Our Wedding Anniversary

 Hello, and thanks for stopping by

my blog today!

 In celebration of our wedding anniversary, which was March 18, Roger and I decided to get out our wedding clothes, 

and take some pictures of us in them now,

for fun and memories 

Our outfits were relatively simple for a wedding,

 as the ceremony was held on the beautiful beach at

 Cane Garden Bay, on the British Virgin Island of Tortola

My dress is not of the time, (1997) but is vintage,

from the late 30s or early 40's

    I  don't think it was meant to be a wedding dress

 I guess it could have been, during the war years

 Most likely, it was first worn by a young woman

 to a very special party or occasion,

 or possibly to her coming out celebration

Of course, I would love to be temporarily transported back

 to all of the previous times this dress was worn,

to learn all about it's previous life

before it came into my hands

I purchased it at an estate sale and at the time,

 had no idea it would become my wedding dress

Below, Roger is in light neutral colors in cotton and linen

It was hotter than usual for March in Tortola

A tie would have been suffocating,

and we certainly didn't want the groom

 to be passed out in a faint, 

so we left it behind

Boxy oversize cuts in general,

 as well as pleated trousers were in fashion 

at the time, and are pretty classic

 His look has come in and out of style several times 1997,

and if he wore it on the street today,

 no one would know it is nearly 30 years old

 

 I love all of the attention to detail and feminine touches,

and the overall modesty of my sweet dress 

It is made of ivory color rayon taffeta,

 which is an amazingly durable fabric

 Everything had to be carefully washed by hand

 after we got home, due to the hem of the dress and long veil 

literally being doused in salt sea water

Thankfully, everything came out

 looking as well as it did before

Hitched after six years of dating

(I had very cold feet, but made the right decision, at last!)

If you are married, did you wear

 a traditional wedding dress?

Do you have it packed away for sentimental reasons or have you sold or given it away, I wonder?

 

Recently, I watched a British reality TV show

 called Second Chance Dress

The premise is that a broker brings together previous brides

 who want to sell their wedding dresses,

 with brides-to-be who want to purchase

 a previously owned dress

 I am fascinated by this show,

 but I don't think I could ever part with my dress,

 it has so many lovely memories

My original hat and veil are pictured at the bottom of the post

They proved to be too cumbersome for this indoor photo

Here is the stand-in headpiece and veil

For jewelry I am wearing a 1950s vintage necklace

 of pink heart shapes, and a three strand creamy colored

pearl bracelet from the 1940's 

Also, current pink pave flower shaped post earrings 

Another accessory is this metallic gold bow belt

Neither of us kept track of our wedding shoes, though 

 Substituting a nude suede slip-on with a double tuxedo bow

 My original veil has three stepped layers of tulle

 and a long train

  I modified it by attaching it to a vintage 

1940's ivory straw cartwheel hat

  It was so much fun to play with on the breezy beach,

 it made some very fun photos

Hope you enjoyed our re-creation,

a few film pictures are at the bottom of the March 2024 post 

titled "Wedding Anniversary", if you are interested

in seeing them

 Have a good week!