Sofia Richie shared a seldom-seen family picture featuring her husband, Elliot Grainge, and their daughter Eloise, as they celebrated a significant event in their daughter’s life.

The 26-year-old daughter of Lionel Richie married Elliot – the son of the eminent music mogul Sir Lucian Grainge – in 2023.

Last year, they joyously revealed they had welcomed their firstborn child into the world, and this Tuesday they rang in her first birthday.

To commemorate this moment, Sofia organized a backyard celebration that included small pink toddler-sized tents, a bounce house, a layered cake, and even a costumed adult dressed up as a baby.

However, when she shared highlights from the party on Instagram, the most captivating photo was a touching image of her and Elliot adoring Eloise while sitting on a pile of cushions.

In her caption, Sofia wrote a touching message in which she reflected on the ‘mix of emotion’ she felt watching her daughter complete her first year in the world.

‘A year ago today my little girl was born. I didn’t realize her first birthday was going to be such a mix of emotion for me,’ Sofia wrote.

‘On one hand it’s the most amazing beautiful milestone. On the other hand I look back and realize those tiny little moments are something I’ll never get back.’

In spite of the bittersweet nature of the occasion, Sofia gushed: ‘Watching her grow has been a gift. My greatest achievement will ALWAYS be her.’

She added: ‘She has given me purpose, and I am nothing without her. Elliot and I couldn’t love anything in this life more. I don’t know what I did to deserve my little buggie, but all I know is my heaven is right here on earth with her so beyond blessed’.

Eloise’s middle name is Samantha, in a tribute to Elliot’s late mother Samantha Berg, Sir Lucian’s first wife who died tragically in 2007.

In the process of giving birth to Elliot in 1993, Samantha had an amniotic fluid embolism, resulting in a coma that she remained in for 14 years until her death, according to a profile of Sir Lucian in the Financial Times. 

Sofia and Elliot tied the knot in the South Of France in April 2023, in a glittering ceremony at the glamorous Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes.

They began dating in 2021, but had apparently been acquainted with each other for several years before striking up their romantic relationship.

When Sofia hit the red carpet for at the Met Gala earlier this month, she reflected on how becoming a mother had changed her view of the event. 

‘I know my husband and my daughter are at home watching me on TV and that warms my heart,’ she told E! News, joking: ‘Even though she’s one years old I like to think she knows what’s happening.’ 

For this year’s Met Gala, which had the theme Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, Sofia rocked a sleek off-white Tommy Hilfiger with a massive retro bow over her derriere.

Two months earlier, she explained that she has finally managed to revert to her pre-pregnancy dress sense, which had changed when she was expecting.

‘‘I feel like I’m back to where I was [style wise] before I was pregnant. ‘I’m not very stylish in my house, but when it comes to dressing to go out for the day I have returned to my normal “uniform,”‘ she informed Elle UK.

‘When I was pregnant my style changed completely so that was an adjustment and something that I had to get creative with. It’s hard to dress a changing body.’