Alana & Joe // Newport Wedding Sneak Peek
The fact is, it's 6:00 on the morning after their wedding and my brain still cannot digest the complete awesomeness that was yesterday. Every. Single. Second. I was high-five-ing the Universe for bringing Alana and Joe, and all their marvelous ruckus, into my world.
So here are just a few frames. Because one isn't nearly enough.
I wish I could share a thousand. And I wish you could smell the Newport ocean breeze. And I wish this was how the world was everywhere, because I wish everyone could know a love (complete with glitter cannons) like this.
Only One of You In All Time
I know that sometimes it feels really tricky. I know how it feels to want to pack it all up and run away to a remote cave- and never, ever, look in the direction of your dreams again. Please know that those feelings are only indications that you are doing it right. Labor pains. Keep going. Keep pushing up through the soil, even on the days when the promise of sunshine seems completely uncertain.
Kick off your shoes. Run on the Earth. Barefoot. Do whatever it takes to bring you back home.
You. Are. Enough.
Go. And then Keep Going.
Little Things
On the night of their first date, she was wearing a new outfit. Nothing fancy, nothing out of the ordinary, but the second he laid eyes on her, his heart stopped. It didn't take long for both of them to know this was something special. That night, after they said their goodbyes, Talia folded up her date-night outfit, tucked it away, and swore she would never ever wash it. She wanted to hold onto the magic, the moments, forever.
On their wedding day, Talia surprised Michael with a heart stitched to the back of his tie. It was made from the fabric of the top she wore on their first date. She wore a matching one carefully sewn to the inside of her wedding dress.
It's the special little things, the authentic pieces of the puzzle, that always make my heart sing. I know that these unique details are the ones that will mean the most 20, 30, 110 years from now.
The vintage elephant pin, worn by her ancestors. The antique charm bracelet passed down through the generations. The hand-stitched hearts, still holding the whispers from the first night they knew.
You. Are. Enough.
"When each woman honors her Self, more raw, creative energy is available to be used by the whole to effect changes in the way humankind reacts to life. When women are no longer lost, asking others to tell them what they should do or how they should live, there will be great changes in our world." Jami Sams, The Thirteen Original Clan Mothers
As I welcome Fall with an open heart, I burn sage to clean away old energies, thoughts, regrets, and feelings. Taking a few minutes each day to sit quietly during this universal transition keeps my soul grounded and my heart filled with gratitude.
