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Just in case you're wondering, who is Terra? What makes her tick? Okay, you're probably not wondering all that, but still I'd like to let you know that for me photography has led me to the best career ever. I feel so blessed to have been let into such intimate moments of peoples lives, to have the power to cause them to shed tears of joy, to have been hugged by so very many of them, it's beyond words. So although (of course) I love photography, what really drives me are the moments the camera records, and the drive to catch more than an image, but the texture of your skin, the way even the air felt that day. I hope, in the end, my images live up the reality. Please enjoy.

T

Monthly Archives: June 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Valerie + Chantz = Married!

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The day of Valerie and Chantz’s wedding was, simply, beautiful. The best weather, the bluest skies, the greenest vineyards, I walked outside and literally basked in the weather. What a wonderful day to celebrate a marriage. So many people traveled for this wedding, many coming from Seattle, and I don’t think you could have picked a more perfect venue to reflect the intimacy of the wedding that they had planned.

Valerie and her mom decorated the ceremony and reception with hand painted stars, and the wedding cake (one I had never seen before) was something Val had been dreaming of since childhood.

I knew from their engagement session what a fun, cute and laid back couple they were, but their wedding day just confirmed it. Standing outside taking their ring shots I looked up and thought, ‘oh my goodness! Where is the light going?’. It was fading a half hour before scheduled! Bad sun. So I hurried inside to grab them for their last romantic shots, and they are beautiful, enchanting, lovely.

I love her little, ‘I do’, on the bottom of her shoes. Chantz’s face when he picks her up? So cute! Of course, he did pretend to have a titanic moment. But don’t we all?

Enjoy!

T

Venue: The Blue Victorian Winery

Posted in weddings Tags: blue victorian, vineyard, wedding

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Sara - June 29, 2011 - 8:58 PM

I love the venue! I have been out there a few times and the scene is breathtaking.. definitely my dream wedding venue some day. Great choice Valerie & Chantz! And great job with the photos Terra! Beautiful!

Friday, June 24, 2011

Marvin + Vicki = Family Session!

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A few years ago Vicki found me on Yelp and hired me to do her head shots. Let me tell you, her head shots are pretty fabulous. The great thing about her session is she has tons to choose from, and I see her cycle them on linked in. So when she called me to do a family session with her husband and two youngest daughters I was happy to oblige.

Vicki is such a nice person to be around, and so is her family. I enjoyed this session. Not just for the lovely images but because it was great to be outdoors in the sunshine and watch the girls playing together. Hope you enjoy the slideshow as well!

T

Posted in Children, Family Tags: family session

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Mary + Rocky = Engaged!

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Mary and Rocky met on St. Patrick’s Day. At the time he was living in (hmm trusting my memory on this one!), Chico, and she was in San Francisco. She had a kitty cat that liked to give him a distrustful eye and then knock his keys off of the table. Now they have two kitty cats and two doggies.

Can you tell I’m an animal lover?

I think Rocky must be too, because when Mary talks about animals he just laughs and shakes his head. We traveled to a park owned by Rocky’s Godfather for their engagement photos, and saw the funniest thing. The supervisor who lives on site owns a pet goat. That goat didn’t follow me or Mary, he only had eyes for Rocky.

Driving up to Chico for this session I half wondered if I was crazy, but mostly I didn’t think about it at all and instead enjoyed the drive and looking out the window at all the unending fields I just don’t get the chance to see living in San Francisco. I always ask a couple if they have a location that holds sentimental value for them, they answered yes and I’m glad I didn’t think twice.

Thank you so much Mary and Rocky for inviting me into a small piece of your world! Hope you love the slideshow. Can’t wait to share their amazing wedding images!

T

Posted in Engagements Tags: chico, engagement session, mary, rocky

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Monday, June 20, 2011

Cassie + Mark = Engaged

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When I first e-met Cassie through skype I fell in love with her soft southern accent and easy going manner. She sent me a photo of her and her fiance and I thought, wow, I love Mark’s style! So imagine my disappointment when Mark vetoed the engagement session.

Bummer, I thought, in my not so southern accent and decidedly Californian slang.

Cassie is originally from Arkansas, Mark from the Bay Area, but right now? They live in Poland. So once they had passed I told myself to give up the dream, luckily Cassie is persistent and talked him into it! Which is when I danced around singing ‘yippee!’.

I was really glad I had the chance to hang out with this couple one on one. Mark has such a sense of humor, and Cassie has him constantly laughing. Hope you love love love the photos!

T

PS

Keep your eye out for their beautiful wedding coming soon to my very own blog!