you must keep an eye on RUFFLED BLOG….
a sweet surprise will be revealed soon…xoxo

KAT FLOWER is the most amazingly talented florist…and she is as sweet as she is talented…if you live in NEW YORK you are lucky because she is an east coast girl…i only get to see & works with her from time to time but i always leave feeling as thought i’d experienced something truly beautiful…flowers have a way of making you feel good for no reason at all…if you pick up the new issue of MUNALUCHI BRIDAL MAGAZINE you’ll see the most recent shoot KAT & i worked on together…

she is divine…see for yourself….

KAT FLOWER + MUNALUCHI + ME

xoxo

“If music be the food of love, play on.”
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

my baby is fourteen years old today….it is inconceivable to me that the beautiful young woman who lives in my house is the same tiny baby i fell is love with so many years ago….and yet somehow it is so…she is a long limbed graceful girl & is now & will always be my baby…i still feel the same tenderness & awe when observe her….she is remarkable…many people don’t know that she was gravely ill as a baby….she stopped breathing when she was just days old & we spent three terrifying weeks in the hospital….she had bacterial meningitis….i lived day & night by her side in a chair next to her hospital bed…tubes & machines surrounded us….it was like an awful dream i could not wake out of…& then she was better…she not only survived but miraculously has grown & prospered in spite of the odds against her….she is strong & yet quite possibly the sweetest person i have ever known…she saved me, as if she new she had to get better….for i could not have survived any other out come…she saved me…made me a mother…taught me how to love & be self-less….there is not a single day that goes by that i do not realize how lucky we are….as her long limbs curl up on the sofa or bound out of the car heading for class, she does not know that a piece of my heart is always with her….nuzzled somewhere near her heart…motherhood is so humbling & eye opening….it’s heartbreaking & miraculous….my baby is not a baby anymore…but i still love to watch her sleep, to see the slow even rise & fall of her breath….it is today as i celebrate my beautiful daughter’s birthday, that i think of all the mother’s with sick children…i can & cannot imagine how hard it is….i wish you well…strength & peace…today i count my blessings & wish all mothers many blessings throughout the journey of raising another human being & watching a little piece of your heart find their way in the world….xoxo

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happy birthday mykela…may your 14th
year be as lovely as you are…..i love you

what does love look like to you?

pick up the new issue of MUNALUCHI & prepare to fall in love…xoxo
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VERA WANG & KAT FLOWER

when MINDY WEISS walks into a room….

it’s like a breath of fresh air….she is so full of kindness…it’s infectious….

she loves fresh flowers, a good cup of coffee & anything vintage (my kinda girl)

she has & continues to plan weddings & parties for countless celebrities….

they must be drawn to her authentic sweetness & passion for design….

this busy & talented lady has many exciting things on the horizon….
perhaps the most exciting is her son’s upcoming wedding….i am very happy
to say that i will have the honor of photographing this special day…..xoxoxo
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if you want to keep up with MINDY WEISS….check out her
new WEBSITE & BLOG…& she has a wonderful iPHONE AP

is officially here….
DELPHINE MANIVET’S BOOK!
so thrilled that my image is on the cover
& many more of my photographs appear throughout her
beautiful new book…to celebrate i am giving away 2 copies….

leave a comment & i’ll pick 2 winners next week….xoxo

this truly lovely bridal shower is featured in the new issue of
C-MAGAZINE…you simply must pick it up…serious eye candy….

wishing the beautiful bride a wonderful wedding…xoxo

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C MAGAZINE CREDITS

Cake/desserts: Cupcakes - www.cupcakescouturemb.com
Florals: JL Designs - www.jldesignsandevents.com
Stationery: Momental Designs - www.momentaldesigns.com
Scent Station: Kamilyin - www.kamilyin.com
Linens: La Tavola - www.latavolalinen.com
Champagne: Nicholas Feuillatte - http://www.feuillatte.com/
Production: Be Inspired PR - www.beinspiredpr.com
Photos by Elizabeth Messina – www.elizabethmessina.com
Catering by  Cory Martin Events – www.corymartinevents.com

the art of doing nothing…xoxo