Royalty definitely has the type of shoe every girl wants. From casual to partying like a queen, they have the right fit for you! Just recently, their shop moved to the heart of the city and I got dibs on the grand opening. It was a fun get together with fabulous people, common friends, and also her family. The night of the opening, the province also had an event. It was a good thing because the city closed some of the main roads for a parade and luckily, Royalty Boutique was just around the corner of a main road, we had the whole street to ourselves without worrying about parking spaces!

The food was homey, it reminded me of my birthdays when i was a kid sans the cake. Almost everyone couldn’t stop picking on the shanghai and bbq. So delish!

Enjoy the photos!

Introducing the grand opening of the Cupcake Stop at Staten Island Mall- as if I needed another reason to go:) Photography by Acacia Falzone. www.acaciaphotography.net

 LAST WEEKEND, I WAS ONE OF THE FEW AND FORTUNATE INVITED TO THE GRAND OPENING OF THE TYLER PERRY STUDIOS AND TO HIS NEW HOME FOR CHURCH SERVICE AND BRUNCH.  IT WAS THE MOST IMPACTFUL LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE I’VE HAD SINCE ACCEPTING CHRIST AS MY LORD AND RECEIVING THE GIFT OF SPEAKING IN TONGUES.  FOREVER I AM CHANGED! IMAGINE THAT!

ALTHOUGH I NEVER REALLY KNEW THE MOST POWERFUL MAN NOT IN HOLLYWOOD, WE ARE CONNECTED.  WE ARE BOTH VERY DRIVEN AND PASSIONATE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY PEOPLE FROM NEW ORLEANS.  WE BOTH HAVE FAITH BEYOND MEASURE AND HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH SUFFERING AND SACRIFICE.  WE BOTH ARE THE CHILDREN OF A MINISTRY LED BY THE BEST PASTOR AND CO PASTOR  THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN,   BISHOP PAUL AND CO PASTOR DEBRA MORTON OF GREATER ST. STEPHEN FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH AND FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP.  

BY NOW, I AM SURE YOU’VE SEEN HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE EVENT AND THE MANY A LISTERS WHO FLEW FROM ACROSS THE WORLD VIA THE  MEDIA, BUT BEING THERE AMONG SUCH BLESSED, REFINED, REGAL AND ACCOMPLISHED AFRICAN AMERICANS IS NOTHING LIKE WHAT WAS SEEN ON TV!    

IMAGINE THAT TYLER INVITED YOU TO SEE THE OUTSTANDING FACILITY STRATEGICALLY PLACED IN THE HEART OF BLACK ATLANTA.  IMAGINE TOURING HIS STUDIO WHILE MASKING FEELINGS OF NERVOUSNESS, ANXIETY AND INSECURITY UNDER FLAWLESS MAKEUP AND A BEAUTIFUL DRESS.   THIS WAS A ROOM OF A LIST PEOPLE FROM LOU GOSSETT TO DANNY GLOVER…WHAT IN THE HELL WAS I DOING THERE? 

IT WASN’T LONG BEFORE THE VENING TOOK AN EXCITING TURN.  TYLER BEGAN THE ACTION PACKED EVENING BY COMMANDING EACH OF US TO JOIN HIM AT THE POND.  I TOOK THE LONG RED CARPET WALK  WITH THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR TYLER PERRY FILMS, JOEL, WHO JUST HAPPENED TO BE FROM NEW ORLEANS.  THE PRESENTATION WAS STAGED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POND ON A HUGE SCREEN, TYLER SPOKE TO ME, AND ALL OF THE OTHER GUESTS OF COURSE, ABOUT HOW HIS JOURNEY TO DATE, GIVING ALL CREDIT, HONOR AND PRAISE TO GOD; DISMISSING FEAR.   THIS EVENT WAS NOT AT ALL ABOUT TYLER PERRY – IT WAS MORE ABOUT ME!   THAT IS WHY I WAS THERE!

THE SCREEN FADED TO BLACK AS A BEAUTIFUL VOICE SINGING BELIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM.  AS SHE SANG, SCUBA DIVERS PUSHED THE STAGE FROM THE CENTER OF THE POND, CLOSER TO SHORE, CLOSER TO US!  CLOSER TO ME!  THE DREAM REALLY ISNT IMPOSSIBLE, IT IS BIGGE R THAN EVEN I IMAGINED, IT’S ACHIEVABLE AND ITS CLOSE.   ONLY CONFIRMED AS I TURNED AROUND TO BLOT MY FACE ONLY TO HAVE WIL SMITH  TO OFFER ME COMFORT AND A TISSUE TO WIPE MY EYES. IMAGINE THAT!   

AFTER THE PRESENTATION, EACH OF US FOLLOWED TYLER BACK TO HIS STUDIO, BUT THIS TIME….IT WAS A WALK OF FAITH , THROUGH HIS HIGHLY FRAGRANT ROSE GARDEN LEADING TO HIS SOUND STAGES. AS YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW, RUBY DEE, CICELY TYSON AND SIDNEY PORTIER WERE ALL PRESENT AS TYLER DEDICATED EACH STAGE.  TYLER BESTOWED AN HONOR ON SOME OF THE GREATEST ICONS IN A WAY THAT PUTS HOLLYWOOD TO SHAME.  AFTER THE SOUND STAGE DEDICATIONS, TYLER LED US INTO A BALLROOM FOR DINNER.  I WALKED INTO DINNER WITH MY AND TYLER’S PASTORS. SEARCHING FOR MY TABLE ASSIGNMENT, I BUMPED INTO STEDMAN WHO GRACIOUSLY MOVED ASIDE THINKING THAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO HIS BETTER HALF- YES MISS OPRAH WINFREY.  STEDMAN ENCOURAGED ME TO SAY HI TO HER AND I DID.  IMAGINE THAT!  NOT ONLY DID I MEET AND TALK WITH HER, SHE TOOK CHIQUITA SIMMS BY THE HAND AND BEGAN TO WALK WITH ME!  IMAGINE THAT!  AFTER A WHILE I LET HER HAND GO.  I AM STILL WONDERING IF THAT WAS A MISTAKE!  GOD DOESN’T MAKE MISTAKES THOUGH…SHE AND I WILL MEET AGAIN!

DINNER WAS FABULOUS.  I SHARED A TABLE WITH BORIS AND NICOLE, ALLEN PAYNE; THE CHILDREN OF VICKIE WINANS AND THE PRODUCERS OF MEET THE PAYNES.  NOT ONLY DID I DO DINNER WITH HOLLYWOOD, I WAS ABLE TO CULTIVATE TELEPHONE AND EMAIL RELATIONSHIPS WITH NEDIA MOGULS LIKE ESSENCE MAGAZINE’S SUSAN TAYLOR & CORI MURRAY, EBONY AND JET CEO, LINDA JOHNSON RICE, EXTRA’S SHAUN ROBINSON AND ET’S KEVIN FRAZIER.  IMAGINE THAT!  IT WAS AN EXCITING EVENING OF CAREER ALTERING INTERACTIONS…..IMAGINE THAT!  THXS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SHARE…

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