Here are a few pics of the spot overlooking the Monterey Bay near Santa Cruz, up in the mountains. It’s chilly at night, but sunny and 70′s during the day in the winter. We’re headed down again soon (hopefully!) and will let you know what the summer is like. Getting the trailer up the steep, one lane, gravel road was a challenge. Joel was actually sliding backwards a bit at one point; with the brakes to the floor on the Bronco. But once we got to the clearing, it was amazing! We rolled in right at sunset; not planned, as it took longer to drive it down from the Napa area that day…and like 3 days later than we thought it’d be due to rain. Such a highlight to a week of sleeping in the back of a car and playing DIY trailer fix up. (The curved wall made of pegboard is the divider to the “bed fort” that we made; Joel is allergic to the cats, so couldn’t have them sleeping on his face.)

There are some logistics that go into this that we won’t go into, as it was a lot of boring stuff. Like finding internet or shipping Amazon goodies (outdoor stove, shower, etc.) as even having an address to send it to was a challenge. Before we got the shower hooked up we were just hosing each other off with freezing water, as you’re up on a mountain and have limited options. It was hilarious, though, and made the hot outdoor shower amazing when it was hooked up. Even cooking and doing dishes outside was a welcomed change of pace.

More on the interior + “stick your arm out” shots of ourselves to follow. If you missed the journey down, or just want to oogle at our cats some more, you can see a few images here.

Two years in real life is like twenty in internet time. Hence, it was time to rework our site, even though it seemed just like yesterday we were bribing developer friends with beer to fix our ajax something or other menu issues. Any previous image links (Pinterest, blogs, etc.) will still work just fine. Here are some questions we made-up that you may be asking yourself:

1. It looks so naked. Where’s the texture? Do you even own a logo? *scoffing sound*

These are questions that we’ve spent hours debating, as we haven’t actively used a logo for two years. This isn’t because we’re not into branding, but because we wanted to run an experiment and see if we could build a brand without a logo. We didn’t want the website to draw attention away from the images; only the work seen for what it is. No fancy textures, limited colors, only two fonts, and still no music.

B. Blargh! I can’t get into any of your resources links. Why don’t you fix your internets?

This is on purpose, as they are resources for our clients and inquiries. We have an FAQ for up-front questions, as well as another for after the wedding. We even have info for guests, as we feel it’s important to educate the people we work with and make them feel like they can put down their camera for a day and just enjoy it.

Tres. Can I see your website on my fancy iPhone? Even while waiting in line at the DMV?

YES! *cheering* There’s no Flash, or loading bars, as it’s gesture-friendly gallery that makes friends with all smart phone and pad devices. The design changes with window sizes, and even the little icons in the menu show up as they’re all active text.

Finally. Boris the cat is super adorable; can we have him?

Yes he is and no you may not. We need him for strategic gif-making purposes.

As a change, we’re hopping into a car! We’ll be on the road this next week and be in touch as we can. We’ll surely be sorting pics as we take turns driving; times like this I wish we had one of those creepy windowless vans so we could just have a mobile editing studio.