A wedding in the family – 1951
“Gillian” mum said, holding out one of the beautiful white dresses that hung in a captivating row, across the room. The dresses that she and Leeta had made especially for each of us. “Arms up” Gill put both arms up and a lovely, white, silky dress was slipped over her head, while we looked on with anticipation. Gill walked slowly out of the line, looking down at her lovely dress. I was more interested in the dresses still hanging up. “Babs” My arms shot up eagerly as mum came forward holding my dress. She slipped it over my head. Mum was adept at slipping dresses on without our arms getting caught up in the sleeves. With five girls she had had a lot of practice. “Turn round” mum said, and she tied the waist band. “Now don’t play around, keep your dresses clean.” We had no intentions of playing in such beautiful dresses, we were more interested in parading around like little ladies.
“Just look at the time” mum said, all flustered now. “Quickly… Sandie…Tina…arms up” She hurriedly dropped their dresses over their heads and tied the waist bands. Wendy was being dressed by our eldest sister Leeta, who’s big day it was.
“Quickly now, downstairs all of you” she said, ushering us out the door. As we were making our way downstairs, to whatever transport was waiting to take us to the church, she suddenly cried “Oh no! Sandie! Tina! you have the wrong dresses on!” They looked at her blankly. “There’s no time now, they will have to do. Come on girls, quickly!”
Sandie was, and still is, considerably taller than the rest of us, as you can see in the photograph.
I so remember those little baskets!
Now I have a question for you. No prize I’m afraid. You can clearly see, in the photograph, who Tina and Sandie are. The question is, which one do you think is me?
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Sassy Kat | 21 June 2008 at 1:41
We think you are on the far left looking at the photo. The dress does look different than the other, though it certainly is beautiful. What a beautiful wedding that must have been. So much fun for all of you to be in it.
Sassy & Momo
Babs (Beetle) | 21 June 2008 at 2:20
sassy kat: Far left is Sandie, next to her is Tina – both in the wrong dresses ;O)
Swubird | 21 June 2008 at 3:16
Babs:
YOu have to be the little one standing at middle front.
Drowsey Monkey | 21 June 2008 at 4:12
2nd last one on the right. ??
Kathy | 21 June 2008 at 11:42
The picture is beautiful! Funny about the dress switcheroo!
Babs (Beetle) | 21 June 2008 at 14:18
One of you have picked correctly.
Middle Ditch | 21 June 2008 at 15:05
Ah, how cute. I think that you are the little one in the middel.
JD at I Do Things | 21 June 2008 at 15:14
Lovely story. I can just see the little girls all holding up their arms, and that wonderful feeling of a beautiful, grown-up dress being slipped over their heads.
I’m thinking you’re the leetlest one in the middle?
JD at I Do Things
Daisy | 21 June 2008 at 15:31
I can tell the two on the left are in the wrong dresses, especially the extra-long one! I think you are second from the right.
Babs (Beetle) | 21 June 2008 at 18:44
All:
Drowsey and Daisy are correct. How clever you both are!
Sassy Kat | 22 June 2008 at 2:28
Opus and Roscoe posted a photo for me but this is the information that I received from email on how to do it:
http://greeandothello.blogspot.com/
and copied from the CB: the ID to post is greeandothellowedding and the password is hawaiiisgreat
Hope this helps you out. See you at the wedding.
Sassy & Momo
Jennifer Robin | 24 June 2008 at 19:49
Beautiful old family photo!
Drowsey Monkey | 25 June 2008 at 5:18
YeeHaw! I thought that looked like you
Liudmila | 27 June 2008 at 12:27
What beautiful photo! I’ve never seen something like this! And I like the idea that the feast is for all, not only for the bride (in sense of clothes)