Brooke’s Sweet 16 Party
These are photos from Brooke’s Sweet 16 birthday party, held on Brooke’s 16th birthday: July 22, 2024.
Friends and family gathered for the celebration at Stacie’s Reno house, on the Truckee River. The party had a Taylor Swift theme, given that T-Swift has been Brooke’s favorite musical artist since Brooke was a little girl. (Stacie took Brooke, when Brooke was 5, to Swift’s concert in San Diego during the Red tour, and Brooke was one of the thousands of Swifties giddily singing along to the songs.) Brooke’s girlfriends from school were Swifties, as well, and enjoyed the big sign under the “Brooke 16” arch that depicted the album cover of Taylor’s smash-hit album, Lover.
Photographer Gabriel Radu captured the image at the party.
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A party fit for a Swifty.
Flowers and balloons.
Makeup artist applies eyeliner to Brooke pre-party.
Pink high-top Converse All-stars await the birthday girl's feet. The "Lover" words are appliqué jewels by Heidi.
Brooke lacing up the shoes.
This shoebox was designed by Heidi. The box held the Swifty pink tennis shoes, a birthday gift.
Brooke, pre-party, pretty in pink.
She's sixteen, she's beautiful.
The confident young woman.
The pensive young woman.
Sitting in the trees.
Stacie and Brooke, on the milestone occasion.
Carrying the cake.
Hanging with school friends.
Awesome friends and presents.
friends and gifts.
Friends, presents, surprises.
Brooke's little half-sisters, Harper, Madison and Gracie, hanging out.
Peacing out with friends.
Brooke and school girlfriends sing along to a deejayed jam.
Line dancing to a bop.
Brooke dancing with little half-sisters Madison and Gracie.
Speech time for Brooke.
Sunscreen applied to the birthday girl.
Pool time!