by now, most of you have probably seen my image on the cover of the newest issue of GRACE ORMONDE WEDDING STYLE magazine….it is with great excitement that i now share with you some of my favorite images from this intimate fashion shoot….enjoy & please pick up this issue soon….
may you day be full of love & style & inner grace….xoxo
GRACE ORMONDE WEDDING STYLE MAGAZINE
“wake at dawn with a winged heart & give thanks for another day of loving”
Kahlil Gibran
“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone
who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are
yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You,
yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve
your love and affection.”
~ Buddha ~
absolutely beautiful…
xoxoxo
have you ever been head over heels in love?
once upon a time…long ago, i was slayed…my first love had me upside down…i couldn’t think straight…i was not prepared for how confusing it would be….there were moments of incredible kindness…slow kisses & love letters..compliments & smiles….we were so young…i could not imagine how anything so beautiful could end….but it did…he left me…he left…and he didn’t come back…talk about being head over heels….i could hardly get out of bed…i couldn’t bare to eat…everything hurt my feelings, even food….the only thing i could pallet were occasional spoonfuls of plain yogurt (think of the break up scene in the 1st sex & the city movie-like that)….i would watch TV without seeing…fall into a restless sleep….wake up, only to realize all over again, that he left me….and it hurt like the first moment he left….i would walk through the house looking for something, only to see the couch & feel it was mocking me…when i could muster the energy i would get in my car & drive…going nowhere, trying somehow to get away from the ache inside my heart, to no avail…so time is miraculous…after a while i let go somehow…i healed…it hurt a little less each day…i fell in love again…my life is rich & full….i am lucky….happy in ways i could never have imagined….and yet there are moments when i remember the searing pain that branded my heart & changed me forever….i still cannot fully believe he left me, but he did….and heartache is never gone, but rather woven into the texture of my memories… i think i love better because of it…i cherish & tend to my relationship now thoughtfully & with great appreciation…i am still not sure why my first love left me….but i am so glad he did…being head over heels is good for your soul, no matter what the outcome…it is wonderful to have a change of perspective….so mr. heartbreak, you know who you are…i wish you well & thank you for loving me & leaving me, my life is so much richer for both experiences….true story…xoxo
hope your weekend is sprinkled with salt…and kisses…xoxo
the most sacred space is what you create with the one you love…xoxo
for anyone who’s ever suffered a broken heart
“It could all be so simple
But you’d rather make it hard
Loving you is like a battle
And we both end up with scars
Tell me, who I have to be
To get some reciprocity
See, no one loves you more than me
And no one ever will
Is this just a silly game
That forces you to act this way
Forces you to scream my name
Then pretend that you can’t stay
Tell me, who I have to be
To get some reciprocity
See, no one loves you more than me
And no one ever will
No matter how I think we grow
You always seem to let me know
It ain’t workin’
It ain’t workin’
And when I try to walk away
You’d hurt yourself to make me stay
This is crazy
This is crazy
I keep letting you back in
How can I explain myself
As painful as this thing has been
I just can’t be with no one else
See I know what we got to do
You let go and I’ll let go too
‘Cause no one’s hurt me more than you
And no one ever will
Care for me, care for me
You said you care for me
There for me, there for me
Said you’d be there for me
Cry for me, cry for me
You said you’d die for me
Give to me, give to me
Why won’t you live for me?”
the sweetest couple ever & a picnic…..
here’s what you need to create your own lovely picnic…
1st….fall in love
2nd…create the most adorable baby ever
3rd….go to france
4th…have EDEN set up a lovely picnic for you
and voila…there you have it…..
all joking aside…erin & jack & their beautiful son isaac spent the week in france with A LOVELY WORKSHOP….erin is an amazingly talented HAIR & MAKEUP artist…check out her work HERE…..
and lucky for us…this beautiful family is migrating to california….soooo…..
ladies, if you are on the west coast & in need a HAIR & MAKEUP goddess…..
ERIN SKIPLEY is simply amazing & lovely in every way….
hope you are all enjoying the last precious days of summer….
break out your bike, pack a basket & have a pincic….
with the one you love….
xoxo
