WELCOME. YOU ARE LOVED. YOU MATTER. YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW, ALWAYS.โก
WELCOME. YOU ARE LOVED. YOU MATTER. YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW, ALWAYS.โก
Welcome to Lovely Vegan. Here you will find messages from my heart, personal updates, & anything inspired to share. Hereโs to โThe Journeyโ โ in this together. ILY ~ Alex
A MESSAGE FOR YOU.
Keep going, fam.
๐๐ผPlease readโฆ๐๐ผ there is definitely a lot of noise, negativity, fear, anxiety, & hopelessness in our shared worldโฆ a lot of battles being fought in our personal livesโฆ a lot of experiencing others go through similar battles. This is your reminder to pause, take a breath, & KEEP GOING.๐คโค๏ธ
Be patient with yourself; hold tight to faith and trust everything will be okay โ because IT WILL. Give yourself endless amount of hugs, love, grace, compassion, & SUPPORT. Please read this again.๐๐ผ
I am sending you those same loving & lifting vibrationsโฆ absorb them & pass them along. TOGETHER, we got this.๐๐ผโจ
P.S. I want to highlight a little reality hereโฆ hair that hasnโt been washed for days (as in a week ๐ฌ), an old beat up zip hoodie that Iโve had for many years & worn/filmed countless times ๐, & a breakout with unhealed bruises from an IPLโฆ๐
THIS is more along the lines of REALITY in comparison to my LV Fashion Inspo posts. Model imagery & the creative aspects of a photoshoot are a lot of fun, yet they donโt equate to setting any sort of standard for being HUMAN.โค๏ธ๐ฏ
Love you, fam!
Alex ๐
Written in the Stars.
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter Six (Look: Sparkly Skies & Salty Waters).
A cute ๐ฅฐ love story + some important notes ๐๐๐ผ:
How we met? Sean was older than me, so I didnโt know him well. At the time, I knew he went to school with my brother & worked at a local gym. I saw him there very rarely and, if we spoke, it was always about my brother.๐คฃโค๏ธ
Years had gone without thinking, seeing, or being aware of anything about Sean. Upon graduating high school ๐ ๐ซ & getting ready to leave to NYC, I was at this same gym working out. Sean was there playing basketball with friends & came out to check the score of a game on the TV ๐บ. He then walked over to me to say โhelloโ. He mentioned that he was living in D.C., working for a senator, & was only in town for a few weeks. I shared I was leaving in a few weeks to NYC. He invited me to play volleyball, so I gave him my number &, without writing โ๐ผ it down, he said, โIโm good at memorizing numbersโ & that he had it stored in his brain ๐ง โฆ๐๐ค
He called me for this volleyball ๐ game & it didnโt pan out (on my end ๐ฌ). He then asked to go on a date with a group of his friends. I said โyesโ & our first date was scheduled for June 24th, 2006 (2006?!?!?!๐คฏ)โฆ
We then hung out on the 25th, 26th, 27th, & so onโฆ. About a week or so of consecutive dates, we sat in my parentโs basement & said, โhey, I know in my heart weโre meant to be togetherโฆ as in forever โพ๏ธ togetherโฆ letโs get marriedโฆโ๐ณ๐ณโค๏ธโค๏ธ๐ฅน๐ฅน
Sean quit his job in D.C. & I canceled NYC. Before we knew it, we were on the books ๐ to be married on December 27th, 2006.๐ฏ
Bumping into one another at the exact same time & same place was ๐ฏ% written in stars โจโฆ the dots connected & our journey began.๐ฅฒ๐๐ผ
Important notes ๐: As this is, of course, a beautiful story & celebration of loveโฆ I feel itโs important to note & remember that relationships take WORK. I wouldnโt ever want to set a tone that this beautiful picture hasnโt included bumps & hurdles along the way. We both have & continue to grow individually & collectively.๐ค๐ซ
Here are, what I believe to be, some key ๐ components to feeding & nurturing loveโฆ
โค๏ธA solid FRIENDSHIP. Someone who you, in 10-20-30-40-50 years, will continue to enjoy one anotherโs company, laugh your heads off, & share likeminded values. Physical chemistry, of course, is important but love deepens in a part of the heart & soul that goes limitlessly further than superficialitiesโฆ it grows into a space of unconditional & eternal oneness (so-to-speak).๐คฒ๐ผโพ๏ธ
โค๏ธHave trust, faith, & commitment to knowing & believing you can & will work through whatever life hands ya. As long as the team stays united, there may be a few scratches & cracks, but overall you will be unbreakable.๐๐ผ๐ฅ
โค๏ธLike a tree ๐ณ, allow one anotherโs branches to grow uniquely & individually so that each partner may grow & evolve into their own personโฆ pursuing their interests, hobbies, dreams, & so onโฆ, yet your roots intertwine, grow, & deepen together as a solid unit.๐ซถ๐ผ๐ฏ
I hope this gives inspiration & hope for great love, yet also keeps it real & informative for knowing that same love will be perfectly imperfect & built to experience longevity.๐ค๏ธ๐ซ
I love ya, fam!
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next look: โEvening Frost in Santa Monicaโ๐ฌ๏ธโจ featuring Chapter Seven โ Influenced by what & whom?๐ค๐ญ
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex
Blessings in Lessons Part Two.
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter Five (Look: Chill Nights Under Starry Lights).
PART TWO, fam! Iโm ๐ฏ% coming in strong on this one because, as I have said before & will never stop declaring from the worldโs rooftops, YOUโฆ yes YOU, ARE INVALUABLE!๐ซต๐ผโค๏ธ
Simply becauseโฆ
your heart beats,
& your spirit breathes.๐๐ผ๐ซ
You are like a ray from the sun. As am I. And there isnโt a point where you stop & I begin - we are ALL ONE.โจ๐๐๐โจ
And Iโll tell ya this (again), nothing in this life can add or subtract from your eternal & Divine existential TRUTH.๐คโค๏ธโพ๏ธ
I love ya, fam!
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next look: โSparkly Skies & Salty Watersโ๐ก๐ featuring Chapter Six โ Written in the Stars.๐โ๐ผ
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex
Blessings in Lessons Part One.
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter Four (Look: A Winter Solstice Glow).
โImposter syndromeโ is something a lot of us relate to in different waysโฆ & definitely has been a personal experience in more than just modeling jobs. Even when sitting in a fancy hotel before a job, there were times I felt unworthy to be in a nice room that I didnโt pay for.๐ฅด๐ฅฐ
Regardless of whether we feel worthy to receive, do, experience, etcโฆ, the TRUTH at heart remains the same. (Part two hits this home ๐ก & I canโt wait for you to receive it.)
NOTHING in this life alters the unalterable - which is YOUR existence in itself.๐๐๐
Your value? Infinite โพ๏ธ.
Your worthiness? Infinite โพ๏ธ.
Your purpose? Infinite โพ๏ธ.
Life always shifts and changes โ our truth, however, does not.๐๐ผ๐ฏ
I love ya, fam!
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next look: โChill Nights Under Starry Lightsโ๐โจ featuring Chapter Five โ Blessings in Lessons Part Two.๐คฒ๐ผโค๏ธ
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex
Redirection via Rejection.
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter Three (Look: Gazing into Emerald Waters).
Cue the intense music ๐ผ! Redirection via rejectionโฆ๐ฅฒ๐๐ผ
This is huge in how we choose to perceive our lifeโs journeyโฆ Iโm a big believer that, when we seek guidance, we ๐ฏ% receive it!
Itโs so easy to build up an image in our minds with a narrative that this image is the one & only pathway forwardโฆ yet, itโs a narrow view.๐
Higher powers will widen that view & show us there is so much more thatโs even better than what we envisioned!๐๐ผ๐
Does it come with blessings in lessons? Absolutely!โ๏ธ Are we going to stretch through discomfort? A big YUP.โ๏ธ
But life is so much more wonderful when we get to see it through the lens of an endlessly wide perspective, coupled with unlimited possibilities that are too big to fit in our mindโs box ๐ฆ of comfort & ideals.
Seek guidance, trust your path, & watch the magic unfold, fam!๐ฃ๐๐ซโจ
I love ya, fam!
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next look: โA Winter Solstice Glowโโ๏ธโ๏ธ featuring Chapter Four โ Blessings in Lessons Part One.๐คฒ๐ผโค๏ธ
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex
Late Bloomers.
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter Two (Look: Dreaming Cozy on the Coast).
Let us trust our individual growth knowing we are blossoming beautifully & authentically in divine timing.โฆ๐ธ
Let us believe that the strains & struggles are a gift which strengthen our unique forms of rhythm & expressionโฆ.๐ถ
Let us continue to put our dance shoes on while holding space in complete faith that ALL is working for our highest goodโฆ.๐ฉฐ
We got this, fam!๐๐๐
I love ya,
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next look: โGazing into Emerald Watersโ๐ฒ๐ featuring Chapter Three โ Redirection via Rejection.๐ค๏ธ๐ซ
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex
Embrace embarrassment.
LV Fashion Inspo Chapter One (Look: January Magic in SoCal).
May this moment, here & now, be the one to wake us from the illusion of embarrassmentโฆ๐ซ๏ธโจ
May we realize, on the other side, that there is nothing to fear but fear itselfโฆ๐๐ผ
May today be the day we do something to โembrace embarrassmentโ & grow through the discomfort while knowing we are ALWAYS okay.๐ค๐๐ซ
We got this, fam!๐๐๐
I love ya,
Alex ๐
P.S. Stay tuned for Lovely Vegan Fashion Inspoโs next look: โDreaming Cozy on the Coastโ๐๏ธ๐ช featuring Chapter Two โ Late Bloomers.๐๐ฆ
Photographed by @alexrosenkreuzphotography
Muah by @hairandmakeupbyjosie
Styled by @lovelyveganalex