love

beach wedding

A few weekends ago I went to the beautiful beach wedding of my friend Tracey and her partner Al. They had the ceremony at Little Cove Beach at Noosa and it was a glorious afternoon. The thing I loved most about it was how relaxed it was... it didn't matter if the bride got sand on her dress, or if her hair was windswept (in fact the windswept hair made her look all the more beautiful!).  It made me realise that your wedding day should be about embracing, as with life, the perfect imperfection of it all.  The bride and groom were so happy it was infectious, and quite emotional.

Tracey and Al are one of those couples that you can really tell are absolutely head over heels in love with another another. The wedding celebrant recounted their love story of how sparks flew the moment they first laid eyes on each other, and you can still see today the way they look at each other with such warmth and tenderness. I heard a love song recently with the line "people would say that we're the lucky ones" and I did gush over Tracey a bit to tell her how lucky she is to have married the man of her dreams !!

It is very inspiring to see such true love, and I can only hope that, oneday, I will be as lucky.

 

 

another day, another rite of passage

image: we heart it

font: Gruenewald VA

lyrics: "Just Haven't Met You Yet" Michael Buble

this one's for you, dear

I remember when I was a little girl, my grandmother, "Dear", and I used to spend hours on the phone describing the cottage that we would live in together oneday. It would be nestled away in the forest, alongside a riverbank, with a ramp for her wheelchair and a fireplace for the winter time. I had found magazine pictures of a collectable cottage plates series, and I pictured our home to look just like the cosy cottages. I would explain the picture to her in vivid detail, and then we would let our minds run wild with fantasy and imagination; she had a natural talent for making up stories and playing make-believe. So even though Dear can't be with me to share this special day, I hope she knows that I am thinking of her.
Dear, it is just as special as the one we always dreamed of.

just maybe

v day

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dedication

This blog is dedicated to my dad, Ken. My dad had big bright blue eyes, and his favourite colour was sky blue. He loved to read and write, and passed this onto his daughter. The below photos are a few of my favourite photos of us together. I love and miss you dearly. ♥