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| Some of our creations bunched together. |
When my grandmother was in from Mexico and my aunt from Arkansas, one night we all got together for a girls night. In this girls night we were supposed to be doing lashes and girly things. Well, we did get around to those girly things, but something else remarkable happened.
Earlier that day, I had gone to lunch with my mom, aunt and grandmother, who we call "Mother." My mom brought up an idea I had mentioned a while back about getting a bouquet made out of broaches and/or fabric. Well of course, being the creative family we all are, we decided we could take it on as a project and build it ourselves. So, we decided to take advantage of our girls night and star making my wedding bouquet.
My mom and I followed their advice on what types of fabric to buy, and we found alot of different textures and color...yes, I said color. We even have a splash of the wedding-taboo color black in the bouquet.
My grandmother is practically a genius when it comes to making flowers and crafty things like that. My aunt Debbie also remembered my grandfather Lio's mom used to make "handmade lace" or "crochets." She was able to find some of it stored away, and we made bouquet flowers out of it too. It was a whole mess of fun, and while I don't have a finished product yet, I have all the flowers thanks to all the ladies of my family.
We all sat down and created our own masterpiece. It was certainly a memory I will never forget.
When it comes time to marry Josh, not only will I be assured I have my family's blessing and support, but also a piece of them will be up there at the altar with me. And when I get the bouquet preserved, I know I will forever have that to cherish.
Here are some photos of the unfinished product, i'll post finished photos later:
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| Two of aunts, mom and mother all hard at work. |
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| Cousin Gregory and Aunt Yvonne. |
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| The beginnings of one of Mother's beautiful flowers. |
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| How fun does this look! |
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| Hard work, determination and lots of laughter |
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| More flower making :) |
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| Many jokes and fun stories filled our night. |
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| My mom showing off her handmade beauty. |
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| My Aunt Yvonne's beautiful lacy flower. |
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| Perfect little flowers and the mess behind it. |
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| Mi Familia |
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