minh 
jarrod // inspired by lines
veronica dan // i just fit
instead of a trip to the mediterranean, veronica + dan bought a 70’s winnebago and took a road trip across canada. they love cats, live in port credit, enjoy a good bbq, and play silly tricks on each other. they also laugh a lot. i’m pretty sure that makes us twins.
- justin
it’s official, i miss japan.
veronica dan // soon
shalimar dan // the master’s degree SDE
it’s very interesting for us to see two cultures come together on a wedding day.
shalimar and dan’s wedding was just that. shalimar, and the rest of her family, welcomed dan and his family in to the hindu culture with open arms, and many of the toasts that night by dan’s side spoke of such openness and the feeling of being totally welcomed.
this mixing of their two cultures and the events that occurred on their wedding day became the story of their SDE.
while many of our recent films are heavily narrated to propel the story forward, shalimar and dan expressed an interest in wanting their film to be propelled forward by the visuals shown and the background music.
music by the newest with etiquette artist henry toft. withetiquette.com
- justin
stu dana // north
i have a mild obsession with exploring canada. usually my explorations involve a roadtrip of some sort. i’ve done the cross country drive, several trips to northern ontario, the east coast, etc, but never have i been as far north as fort mcmurray. more so, never have i had the opportunity to see canada by helicopter. that is, until this past weekend.
after spending saturday with rachel and cecil in san jose, amina and i boarded a plane on sunday and flew to fort mac to spend a couple of days with dana and stu.
the original plan was to visit the city, see the surrounding areas, and take photos of dana and stu in their natural environment. as their future in fort mac is still undecided, we felt it important to document them where they currently call home.
what we (especially me) didn’t plan for was a helicopter ride. had this been a year ago, i’m not sure i would have accepted the invitation, as me and flying previously didn’t mix. now, after being on as many flights as i’ve been on the last couple of months, i’m enjoying my time up in the air, and gladly accepted the invitation to see fort mac from the sky.
after seeing the city, the oil sands, and acres and acres of trees, we found our own private island to land on. it just happened to be shaped like a heart.
- justin
to see amina’s perspective, click here
in fort mac, people go floating.
in dana’s defense, it was really warm outside … :)
jane fred // straight from the heart
a sunday afternoon in NYC with the exceptionally warm and friendly jane + fred.
without giving it away before you see it, the dynamics of their relationship is really apparent in juxtaposition between their first meeting and jane walking down the aisle. those two events speak a lot about their relationship, and just how caring they are for each other.
on a side note, we were very fortunate that jane + fred’s entire wedding happened in one location (the lighthouse), which meant we could really be present on focus on their story as it unfolded, without having the think about the logistics of driving (traffic and parking) in manhattan. it also meant that we could be there to capture the bare space being transformed into a space filled with many thoughtful details and an abundance of love and tears.
- justin
the soundtrack is ‘the trees want you back’ by amy seeley licensed at withetiquette.com
not quite 3695
a recent purchase from sw pe.
mostly NYC, with a bit of LA as well.
while in LA for michelle + matthew’s (sde here) wedding, and then NYC for jane + fred’s wedding (highlights to follow), i took some snapshots.
a suggestion: while in NYC stay at the ace, drink coffee from stumptown, shop at matter, eat dinner at northern spy. walk everywhere.
- justin
design*sponge sneak peek
our tiny home was featured on design*sponge this week.
d*s is a super neat blog / website that features really fun DIY projects and everything good design. with over 60,000 daily readers, many a people have seen our tiny abode (nearly all 604 sq feet of it). neat. :)
you can read the feature here, and see some photos of our home below.
- justin
THANK YOU JUSTIN, I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THEM!!!
WOW, I was just browsing your blog, didn’t expect to see anything and here I’m staring at a few photos. Amazing, you guys are truly magicians. I LOVE THEM.