What’s that you say? It’s not Thursday? I know it’s not Thursday, you goof! But, as you all well know, I am nothing if not an over-achiever! Or a medium-achiever. Okay, a so-so-achiever. But, if I don’t post on Wednesday night, then I don’t get it up until Thursday night and that’s just not cool. You need to see my vintage thingies for the full 24 hours.
Plus, I turn vintage myself tomorrow and I’m afraid that I will suddenly forget how to do things that 20-somethings know how to do – like use my computer.
This week I decided to bring you my mom’s wedding dress. Okay, not the actual dress so much as a picture of the dress. I have a very good reason for not having the dress anymore as you will see in a moment. At least you will if you stick around that long. As a side note, my folks will have been married for 32 years in January! I present to you, the dress in all it’s 1977 glory! (Don’t worry, my dad no longer wears blue suits and ruffled blouses. He does, however, still wear that same style cowboy boot! When you think about it though, it’s kind of hilarious to see an infantry veteran in a ruffled blouse – I wonder if my kid will get such a kick out of her parents’ wedding attire … )
I know that, by now, you are all wondering, “What’s the big mystery about the dress’s where-abouts?” Well, you see, after giving birth to 3 daughters who were all well over 9 1/2 pounds (I, myself, was 10 pounds and 10 ounces), my mother gave up all hope of any of her offspring actually fitting into her itsy bitsy teeny weeny wedding dress. We did something else special with it. A lady at our church took my mom’s wedding dress, cut it up, and made my daughter’s Christening gown. The seam in the skirt and the buttons are all from the original wedding dress. Shelby was baptised last December. I can’t believe how little she was! Time flies by so fast.
This is just a picture of me to prove that I did, eventually, grow out of my Amazon Baby stage. It was taken last month at my kid’s first birthday – before I turned vintage. And, yes, I’m a Rhinestone Cowboy! (Not really, but I know that’s what you’ll start singing when you see my shirt.)
Don’t my eyebrows look good? My neighbor plucks them for me.
If you want to see more good stuffies, you really oughtta bop on over to http://www.anapronaday.blogspot.com. Seriously. You should do that.
So pretty, the gown what a great way to use the dress.
What a great idea to do with our wedding gowns!! I like it. Yes your eybrows look great and you are cracking me up….
http://happywonderer.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/vintage-thingies-thursdays-red-yellow-tablecloth/
What a great idea! Glad to see you are no longer an Amazon!
What a great way to recycle a vintage piece of clothing! Stunning!
What a priceless tale!! I’m all for recycling and Shelbys christening dress is gorgeous…love those rosebud buttons on the back 🙂 Very nice eyebrows, by the way lol!!
I have heard of that before and it is such a special thing to do, by the way, what a beautiful baby!!
What a great thing to do with a wedding gown!
A wonderful family heirloom.
How precious! One of my roommates in college took both of her Grandmas’ wedding dresses and combined them into one. I always thought that was such a special thing to do. Both of her Grandmas celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary the year she was married, too. It was a special time for ALL of them (and the dresses!).
The christening gown is just exquisite! and so is the baby!
Oh my gosh, what a perfect way to use a wedding gown! I wish I’d thought to do that with mine! Maybe for my grandchildren. Your daughter is beautiful! Great post.
That is such a wonderful idea!! I just know that my daughter will not want to wear my poofy tulle layered gown. Maybe I can turn it into a baby gown! 🙂
Your mom’s wedding dress was put to good use. The dress was wonderful…..I am not participating in VTT this week, I did not get my post done, so I am still visiting. I enjoyed my visit to your blog….but I have to ask one thing about your last post…..Did you actually go to this jail? The reason I ask is I know EXACTLY where this is…..*wink*wink* and I was drawn into this post for that one reason……your blog is delightful. I enjoyed my visit.
What a happy couple! My daughters informed me that ‘umm Mom, I don’t think I will be wearing your wedding dress” which meant they thought it was ugly or cheesy or, or, or who knows what. So maybe we’ll make something for a baby in a bunch of years!
You pluck chickens, you tweeze your eyebrows!!
Great pictures of your Mom and Dad and story about the lovely wedding dress!
Enjoyed!
Blessings to You!
Claudia O.
I love the picture of your parents wedding. I too was married in 1977 and as soon as I saw your Mom’s dress I thought-Oh, my dress had similiar sleeves and neck 😉
What a wonderful idea for the dress. Both dresses are beautiful. I stored my wedding dress in an old trunk and it turned yellow yellow yellow. It was so pretty and white in 1958.
hey the baby looks very cute in that wedding gown!!!!i came across christeningdresses.org which emphasizes on christening dresses.
They look so young! I love that the wedding dress was turned in to a christening gown. Such a great idea. And, please send your neighbor to my house. I could use her pluckability.
Wow.. you look like your mom 🙂 Very sweet pictures and I looooove the idea of the wedding gown being reused in that way. Never would have thought of that. Been trying to figure out what I will do with my wedding gown. If you have any more girls, you can cut mine up too!!! Kidding… but a nice idea!! 🙂 I miss ya!!
My uncle David had that same tux for his wedding…except it was peach w/an orangey trim.
Gorgeous…the dress and the baby!