Cake! Cake! Cake! There is a fascination with cakes. The experience of the “cake” at any celebration be it a birthday, anniversary or wedding is so well thought out by the planner. From the moment you start to plan an affair, you start thinking about that scrumptious sculpture of deliciousness. Take any wedding magazine and...
Monthly Archives: August 2008
A quinceañera is a Hispanic tradition celebrating a 15-year-old girl’s transition from childhood into young womanhood. I have been asked; Do you photograph quinces? Of course we do! It’s all about beautiful young women, family and tradition. Exquisite dresses, a special waltz with Dad and a wonderful celebration. Check out the Slideshow below and...
It is impossible to ignore the dangerously undermaintained shape of a serious number of La Habana’s buildings ― many of which collapse or become uninhabitable and unusable each year. Theodore Dalrymple’s essay Why Havana Had to Die addresses this more depressing view rather eloquently. Dalrymple writes of ‘the Ruins of Havana’ and bluntly reminds us...
Barbie has met her Ken: Lori’s Grandmother would give to each of her granddaughters an original Barbie Doll. Not just any Barbie Doll but one that had a special wedding dress that was crocheted with her own loving hands. It’s stories like this one that make each wedding a unique experience for us. Lori...
