I heart Italia!

This week we are in Italy!  This is a photographers dream location to shoot a wedding and I am so honored to be a part of Carl and Deanne's big day tomorrow.  We are on day three, which I guess is technically day two Phoenix time, but I am so confused on time zones I am not really positive.  Mike and I have spent the first few days enjoying the sights of Venice.  It is hard to wrap my head around the culture, sounds and all the vibrant colors.  There are so many cute street cafes and artists.  I will say that since there are no cars here lugging around suitcases via boats and not so friendly stairs, oh the stairs, has been quite the workout, but since I have been missing my boot camp in Phoenix I am positive it is Tammy's way of making sure I get my work outs in.  (I am sure she arranged our hotels to be up and down multiple bridges).  Mike and I have always wanted to be on the amazing race, but after our map reading skills have been put to the test I will say we would for sure lose!  We have had a blast though and look forward to 4 more days of getting lost in Italy.

We have had a fabulous time and leave today to go to Lido, which is an island off the Venice coast to shoot the wedding.    I will try to post pictures as I can.  To Z and OG we miss you terribly and think of you every second of the day, well at least 45 out of 60 of every minute.  We hope you are having fun with Gamma and getting lots of cuddle time.  We love you more:)

The buildings all have these shutters that I love.

I am a little too fascinated with the laundry hanging all over.

Our hotel last night was the most amazing hotel we have ever stayed at!  It is near San Marcos, it is a little pricy, but hey Italy does not happen every day so it was worth the splurge.

We went around looking at the home colors and decided if we lived here we would paint ours this red color with the bright blue shutters.

My handsome husband Mike enjoying his espresso looking over the canal at his birthday dinner. (he turns 35 tomorrow)

More laundry, I think I may frame some of these for the laundry room.

Our first hotel which we highly recommend if you want to have the be near the grand canal and do the gondola.  Very Italian, loved Giano at the bar we tried to convince him to be our tour guide, but he had to work.

A little of Arizona in Italy:)

Right after we got off the bus to Venice, which was blaring Pink Floyd the entire time....you guessed it we saw a Native American concert along the grand canal.

Our romantic gondola ride.....Ciao!