For our very last shoot, we headed over to Lotus Restaurant, where I discovered that I am really not very good at the cooking technique pictured above (I believe it's called teppanyaki style...the showy, flippy thing they do at Benihana's). I basically pushed some vegetables around, and then gave up and handed it over to the master. I did, however, learn a totally simple recipe for vegetable fried rice.
When I got engaged, I was still living in LA and "working" (a loose term) as an actress, and when I told my acting coach that I was getting married, he said this: "If you ever listen to anything I say, listen to me now: do NOT have a big wedding. Take ten friends, fly to the Caribbean, and spend a week living it up."
For our third - and final - shoot of the day, we headed over to the Martini Bar at Barcelo to learn how to make the perfect margarita.
Sunset: en route to Shoot #3: Martini Bar.
After lunch at La Hacienda, my pale legs and I trucked down to the Spa at Barcelo, which is, unsurprisingly, very, very beautiful, if a touch New Age-y for my taste (see: color therapy pool).
Untitled from Jordan Reid on Vimeo.
Early this morning, we shot the first of five segments: a Resort Overview (that's Marty working the bounce board).
For dinner on our first night, Marianne, Marty, Claire (who does PR for Barcelo) and I hit up La Hacienda, the steak and seafood place on the beach.
Marianne and I enjoying our very first beverage of the trip...while still at the airport. Priorities, priorities.
