tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post4866594115220159516..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Before Bridezilla RoamedWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-4989460812646684952012-10-10T17:05:00.273-04:002012-10-10T17:05:00.273-04:00Hurry and join me in the humiliation!Hurry and join me in the humiliation!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-81697045208026731572012-10-10T16:44:53.297-04:002012-10-10T16:44:53.297-04:00I'm late to the party but just had to say how ...I'm late to the party but just had to say how much I loved this post. I was married in 1974 and had the same cap/crown as you had - it must have been pretty uncomfortable because in almost every picture I look like I'm struggling to keep it on. I felt so horrible at the time for my parents since they forked out $125 for the gown....but that included the veil. Yikes, my daughter's in 2004 was about 10 times that!<br /><br />And I must have been ahead of the times because my bridesmaids wore the big hat that was popular in the 80's!<br /><br />Loved this post - and someday I might get brave and post the photo of my husband and me all decked out in 70's fashion leaving for our honeymoon.Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-63129010361560158882012-09-03T10:12:44.292-04:002012-09-03T10:12:44.292-04:00All of society joins you in that "Phew" ...All of society joins you in that "Phew" ~Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-18260593462173780762012-09-03T06:46:34.182-04:002012-09-03T06:46:34.182-04:00Phew!!!
That's a relief...
;)~Phew!!!<br />That's a relief...<br />;)~Bruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-40925218469390896442012-09-03T01:47:15.319-04:002012-09-03T01:47:15.319-04:00HA Oh heck no!HA Oh heck no!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-39310987555308509132012-09-02T23:36:56.450-04:002012-09-02T23:36:56.450-04:00UN-BE-LIE-VA-BLE!!
Next thing you'll say is th...UN-BE-LIE-VA-BLE!!<br />Next thing you'll say is that you still have it somewhere??<br />;D~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-12113858358133270352012-08-31T20:28:19.608-04:002012-08-31T20:28:19.608-04:00And we got that polyester suit on sale! Can you b...And we got that polyester suit on sale! Can you believe our luck??Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-20188592271213504582012-08-30T21:53:34.380-04:002012-08-30T21:53:34.380-04:00I've certainly had a good laugh here and you h...I've certainly had a good laugh here and you had to end this post with the bane of the fashion industry: Polyester!!! Argh!! I loathed that fabric... I must say, your sister's bridal hat wasn't bad at all, for the era. I never got married, but I'm sure glad some of my looks have gone into oblivion for lacks of pictures, except in the back on my mind!!!<br />:D~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-40780913313694583712012-08-27T18:19:28.855-04:002012-08-27T18:19:28.855-04:00Yes, you were up-to-date for sure in that Juliet c...Yes, you were up-to-date for sure in that Juliet cap!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-48695452437096304902012-08-27T18:18:52.466-04:002012-08-27T18:18:52.466-04:00It was fun digging through old pictures and discov...It was fun digging through old pictures and discovering one of my mother bent over that wedding gown.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-35743387954275040352012-08-27T10:41:37.750-04:002012-08-27T10:41:37.750-04:00A hugely enjoyable post Wendy. You packed so much ...A hugely enjoyable post Wendy. You packed so much in. Your mother was certainly a good seamstress. I too made my own gown and headdress and veil. It was 1975, so of course it had to be a Juliet cap!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-27289051430691827492012-08-27T09:22:57.224-04:002012-08-27T09:22:57.224-04:00So many people just have photos of the finished pr...So many people just have photos of the finished product - how lovely that you have the "construction" pictures, too!Kathy Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081078362823193683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-14508968599744441052012-08-27T07:18:40.750-04:002012-08-27T07:18:40.750-04:00Thanks Mr. Punster -- you do keep me in stitches!Thanks Mr. Punster -- you do keep me in stitches!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-85527633478769985542012-08-26T22:03:54.378-04:002012-08-26T22:03:54.378-04:00This was SEW funny and well done! One of your best...This was SEW funny and well done! One of your best! The photos may save a thousand words but your story laces it all together perfectly. Your Mom should be proud.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-73854913667483889382012-08-26T15:51:23.942-04:002012-08-26T15:51:23.942-04:00Now that's a bargain! What do you suppose it w...Now that's a bargain! What do you suppose it would cost today?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-48433481860723139352012-08-26T15:50:28.778-04:002012-08-26T15:50:28.778-04:00If Bride magazine was doing a before/after or do/d...If Bride magazine was doing a before/after or do/don't feature, I know exactly on which side of the equation our picture would fall!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-19423960721023236952012-08-26T15:27:56.890-04:002012-08-26T15:27:56.890-04:00Oh wow. That 70s suit your husband is wearing is.....Oh wow. That 70s suit your husband is wearing is...oh wow! I remember going to weddings with guys wearing all sorts of suits in bright colors. And really wide lapels with piping on them. The 70s had to have had some of the ugliest clothes of any decade thanks to the eventual disco influence.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-6604692932153688102012-08-26T10:49:24.650-04:002012-08-26T10:49:24.650-04:00Great photos and memories and we share the same we...Great photos and memories and we share the same wedding year. Isobel made her own wedding dress as well and I still have the bill somewhere for the wedding reception for sixty people (with wine and a sit-down menu) which came to £130!Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-64380746885861444572012-08-26T08:01:19.918-04:002012-08-26T08:01:19.918-04:00Honeymoon! Honeymoon! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-69843174550557179052012-08-26T08:00:05.936-04:002012-08-26T08:00:05.936-04:00Agreed! Not a good decade for fashion.Agreed! Not a good decade for fashion.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-59517579220629619942012-08-26T07:55:52.814-04:002012-08-26T07:55:52.814-04:00Thanks! Yeah, those styles are unforgettable no ma...Thanks! Yeah, those styles are unforgettable no matter how hard we try to forget them.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-79137734814311519672012-08-26T07:51:54.813-04:002012-08-26T07:51:54.813-04:00What a talented Momma :-) Groovy, baby :-) JoWhat a talented Momma :-) Groovy, baby :-) JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-14984535982912894502012-08-26T07:02:31.399-04:002012-08-26T07:02:31.399-04:00Maybe one day when I am in a reckless mood :)Maybe one day when I am in a reckless mood :)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-20705513700081050542012-08-26T05:56:24.876-04:002012-08-26T05:56:24.876-04:00I remember a number of those styles. Some of my b...I remember a number of those styles. Some of my brothers and sisters were getting married back then.<br /><br />By the way I see according to Genealoggers today is your one year anniversary since you've been blogging. Happy Blogiversary<br /><br />Regards, JimJim (Hidden Genealogy Nuggets Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15493118494172970052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-56834859401728228962012-08-25T23:05:43.847-04:002012-08-25T23:05:43.847-04:00I had to wonder where you were going away too in y...I had to wonder where you were going away too in your snazzy outfits.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com