July 31, 2009
Sarah looked stunning. Tom cried a lot because Sarah looked so stunning and Sarah wiped away his tears. My heart overflowed with love for them both. It’s nearly 3am and we still have to finish backing up all our photos so I’ll write more about this amazing love story of two of my best friends a different day. More pictures coming very soon!
July 30, 2009
We just purchased our flights within Europe!
Our itinerary is looking like this:
August 21nd: NYC-Geneva
August 22nd-29th: Switzerland
August 30th-September 5: Munich, Germany (we’ll be traveling on land from Geneva to Munich)
September 5th-10th: Dublin, Ireland
September 10th-16th: Paris, France
September 16th-19th: Oslo, Norway
September 19th – ???: Milan, Italy
From there we don’t fly home until October 11th, back out of Geneva. So we’re not sure whether we’ll just travel around Italy for all our remaining time, go back to Switzerland, travel by train elsewhere, who knows. The possibilities are endless!
Hello fans….This is S as you know me, aka Seba.
I’m now officially taking over this blog. We’re going to move all this to www.s.com soon, so be ready when the time comes….!!!
Ok, that’s the news for today. I’m going to sleep now.
Feel free to say goodbye to Kyle in This post…
See you soon on www.s.com
Ps: We made this video so you can see Kyle for the last time xD
Saugatuck from Kyle Hepp on Vimeo.
Song Credit: Somewhere Over the rainbow By Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
July 29, 2009
I saw my BEAUTIFUL friend Julie today and she said, “I need less photos and more Kyle Hepp from your blog.” So I’m going to give that a go right now.
We’re back in the city where I grew up. It has completely changed. They had just built a new mall when I was a junior or senior in high school, but now the entire area around the mall is built up with restaurants and (failing) businesses. There are so many vacant buildings that didn’t use to be empty before. My mom and stepdad had bought a house in a sub development that didn’t have very many finished houses and now the neighborhood looks like a completely new place. We went out to eat with friends and a guy from high school that I wasn’t good friends with, but definitely knew, didn’t even recognize me. Things are different, that’s for sure. And I didn’t expect them to be the same, it’s just a weird feeling.
Basically, I feel like a stranger in the place where I grew up. It’s been two or three years since I’ve been here last and I no longer have my roots planted down in Grandville. Aside from a few close friends whom we’ve been reconnecting with, most people that I hung out with in high school are really acquaintances now since we’ve lost touch. Most people who don’t much about my day to day life see seem to be really impressed with what Seba and I do for a living.
“WOW. People fly you in to photograph their wedding?!?”
or
“NO WAY!!! You live in South America? How cool!”
Stuff like that. But I have told my friends, “If you saw the hotels that I stay in when I travel for weddings, or if you knew how hectic and stressful it was and how much work traveling for a wedding entails, you might not think that I had such a cool job.”
Of course I am incredibly grateful for the opportunities that photography entails, but I promise, it’s really not as glamorous as it’s cracked up to be. Ditto that for living in Chile. If people only knew that I am just as completely fascinated by their lives and that any life in the U.S. sounds just as exotic to me as mine does to theirs.
For everyone’s who is concerned that we’ve abandoned our dog, don’t worry. She’s staying with my in-laws. At first Seba’s mom said, “No dogs on the bed or in the bed…EVER!” Papito is now sleeping underneath the covers with her head on the pillow. And pretty much running the house. 
Since she lived with us in that house for a while I feel like she knows that it’s a safe and good place for her, and plus Seba and his dad have the same voice so I think that’s comforting for her too. But really, she’s just a happy, low-stress kind of puppy. If anyone is feeding her and giving her love and attention, she’s happy. She’s not the kind of dog that refuses to eat when her owners leave. But, being away from her is the hardest part of this trip. I miss Papito so much, even though we’ve been webcamming with her.
And since I feel like I’m cheating on Chile when I write about other countries, I was kind of thinking about doing a group blog next week. Would anybody be interested in writing about the biggest reverse culture shock they experience when they go back to their country of origen?
July 28, 2009
Rock N’ Roll Bride is one of my favorite blogs to stalk for wedding inspiration. I love seeing when other photogs are doing things that are a little different and crazy. So I am super excited because I am featured on their website today!!! Check it out and leave me and Sarah and Pipe some love if you are so inclined!
Apparently Sarah and Pipe are pretty much awesome. End of story.
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- @dregonzrob, hahaha, eating wall paper, that's a new one. Dog whisperer dato coming your way :)
- @lanapuckett, when we get back I'll have to introduce you to @gabrielrodriguez, @sebamilla and @sebastiankaulen!
- @dregonzrob, you need the dog whisperer!!!
- Brian McBride is announcing his retirement from the game today. He will go down in history for me as my favorite U.S. player ever. LOVE him.
- Caroline and Tommy should probably stop being this hot or somebody's going to catch on fire. http://tinyurl.com/2feozcy
- Writing w/ @imnotobsessed tomorrow early! Love catching people up on their daily dose of gossip and I <3 @inosherry, my online co-worker :)
