I haven't posted in the last few days because I wanted my wedding to still be the most recent thing that happened. Unfortunately, life seems to be moving on despite that wish. Since I have to go back to work on Monday, I had better start getting used to the reality of things. Besides, I've been knitting like crazy the past few weeks and I haven't taken the time to post, so there's some catching up to do!
But first, a few more pictures.
This is the garter that Jessica so kindly knit for me. It was the "something blue" in my attire, and I knew that Jessica was the go-to person for that color ;) She did a beautiful job with it, despite the "interesting" pattern she had to work with.
The pattern suggested using some knitting elastic to keep it up, but Jessica and I couldn't get that to work. Once I got home, I just threaded some 3/8" elastic behind the ribbon, and it worked beautifully.
And then, there's Jody's shawl. She asked me if she could knit one for me, and added "don't hesitate, just say yes". So I did! And I'm so glad.
It is gorgeous, of course. It has a golden sheen to it, and I thought it complemented the dress very well. I love that Jody designed the shawl as a metaphor for a marriage. How perfect! You can read Jody's posts about it here and here.
I did keep a big secret from you, but only for a few weeks! One of our relatives is quite ill, and we're worried that they might not be able to attend our April wedding. So we decided about four weeks ago to have a small ceremony. It was a huge mental adjustment and quite stressful at first (Remember the week with the fire alarm and the broken car? Yeah, I was also planning this wedding), but our family was so helpful and wonderful, and I could not think of a more perfect way for everything to work out.
