Abby Goes to Prom
As I edited these photos, I kept thinking about the Jane Austen novels I read in my college English classes and the passages she includes noting the exquisite beauties among the young women of the Regency Era. There's just something about Abby's honey-colored hair, sea-grey eyes and glowing skin that makes me suspect that Jane Austen would've taken great pleasure in crafting a detailed description of Abby. This sweet girl will soon be my niece officially and I couldn't be more delighted. A gorgeous person inside and out, Abby will light the world on fire with that smile and her good heart. “There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart,' said she afterwards to herself. 'There is nothing to be compared to it. Warmth and tenderness of heart, with an affectionate, open manner, will beat all the clearness of head in the world, for attraction: I am sure it will.” ― Jane Austen, Emma