When the Past Becomes the Present- Snap Happy Monday
FFF+ Snap Happy is a group for FFF images that reflect positivity, happiness, joy and beauty only. Gary chose the theme Material this week.
For this theme I went literal and picked a material that was really important to me. I decided on my wedding dress. Of course it is important because I wore it when I married my amazing man but even more so because of who made it.
My best friend’s mother-Jill.
I met Jill when I was about 4. My mother visited her to have something made. Jill was an amazing tailoress. She had a daughter my age and they lived around the corner. We became best friends and still are. Her family was my family and I love them dearly.
She made so many of my clothes growing up and as a young mother when I couldn’t afford fancy things- a camel coloured coat, a sports jacket, my high school dance dress and clothes for my children. She was also a talented embroider.
Both my parents had died before I got married, my mother only 8 months before. Jill stepped in as always and supported me throughout. He husband ‘gave me away’. Jill made my bridesmaids dresses as well as my wedding dress-Ivory Duchess Satin, expensive lace, a long train with scalloped lace edging, three layers of tulle and petticoat. Every single one of the 100s of pearls was hand- beaded into the lace bodice. The dress was her wedding gift to me.
Jill no longer remembers making this.
She no longer remembers me.
Jill has Alzheimer's.
She no longer remembers how to sew, how to hold a needle and thread or even the person she was.
But I do.
I will remember for her.
I don't usually put up two images so no need to comment on both. I was just so disappointed in my photos as I had such grand plans but have picked my favourites out of the many I took. I really wanted you to see the beading on the lace bodice to understand the work Jill put into this dress,
When the Past Becomes the Present- Snap Happy Monday
FFF+ Snap Happy is a group for FFF images that reflect positivity, happiness, joy and beauty only. Gary chose the theme Material this week.
For this theme I went literal and picked a material that was really important to me. I decided on my wedding dress. Of course it is important because I wore it when I married my amazing man but even more so because of who made it.
My best friend’s mother-Jill.
I met Jill when I was about 4. My mother visited her to have something made. Jill was an amazing tailoress. She had a daughter my age and they lived around the corner. We became best friends and still are. Her family was my family and I love them dearly.
She made so many of my clothes growing up and as a young mother when I couldn’t afford fancy things- a camel coloured coat, a sports jacket, my high school dance dress and clothes for my children. She was also a talented embroider.
Both my parents had died before I got married, my mother only 8 months before. Jill stepped in as always and supported me throughout. He husband ‘gave me away’. Jill made my bridesmaids dresses as well as my wedding dress-Ivory Duchess Satin, expensive lace, a long train with scalloped lace edging, three layers of tulle and petticoat. Every single one of the 100s of pearls was hand- beaded into the lace bodice. The dress was her wedding gift to me.
Jill no longer remembers making this.
She no longer remembers me.
Jill has Alzheimer's.
She no longer remembers how to sew, how to hold a needle and thread or even the person she was.
But I do.
I will remember for her.
I don't usually put up two images so no need to comment on both. I was just so disappointed in my photos as I had such grand plans but have picked my favourites out of the many I took. I really wanted you to see the beading on the lace bodice to understand the work Jill put into this dress,