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July 28, 2011

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(above 3 photo's by Jennifer Young)

Last Saturday, 15 ladies came out to take our photography workshop. We called in the lovely Jen from i art u to teach us some skills and share her photography knowledge! Here are some shots I snapped, added with some of Jen's beautiful photos as well!

It was our first event, even though we had been talking about it for a while. Ruby and I spent weeks preparing and had probably over 300 emails back and fourth figuring things out. We had the workshop at George Key Ranch, in Placentia. It's a really nice area, they offer tours of an old historic house and lots of weddings are held here.

Lunch time! Sandwiches were catered from Rialto Cafe, in Fullerton. (I used them for my wedding!)

Delicious macarons flown in from Utah from Salt City Patisserie!

Yummy chocolate cake pops from local baker Pop Culture Desserts!

We tied up the sandwiches & chips in vintage fabric ..
and had a picnic style lunch!

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(above photo's by Jennifer Young)

Linda, totally proud of her point-and-shoot ;)
(one of our workshop helpers, could not have done it without her!)

RJ taking pics!
(our other workshop helper, she was so great!)

Gift boxes all wrapped up.
(gift box giveaway & sponsors coming soon!)


Our class! Some of the most sweetest ladies around!

Thanks to the ladies who attended: Cynthia, Tiffany, Katie, Kira, Brianna, Rebecca, Vivien, and to those without blogs too! ;)

Ruby & I brought a bunch of vintage stuff from around our houses, we set up stations and had the ladies style their own tables.. They did a fantastic job, the tables looked amazing!

Even though Ruby & I had hoped to take the workshop as well, we ended up doing things behind the scenes so we missed it. But we got to step in for a bit - I learned a bit about f-stop, aperture, and iso and that was worth a million bucks to me ;) I never knew of those things before!

So that wraps it up! Lots more pretty events coming soon - we are already planning another photography workshop for those of you who couldn't make it.. and Ruby & I have some other fun ideas in mind too!

A big thank you to Salt City Patisserie for the delicious macarons & Pop Culture Desserts for the cake pops! Thanks to Jen for coming down and being so awesome. & thanks once again to the ladies who took our workshop, we are so humbled + grateful!

PS: Ruby put together this sweeeet video so you can see everything in live action! ;)

47 hello's:

  1. Wow what an amazing afternoon! I love all the displays and what a darling picnic with the fun drinks and straws. The sandwiches wrapped up are darling!

    I would love to take a photography workshop. My photos are horrible!

    Megan

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  2. absolutely gorgeous photos!! you girls have a killer vintage collection.

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  3. ohhh goodness, I wish I could have been there..the setting is sooooo beautiful!!!

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  4. Oh my -- looks absolutely lovely! What a blast that would have been. :)

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  5. It all looks fabulous! Looks like a lot of great things were learned, and lots of inspiration!

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  6. That looks fun.
    When are you going to have another one?

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  7. Thanks so much for sharing! I love the fabric backdrop, too! Currently I'm looking for inspiration as I set up my first craft booth for fair. I'm loving this idea! :)

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  8. Love the idea of a picnic lunch! George Key is literally down the street from me, such a great location to use. :) Glad you all had fun!

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  9. it looks so lovely! i love everything you used to decorate! and your dress!!

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  10. wow! this looks like SUCH fun! im jealous! :)

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  11. Looks SO great! You and Ruby are just amazing!

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  12. You guys are the best! Group hug!

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  13. That looks like so much fun! I need more photography friends :( All the details are lovely :)
    xoxo,Laura

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  14. Danni this is lovely! I think you may have just inspired me to do a function at our shop.... I love all the details! Cheers to you! :D

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  15. this is great i wish i could have been there.

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  16. Oooh, that looks like you had so much fun! I love all of your special touches like the picnic lunch and yummy treats....great work girls!

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  17. Danni,
    The workshop looked amazing! And your photographs were too! I'm so glad I was able to play a tiny part in it.
    Thanks again for contacting me, I hope we can work together again real soon.

    Andrea
    Salt City Patisserie
    &
    Salt City Bakery

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  18. how fun and what a picture-perfect day!

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  19. Danni, everything was so amazing and I am so happy I was able to attend! Thanks for hosting such a great event, and I only hope I will be in town for the next workshops :)

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  20. this looks like so much fun!

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  21. That looks like a perfect day! I hope I can attend one of your events at some point. You ladies did an amazing job!

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  22. Amy - Thank You Cards Shop28 July, 2011 12:48

    this looks like such a fun afternoon. wish i lived in cali so i could have attended!

    i'd love it if you offered some of this info online, it's an e-course i'd definitely be interested in :)

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  23. looks like you guys had fun,and everything looks like it turned out lovely :)

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  24. Aw, wow! That's such a cute idea! It looks like you guys had a lot of fun! Who decorated? It looks so perfect!!!
    I love the idea of using antique cameras as decoration :)

    Thanks for sharing!

    -Carly @ Createliveblog

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  25. Thanks so much for a wonderful day, Danni! It was a wonderful experience - I learned so much and it was great to just have a little chit chat! I look forward to hearing about the next workshop!

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  26. Danni, you and Ruby really know how to put an event together. Everything looks fantastic! I really wish I could have been there to shoot and snack with everyone. (Fingers crossed I'll land one of the LA jobs I applied to and will be back in that area soon.)

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  27. Wow what a gorgeous looking event! I love all the little details like the vintage fabric wrapped lunches : )

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  28. Oh my goodness! Was there a miss Regala there?? One of the attendees TOTALLY looks like one of my good friend's sister. Crazyyy. You are so loved all over the place, Danni!

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  29. Danni, the workshop looked wonderful! Wish I lived closer to so-cal, and it wasn't finals season haha <3

    I'm a camera newbie, my bf just got me an SLR! i'm super excited to play with it during my few weeks off from school! :)

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  30. Hello friend. I think you did a great job in holding a photography session outdoors! The vintage stuff you got are so adorable. I think everybody had a great time on your session. Have fun!

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  31. looked like a wonderful workshop!!

    love vintage stuff

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  32. I love this! The pictures are great and looks like you all had an amazing time!

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  33. GAH! I love all of this so much. Everything is picture perfect. I'm so bummed that I couldn't make it, but it makes me so excited knowing that you're going to have another one.

    ashleymieko.blogspot.com

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  34. It was nice to meet you in person - thanks for hosting a lovely little outing for us!

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  35. so sunny and colourful! x

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  36. you are a busy lady!! what a pretty event!

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  37. Danni, this is really pretty! There are so many lovely things to photograph, a perfect environment to learn in. Great job!

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  38. @elisha
    I just asked my friend and it WAS her! So awesome!

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  39. If only I didn't live so far away...this looks like a dream come true. what a beautiful day you created and captured - I am truly jealous. Ever think about a traveling workshop? I know some people in Wisconsin who would be thrilled to have you... :)

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  40. danni! just wanted to thank you again for asking me to be a part of such an amazing event. you're such an inspiration! i'm so thankful for the blog world right about now :). hope to see you soon...
    j.

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  41. wish I could have been there. Looks like everyone had lovely afternoon.

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  42. That looks like a lovely gathering!

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  43. How did you make the streamers behind the goody table? I must know! They are gorgeous and amazing!

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  44. How did you make those gorgeous streamers behind the goody table? They are amazing!

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Friends, Thank you so much for reading + supporting my blog, and for taking the time to leave me a comment. Your comment support truly means so much to me. Have a lovely day! xo, danni