reliving my youth<\/a> – before popping over to the local shopping centre for a kebab lunch. After a brief afternoon snooze, I shot a family portrait*, had cake with my wife and kids, and the had a surprise party in the city with all my best mates and their partners. It was AMAZING.<\/p>\nI owe enormous gratitude to my wife who made it all happen. Thankyou, my darling Bel. You made my 37th birthday one I will never forget.<\/p>\n
To everyone who sent me messages, my most humble thanks. It was an amazing day filled with love and joy and fantastic experiences.<\/p>\n
With much love and gratitude,
\nIsrael. xo<\/p>\n
* I recently made a rule of never working \/ going to school on birthdays, but this shoot was booked before I realised I hadn’t ruled out the whole day for work. It was a great fun shoot anyway :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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