http://video214.com/play/Ct0RVzTxb0gbkrDehjBFLA/s/dark Lola is 9. Lola has red hair and freckles. Lola loves making jewelry with tiny beads suspended in tiny bottles. Lola loves American Girl dolls. Lola makes them clothes out of tissue and cupcake papers. Lola loves to paint. Lola wants to be a fashion designer, an artist, a photographer. Lola wants to travel...
I’m speechless. This labor of love, that I almost talked myself out of ended like this…. #OperationLoveLola featured on the COVER of the Beauty Revived 50 Most Beautiful Children Magazine. So honored. So humbled. So grateful. We did it, sweet Lola, you and I. We did it. I can’t wait to share the rest of...
“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” ― Kahlil Gibran On Saturday I finally met Lola. I was nervous because I wanted the day to be perfect for her. You guys. It was PERFECT. Lola is even more captivating than I could have imagined. She is full of light and love and...
Operation Love Lola in T minus 3 days. Get ready sweet girl, all you have to do on Saturday is stand there and sparkle. You guys. People are GOOD. Really, really, good. We see so much ugliness in the media, on the news, on our Facebook feeds, and no, it won’t go away. But,...
Dearest Lola… I have to ask your forgiveness since I didn’t get your card sent before coming to North Carolina with some of my family for a beach vacation. But I hope you’ll be able to enjoy an ‘extra inning’ when I am able to get it sent your way! I know I can count on my beloved ‘Hodel’ (Michaela will explain that to you!) to get it to you. I’ll be thinking of you big time on your BIG DAY and sending TONS of LOVE & HUGS your way!!! ALL THE BEST TO YOU FOREVER!!! XOXOXOXOXOX, Gladys ‘Mama’ CmielReplyCancel
I have been inspired by Lola since the day I was blessed enough to meet her. She truly is a bright light in the darkness and she is beauty and love, and there are so many days and nights that she helps me go on doing what I am doing. I am convinced that during our brief time on this earth, the best thing that we can strive to do is to turn negative times/bad/scary/sad times into positive/happy and joy filled times of love and kindness and to spread that love an kindness to all we meet. it is seeing “Beauty (and love) in darkness” just as Michelle Gifford so wonderfully put it. Lola also says it beautifully in a poem she wrote “I have been happy and I have been sad, but I cannot go back 🙁 I have been happy and I have been sad, but I can go on! 🙂 ” Lola is an inspiration to all those lucky enough to get to meet her. Lola, I wish you much happiness and fun during your special day on Saturday, and much happiness, fun and love always. Love, Tamara Remington (Sheboygan Police Department)ReplyCancel
Have you ever felt inspired to do something, but then, for whatever reason, you tell yourself I can’t. I shouldn’t. Never mind? Or you let yourself believe that this*something* isn’t important enough to fight for, and you give up at the first sign of struggle? I did. Or I tried to. But no matter how hard I...
Michaela Ristaino Photography | Sarasota FL | 941-363-1720
These are stunning!!!! I love the ones of her twirling!
Thanks Jessica!!
Love these! Her freckles are so adorable…. she is such a beautiful girl! You can tell she is going places in life =)
I think so too Allyson! She’s an amazing little girl. Can’t wait to see where life takes her!
What a beauty! Her smile is infectious. I love these images, especially the twirling one.
Such a beautiful little girl. Love this story!
Thanks Heather! I adore her as well! She’s an amazing little girl.
This session and the story and effort behind it is just so beautiful. I am blown away. the portraits are just gorgeous. Sarasota really has one special photographer among them! I’m such a fan of everything about this! Great work!
Those freckles!!! Arrrghhh!! What a beauty!!