i just wanted you to know...i didn't forget

...about this day.

 where we danced like fools; 

 and were so excited, we jumped up and down; 

 then we played some games; 

and in between all the family photos;

and ringing of the bell;

this lovely couple joined hands and stuck their tongues at each other.

the empire party

New York City has always been a little bit faster paced and over the top compared to those other cities.  It goes above and beyond.  I don't know why, but it just does.  The City.  The Big Apple. The City that Never Sleeps.  Call it what you will, but I think its the people...not the buildings and the lights that make it what it is....

We are dreamers; 

and we are dancers.

We are friends;

and we are lovers.

We like to eat...

and maybe even drink a little too much;

...and sometimes we get crazy;

and even a little silly.

But we are family.

And yes, it's easy to turn your back on this concrete jungle, but for some reason when you're in this great city, on the roof top, celebrating with Danielle, Paul and the best of them...it just seems like your own little empire.  Even if the next day your memory of it all is a little blurry.

Thanks Danielle and Paul for making your wedding one of the best.  You have a beautiful family and amazing friends.  And somehow you brought them together flawlessly.  If it wasn't for your love affair we would never have had Cabo.  There would never be an empire night quite like this one.  These memories will surely last a lifetime...

a beautiful place

What makes a place beautiful?

Is it the buildings?

Or the mountains?

Maybe the language?

Could it be the drinks?

Perhaps it's the people we meet.

Or the laughs that we laughed.

I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 It's hard to say that this place chosen to exchange vows, somewhere in the mountains, on a lake, somewhere in neutral territory in a far away land is anything but...beautiful.

For this and more, come to Spiez

at last

I've been having trouble...trouble finding the right words to describe this wedding day.  I keep going back to the photos, hoping fuel some type of poetic magic, but I come up empty.  I've come to a conclusion that it is hard to find words when.....

this is the view walking down the aisle;

and this is what everyone has been waiting for;

and this is "thank you mommy";

and this is "I love you daddy";

and this is "I do";

and this is a barefoot, beach cocktail hour;

and this just makes me laugh;

and this is the esperanza;

and these are the spirits...be it shaken, stirred, on the rocks, with a twist of lime or just shot; 

and these are the proud parents from that place I call home and their children;

and these are just some of the guests;

and these are the beat fighters;

and this is the bride and groom fighting their own beats;

and this...well, this is Danielle and Paul.

Oh...and this is a little motion picture with one hundred and eighty of my favorite snapshots from this day.

Can't wait for the empire state wedding!!

after hours with mexican flair

Even though we spent about 80% of our time in Cabo at the pool, we did venture off the compound...it was a rarity, but it was well worth the dangerous cab rides at high speeds.  There were delicious dinners, a little dancing, learning of some magic tricks, and there was even some musical talent among the group.  

garden dining at la panga

sun-kissed. hungry. thirsty. and hot. 

daddy's little girl

oh...those rios girls.

"dead serious" - take one

dead serious - for real.  it looks like LB had been looking for her puppy all day with no luck.

deep in tequila thought

the world renown pink kitty. aunce. aunce. aunce. 

our little fiddler and maraca man.

these two were truly enamored by the ole' can stuck to the hand trick.  oldest trick in the mexican magic book.

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