Auf Wiedersehen, Kallie!! Miss you already!!!

Washington DC Wedding Photographer: Terra Dawn Photography

Around about a week or so ago, I got to hang out with Pam, Anne and Kallie THE fabulous ladies from ATrendy Wedding.

Was I photographing a fabulous DC wedding?

Nope.

Were we making covert plans for the next workshop in November?

Alas….no. (Although…plans ARE underway…..and swoon-worthy!!!)

What WAS I doing??? Well, other than the fact that we have become QUITE swell friends…I was photographing the cutest (and sweetest…think sugar rimmed Lemonade and blueberry cake!) goodbye in the history of goodbyes!!

Kallie worked as an intern for ATrendy over the summer, and I had the pleasure to work with Kallie a few times!! So many laughs you will never have….(makes my stomach hurt just THINKING about Onesies……ummm……inside joke….need to know basis….). Sending this college student back to school in style means she couldn’t leave with just a hug! Lemonade, blue berry cake, pecan scones and a gorgeous necklace later……Kallie is off gettin’ her learnin’ on.

Alas, Kallie….parting is SUCH sweet….sweet….sweet….mmmm….scones…..sweet sorrow.

Thank you for having me ladies and goodluck with school, Kallie! I can’t wait to hear all about it!

Check out ATrendy’s post here!!

Terra Dawn
www.terradawn.com
www.terradawnblog.com
terradawnphotography@gmail.com

Guest of Honor: Kallie
Planners : ATrendy Wedding
Flowers: LynnVale Studios

P.S. On a completely un-related note…my P.S.’s are about to become quite personal!! I want to share more with you about my work, my life and my love for double chocolate ship ice cream with sprinkles. So if you want to find out the juicy (er….creamy) details, be sure to keep an out towards the bottom!!

P.P.S.

“Mr. Owl, how many licks DOES it take to gt to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?

The world may never know. ”

I LOVE that they still play that commercial.

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Eden : A Freakin’ Awesome Teen Session

Washington DC Teen Portrait Photographer: Terra Dawn Photography

I have been friends with the Snyder/Potter family for a couple of years now, and one of the highlights has been having the opportunity to photograph Eden and her sister Grace. This year, instead of heading out to the battlefield or old town, we took a beach trip!! I stayed with them for a week of their two week stay in Rehoboth, Delaware and it was AMAZING!!

Before you begin to check out the awesomeness (hence the title) that this session embodied, you need to watch this video. Although it won’t make ANY sense (although I don’t think it is supposed to)…it WILL make you laugh. And you should know that it totally set the mood for the vacay.

Can’t stand any more of the “double rainbow???” That’s ok. It IS a little weird. And speaking of weird….check out Eden!!!:D

And to top it off…we even got Grace, Eden’s little sister, in on the fun!! Work it gurl!!!

Ladies…you RAWK!

Terra Dawn
www.terradawn.com
www.terradawnblog.com
terradawnphotography@gmail.com

P.S. Ok…I’m about to get all psycho-babble weird on you. But it’s an honest question!!! Ready for it?….look at the nearest object to you. (For me it’s a table.) What is that object made of? Wood, right? (Stay with me now…). What is wood made of? (Sadly…I had to look this one up.) Apparently cellulose fibers embedded in Lignin (whatever that is). And waht are cellulose fibers made of!!?? Disolving pulp!!! AND WHAT IS DISOLVING PULP MADE OF???!!!!

I CAN’T TAKE IT!!!

WHERE DOES IT STOP!!!!!??? And doesn’t that mean that technically this table is as large as our infinite universe?????

Woah. I totally just lost MYSELF!!

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Terra Dawn Workshop

Washington DC Destination Wedding Photographer: Terra Dawn Photography

OH MY LORDIE!!!! It’s seems like forever since the workshop happened….and let me tell you, sitting on pins and needles for forever is NOT easy!! I’ve been waiting to post the awesome work of all of the vendors because…..drum roll please…..we’ve been published on Style Me Pretty!!!

:D<-----My grin can't get any wider!!

So a little about the workshop, huh?

I met Pam from ATrendy Wedding to discuss my general ideas for the shooting portion (which May have involved a cake…some sort of flowers…and a bride but wasn’t developed to much beyond that….0_0 ). After about 10 minutes of her poking and prodding my brain, she came up with the BRILLIANT idea of a “Farmer’s Market” feel!! She said, perhaps a vintage truck with some flowers and fresh fruits and veggies…….

And THEN she started to really tap into my brain!!! She started to see ALL of the different images we could take!!! Amazingly (and I’m still not sure how it all happened), we managed to take EVERY photo we wanted! It was like….like….it just popped out of our brains and onto the camera screen or something (umm…without all the mess, though……)

We found the PERFECT location with the Black Horse Inn, who provided all of the workshop attendees with a comfortable place to listen to me yap on about marketing, SEO and social media in the morning as well as truckloads of enthusiasm for the project!! She was quick to throw in ideas about the horses and where they should be. This project would not have been half as amazing (or fun) without her and her team!! Thank you, Lynn!!!!!!

We had a meeting with the FABULOUS florist Holly Heider Chapple who suggested we do a Strawberry Shortcake theme with pies and strawberry themed floral arrangements to tie in the farmers market. Her father (who happens to OWN a farm) even provided the produce for us!!

Katherine from KPHair and Make-Up showed up and asked “if it would be ok to do three hairstyles?” Did she even NEED to ask??? I will take as many styles as she can give!!! *le sigh*

Ummmm….YEAH!!!!! Seriously!! The enthusiasm was crazy with these vendors!!! Capital Decor donated the use of their tables and barrels and chandeliers (anything we wanted, actually). Blush Bridal in Gainesville, VA donated the use of the dress!! Ummm….can we say amazing?? Abby (the model) and I just about DIED when she tried it on. She kept practicing her spin and sitting pretty moves!:D

On that note…I want to request a special (and very enthusiastic) round of applause for Abby and Matt…the gorgeous couple who allowed us to photograph them! Abby was full of jokes and laughter and gorgeosity…and Matt (in all of his handsomness) went along for whatever ride 15 photographers and 15 vendors had for him. You guys are AMAZING!!

Abby, herself, is a photographer!! Check out her work!!

Check out more details below in the gallery, and don’t forget to check out Style Me Pretty’s post!!!

Also…I can’t gush enough about all of the wonderful photographers who attended the workshop! You guys are amazing and I can’t wait to see how far you take your passions!!

Check out some of their amazing photographers from the workshop!!
Mike Lesnick
Leo Druker
Pamela Soper
Erum Rizvi Photography
Lisa Burgess
Jenny Lewis
Paraag Patel
Laurie Minor
Traci Brooks
Rachel Plowman

Terra Dawn
www.terradawn.com
www.terradawnblog.com
terradawnphotography@gmail.com

Vendors:
Event Designer and Planner: Pam from ATrendyWedding
Styling and Flowers: Holly Heider Chapple from Holly Chapple Flowers
Produce and Market Products: Albert Heider of Heider’s Farm Market
Event Location: The Black Horse Inn
Dress: Blush Bridal http://www.blushbridalboutique.com
Groom’s Outfit: J. Crew
Jewelery: Rachelle from Dominion Jewelers
Hair and Make-Up: Katherine from KPHair and Make-up
Rentals: Capital Decor
Cake: Kendall’s Cakes
Catering: Occasions Catering
Chair Details: Etsy Vendor “Lilmissi”
Paper Inspiration: Valerie Metrejean from Southern Fete

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Terra Dawn’s Lurve List

Washington DC Destination Wedding Photographer: Terra Dawn Photography

Things I LURVE from left to right:

1. Books – Yeah…biggest book worm in the history of photographer book worms. Favs, you ask?
“Pride and Prejudice”, “Peter Pan”, “Good Omens” and “Harry Potter”. Ecclectic….I know. Awesome? YES.

2. Eric Joyner’s Art – Particularly his “Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots” Series. And check out his coffee table book “Robots and Donuts”! It’s EPIC!

3. Anthropologie – Pretty, fluffy, springy, vintagy amazingosity!!!!!!! AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! (Did I mention mine is right next to the Paper Source!!!??? Seriously bad news for my credit card.)

4. The Wii – I’m kind of addicted to Mario Kart, Guitar Hero, Lego’s anything…..

5. The Decembrists – “Legionnaire’s Lament” is my favorite song EVER. P.S. They are kind of amazing live.

6. Italy – Particularly Florence….but it’s all kind of amazing. Weddings anyone?? I would LOVE to go back. I’ll scratch your back you scratch mine perhaps? Wink, wink, nudge, nudge.

7. Ferrero Rocher – Ummm….does this NEED any explanation?????

8. Target – They have all the pretty colors.

9. Iron and Wine – For the days you want to do absolutely NOTHING….put these guys on your ipod. Also, if your looking for a good 1st dance, try “Love and Some Verses”. Excelente, my friends.

10. Diana Camera – Toy cameras are amazing!! Check out Lomography.com to get inspired and even get your own!

11. Janan Chandler – THIS, folksies, is my sister’s genius work!! Her fish series is personally my favorite…but you might have your own.

12. LISA FRANK – Better than Barbie. For all you ladies (and slightly feminine gents out there) Lisa Frank is THE definition of rainbows, unicorns and glitter. My sticker collection was QUITE extensive as a child.

13. REAL Mayonnaise – I don’t care HOW healthy they say Miracle Whip is…..that junk’s gross. Gimme the good stuff….with French Fries!!!

14. Jim Henson and Kermit the Frog – Well…actually….Jim Henson and anybody/thing really. The man was magic.

15. Chiante – Yeah…you go to Italy and drink two bottles in one day then tell me how good YOU think it is!!

16. Falcore from A NeverEnding Story – I LOVE the movie….disliked the book (kinda boring actually…). My favorite scenes are any one’s involving ear scratching or Falcore’s tongue.

There you have it!! What would be on YOUR list??

Terra Dawn
www.terradawn.com
www.terradawnblog.com
terradawnphotography@gmail.com

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