And finally the first year of giving workshops ended in September and again it was a true success.<\/p>\n
Starting the day ….. and may I add a very rainy day!!!! At School House Farms where everyone was able to walk down rows and rows of dahlias, sunflowers, veggie patches and even chicken coups. Despite the rain, we took out our camera, balanced them alongside our umbrellas and got our shots. The rain drops added interest in the photos and everything looked so fresh. Emily made sure to have her farm stand stocked with fresh fruit, veggies and flowers so that people could purchase goodies and at the same time, support the farm.<\/p>\n
Then it was time to drive back to the beach house where we had a chance to dry off and regroup. How nice it was to have The Graze Company @thegrazecompany offer up the most beautiful charcuterie board. I showed everyone each vignette that I had created and then we were all off ….. taking more photos, setting up our unique vignettes and really not noticing where the time went. Being that it was September, the light started fading and we all quickly snapped our last snaps before the end of the day. It was really nice to have Iulia Agnew @iulia.agnew capture all of the behind the scenes shots too. Make sure to check out more photos under the highlight section on my instagram account @tracey_ayton.<\/p>\n
As always, everyone who attended this fabulous day were such an amazing bunch and oh how I got so inspired by them all. Perhaps I come away with just as much inspiration as they did!<\/p>\n
Thank you to these amazing ladies for signing up for A September Day with Dahlias:<\/p>\n
Andrea Marvan @mondegreen_media Alexis Lea @alexisleaphotography Angela Van Tijn @onesmileymonkey Diana Talarico Whitworth @diana_whitworth Jasmere Johal @jasmerej1 Kerri Hansen @littlenestdesign Kyla Getty @kylagetty<\/p>\n
Leva Zarina @evethegardener Monica Reyes @morebymonica Rita Homonnai @ritivations Shelley de Groot @flowersandcompany Tracy Paterson @tracypatersonphotography<\/p>\n
And a big thank you goes out to my side kick Cindy Mast @cindygraymast for putting her magic touches on taking care of all the behind the scenes work …… as always, her coffee is fresh, her tea is always hot and my kitchen is always so clean at the end of the day. Needless to say, she was a fabulous model, holding an apple pie for 45 minutes so that we could all get the shot!<\/p>\n
Lastly, thank you to the gracious sponsors who were so generous with their gifts to fill the take away bags:<\/p>\n
Schoolhouse Farm @schoolhouse_farm, Southlands Nursery @southlandsnurseryvancouver, Covet & Co. @covetandco, Dragon Fly Antique & Salvage @dragonfly.antique.salvage, Sampsons Antique @sampsonsantiqueco, Westcoast Gardens @westcoastgardens, Denby USA @denbypotteryusa, The Chocolate Bear Shoppe @thechocolatebearshoppe, Sprinkle and Whisk @sprinkleandwhisk and lastly, Indaba Trading Company @indabatradingco.<\/p>\n
Here are some snaps from our day:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>