LA Trip / Pump WeHo!

I have to warn you, I have so much stuff going on the next few months, the blogging might fall apart moreso than it already has.

So I was in LA last weekend to shoot a beautiful wedding (my first gay wedding!) in Palm Springs. (Evan & Addison's City Hall Wedding wasn't a full-on wedding).

Before heading out to Palm Springs, I played with some of my favorite LA peoples.

Aly (Arry), having finally moved back from Japan, finally was introduced to Jesse.

Being both pretty little giants (Arry wore 4 inch heels, making her 6'4" for the evening), they instantly fell in loves. 

We LOVES having giant friends!!!

Mr Jesse got a LITTLE bit overserved and started acting a little CaRAYZY and we ended up running away from him...but we're going to try to forget that all happened...

We hit the Abbey...

Then met up with Mr Payton (I was crashing with him for a couple days)...

And he brought us next door for a little glimpse into his new gig at Lisa Vanderpump's PUMP WeHo!

PRETTY.

The next night (Friday) was the grand opening of PUMP.

We met up with Oprah Will for some tacosss.

Then headed over to PUMP for the opening party.

LOVES having fabulous bartender friends at the best new hotspots in town!

PUMP has been impeccably designed by Ms Vanderpump herself. The only issue is...low hanging chandeliers and tree branches. UGH!

Ken and Pandora were there too! Here is the back of Ken's head.

We loves having a fancy new place to play!

The garden outdoor is filled with low-hanging trees and is verrrry romantic (and unfriendly to talls).

We were seated at a table right next to Lisa's table so we took lots of sneaky pictures. She was there having dinner with her fellow housewife of Beverly Hills, Joyce!!!

Here's Joyce...

And there's Lisa!

Lady Di and Poppy came to play also!

At one point as I was making my way through the garden, I ended up walking behind Lisa. She turned, saw me, and grabbed my arm as I ducked under a tree branch apologizing for not designing the place with me in mind...it was so sweet.

From now on whenever I go there she will always remember me. And then we will be best friends. It is done.

LOVES LA!!!!!

Pump is also featuring Lisa's brand new line of Vanderpump Sangria...it is DELICIOUS. She's going to be the next Bethenny...just you wait and see.

OMG David Allan made an appearance too!

And Steven! Hoooray!

Well...life can't be all giants and rose, but it should be!

Saturday I drove out to Palm Springs for Charlie & Yohannes's Wedding. It was beauuuutiful. (It was also VERY VERY HOT. 106 degrees. We stayed indoors most of the day. )

Still got great pics though!

Then on Sunday I drove back to LA and on my way stopped at the LA Arboretum for an engagement shoot with Rehman and Kayla, whose wedding will bring my back to LA in about a month...

And for the grand finale to my trip, I ended up at Palm Restaurant in West Hollywood where I met up with Eric and Ming-Na for an epic dinner.

Ming's show - Agents of SHIELD - is coming back for a second season!!!

Fantastic end to a fantastic trip.

Tall Gay Agenda @ Atlas

Last night we had our first official TGA gathering in a longgggg time. Inspired by Miss Britney herself, our group is now doing it's own residency at Atlas Social Club in Hell's Kitchen. Hopefully once a month we will be having Tall Tuesdays with all of New York's Gay Giants converging on the bar at once.

I had a fancy benefit to attend last night so I didn't get to TGA until around 10pm when things were starting to wind down. I was told there were over 150 giants who showed up!

Our Dear Leader Evan was as usual an amazing friendly welcoming host to all the newbies.

John and DanielK (who we saw just three days ago in Vegas at Britney) were back in town too.

We had a bunch of midge admirers on hand too. Loves a midge admirer because without them all our pictures just make us look like we're normal-heighted!

I love all my tall brothers!

Off to LA tomorrow for the Grand Opening of Lisa Vanderpump's new bar, PUMP!

Evan's Tall Gay EatParty Birthday!!!

I often call Evan our Dear Leader.

Mainly because the North Koreans do it to the Kim Jong WhateverTheirNamesAre and I think it is  ridiculous/hilarious, but also because, as founder and main social organizer of the Tall Gay Agenda (our amazing group of tall gays 6'4" and taller),  Evan really is our leader!

I photoshopped him this little picture for his bday. Pretty proud of it.
 

(This is the original, notice how I lengthened the legs on those silly little midge NorthKoreans.)

On Sunday I had a fabulous SoHo House Brunch with some of my favorite ladies...

After they left, Evan & friends came by for drinks and then we headed to a tall gay screening of American Hustle. (Really fun movie. Slightly overrated. But great.)

Afterwards we went out in the East Village for drinks. One drink turned into ten and we found ourselves at midnight ringing in Evan's birthday and then proceeding to get Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken at 2am and drunkenly closing the place down after ordering the "Family Feast"...

Monday passed. I had a couple photoshoots, and then at 4pm Evan decided he wanted to have another birthday feast and organized an impromptu dinner at Hill Country because they do a special Monday Night All-You-Can-East Barbecue FEAST.

It is insane.

Tall boys know how to EAT.

We had chickens and ribs and briskets and a CRAZY assortment of different delicious sides like green bean casserole, mac and cheese, corn pudding, potato salad, beanzzzzz, you name it we ate it.

ROWRRRR.

Afterwards we got a text from our friend Shane who bartends down at Pulqueria down in Chinatown. Since that is near my house and I had driven up to Hill Country, the giants all squeezed in for a free ride downtown.

It was NOT legal...

We made it down to Chi-Town though!

And made Shane feel like a lil celebrity...

LOVE nights out with my tall brothers!

We look like a band or something...

Happy Birthday Evan!!!!

Thank you for uniting so many wonderful giants!!!!