snap it pretty, goodie box prizes + giveaway:

This is long overdue too, but I finally got to take some pictures of our goodie boxes from the workshop and wanted to share all the fun goods with you.

Here are the goodies that came in the gift packs!

#1 - Smile Card from Friends Make Prints

#2 - "We Just Click" camera card from dudeandchick

#3 - A Lomo camera gift + film from Ruby & I.

#4 - Little pack of camera cards + stickers from petite paperie

#5 - Film Camera Washi Tape Set from Cute Tape

#6 - Camera Lens Camp Pocket from CraftyStaci

#7 - Wood button pin from the wanderlust

#8 - Little flag bunting from my cakies

#9 - Vintage Picnic Camera Strap Slip Cover from knitty bitties

#10 - Rainbow Camera Strap from iMoShop

So Ruby & I have some fun things to give away! One lucky winner has the chance to win everything pictured above. 2 runner up's will receive a little package of camera goodies too! Just leave a comment here & on Ruby's blog for an extra chance to win :) Good luck!

snap it pretty, follow-up:

(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!

(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! ;)

snap it pretty - a photo workshop:

So Ruby & I love taking pictures! But we don't claim to be experts or anything like that. In fact, we'll admit we don't really even know how to use the basic functions of our cameras! We pretty much just point and shoot. Which is why we've decided we need to have a photo workshop for super baby beginners, like us! So we're holding our very first workshop (with hopefully more to come!) We've invited the lovely Jen from i art u to come share her photo knowledge with us. Here's all the info about our workshop! Hope you will sign up & join us for a super fun day of learning and pretty things :)

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Snap It Pretty: Learning the basics of your DSLR so you can snap away at all the pretty things in life.

Who it is for: A DSLR owner who wants to learn the basics of how to use their camera in manual mode. If you basically use your DSLR as a point and shoot, then this class is for you! We'll go over things like the shutter speed, ISO, focus, depth of field, and more!

Who it isn't for: Those who already know how to use their camera in manual because if you do, this class will bore you. Maybe we will have something for you next time!

When: Saturday July 23, from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Cost: $150

Where: Fullerton, California (Location will be emailed to attendees)

What will be provided: lunch, goodie bags, and the basic knowledge of how to use your DSLR from a professional photographer.

What will you be doing? 1) Learning the basics of how to use your DSLR in manual mode. 2) In a group, styling vintage props to practice your snapping away for pretty pictures. 3) Meeting and mingling with fellow bloggers, and really - you can't put a price on meeting like-minded blog friends ;) It's the best!

Questions? Email us at welikeitpretty@gmail.com! If you are interested in attending, please sign up here and we will email you with payment information. Class space is limited to just 15 people.

We've been working hard to collect some lovely goods from all around - Some of our sponsors include knitty bitties, imo shop, cute tape, friends make prints, petite paperie, and lots more! Attendees also have a chance to enter our mega giveaway for a chance to win a prize from jo totes & ketti handbags, valued at over $95!

* ps: we know the workshop is only a couple weeks away so if only a few people sign up, we may schedule the workshop for a later date.