see more lovely farm details here!

From Terra Dawn Photography:

I’ve always wanted to give back to a community who has given me so much. So this year, I teamed up with Little Black Vendors Pam Barefoot from ATrendy Wedding and Holly from Holly Chapple Flowers to create an experience that would astound any of the photographers in attendance. The workshop was held on June 17th, 2010 and was attended by 12 photographers, 2 models and a crazy amount of local DC vendors!

Although the theme changed a few times before the final result, the stunning country setting of the Black Horse Inn convinced us that perhaps a Farmers Market feel was the way to go. Pam and Holly (an amazing power house when you put them together) came up with the fun idea of a Strawberry Shortcake theme meets Farmers Market. (I think the horses loved this theme as well….seeing as how most of the Strawberry, shortcake and whipped cream ended up on their faces by the end of the evening….). Filling the back of Joe’s 1955 Award winning antique Chevy pick-up truck with flowers and home-grown foods was a stroke of genius on Pam and Holly’s part.

I still can’t get past how much every vendor contributed to this event!! Lynn from the Black Horse Inn in Warrenton was gracious enough to let us use her beautiful venue for the workshop portion in the morning as well as the shooting portion in the afternoon. Capital Decor gave us the go ahead to borrow anything they had available!! The chandeliers, barrels and tables helped make the entire shoot come together. Abby and Matt, the beautiful couple who are actually getting married on January 8th, 2011, were AMAZING!! Abby has such a fun sense of humor and Matt was layed back and willing to do whatever was asked of him. Katherine, from KP Hair and Make-up created 3 styles for the big event!! And she was able to pull all three off in record time!! It was amazing to watch her work! As the sun went down on the stunning scenes and the 12 photographers scrambled to beat the light, I reflected on the entire day. Between the perfect weather, the absolutely perfect team of vendors and contributors, and the amazing couple….the day was an absolute wedding dream.

Photography: Terra Dawn Photography / Event Designer and Planner: Pam from ATrendy Wedding / 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 / Groom’s Outfit: J. Crew / Jewelery: Rachelle from Dominion Jewelers / Hair and Make-Up: Katherine from KPN Hair and Make-up / Rentals: Capital Decor / Cake: Kendall’s Cakes / Catering: Occasions Caterers / Chair Details: Etsy Vendor Lilmissi / Paper Inspiration: Valerie Metrejean from Southern Fete

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From Holland Photo Arts…

During cocktail hour in the adjacent garden, everyone lined up to enjoy some signature drinks the couple had helped create while browsing through the rows and rows of beautiful spring blooms while the sun began it’s late-afternoon descent. Later, they all walked across the road and into a nearby field to the tent where the evening’s festivities were to be held. We were so excited, too, that Pam Barefoot of A Trendy Wedding assisted by her longtime friend and associate Kate were on board for this fun wedding. She made sure, as usual, that everything went off that evening without a hitch and is one of the most creative planners we’ve had the pleasure of working with.

The tables in the tent were decorated by the very talented Al of FloraCulture, with whom we had had the pleasure of working on a couple of occasions in recent months. The evening’s entertainment was provided by a singer/DJ named Norman Voss, who regaled the crowd with old standards over dinner, and a great mix of dance music for the party thereafter. Marcie and her dad’s dance together elicited more tears from onlookers, including Marcie’s mom who was overcome by emotion.

Later on, Mosaic catering supplied a large dessert table for all the guests to nibble various treats and even set up a s’mores station with a bonfire, which was a huge hit. So huge, in fact, that they ran out of desserts initially and retrieved more from their café in the west end of Richmond. We could not have asked for a better wedding, and they and their families welcomed us as they would close kin.

Thanks so much to Anne and Bill Holland for sharing this lovely wedding with us!

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