Forty years ago today and six weeks after Kevin returned from a 14 month tour in Viet Nam, he and I were married. In the ensuing years we have been blessed with wonderful times (and of course some tough times); three incredible children, their wonderful spouses and two adorable grandchildren for which this blog is named. Along with family and friends, we have created a lifetime of great memories and Kevin is still not only the love of my life, but also my best friend.
Congratulations to Megan and Chris, who are celebrating their first wedding anniversary today!
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Oh my, how times changed us. I guess you would call us “vintage”.
About my dress: Because this is fundamentally a sewing blog, a little information about my wedding gown only seemed appropriate. (And for those of you who remember the awful plaid suit I made for Kevin in the 70’s, I didn’t make his tux.)
The following is an old folded copy of the dress I copied from a 1970 bridal magazine then I like “knockoff’s”. The fabric was a sheer poly of some type purchased from a fine Milwaukee fabric store that bit the dust about 20 years ago. The cape and veil were made from yards of silk illusion, which is now a rare find and the lace was beaded French alencon. I cut all of the lace and spent hours beading it, but had lots of time since Kevin was in Viet Nam.
A little hiccup:
For the year that Kevin was in Viet Nam, I lived with my parents. They had a toy terrier who was usually well-behaved but like all animals he had his moments. One day I was working on the nearly completed cape (fine silk – just right for a dog bed) and left it on the couch, never expecting that the dog would climb on the couch and nuzzle in my dress. But he did, and tore the fabric in several places. Grrrrh. I was able to move some of the appliques and cover the tears so all was well in the end but at that time it seemed such a big deal.
FabriCate & Mira 