HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!

twelve years ago today i gave birth to a beautiful baby girl….as i watch the lanky young women who likes to make herself breakfast in the morning & casually curl up on the couch, i can hardly believe she’s the same person…her eyes are the same….i can remember so many little moments we’ve shared….like still images in my mind….fevers & scraped knees….giggles & first steps….the way she used to say “i love you too much”…”too” instead of “so”…she confused the two words in such a lovely way….motherhood is so humbling….she is so much like me & yet so much her own person at the same time…and oh so sweet….i long to shield her from the broken heart she’ll surely face at some point in the years to come…but i also know how having your heart broken adds richness & thoughtfulness to your life….i don’t want her to miss anything….or be afraid….but how i wish i could absorb her sadness & simply show her how perfect she is in her imperfection…and always has been….i miss the baby she was, love the little girl she is & can’t wait to meet the woman she’ll become….so as i light the  12 candles on her cake & watch her laugh with her friends, i feel lucky….lucky that she made me a mother….lucky that her grey blue eyes still smile at me….lucky to love her “too” much….xoxo

“it takes a village”

a lovely phrase often referring to raising children….i happen to think it applies to most things in life….i think “it takes a village” for just about everything…especially owning and operating a business….one of the most important parts of my photographic “village” are my websites….i wanted to take a moment to properly thank & aknowledge BIG FOLIO….they are an amazing website design company….they offer an array of products & services….beautiful custom designs like my main site www.elizabethmessinaweddings.com….the custom sites can be a bit pricey, but they are worth every cent….if you are just starting out or want to stick to a more modest budget they have some amazing template websites, that are both very affordable & incredibly classy….my www.lovelyworkshop.com site (coming soon!) is a BIG FOLIO template….they just recently announced a brand new template design called BURLINGTON…..take some time & explore all the options BIG FOLIO has to offer & let them become part of your village….you’ll be glad you did….i heart BIG FOLIO….xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

several people have inquired about my crown portraits….here is the story….

i found my first crown while i was planning my wedding….one sat on the top of my cake & my son carried another one down the aisle with our rings attached to a velvet pilllow on the inside of the crown….the image above was the 1st portrait i ever took with the crown & i fell in love with the idea…

since then i want to photograph every one i know (and many people i don’t know) with my crowns….my “crown portraits” are part of an ongoing personal project and i see no end in site….

i love the idea that every person is royalty….special & unique…honored & loved by somebody….

the family jewel is who ever happens to be beneath the crown

xoxo

 

may you have a beautiful sunday…xoxo

 

SHOE INFO

i have received so many
emails & questions about
these shoes….i am happy to
say here is the information:
they are of course….
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN’S
and the style name is
“BOW T DORCET”
 

happy weddings…xoxo