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Rodney Smith

I love photography that transports you to a different world or time or makes you think of a whole story behind the image. Rodney Smith's images do just that.

 

 
{ via max wanger blog }

A Totally Romantic Proposal...On the Brooklyn Bridge!

This is the cutest, most romantic engagement story I have ever read at Smitten. As the couple walked across the Brooklyn Bridge this past weekend, strangers handed her pink balloons and love notes. The notes were handwritten messages to her which reminded her of why he loved her and why he wanted to marry her. Oh did you just get the goosebumps? I know I did.

{via joanna. photos from smitten}

D*LSH won the 2009 Bride's Choice Awards!

This past weekend, Lucia and I were pleasantly surprised by an email from WeddingWire and we wanted to share this good news with you! D*LSH Design has been awarded the 2009 Bride's Choice Awards™ on WeddingWire, the nation's leading wedding technology company!

Getting this award means a lot to us, because it is determined exclusively by  recent newlyweds through surveys and reviews. And being chosen to be among the top 3 percent over 100,000 wedding vendors from across the US is definitely a big honor.

D*LSH Design would like to thank our past clients for speaking on our behalf and helping us win the 2009 Bride's Choice Award! And also to extend our congratulations to other winners of the 2009 Bride's Choice Awards, especially our friend, Eva at Red Velvet Occasions and my wedding photographer, Thao Vu at Thao Vu Photography! We feel so honored to be a part of the list! Thank you again for all your love and support. We love you too!

JNP Studios - World Wide Artistic Wedding Photojournalism

I'm sorry we've been a little quiet around here. It's been a little busy in the studio with some great projects in the works. But before we leave for the long anticipated weekend for lovers, we wanted to share with your our latest creation of handmade books for a wedding photographer.

During my brother's wedding last year, I met Jeffrey Neal the awesome photographer who captured my brother's wedding day. I was so impressed by this up and coming photographer. From that day on, I knew he was someone to look out for. So, when he approached D*LSH to help him create JNP Studios media kit we were of course so excited. After meeting with him we were so inspired from his infectious passion for photography and bookbinding that we had to combine the two for his media kit. The final book is truly an art piece! I love every detail that went it making it. From the beautiful Japanese book cloth we chose and to the way his book ends with a signature and a little pocket to hold his business cards. This book is much more than pretty, but it's pretty handsome. Chic and handsome all rolled into one.

Jeffrey has so much heart, that just as much as heart was put into it. Here's a sneak peak of the behind-the-scenes of us creating them. Bookbinding in college is finally paying off.

And here are the final pieces in all it's beauty. Of course these were shot by the photographer himself.

If you're looking for a wedding photographer who is fun, personable, thoughtful, talented, a great eye and has a deep love for fine art, photography, and for his couples he is the person to go to. Go to his blog to view his latest photoshoots of the most adorable engaged couples and cool weddings. It was so much fun creating these for you, Jeffrey. We're sooo looking forward to our next project together!

Chocolate Crush

O, chocolates, how beautiful art thou. Love how each of these Diana Phillips chocolates is such a fine work of art. Valentine's Day is only a week away, maybe it's time to drop hints ; ). Have a Happy Friday!

{ via best of greer's oc }

Max Wanger has a new blog!

congrats to max with his new blog . definitely add his blog to your blogroll. there are going to be some great things that are going to happen there. i'm so excited for him!

here are some yummy images from his latest engagement shoot that has spread like fire through the blog world. i'll have to show you too. if you've already seen them, it's ok because isn't it so yummy to not see them again. joanna of cup of jo and her fiance are so adorable! what a great way to welcome all his readers. now go to max's blog and say hello!

 





 

Italian Inspiration

A recent Newsweek cover caught my attention. Not because Obama along with names of very powerful people is on it, but because of its beautiful intricate details. I later found the talented illustrator behind this design masterpiece -- Lorenzo Petrantoni from Milano, Italy. He's inspired by graphic art of the late nineteenth century and old books and it's apparent in his work. I can just sit there and take in all the details he's put in each piece. It's absolutely amazing.

 

{ via commarts }

 

Fabulous Blogs that We Luv

wow! we are so honored to have Christina Said and Lotushaus nominated D*LSH as one of their favorite bloggers. thank you ladies! we are soo flattered. including these two blogs, i wanted to pass the LUV around to a few of my favorite and fabulous blogs.

snippet +  ink
coco + kelley
oh so beautiful paper
saipua
frolic
swissmiss
satorialist
black*eiffel
bloesem
fly

now pass the luv around and follow these guidelines:
1. Put the logo on your blog or post.
2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show GREAT ATTITUDE and/or GRATITUDE
3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received the award.