Meeting Martha

Such a fun story! A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting another one of my favorites: Martha Stewart!! She was visiting San Francisco to conduct a cooking demo/book signing @ Macy's in Union Square. If you haven't seen it yet, her latest book "Martha's Entertaining: A Year of Celebrations" is a spin-off from her classic 1982 "Entertaining" and is a textbook-sized/must-have beauty!

I was ecstatic to be able to see Martha in person again, she is a great teacher, has a very warm and enthusiastic charm, and is a master at cooking in Manolos! In 2009, I had the opportunity to attend a taping of her show in NYC the day before Thanksgiving. It was an amazing experience, complete with holiday dinner table decor ideas and a how-to on cracking open chestnuts. A mixture of Kanye and Jay-Z tunes kept the show bopping in between TV segments and to conclude, the audience went home with a Gel Pro mat and an assorted supply of zip-lock bags!

I knew the SF event would be a great opportunity to show Martha the paper piece I created of her and her two French Bulldogs. When I finally presented it to her, she lit up: "Oh my, soooo cute!". Martha immediately halted the book signing and instructed her team to get a picture of us with the piece. A stream of cameras went flashing all around as Martha and I posed for a photo op. Martha affectionately autographed my piece, even signing the names of her two dogs: "Francesca and Sharkey are at home missing me right now!". I offered to create Martha a piece of her own and she immediately agreed! Now, the domestic diva has my business card and I will soon be busy creating her paper piece. I have never been more honored & thrilled!

You can view official photos from Martha's SF Macy's event on Jenna Beth Photography's stunning blog: http://www.jennabeth.com/blog/martha-stewart-comes-to-macys-san-francisco-san-francisco-event-photographer/

Jenna, thank you for capturing such perfect moments from the event!