Sincerely,
A very burnt out student
So, since my last post I have been very busy! I have had classes and clinical placements! I have had work and babysitting! And most recently my fiance came over from England to visit with me for two weeks! I have been sewing madly when ever I had the chance (and trust me, that ain't often!)! I have put my quilt on hold (though I did totally finish the front of it! yay! will post pictures when it is complete) and started working on another quilt for a client/best friend/bridesmaid/mostamazingpersonIknow, and have also been working on my dress and fascinator for my engagement photos! Well, the photos were taken while the fiance was here! And I will share them with you lovely readers!
After being engaged for something like over 2 years, Dickon and I finally had the chance to take some engagement photos. We are so lucky that a good friend of ours, Ellen Trowell, was gracious enough to take them for us. We took a road trip and went up to the Swannanoa mansion in VA, and set up a lovely 'mad hatter' tea party in the middle of the fountain there! It was so much fun and there are so many photos I want to share! But for the sake of this post I am limiting myself to just a few that show off the fascinator I made!
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When marrying a Brit, wear funky hats. Now there is some logic for you! Like I really needed an excuse for fancy head wear!
Maybe in my next life I will make fascinators for a living....
(I also made the dress, I will post more photos later that better show off the dress details)
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| The fascinator was made up of a sinamay base and ribbon, netting, some lace from my wedding dress (don't worry! my fiance still doesn't know what the dress looks like) and some purple millinery flowers. I picked up the base, ribbon and netting on etsy.com |
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| It was so much fun to get all dressed up and see my vision play out in photographs! |
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| This is one of my favorites! The way the light plays shadows from the veil on Dickon's face is just fabulous! |
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| Isn't he handsome!? I am certainly a very lucky girl! |
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| And since it shouldn't be all about me and what I am wearing, lets take a moment and admire this gorgeous man! We found this amazing vintage jacket on ebay, and the boutonniere I made from vintage millinery supplies that a co-worker generously donated to me. He is such a peach! |
