The Party Thai

     My wedding day was a day I will always remember. Just the planning alone was time consuming and stressful, not to mention the cost. I knew I would have to put a lot of time and preparation in it. In the long run it was the best time of my live. The memories will keep me going forever. That is why I decided I wanted my wedding to have a vintage look. I always loved the vintage look and knew it was not impossible to do. It also has a lot of memories and history behind it.

     I was looking for my wedding dress and could not find one that I liked. My mother suggested to me that she had her mother’s wedding dress sealed in a box up in the attic. She said that it would look good on me and I could not get more vintage than that. I thought what a great idea. My mother got the dress out of the attic. We opened it up and examined it and it was in good shape. It was what I was looking for. It had that vintage look. I tried it on and it was a little bit big. All it need was some alterations.

     Whoever made the dress gave my grandmother some extra material, because that is what the dress was wrapped in and I think that is why it was well preserved. I started thinking that I could make my wedding garters out of this material. It would be a perfect match. It also had memories of my family. Plus I know my grandmother would have been proud and happy that I was going to wear her wedding dress on my wedding day.

     I started looking on the web to see what styles of bridal garters were out there. I wanted a feminine look with a vintage style. I came across two wedding garters that I really liked. The first one was a baby shower garter. It had a style of its own. I really liked it a lot because the way it was designed with the silk and lace. It looked vintage, yet feminine. I knew this one would be my keepsake. The second one was a vintage heart garter. The design was perfect with silk and lace also. This one would be for the garter toss.

     Now it was time to get a list of things I needed to make my wedding garters. I had the silk from my grandmother and I just need some lace, ribbon and thread. Finding the perfect match to my grandmother’s material was going to be a challenge. To me this was going to be the fun part. I went to a few fabric stores and finally found the perfect match. I could not wait to get home to start making my vintage wedding garters. I knew once they were done that they would be perfect.

     I put all my material together and started making my garters. I took my time because I wanted them to be perfect. By the end of the day I was done with both my vintage wedding garters. I was amazed how my grandmother’s material was turned into two elegant vintage garters. I even had enough material left over to make the ring bearer pillow and money bag.

     Even though I did not know my grandmother, I felt as if a part of her was with me on my wedding day. My vintage wedding turned out because of my mother letting me use my grandmother’s wedding dress and also letting me make my vintage bridal garters with the material that was wrapped around my grandmother’s wedding dress.