Dedication Dress

Because of the craziness of yesterday we didn't get a lot of pictures of Charlotte in her Dedication dress.  We will have a mini photo shoot of her in the dress hopefully next week so that y'all can see how beautiful it is on.  But until then here are some pictures so that you can see how gorgeous the dress is!

This dress is so special to me.  My Mom made Christening/Dedication dresses for numerous cousins and so I was so excited to find out that we were having a girl so that I could ask Mom to make one for my little girl.  I think I might have even asked her to make it the night that we found out that we were having a girl!  Mom has been working on this dress for months and it is beautiful.  I always knew that she was a talented seamstress but she definitely outdid herself on this dress!  It is a beautiful and I know it was a labor of love to make it.  Thank you Mom for making such a beautiful dress that I Charlotte looked beautiful in and I know her little girl will look gorgeous in one day!

Look at the beautiful lace and tucks and smocking!  We monogrammed Charlotte's initials above the tucks.  Mom wanted a dress that was beautiful but didn't detract from Charlotte.  I think she achieved her goal!

Mom smocked little pearls into to the bodice and pleated the collar.

A closeup of the sweet sleeves

I have never been as nervous as when I was monogramming the dress!  It was almost finished by the time I got it and I was terrified that something was going to go wrong and I was going to ruin the dress!  Thankfully, it all went fine but I watched it like a hawk!

Mom stitched each piece of lace together.  Each layer is a different strip of lace!

Mom decided to use these beauty pins to close the dress so that we could close it as tight or as loose as Charlotte needed.  I think they added a beautiful touch.

Mom also made a beautiful slip that was closed by these ribbon bows.  There was lace around the armholes and the bottom.  The slip also has a monogram of Charlotte's name, birthdate, and grandparents names.  If we have another little girl she'll wear this slip too!

Mom, thank you for all of your hard work and love that you put in to this dress!  It is beautiful and Charlotte looked like a little angel in it!