New Series - Feature Friday with Diana Rush

I am debuting another new blog series this week, entitled Feature Friday. In this series I will feature various Southern California Wedding Industry professionals. I will be sharing a brief interview as well as examples of their work and inspirations. My goal is to introduce you to a different talented vendor every Friday, so if you or someone you know would like to be featured please don't hesitate to contact me for more details. I would like to feature all aspects of the wedding industry, everything from bridal dress designers to caterers.

Diana with her lovely family. Photo by Studio 28.

For the first Feature Friday post I'd like to introduce you to Diana Rush of Diana Rush Photography. She officially started her company in 2009 after having a life long love for photography.  Diana is based in Orange County where she has lived her entire life. I actually met Diana at the Lover.ly Meet Up I shared about recently so it was great reconnecting with her for this post. I hope that through this brief interview you can get a sense for her passion and talent for photography as I have displayed some of her work throughout the post.

 What inspires your work? Although I'm not a nature photographer, I am very inspired by nature, and the elements (wind, water, earth, fire) and love finding ways to capture the natural movement of my clients rather than force them in to a pose.  I draw a lot of inspiration from my clients as I'm photographing them, as I spend time learning their natural laugh & how they interact with their soon to be spouse.

 

Intoducing Lover.ly

Images by Tiffany Curry

A couple of months ago I attended a wonderful meet up for a new wedding website called Lover.ly. The event was held on the rooftop of the Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach. As you can probably tell from the images above the atmosphere was nothing short of lovely. Lover.ly's founder Kelli Kahlil and her team did a stellar job with the chic decor! (more images can be found here) Who doesn't love dessert table? Cupcakes Couture of Manhattan made some amazing sweets, the cheesecake pops were my favorite. I also met some new wedding industry friends. The three of us, photographer Diana Rush and event planner Deanna Nash & I had a blast in the Mobile Photo Booth!

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You will definitely be hearing more and more and more about Lover.ly as it is still in the beginning stages but beta access has been trickling out. I was lucky enough to receive beta access last week and instantly started to explore; it's beautiful. It is perfect for anyone getting married and trying figure out a way collect all the beautiful inspiration they find on their favorite blogs. Think Pineterest, high-jacked by the wedding industry. Brilliant, right? Kellee has definitely filled a void and tapped into something really special with Lover.ly.

Don't miss out, be sure to sign up for your beta access now!