New Blog!

I'm so excited to have a new blog with large pictures. Please click HERE to go to my new blog www.suzannereidphoto.com/blog. There are still a couple items I'm trying to learn on it, but the new picture size is a huge improvement. I was able to upload all the posts from this blog into the new one, so the new picture size started with November 8, the day of our engagement.

Wedding Plans

Yesterday, after getting engaged, we did some wedding planning. We went to Wayfarer's Chapel (see below), then went to a couple potential honeymoon locations, then went to Trump Country Club for a food tasting. The food was five star delicious and the service matched the food.

We're Engaged!

Today, Bob and I got up very early as he had planned a surprise in Temecula. He drove me to a vineyard, and from there we went up in a hot air balloon. As a surprise, he arranged for Hanssie Trainor and Matt Saville to photograph the event.

We helped inflate the balloon, then drifted above the vineyards. I looked down and saw the man that drove the "chase" vehicle (a vehicle that follows the ballon to where it lands so you can ride back to your vehicle afterwards). The man was carrying a big piece of plywood so I asked if he was showing us the place to land. The balloon operator said no. Then I realized that was a silly question as there's not much control as to where to land a balloon...and certainly not on a small piece of plywood. I looked around some more at the scenery, and when I looked down again, he had flipped the board over and it said "Suzanne, will you marry me?". Then Bob got down on one knee, opened up a ring box and asked me to marry him. I said, "Yes!"

We landed near some old fire engines, so the photographers got some pictures at the fire trucks. We went back to the vineyard and changed clothes for an engagement portrait session. Afterwards, we went for a tasty brunch at Vineyard Rose Restaurant.

Princess "B" Photoshoot

On Sunday, I had a photoshoot with "B". What a great baby. Last night the parents watched the slideshow with the pictures. Both were in tears...a good way!