My Daughters' Wedding

Haven't taken a chance to write about my daughters wedding. It's almost two months now. I don't write much, because I don't know how to express my feelings well. But here goes.

It was beautiful!!! A nice day and we didn't see any rain until we were almost home.

In our church we are sealed for time and eternity, so we go to our temples and have the ceremony there. Very special, very sacred, very peaceful. It is just a special feeling inside, not that all marriage ceremonies are not special and beautiful, they are. I love how you know that you are seal to your spouse always, and because of this sacredness, you strive hard to stay married and work on your relationship with your spouse. In the ceremony Michelle cried tears of happiness and we all felt the spirit there. She is a good example to her nephews and nieces and cousins.

The reception was at our church building and the lady who was in charge of decoration did a fabulous job! It was magical and beautiful!!!! Words cannot describe it all, so hopefully the pictures will.

As I drove to my house to finish and pick up the cake, I started to panic. It was hot and steamy out side and I was worried the frosting on the cake would melt. So we packed each tier carefully and away we went. Whenever I make wedding cakes I finished them at the reception, in case the decorations fall from the driving. Well we didn’t get home early enough from the wedding ceremony, so I was rushed and got to the church as the reception was starting. A few people suggested to hurry up and get in the reception line as the mother-of-the bride should do. But how do you hurry the decorations on the cake. I did my best and one of the corners of the bottom tier fell off, so I had to ‘glue’ it back together with more frosting and toothpicks. Any way for all that panic, Michelle thought the cake looked great!

At the reception there were lots of guests and things went well. She looked lovely and we all liked the tux, Alex chose to wear. They both are a good looking couple and are very happy.

It was sad to see them leave for their honeymoon, as I realized I won’t see her everyday, anymore. She now has her own life to live. So to me it is a happy day and a sad day. I hope and pray the best for them and that they will strive to live a great married life!

(By the way, no one ate the toothpicks, as luckily it was the last piece of cake to be cut.)

I want to thank all who helped by taking these pictures: Sarah, Julie, Joey, Cynthia, and Seth. (I also took some.)

Wedding - Part 3

The Dress!

We have definately bought the pattern!                                     

The material is on order and due to come in this week.

We are going with the Vogue pattern V2842 and adding to                         

it the cap sleeve shirt pattern (from Stretch and Sew #382). 

I need to put them both together and draw a new pattern for the bodice. We just couldn't find a pattern that was modest and the style Michelle wanted, so we will add to it. Not hard, right??? Hopefully my friend and I can do this project. 

We will try a pre-pattern made from muslin to make sure it will work and fit. If not, back to the drawing board for corrections.  Also the lacy material will go on the skirt as shown in the pattern and on the bodice with linning.  So far, we are within the budget of the dress, we figured $100 and have spent $56. The pattern was $27.50, but we waited for the sale price of $3.99, material we got of 50% off and thread was 30% off, now we are waiting for the zipper  and linning material to go on sale.

It just has to turn out beautiful for our beautiful bride-to-be!                             

The Wedding - Part 2

                                                                                                                   

Well, tonight we set down and went over more things for the wedding. The main part was the budget. 

Tomorrow Michelle, a friend and I will be looking at more patterns to see what type of dress Michelle wants. Looking at many different types of invitations, wow are there a lot online!!!

She and Alex have decided on a lighter shade of periwinkle blue, silver and a little yellow for their colors.  They have found someone to help with the reception decorations, a photographer along with many friends taking pictures.  So much to do!

One thing I did ask this evening was if they have talked about their own budget after this wedding. Are they ready for rent, utilities, food, etc? Who is going to pay the bills, one of them of both together? They looked at each other and said they would sit down and discuss it.  Along with this they also are filling out scholarships for the fall semester. Should a parent worry or ever so slightly  remind them that a budget is a good thing?????

The one thing we did accomplish – there will be bridesmaids and groomsmen!

They did get engagement pictures done. Here is one of the engagement pictures. 

 

A Wedding - part 1

Well, my youngest daughter is getting married in June! We will be busy, busy for the next few months. I am hoping I will find the time to do my other hobbies as this will now take over. Find a dress, baking the cake, getting the flowers, etc., etc. We are going to try and do a budget of less than $1000. I am sure we can do it, but my daughter has doubts and is worried.  I look at it as an adventure and a challenge!

First I made her a planning book, to help them know what to get when and how to budget. It turn out cute. She can add color schemes or anything she thinks needs to be added into it. There is a place for the flowers, music, program and hopefully everything one needs to have a perfect wedding. Mostly I made it so that nothing is overlooked.  By the way, it didn't cost me a thing as I had scrapbooking papers and the notebook, what a good deal!

We did go out looking for a dress, oh my! First, my daughter is having a time deciding what type of dress to get. She said she thinks she can afford up to $200. I figured if we sew it ourselves she should be able to make the dress for $100, depending on how much material and the trimmings. She is also finding it hard to find a modest dress, one with sleeves and no low cuts in front or bake.  We have friends who sew much better than I and have asked to help, what a blessing.

I have made a few wedding cakes and have found where the bargains are for the ingredients.

My oldest daughter is the person to do the flowers! She knows where to look and how to make beautiful bouquets.  

It will be quite interesting how all this falls into place, I think it will be quite elegant. I hope they will have a great day!

Here is a picture of the happy couple.