I wish these pictures could properly show you my dress, but Tuesday morning was the coldest, wettest day that you could imagine for May and the colourless sky stripped all the green out it so that in these photographs it’s decidedly blue. The shade Lesley called ‘Windows default’!
So you’ll have to take my word for it: that I’d brought to grey Woolwich, where the ceremony took place, some turquoise. The colour of the Dalmatian sea near the shore where the pine trees and the summer sky reflect in the shallows.
Right now, the dress is hanging off the picture rail in the living room. In the calm after the storm, I glance at it occasionally. The colour is so intense and the crepe texture makes it look almost velvety. It was definitely the right idea to go back for the silk. … To think I was almost a polyester bride!
Yes reader, it was my wedding dress!
OMFG, that’s what u call a major surprise!!! Of course I had no idea you weren’t formally bound dear Marijana. Huge congratulations to thee and thine. You look radiant and “yes” we can see the blue of Dalmatia darling – beautiful. Mwah x
Mwah, thank you 🙂 *blushes becomingly *
Never let it be said you can’t keep a secret!! Congratulations to you and the groom. The dress was absolutely beautiful as are you! Hugs to you.
Thank you Zoe 🙂
Congratulations! And ‘windows default’ doesn’t do the blue justice, it’s lovely.
Thanks very much Pella 🙂
Wow! What a surprise! You looked beautiful and shone radiantly even if the sun didn’t. Huge congratulations xx
That’s very kind Claire, thank you
OH MY GOODNESS!!! Congratulations Marijana 🙂 you are a fantastic writer, let alone seamstress. Waiting for the last sentence in your dress post (The Wedding) to reveal….it is YOUR wedding dress. It is gorgeous.
Thank you Genevieve, I don’t deserve all this praise but will bask in it nonetheless!!
Congratulation!
Merci beaucoup!
I had a little notion that this is what your gorgeous dress was for………Many congratulations!
Ah, well, we did have a little discussion about this after our walk around Libertys. Thank you 🙂
Oh, I’ve gone all tearful.
You look stunning in your beautiful dress even struggling with an umberella. Although I must ask – are there no taxis in your part of London?
Many many congratulations and, now that I know it was your wedding dress, I’m totally convinced you chose exactly the right style, fabric and colour. Fabulous!
Thank you!! I’m tearful too now my almost secret wedding isn’t, and I’ve had all these compliments and congratulations!
As for taxis, that first photo was taken right by the river on the Thames Path and I literally had to walk less than 100 … yards 😉 but it was so windy!!
Congratulations on your wedding and also on the beautiful dress, you looked wonderful, and I wish you and your new husband every happiness ……
Thank you JJ, you’re very kind.
Wow you look fabulous…i presumed the dress was for a wedding but had no inkling it was yours! Congratulations and look forward to hearing all about it! Lol bx
Thank you dear Barbara! We’ll have a good laugh about this soon!
It’s a beautiful dress for a very happy occasion! Wow, you really are someone to trust with a secret ?. I hope you will have many happy years together, and I believe that rain on a wedding day is considered to be good luck.
Ha ha, I hope so. I did wonder if we should have gone to Vegas (for the heat at least) but have been assured I’d have hated it.
Thanks for the best wishes.
Congratulations, beautiful lady. The dress is wonderful, what a fantastic colour. And those sleeves are all kinds of awesome.
Thank you Louise, that’s very kind 🙂
Oh blimey! I too thought you were already married! Not one to make a hasty decision then?? But what a lovely dress. The sleeves are special. It is a great shade and looks sensational with the red and white bouquet. I can’t believe you were even considering polyester darling.
Many congratulations!
Thank you, dear Kate. Damon and I have thought of ourselves as married for a very long time, but now we can say husband and wife without feeling slightly fraudulent…
As for the bouquet, that’s another photographic illusion I’m afraid as the gerberas weren’t red but a deep, darkest pink (http://www.floristholland.nl/en/products/florist_cut_flowers/overview/overview_item/t/gerbera_jamesonii_aladin), a colour so lovely that it deserves a dress of its own!!
The sleeves! The sleeves! And the slit!!! I am so happy for you, M. You look absolutely radiant in that stunning green and that description of the blue-green of the Dalmation shore will stay in my memory forever. Brava!! 🙂 PS In spite of the struggles with the umbrella the movement in the first photo is lovely!!
Thank you (for so much!).
Interesting what you say about the photo; all the pictures were taken by my mother who’s a very keen photographer. She said this picture is her favourite.
A big well done to your mom! 🙂
Beautiful dress – and bride! Congratulations! I love the first photo too!
Thank you Sheryll! I didn’t know whether to laugh or groan when I saw that picture: it was the first one I got from a batch of about 100!
Oh wow, congratulations!!!!
🙂 Thank you
You look amazing. Congratulations on getting married.
Thanks Claire 🙂
Oh how absolutely lovely. Congratulations! The choice of design and fabric was perfect and you look radiant and gorgeous. I’m so excited!
Thank you. I hope it wasn’t all make-up… but I’ve been radiating a lot today because of all the happy comments!!
Your dress is so very lovely: the color, the flow, the sleeves, the slit. Simple and elegant.
Thank you Elle! It’s my favourite dress ever possibly, probably because of the colour and the flow.
All I can comment after everyone else is “BEAUTIFUL”
Where did you get married ? I got married at Woolwich Registrary Office !
Thank you Valerie and YES, me too! We lived in various places around Woolwich in our early years together (our babies were registered there).
Wow – how cool are you!
Gave me goosebumps to read that final sentence and see your lovely photos.
Many congratulations xx
Thank you Sheree!
Yay! Congratulations! You both look awesome and the dress rocks.
Praise indeed! Thank you so much!!
Well done, the dress looked lovely and your smile says it all! Congratulations and I wish you all the happiness in the world for your married life. Your painstaking and dedicated sewing exploits were obviously heading towards this crescendo. Keep it up. X
Thank you 🙂 Now that particular challenge is over, let’s hope it’s not the end but a new beginning!
Many congratulations! The dress is stunning as is the bride. And those sleeves are wonderful. Much nicer than in striped cotton.
I’m glad you like the final version of the sleeves: I think I can stop now!
Thank you for the congratulations and the compliments.
Squeeeeeeeeeee.
Me and the spouse made it legal 13 years in (for health insurance, if that doesn’t tell you I live in USA nothing else does).
Honeymoon?
As usual Stephanie, you’ve made me laugh where I least expected to!
As for that honeymoon? Maybe some kind of equivalent elopement from the kids would be a good idea.
We are still looking for the perfect honeymoon timing. Perhaps when both of the teens are out of the house.
I wish you nothing but honeymoons.
Massive congratulations Marianna, love how you told your story, but even more the dress, swoon! Those sleeves are to die for! Hope you had a truly lovely and memorable day.
Thank you Karen, we did. And I’m so glad you liked the dress 🙂
Wow! What a suprise. The dress was the perfect choice and you look stunning. Congratulations.
Thank you!
You look lovely and very happy. Congratulations.
Thank you so much Jane.
Oh my goodness! Congratulations!!! You look absolutely beautiful and that dress is just stunning! And what a show of skill to be able to pull it off in such a short time – truly impressed.
Thanks so much Jenny 🙂