Sunday, December 6, 2009

An excuse to wear a dress...

Yesterday I went to my dad's wedding. Yes I've had a lot of strange looks from saying that. I found the idea a little strange to begin with too but it actually turned out to be a beautiful day although it had a slightly stressful beginning. With a mere couples of hours before getting picked up I realised I had NOTHING to wear! The dress I had intended to wear turned out to have grown a wee bit too snug around my bottom and although I had hoped I might be able to unstitch and alter it a bit, it didn't work out as planned. So I proceeded to go through my entire wardrobe trying on every dress I had only to find that they had all grown a little snug in one way or another. So in a great panic I power walked up to my favourite local vintage shop Peachy Keen in a last ditch attempt to find something/ anything half way appropriate. I ended up walking out with an almost floor length 1920's style reproduction flapper dress which was a tad too big but better than nothing! Excuse my quick in the mirror photo shoot but I was running far too late for anything more professional looking...



And because my I know that my little sister will be reading this at some stage I'll add a photo of her too because I thought she looked adorable...



And here she is putting the finishing touches on the AMAZING wedding cake that she baked from scratch (now here's a girl that could give Martha Stewart a run for her money when it comes to baking)!


I also ended up buying a beautiful white nighty which will hopefully double as a summer dress, but I'll add a photo of that sometime later in the week when I've photographed it properly.
xx

9 comments:

  1. ow yummy looking cake. you both look stunning. your hair is fabulous!

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  2. Im positive i sent you a message already, but then went to look and couldnt find it!
    So I will try again!
    Hi!
    Im Claire and im really excited to find another kiwi vintage blogger.I am new so have very small networks.
    I live in Wellington and am coming to Auckland over xmas for a few weeks.
    Please please can you let me into a few secrets about where the best vintage buys are??
    Love your blog, its great to see the NZ focus.
    Claire

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  3. You both look so sweet! And the cake is incredible, love the decoration, your sis def has talent! Beware Martha. =)

    xo
    Sophie

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  4. Both of you look FAB! I love the dress! I'm about to check out that website :) wow the cake. I'm amazed!!! Looks like it was a fabulous day x

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  5. Thank you so much for your tips - both for shops ( i will try not to pillage them too much!) and for the other kiwi bloggers! GO NZ GIRLS xxx

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  6. Gorgeous dress, the cut is very flattering on you.

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  7. Thank you for all your sweet comments! xx

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