The Seattle Suburbanista: October 2010

Friday, October 29, 2010

Snowy Sunrise at Home

My parent's got their first official snow of the season last night. I just popped on to my dad's webcam and caught the tail end of sunrise...so pretty. When I was a kid we almost always had snow before Halloween, so we always had to wear snow pants and sorel boots under our costumes.

Anchorage, Alaska

Meow Meow Meow

I sure love these two

Happy Birthday Mr. Lover

Happy birthday to my perfect hubby!

I'm so lucky to have you in my life.

It seems like yesterday that I was giggling over your 19th birthday from a swim meet in California.

And now I'm your wife waking up early to make you egg sandwiches before work.

I love you birthday boy.

Love blossoming circa 2005

psst... cute earrings

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

The Making of a Wedding Dress

I was so lucky to have my mom hand make my wedding dress. Our inspiration was this gorgeous Amy Kuschel gown. You can see the progress below from a two piece muslin mock up to the final fitting in August (Alaska) and then the big day.

I love how it turned out!

Three funny things about my wedding dress...

She made the dress for a faction of the price thanks to a generous cashier at the Fabric Depot in Portland, Oregon. She gave us a 40% off coupon to use on our 9+ yards of lace!

On the big day, 5 minutes before I walked down the aisle, my mom was sewing the sash on me. I was literaly sewn into the dress. I can't wait to see the photographers pictures of my Mama with her needle and thread!

The next day, the hem of my dress was disgusting from a fabulous night of dancing. I left my dress with my mom and sister when we headed to Fiji. When we got back, the dress was all clean, sitting in our closet. Once we were settled in I called my mom and she told me what she had done. After the wedding, she couldn't bring herself to pay more to get it cleaned, than the dress had cost to make (especially since the wedding was over). So, she went over to my sister's and threw it in the wash on the gentle cycle! I love that!