— MELODY FOSTER
Here are just few of my favorites from a branding and lifestyle shoot for Ragan Wesson on Friday! Ragan is a skilled interior designer in Birmingham. We first met in 2017 when she provided florals for my wedding as Ammi Floral Designs. We skill-swapped in exchange for a branding film that is still on Ammi's website! (In another life when I was Sweet Light Imaging.)
I was pumped for the opportunity to work together again. Ragan has a passion for entrepreneurship and motherhood. You can feel it when you’re with her. There is a line in Ammi's film that I've thought of often while planning for my own business: "It's really important for our kids to see us doing something that we're passionate about and working hard for something."
As Luke and I plan for our future, we are intentional in job choices to set us up for sustainable careers through parenthood. We're not there yet (no news coming, mom) but women like Ragan inspire me so much when I see the strategic life choices for family that INCLUDE a passionate and successful career.
I just turned 30 and sometimes I get really sad about the fact that we haven’t yet tried for a baby. We met later in life. Only married 2.5 years. But we’re playing the long game. Setting a foundation. I think I will be the best mom when I'm the best Melody, and for me that means doing something meaningful that I kick butt at. I’m launching Dulce Lumen for me, but I’m also doing it for future kids. I’m doing this for flexible hours for my family (my world), to be a mother who loves her work, and to live out what it looks like to be scrappy for your dreams.
More images to come soon from this shoot.
