COLE.AND.STEVE.::.THE.STORY.

we were just planning on a relaxing weekend north of the busyness of orange county, when our wonderful hotelier let us know that she had recently been engaged and was planning a wedding at the dana powers house on the central coast.

a few weeks later, cole dropped us a line asking us to photograph her wedding. we couldn't have been more thrilled.

cole & steve are two of the most genuine people we have come across, and are a lot of why carlie & i have fallen in love with slo and the rest of the central coast. the air just seems to move a bit slower. people seem a little more worn around the edges, but in a good way... kinda like the way a pair of boots feel after you have broken them in a bit. kinda like the way hi-end fashion brands might sell a pair of jeans with a frayed back pocket.

slo is comfy.

thank you cole & steve for being so cordial, on our visit for your engagement shoot, and again on the weekend of your wedding. both carlie & i truly feel blessed to have been at your wedding. it was intimate. it was genuine. it was perfect.

rock.on.



the details at the dana powers house were unreal. just our style.

the third floor is a single room... a single room with a bath tub & private sun deck. again, such a perfect venue for cole & steve's wedding.













nothing says 'man' like a rose garden.

we caught a couple moments with dad. obviously proud of his daughter on her big day.

the crew.








so, i typically don't post pictures of cake... maybe in the slide show... but not the blog. however, i had to make an exception for these little treats, created by the head pastry chef at novo. they were almond pound cake with a brown sugar & sour cream frosting, topped with fresh strawberries, hand picked from the farmers market that same morning.

i ate three. [cole & steve said it was okay]





off to hawaii...


for the slide show.