Comments on: Happily prepared http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/23/happily-prepared/ Manolo Loves the Brides! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:50:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: La BellaDonna http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/23/happily-prepared/#comment-101654 La BellaDonna Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:25:46 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/23/happily-prepared/#comment-101654 I can go one better. For our wedding, my husband-to-be was wearing period clothing (as was I). For months, he'd been trying things on for fittings: putting them on, taking them off, putting them on ... no problem. <i>The day of the wedding:</i> he buttoned up his breeches, and those danged pearl-headed buttons - ! <b>Every single pearl PULLED OFF the metal shank!!!</b> Yes, that's right; the metal shanks stayed where I had securely sewn them to the breeches, but they were headless! Thank heaven for the safety pins - although it was crushing to me, as I had worked so hard so that the outfit would look nice! When my brother got married, I bought my formal bag with an eye to packing an emergency kit for his bride - needles, thread, tiny scissors, packaged SHOUT wipes, pins, everything I could think of. And I wound up stitching bridesmaids into their gowns so they wouldn't inadvertently flash folks, and boy oh boy, were the SHOUT wipes a good idea! As the bride exited the limo, the wind whipped up, and her train flew back into the limo, and something <i>in the limo</i> left a big black blotch on her dress! Fortunately, I got it off before she went into the church, but it was A Moment - and one we could have done without. I had also picked up a couple of different umbrellas, one white, one clear, one I-don't-remember-what, as it seemed as if it might rain, and I knew there was no provision for keeping her dry as she moved between buildings. Fortunately, those at least were not needed. I can go one better. For our wedding, my husband-to-be was wearing period clothing (as was I). For months, he’d been trying things on for fittings: putting them on, taking them off, putting them on … no problem.

The day of the wedding: he buttoned up his breeches, and those danged pearl-headed buttons - ! Every single pearl PULLED OFF the metal shank!!! Yes, that’s right; the metal shanks stayed where I had securely sewn them to the breeches, but they were headless!

Thank heaven for the safety pins - although it was crushing to me, as I had worked so hard so that the outfit would look nice!

When my brother got married, I bought my formal bag with an eye to packing an emergency kit for his bride - needles, thread, tiny scissors, packaged SHOUT wipes, pins, everything I could think of. And I wound up stitching bridesmaids into their gowns so they wouldn’t inadvertently flash folks, and boy oh boy, were the SHOUT wipes a good idea! As the bride exited the limo, the wind whipped up, and her train flew back into the limo, and something in the limo left a big black blotch on her dress! Fortunately, I got it off before she went into the church, but it was A Moment - and one we could have done without. I had also picked up a couple of different umbrellas, one white, one clear, one I-don’t-remember-what, as it seemed as if it might rain, and I knew there was no provision for keeping her dry as she moved between buildings. Fortunately, those at least were not needed.

]]> By: Dianasaur http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/23/happily-prepared/#comment-98749 Dianasaur Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:50:05 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/23/happily-prepared/#comment-98749 Hee-hee. That could have made for an interesting wedding video, you could have won thousands of dollars Meg! I think I'll just look at what's in the kits and put one together myself. It's probably cheaper I think. Hee-hee. That could have made for an interesting wedding video, you could have won thousands of dollars Meg! I think I’ll just look at what’s in the kits and put one together myself. It’s probably cheaper I think.

]]> By: Meg http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/23/happily-prepared/#comment-98305 Meg Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:43:15 +0000 http://manolobrides.com/2007/04/23/happily-prepared/#comment-98305 We could have used one of those. It was an emergency stop at the hotel convenience store to get safety pins because my husband assumed his pants had belt loops and that losing a little weight wasn't a problem and the pants did not have belt loops and it was a problem. But all's well that ends well. We could have used one of those. It was an emergency stop at the hotel convenience store to get safety pins because my husband assumed his pants had belt loops and that losing a little weight wasn’t a problem and the pants did not have belt loops and it was a problem. But all’s well that ends well.

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