"Paris suits you well"

Been calling Paris home for almost 3 months now. Moving from California back into city life, after 3 years of jumping around in Santa Barbara - Mexico - Paris - Marfa, feels incredibly new again. I feel new. Speaking of new (say 'new' 4 times. wierd), I have some rad ideas for projects and have already began exploring video as an extension of photography again. Back in art school, I had a bunch of friends in the film department, and shot lots of 8mm and 16mm footage from the back seat of vespas and inside creepy old Chicago hotels. Some of those old 8mm films are now living in the archive of the Art Institute. I can't wait to see those again. It will be either tear-style funny or really heavy and poignant.

The latest project I finished was working with EMI records on the new Kings of Convenience record. It was a sweet surprise when they said I had "won" the competition. The image they
chose was shot on the Rolleiflex camera and has a natural mood at the dusk hour in Mexico. Considering the hang outs in Mexico are always super-duper-intense-and-rad, I was proud the photographs from such a magical vortex will live on ... attached to music that I LOVE.

Will be heading over to Belgium for Pukkelpop fest after Vetiver perform tomorrow. Will chill with Mike and see him play with Wilco, and then hook up with the duke when WBA play the following day. Between Vetiver, WBA, and Bart Davenport playing here and there, along with visits from travelling bros, I feel Im living in a place with a beautiful glistening bridge between Paris and home. Let our worlds expand.

Even though I've moved far away from home... home keeps coming back to me. PARIS SUITS me well I guess.

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PHOTOS!

WHAT A MAGICAL WEEKEND! Thank you so much everybody. We love you all.

I'm trying to figure out a good solution for collecting everyones photos online. For now, it would be triple awesome if you wouldn't mind burning a cd/dvd and posting it to us. 841 Cima Linda lane, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108 is our address. DANKE!

We are currently packing up for our honeymoon adventure. Swimsuits and Sweaters.

love d&a

Friday Night Meeting Spot

We have a meeting spot for Friday night all worked out for those that would like to meet up with us and enjoy some live music and a cocktail...

Local band, Franklin for Short, are booked to play – a great Summertime feel good band.

The bar is called ‘The Village Jester’ and its walkable from all hotels. It’s located next to the old movie theatre.

139 E Ojai Ave, Ojai, CA

We will be there at 10pm.

I’ve included a map of the bar.

Hope to see you there!

Danielle x

Carpoolside

Carpool with as many people per car to keep it easy and fun so that as many people as possible can party without parking. Taxi's and shuttles have turned out to not be an option in this little town so bring a bike or carpool to the wedding!

Ojai Magic

If you would like to read a bit of history about Ojai, go here. There are some nice hikes, restaurants, Farmer's markets, and other info listed in an article about Ojai in Travel + Leisure. For more on what to see & do, go the the Ojai Chamber of Commerce website. For a full restaurant list you can visit this site."...From hiking and camping in the Sespe Wilderness area to boating on Lake Casitas, nature recreation is very much a part of the Ojai Valley. With its many parks, hiking and biking trails and exquisite natural surroundings, Ojai is the ideal destination for the outdoors-oriented visitor..."

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