07/24/2026
It was 96 degrees at the Place du Trocadéro. I was sweaty, tired, and very aware of both when we stopped to take this photo.
Standing in front of the Eiffel Tower with my love was a bucket list item for me. And I almost let the heat, and the way I felt in my body that day, be the reason I stayed behind the camera instead of in front of it.
I didn't. We stood there, his arm around me, and we let someone take the picture.
You won't remember later that you were sweaty, or that the dress was sticking to you. You'll remember that you were there, with the person you love, in the place you always wanted to see.
Get in the photo. Not the version of you that has lost the weight or fixed the thing. The one who is actually here, actually living it.
I'm the woman who tells other women to do this. It felt only fair to show you I did it too.