1st Day of School - Before and After

Today I became a father of a kindergartner. My little boy Mason has started a new adventure. We walked Mason to his first day of school and there is no doubt that he handled it better than Laura and I. On our way out the door, he was greeted by his good friend, Anderson, which helped break the ice a little bit (for us). Mason's excitement was evident the moment he woke up this morning. Laura and I had butterflies. Why is it that we have more anxiety than our little boy who is about to embark on a long journey of institutional education? Is it that he has no idea what he has just began? Or is it that our little boy is now on his own path, away from mommy and daddy surrounded by new friends and peers? Probably a little of both. A very emotional and significant rite of passage for all of us.

When we went to pick Mason up from school at the end of the day, everything seemed to feel a little more at ease for Laura and I. The day was done and we were greeted by a very happy boy. His day was great, he had fun at recess and he was looking forward to another day of Kindergarten. What a relief! After school, Miles was soo happy to see his older brother. He ran right up to him and gave him a huge hug. Laura and I snapped a few photo's and told him how proud we were!

School has officially began and we are all OK.
Congratulations Mason on finishing your first day in style!

Liz and Paul Wedding - Part 2 - The Wedding Day

This was an incredible wedding for all of us... My little brother Paul, the youngest of 5 kids, was married at Cheekwood Art and Gardens in Nashville, Tennessee. What a beautiful place to be married! Liz was just stunning and Paul was as debonair as I have ever seen him. I was Paul's best man so I had to give up photographing the event, which was a little difficult for me... (OK, so I did sneak a few photos in here and there!) However, Garrett and Jason not only did an amazing job photographing the entire weekend, but they also contributed to the huge 3 day party. We had such an amazing time celebrating the marriage of Liz and my little brother Paul all weekend long! As you can see, even Elvis made an appearance! Congratulations Liz and Paul!!! We Love You!!!

You can check out the slide show of the event HERE.

Liz and Paul Wedding - Part 1 - Tennessee Gunslinging

Here is the first of a few blog postings on our time in Tennessee...

The morning of the wedding, Paul had several of his guys get together in the Tennessee countryside for some good ole' fashioned Tennessee gunslingin'. There were 15 guys and 12 guns with about as much ammo as you could shake a stick at. Man, the testosterone was in full effect. Living in the Bay Area and all, I was not much of a 'gun' guy, but after that morning shooting semi automatic shotguns, a glock and a few other shotguns, I can say that I have a few more notches in my redneck belt! It was about as much fun as I have had in some time. You have to watch the slideshow to fully appreciate our 'Guy-Time'. Enjoy!

Oh, and a special thanks to officer Daryl Howard for organizing our morning shoot!

If you have trouble viewing the slideshow, you can always go to the direct link HERE.

Mercedes and Eric

Garrett and Jason photographed our dear friends, Eric Jones and Mercedes Johnson at their wedding at the Mark West Lodge and Gardens in Santa Rosa. Eric is a designer (Ohmbox) that we have worked with and have been friends with for years, so this was very special for everyone. You may recognize them from the Discovery Workshop blog posting that we did a while ago. They were one of the couples that we invited to be subjects for our Workshop Day 3 and the women at the workshop fell in love with them.

Here are a few images from the day: