One of my favorite celebrity moms of all times would have to be the fabulous Tina Knowles ( who recently got married last month (April 2015) so let me make that Tina Knowles Lawson. She is one of my favorite celebrity moms for obvious reasons.
1. First of all she gave birth to Queen Bey, the fabulous Beyonce Giselle Knowles Carter
2. She's an awesome fashion designer
3. She's 61 but looks to be in her late 30s ( geez Louise )
Tina was recently asked by Time magazine to write a letter to her daughters in honor of Mother's Day and boy oh boy did it bring me to tears. Especially the part about Beyonce. As you all know Tina has 2 daughters Bey and Solange, but what some of you do not know is that she has two additional daughters Kellendria "Kelly" Rowland and her biological neice Angela Beyince.
Kelly was not just a member of Destiny's Child, she was (and still is ) Beyonce's sister. She came to live with the Knowles family at the ripe age of 11 and was loved ever since. It's really awesome to see Mama Tina sharing her love for her daughters with the world. Check out her beautiful words below and let me know what you think.
http://time.com/collection/letters-from-mom/
“You Have Been Such a Blessing to Me”
By Tina Knowles Lawson
Cliff Watts
To Beyoncé, Solange, Kelly and Angie
When I was asked to write an open letter to you, I thought about the hundreds of texts and emails that I have sent to you on holidays and on Sundays, when I ask you to say a prayer to thank God for each other. Every day, I wake up thinking about how much I love, admire and cherish each of you.
I gave birth to two of you, but I have four incredible daughters. Writing this brought to mind all the ways you guys have been such a blessing to me.
When I’m feeling sad or not-so-cute or maybe a little sorry for myself, and you all include me in your group chat and tell me how hot I still look or how cool I am. Maybe you send me a crazy YouTube video. What actually works best is a cute photo of my grandchildren.
I remember slumber parties after my divorce, when we watched old movies and ate a lot of ice cream. I felt so loved and supported. The roles were reversed, and it was ME who needed nurturing.
I remember my first date when every one of you weighed in on what I should wear.
The obvious things about all of you are apparent. You are all strong, beautiful, intelligent and smart businesswomen. You are so much more than that. You are all kind, generous and you treat people well. You are all amazing mothers, wives, daughters, sisters and friends. All of you have total self-respect.
Beyoncé, I wish people could see how you are when you’re not in front of the camera or on the stage. How compassionate and kind you are to people, how you look them right in the eye when you speak to them. How hard you work, how generous you are with your time and money. How you don’t care if anyone knows about it because you do it from the heart. I wish they could see you with the Make-A-Wish Foundation kids, how patient you are and how your love has helped to extend lives. Yes, you are a huge star, but you have somehow managed to stay grounded and humble in the wake of all your success.
Solange, I knew when you were born three days late that you would walk to the beat of your own drum. You were always my rebel warrior! Always defending the underdog and fighting for what you believe in. I remember you, at 10 years old, started a petition to remove a bad teacher, and your dad and I were so proud of you. I love that you do not let others define who you are, or what you are. Whether in your music, fashion or your life, you truly are your own incredible, unapologetic person! As tough as you are, you will drop everything to take care of someone you love.
Kelly, I know without a doubt that you were a true gift from God. You came to live with us when you were only 11 years old. You were the sweetest, most kind person I had ever met and you still are. You are also a true survivor. You never give up. Your discipline and drive always inspires me. You make me want to take better care of my body and constantly motivate me to exercise and take time for myself. You have the best listening skills and are a loyal friend to many. I’ve seen you take the jewelry off of your arm and give it to someone because you wanted to make them feel good.
Angie, you are my niece, but we have always been more like mother and daughter! You were always so mature, always challenging me and questioning why. (Fortunately I never believed in the “Because I said so” or “I’m the adult” crap, either.) I always trusted that you would look out for and protect Solange, Kelly and Beyoncé, and you did! You still do sometimes. You are so smart and perceptive, and you see through bullshit right away! You’ve always had our backs. Our own family fixer!! You know I call you Olivia Pope!!!!!
I’m often asked, what was my most proud moment? I would have to say it was at my recent wedding, when all four of you said in your own words that I taught by example and that I helped to make you the women you are today!!!! That was truly my proudest moment!
All my love,
Mom
Knowles Lawson is a fashion designer and businesswoman
What did you think, how does this make you feel. Me personally I adored it and I loved how Mama Tina explained each one of her girls. Of course being the fanatic fan that I am I already knew the real Beyonce was humble and not a diva. We also knew that Solange is the feisty one and never backs down. Overall I enjoyed her letter it was heart warming. Let me know what you think in the comments.
BEHOLD THE FABULOUS WEDDING PARTY OF SOLANGE PIAGET KNOWLES
Whenever Solange (28) does anything we should always expect that it will be unique and stylish. This weekend ( NOV 14-16) Solange wed her long time boyfriend "video director" Alan Ferguson (51) in good ole New Orleans. New Orleans is definitely a city that fits Solo's big and soulful personality and has been her home for a while now.
The couple kicked off their wedding weekend Friday night with a screening of Diana Ross's movie " Mahogany " at Indywood Cinema. The lovely couple watched Mahogany together on their first date and wanted to share this special connection with their friends and family. Before watching Mahogany they shared a documentary about their love for one another with their guest.
Solange and Alan kicked off their weekend looking chic
SOLO is having a blast.
The fabulous couple arrived to the site of the wedding gracefully riding bikes. Solange wore a gorgeous ivory caped jumpsuit by Stephane Rolland and definitely showed us what she was working it. Check out that amazing cleavage she has on display.
LOVING SOLO'S HAIR
Check out the couples grand entrance below
she set the standard
Take it in from the back
Pure Happiness
What a lovely couple
Blue Ivy is rocking her fro
I am in love with Solange's pre wedding look, from her powerful Afro to the jumpsuit to the fact that she ditch a limo and rolled up to her wedding location on a bike with her hubby. Who does such a thing. That would be Solange Knowles. I expected to see her turn heads and yes indeed she did. I think she inspired Bey to let Blue Blue rock a picked out fro as well * I better not hear any nasty comments about her fro*
Check out the Stephane Rolland jumpsuit on the runway
The wedding was held at Maringy Opera House in New Orleans and
Her guest wore all white and everyone looked amazing especially Beyonce and Mama Tina * LAWD* those family genes are nothing to be played with.
Solange rocked a Humberto Leon for Kenzo floor-lento gown *with another cape attached* along with Stuart Weitzman shoes. She also wore gold bracelets by Jill for Lady Gray. Overall Solange looked absolutely amazing. She embodied what it means to be a queen and I loved her for that. She didn't conform to modern day wedding traditions but instead chose to add her style and flavor to the ceremony and achieved amazing results. Alan's suit was a Lanvin design.
Solange's Bridal party featured her Fierce big sister Beyonce Giselle Knowles Carter, her mother Tina Beyince Knowles, cousin Angela Beyince, singer Janelle Monet, and video director Melina Matsoukas. The women in the photo give off this I AM WOMAN HEAR ME ROAR type of vibe and it intrigues me. I love the intense looks in the ladies eyes * all except Janelle Monet* This bridal portrait will go down in history as one to be remembered. Y'all already know everybody about to try and recreate this photo so brace yourself.
Alan is a video director and a native of Richmond Virginia. He directed JayZ's primetime music and video and both Party and Dance 4 You for Beyonce.
Mama Tina showing us that she still has it
Tina Knowles also was a show stopper at Solange's wedding and showed us that she's doing the damn thang at the fabulous age of 60. It's so obviously why Beyonce and Solange sparkle the way that they do * check out the woman who carried them*
Beyonce was spotted in a form fitted dress designed by Ronny Kobo it was his Maggie Lasso Diamonds Dress ($349)
Next up you will find some behind scene footage of the celebration
Solange dancing in the streets of New Orleans
Unfortunately it looks like Solange had an allergic reaction to an unknown source and ended up breaking out in hives
mother and son dance together
Check out Solange and Juelz perform a choreograph dance routine to " NO FLEX ZONE" I loved this part of her wedding
Overall Solange's wedding was a home run. She looked beautiful, happy and blew the world away. KUDOS SOLO.
Also just to let you know Solange is 28 and her knew husband is 51 *WOAH* I thought the Beyonce JayZ age gap was huge but SOLO just beat out BEY BEY
Seems like the Bey and Solo both have a thing for older men. Women do mature faster than men so that could be why.
I'm not sure if her father Married Knowles made the wedding but I really hope he did along with Kelly Rowland but I doubt it only because i couldn't find any pictures of them at the wedding.
As always Social Media blew up and even took the time to let Kim Kardashian know this is how you BREAK THE INTERNET while remaining fully clothed.
Solange officially has all unmarried women re planning their future weddings in their heads including me. We all want to be as fabulous as SOLO some day. She has me re-evaluating all my wedding plans and I'm thinking my wedding will be a fashion show "lets see what I can come up with.
Solange made an Instagram post about her special day
