie?

This wedding was super cute! Now I’m going to have a hard time picking between using tulips or daisies at my wedding..