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Thank you for your well-wishes over the weekend- my sister's wedding was gorgeous, but I forgot to recharge my camera batteries, in the whilrlwind of getting ready. So I don't have the promised photos of the table settings, etc because the camera died at the crucial moment. Sorry about that. It all went smoothly though and all Sarah's organising paid off. Instead I have these photos I took the next day- these are of my bridesmaid bouquet (just because I don't want to forget how pretty it was, really.) The florist had mixed bits of spruce with pale roses and cineraria leaves for a sort of smoky/faded look, and she used some of our dress fabric to wrap around the stems.

The top photo above is of my bridesmaid's dress, made by S's best friend for all of us. The full skirt was sewn from a kind of sheer taffetta in a grey/mauve shade, and then long lengths of attached aubergine-coloured stretch fabric formed the bodice which we could wrap and tie in various ways. She did a great job and I loved wearing mine!

My sister and her new husband were so happy at the end of the evening- it was lovely to see.

P.S

Thank you very much for your support of Crafting for Courage which finishes tomorrow. All my offered items sold, so I was able to make the donation to Save the Children Japan yesterday. I also discovered Hearts + Hands Japan which presents a great fundraising idea with many talented artists taking part. 

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21 responses to “aubergine”

  1. designcrafty Avatar

    Ooohh, that dress looks amazing! would love to see a photo of you in it.Well done too on all your input – I bet it was just perfect. Have a lovely week. Kp

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  2. Margaret Oomen Avatar

    what a very pretty color that is

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  3. Emily Avatar

    What beautiful colours! Glad a lovely day was had 🙂

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  4. Tomo Avatar

    That’s lovely dress. It goes well with the bouquet. It must have been a wonderful day with pretty colours.

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  5. jennie Avatar

    What a beautiful idea for the bridesmaid dresses!
    I hope we get to see some more photos of the day!XX

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  6. Jo Avatar

    That bouquet is such a snapshot in time..beautiful memories, i love a good wedding x

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  7. Mary Avatar

    I love the simplicity of that necklace, too! Glad it all went off well :^)

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  8. annri Avatar

    that is all so gorgeous and rich-looking. i like all the layers of light colors in the bouquet.

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  9. Denise | Chez Danisse Avatar

    So sophisticated and elegant.

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  10. Ariadne Avatar
    Ariadne

    I hope your sister and her husband are happy together!I love the dress!AriadnefromGreece!

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  11. SmitoniusAndSonata Avatar

    What a beautiful colour for your dress … and the flowers are perfect .
    I expect there’ll be photos galore , even without your input . Sometimes it can be quite liberating to be camera-free !

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  12. tara Avatar

    What a beautiful colour and I’m intrigued by the dress. It sounds like it would be beautiful when worn (not that it isn’t beautiful hung :)).

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  13. Rachel Avatar

    Definitely would love to see that dress on. Go-on… give us a twirl.
    and what a beautiful posy.

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  14. wendy @ the textured leaf Avatar

    lovely and inspiring dress, melissa.
    Just a tad on the risque side if you ask me.
    id like a pic just to see how it does up??
    x

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  15. tinyhappy Avatar

    haha- i know it looks like that here but i promise once its on its risque-free. 🙂 

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  16. tinyhappy Avatar

    thanks- yes, i think it is liberating sometimes!

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  17. tinyhappy Avatar

    thank you rachel- here is a blurry photo- the only we have so far. http://www.flickr.com/photos/8832675@N06/

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  18. tinyhappy Avatar

    ok here you go- it’s not a good one but you should be able to see what i mean…
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/8832675@N06/

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  19. Sarah Avatar

    Do you have a sister called Sarah? I have a sister called Melissa 🙂 Loving your beautiful aesthetic as usual. It’s my daily balm.

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  20. louana Avatar

    what beautiful colours, I love your posy. I bet it was a beautiful day.

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