Customer Doily Table Runners

Remember the big vintage doily table runners order I made for a wedding reception?  (Click here for the original blog post.)

I used these vintage lovlies...

...And meticulously hand-stitched them together:

...To create two runners totalling 128'!  I snapped a couple pictures before shipping them:

Eke!  The bride's wedding planner sent me these pictures from the reception:

It makes me so happy to see these!

This is another runner I made for Jessica, who wanted it for her dining table:

She loves it so much that she shared a picture with me:

Erica, another of my customers, shared this picture ~ the runner I made for her bedroom dresser:

Really, there is nothing better than hearing from my customers!  Seeing my creations in use thrills me beyond words!

Wedding Pictures {Finally!}

Finally, I have wedding pictures to share with you!  Pictures of our daughter Natalie marrying Daniel.

There are a lot of pictures here, so forgive me, but I managed to cull them down from 1,600!  I chose just 36 to help tell the story.  Here we go...

The venue was Park Tavern in Atlanta ~ look at that skyline!

Behind the scenes, Natalie's maid of honor, Nina (and Daniel's sister) adjusted her dress

Ray, the preacher (and hubbs of my BFF), and Natalie had a sweet moment

Captain Project came in to see Natalie and was overwhelmed



One of my favorite moments of the night



Then he walked her down the aisle



To the ceremony



The vows were exchanged



Then rings



Before they sealed the deal



Why are Natalie and Daniel laughing?



Because of this!



A few formal pictures were shot



The new family





Then outside for a couple more



I love this shot!



The couple's first dance



Father/daughter dance to The Commitments' "Try a Little Tenderness," which starts out slow...



...and then speeds up...



...everyone swarmed around them toward the end of the song.



We calmed things down so that Daniel and his mother, Cristina, could have their dance



A few details.  The back of Natalie's dress:



The hair brooch we made (there was a second one on the other side of her updo too)

(For her "something blue," Natalie wore my sapphire earrings that Captain Project gave me for our 20th anniversary.)





Now back to the party, where the high heels were off and the celebration was in full force













Near the end of the evening, Natalie changed into the short dress she wore in NYC for the official ceremony:



And my absolute favorite moment of the night...

Queen's "Under Pressure," with David Bowie played and all of the guests surrounded the newlyweds, everyone dancing and screaming the lyrics.  Natalie got choked up.  Me too!



It was the most beautiful, spontaneous moment.  Love!



A night full of love and sheer happiness.  Happy parents.

 

The Happy Gilmores & Gifting an Apron

Our lovely daughter Natalie and our wonderful son-in-law, Daniel:

We call them the Happy Gilmores!

I was having way too much fun to snap pictures (a friend took this one) so now I'll have to wait about two weeks for the professional ones.  You know I'm eager to share them with you!

In the meantime, it's that time of year again ~ National Tie One On Day!  Do you know about it?  It's a little, yet wonderful way to brighten someone's day, a chance to send a note of encouragement to someone in need.  Every year on the day before Thanksgiving, I give a loaf of bread (banana), wrapped in an apron.

I learned that a woman in our town named Mrs. Williams lost her husband earlier this year and I'm hoping this little gesture will help to lift her spirits.

Click here to learn more about National Tie One On Day, you'll be glad you did!

Remember to share a comment on this post so that you'll be entered to win this month's blog giveaway ~ this apron I made from a 1950's tablecloth:

I'll draw the winner on November 30th.  Good luck!