Monday 18 July 2011

A Lovely Love Story



A Lovely Love Story

The fierce Dinosaur was trapped inside his cage of ice.
Although it was cold he was happy in there. It was, after all, his cage.

Then along came the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
The Lovely Other Dinosaur melted the Dinosaur’s cage with kind words and loving thoughts.

I like this Dinosaur thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
Although he is fierce he is also tender and he is funny.
He is also quite clever though I will not tell him this for now.

I like this Lovely Other Dinosaur, thought the Dinosaur.
She is beautiful and she is different and she smells so nice.
She is also a free spirit which is a quality I much admire in a dinosaur.

But he can be so distant and so peculiar at times, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
He is also overly fond of things.
Are all Dinosaurs so overly fond of things?

But her mind skips from here to there so quickly thought the Dinosaur.
She is also uncommonly keen on shopping.
Are all Lovely Other Dinosaurs so uncommonly keen on shopping?

I will forgive his peculiarity and his concern for things, thought the Lovely Other Dinosaur.
For they are part of what makes him a richly charactered individual.
I will forgive her skipping mind and her fondness for shopping, thought the Dinosaur.
For she fills our life with beautiful thoughts and wonderful surprises. Besides,
I am not unkeen on shopping either.

Now the Dinosaur and the Lovely Other Dinosaur are old.
Look at them.
Together they stand on the hill telling each other stories and feeling the warmth of the sun on their backs.

And that, my friends, is how it is with love.
Let us all be Dinosaurs and Lovely Other Dinosaurs together.
For the sun is warm.
And the world is a beautiful place




Image from “A Lovely Love Story” the book written and illustrated by Edward Monkton available to buy via Amazon



Friday 8 July 2011

Your London Wedding Magazine Competition



Back in April I had the pleasure of planning the fabulous wedding of Anne and Seb in London which was photographed by the lovely Shell de Mar; you can see their wedding photos here

I’m delighted to say that their wedding has been shortlisted for Your London Wedding Magazine’s Wedding of the Year competition.



The July/August issue is out now and voting for this round closes on July 29th. There’s great prize on offer for Anne & Seb if they win,  so if you get the chance please follow this link to vote for them, thanks!


Wednesday 6 July 2011

Featured on Whimsical Wonderland Weddings and Bridal Musings

The secret garden inspired photo shoot that I planned, designed and styled with wedding photographer Fiona Kelly and a team of great suppliers back in May was featured not on just one but two fab blogs this week.

We had so many lovely photos from the day that we were able split them into two posts.
You can see 'Lovely in Lace' on Bridal Musings here




and 'An Ethereal + Magical' shoot on Whimsical Wonderland Wedding blog here




Do pop over and take a look...
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