Engagement Photos by Erin & Ben Chrisman

Our friends Erin & Ben Chrisman - two of the top wedding photographers in the world - were awesome enough to loop us in as models for an "engagement shoot" workshop they put on in March. Besides being a great excuse to hang out with two very busy friends, it was SUPER fun & produced some awesome results. 

While shooting, Erin explicitly told us "in a few years, you'll be glad to have some nice photos of you two in your first place together." As it turns out, it's only been a few MONTHS & she's absolutely right. We love our new apartment, but we'll always love our little place on O'Farrell.

Thanks, Erin & Ben! We had a great time!

Europe 2011

Hello Hello! It's Esme & I'm back from Europe. for most of you who don't know...I was in Belgium & France for a suuuper duper busy 12 days getting to know my team and retail stores for my new position at Levi's!

This post is gonna be a quickie, cause I am jet-lagged beyond belief! My body thinks it's 5am right now....eeee

Anyway, I thought I'd share a few photos from my trip. I spent most of my days alone, so I photographed mostly places and things. But my-oh-my, what lovely places and things they were!

Have a look :)

Belgium...

Paris...

Weekend Stuffs

Hi pals!

Pete &  I took a drive on Saturday (foolishly without our cameras) to check out a wedding venue. Here's what we saw along the way:

We just can't get enough of that bridge. Isn't it spectacular?!

A sunny Saturday, a fun drive in the Headlands, dinner & drinks with friends & brunch with Dear Lora from Seattle put this weekend over the top! We hope you had a great one, too.

Tee Gee Eye Eff!

GOSH! We have been quiet this week! Pete & I have had a busy workweek & totally neglected our reader(s?)!!! We have so much to say & share, so many fun weekend stuffs pics & interesting articles, it's a shame when real life gets in the way, isn't it?!

How do you like the new banner pic? Our cute-as-a-button friend, Elizabeth Ray, was kind enough to take a few photos of the silly tigers around SF last weekend. It felt almost like a mini engagement shoot! & since we didn't want to spoil ourselves for when we actually do take engagement shots (*ahem*...) we decided to go with the feets pic :)  Thank you, Eray!

Here's a couple of our favorites + a funny pic of Pete. Have a grrrrreat weekend!

xoxo

p+e

SF Summertime

We've had some beautiful weather this week. When the sun's out & the fog blows away, the mood changes -- smiling people in their sundresses and shorts (in Pete's case -- jorts) line the sidewalks and fill the parks. It's quite something, SF Summertime.

Although the clouds are back now, here are some iphone snippets from my walk home on Tuesday (our hottest day YET).

FUNemployment

As you know by now, dear readers, I have been job hunting since my unfortunate layoff in early July. But I have great news: I'll be back in the work force Monday! I got a job with Schwartz Communications (PR, Marketing, etc) & I'm as thrilled as I am relieved! I know I'm a lot luckier than most, as I was only unemployed for a month. But it felt like a LOT longer.

That said, I've successfully shifted from unemployment to FUNemployment, & I've got the pictures to prove it! Our pal Eray came to SF from New Orleans last Thursday to shoot the Summers-Frederick wedding & she's been kickin' around town with me on random adventures all week. Here are some shots from an early morning Pork Store Cafe breakfast & foggy photo shoot at Twin Beaks & Ocean Beach.