My favorite time of the year is the fall -- the smell of burning leaves (which you don't smell too much anymore), apple cider, pumpkin pie, and lots of football. I love the colors of fall -- oranges, golds, browns, and reds. Rod and I were married in 1974 -- right smack dab in the middle of the crushed velvet era. This is a photo of me with my sister and sister-in-law that was taken at our wedding. Yes, those gowns are orange, bright orange. Under the capes, the dress had a V-neckline. My sister-in-law, Kathy said that with the cape on she felt like Batman, and with it off, she felt like Irma la Deuce. The girls carried baskets of straw flowers, and even my bouquet was dried flowers. Our wedding was on Nov. 9, yep in the fall. My gown has long since met its end, but take a look at the veil. The Juliet cap ended up pretty crushed, but the veil is still as beautiful.
And here's the happy(?) couple just after the ceremony. Don't we sort of look like a couple of deer in the headlights!! Notice the dark green crushed velvet tux that the groom is wearing. Hey, we were the face of fashion. We were young, no gray hair. And we thought we had all the answers in life. Didn't realize that we didn't even know the questions! But then again, had we known then what we know now, I wonder if we would have done it all over again. We've had quite a ride, and came through with just a few minor bumps and bruises.
And while I'm talking about weddings, this is one of Mary's wedding photos. This wedding was done on a budget. They told us in April that they wanted to be married in July. She wanted to be married in Steeler black and gold. I told her I'd make the dresses, but refused to put their names on the back. LOL. I made all the dresses in this photo. Mary's dress cost about $27.00. Definitely made on a budget. My girlfriend did the flowers, and Rod and I catered all the food. His family all pitched in as kitchen staff, keeping the food table stocked, and washing all the dishes. But notice Mary's veil. Yes, it's mine minus the cap.
And here's a photo from Kris's wedding. I made her gown, and the gowns for the flower girls. Kristin always loved red and black. In fact, she always said that she would be married in red and the attendants could wear white. She compromised. But the dress was trimmed with red and black, even the beads that I hand sewed onto the hem and the sleeves. Cost for her dress -- about $250. It was brocade, and the trims were a good bit of the cost. And see her veil -- mine again. How cool is it that both my girls (and one of my nieces) wore my veil at their weddings.
But, now back to my love of fall. There's a crispness in the air, the brightly colored leaves are falling fast, the garden is finished, and in the morning there's frost on the grass. So, this weekend I'm having a mock Thanksgiving. We've bought the turkey breast, I have leftover buns to make into stuffing, and the makings for a couple of pumpkin pies are in the pantry. And the squirty whipped cream is in the frig. And I'm dreaming of turkey dinner, hot turkey sandwiches, and homemade turkey pot pie. Wanna come over for dinner???
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