A Fierce and Fearless Happy Birthday to Me!


This was supposed to be a blog post about wearing that one fabulous dress twice and feeling amazing; simply because I think that beautiful dresses should be worn at least a thousand times until you get the perfect picture with it. But shit happened and i couldn’t post when the pictures were done, nor for Christmas, so decided to wait to post them to wish my beautiful self a happy birthday.

I think these pictures are a perfect fit for the stage of life i am living right now.  I feel beyond beautiful, i fell delicate but strong and fierce. I look at me and i am certain that this woman right here is above all God’s most beautiful creation in His own eyes, a force to be reckoned with, the apple of His eyes; plus wearing a dress twice says a lot about how far my confidence and self assurance has built up. I am pretty proud of the woman i am becoming, and above all i am grateful for God’s grace in giving me another year to continue my journey and show off His grace. I fell like Heaven sings songs of joy each time It sees me become more of me. Happy birthday to me and thanksgiving to all those who have made me who i am today.

About the photos: It was October 2018, when i decided to wear my wear my gorgeous custom Zodwa Bridal gown, with a few updates here and there, again for my cousin’s wedding (I had worn it before here). Felt like a queen and i wanted those perfect pictures in the dress; so i called my photographer friend Marcos to do a quick shoot before we left home to the wedding. We did the shoot at the back of my parents’ home – this is actually the house in which i was born; they are redoing the cottage and i thought this was just the perfect location for the shoot.  We had less than thirty minutes to do this, we had so much fun and i couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome. I definitely got the most perfect pictures (they even look like a Christmas Card, hahahha); but I am just not too sure whether I won’t be wearing this dress again.

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Quando fiz estas fotos,  eu queria mostrar como usar “aquele vestido” duas vezes ou mais; e se sentir linda e confidente. Simplesmente porque eu acho que vestidos lindos devem ser usados ​​pelo menos mil vezes até você poder tirar as fotos perfeitas com ele. Mas aconteceu que eu não pude postar quando as fotos foram feitas, entao decidi esperar para publicá-las na data do meu aniversário para me desejar um feliz aniversário.

Eu acho que essas fotos descrevem perfeitamente a fase da vida que estou viver neste momento. Eu me sinto muito além de bonita, as fotos sao ao mesmo tempo delicadas mas fortes. Eu olho para mim e tenho certeza de que esta mulher aqui é acima de tudo a mais bela criação de Deus aos Seus próprios olhos, uma força da natureza, a menina dos Seus olhos.  E para mim usar esse vestido duas vezes, diz muito sobre o quanto eu e minha autoconfiança desabrochamos. Tenho muito orgulho da mulher que estou me tornando e, acima de tudo, sou grata pela graça de Deus em me dar mais um ano para continuar minha jornada e mostrar a Sua graça. Sinto que o Ceu entra em festa sempre que me ve  tornar cada dia mais eu.  Parabens para mim, e a todos aqueles que fizeram de mim a mulher que hoje sou.

Sobre as fotos: Era outubro de 2018, quando decidi usar meu lindo vestido Zodwa Bridal, com algumas atualizações aqui e ali, novamente para o casamento do meu primo (ja havia usado ele aqui). Me senti como uma rainha e queria aquelas fotos perfeitas no vestido; então eu liguei para o meu amigo fotógrafo Marcos para fazer as tao sonhadas fotos antes de sairmos de casa para o casamento. Nós fizemos as fotos na parte de trás da casa dos meus pais – e olha que especial – a casa em que nasci; eles estão renovar os quartos de tras e eu achei que este era  o local perfeito para as fotos. Tivemos menos de trinta minutos para fazer isso, nos divertimos muito e eu não poderia estar mais feliz com o resultado. Eu definitivamente tenho as fotos mais perfeitas (elas até parecem um cartão de Natal, hahahha); mas não tenho certeza se não vou usar esse vestido novamente.

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15 Comments

  1. Denise
    January 21, 2019 / 7:39 am

    Stunning!!
    Happy birthday beautiful. Hope you have an amazing day.
    Lots of love

  2. Lotta
    January 21, 2019 / 7:49 am

    Happy bday gorgeous…my the almighty keep blessing you always…tons of love and blessings..mwa

  3. January 21, 2019 / 7:49 am

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY GORGEOUS! You better rock this dress again, it looks so good on you it deserves to be worn. We will create an event if need be . Wishing you the best , BEIJO

  4. Gerson Ramos
    January 21, 2019 / 7:55 am

    Ooooow my dear cousin… God bless u!

  5. Lilia
    January 21, 2019 / 7:55 am

    Happy birthday amoraaaa. Luv u

  6. Jéssica Miguell
    January 21, 2019 / 8:14 am

    Que bafo, maravilhosa !!!love u feliz aniversário Que mulher linda, por dentro e por fora❤️

  7. Annetty
    January 21, 2019 / 9:39 am

    Happy birthdaaaaaay meu amor! ♥️ always looking fabulous

  8. Shana Mavee
    January 21, 2019 / 11:14 am

    Wowww só beautiful God Bless you and many more years of joy love peace and success. I love u minha primeira boneca ❤️

  9. Jaciyara Nicole
    January 21, 2019 / 3:01 pm

    Feliz aniversário madrinha querida ❤❤
    Desejo – lhe tudo de bom e muitos e longos anos de vida ❤
    May God bless u always
    Love you ❤❤❤❤❤

  10. Claudia
    January 21, 2019 / 3:16 pm

    The dress is amazing you WORE the dress, it didn’t wear you Happiest birthday to you mana Nikita

  11. Mosheta R.
    January 21, 2019 / 3:28 pm

    That Áfricana woman, that always gave me hugs with a different kind of comfort! Wish I could at this moment even if just for a second reciprocate that hug… however with that same amount of love from you, I add my love & strength then double it and send it to you , in a form of a hug, inspiration, happiness, health, joy, success, intelligence courage, dareness, believe, vision, focus,hope, faith, beauty inside that heart too, & desire because you are a very desirable and loving woman… all this is my birthday wish to you aka VWoman If say anymore I will be running short of a ring for your finger! Felizbirthday

  12. Stella Da Silva
    January 21, 2019 / 4:06 pm

    Linda linda linda, feliz aniversário Deus cuide de ti para que continues a manter esse sorriso lindo e contagiante

  13. Nádia
    January 21, 2019 / 4:36 pm

    Feliz aniversário minha querida! Que Deus te abençoe em abundância…. Que continues essa pessoa alegre e cheia de vida.. Luv u amora

  14. Fanee Fal1
    January 21, 2019 / 8:29 pm

    Your pictures got me speechless. You are so gorgeous lady in red.

    Happy birthday amoraaa. All the best, I wish you all the finest things today and forever. Te adorooooooo mng

  15. Aulina Leandra
    January 21, 2019 / 9:24 pm

    Minha amora lindaaaa

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