I Know Why English Ladies Wear Hats
We were encouraged to wear hats for the vintage-styled wedding of our dear ones, Leia and Orion. It was a good thing too, because of the overcast and drizzle. “The next best thing to a wig,” I told my friend Chris, who just happens to be from England. “You can just put it on and forget about your hairdo.”
The garden party ceremony was held under a tent in the Anahata field alongside the river. It was officiated by Katherine Moonflower, which added a personal touch because Katherine, like many of us present, had watched the two (Blue Mountain School alumni) grow up. More of Katherine’s custom wedding ceremonies can be seen HERE.
The downpour of the morning subsided, and the love present was the sun that brightened the heartwarming gathering. A mist floated in and out and somewhere a super moon’s illumination was rising.
The wedding was happily attended by a community of generations. I felt privileged to be even a small part of it.
Along with being a celebration of two special people raised in Floyd’s alter-native community, it was a fashion show of hats and smiling faces.
The wearing of hats added a timeless simple elegance to the afternoon and made me think of Rod Stewart’s song “You Wear it Well” (Madame Onassis has nothing on you).
The union was sealed with a kiss, cheered on by family and friends.
After the ceremony the beautiful bride posed with Katherine, wearing a vintage-styled hat that was made by Floyd hat maker extraordinaire, Teagan Dobkins. Both the bride and groom can be seen modeling her hats on her Tittle Millinery website. Leia, a professional dancer, even has a hat named after her, and both Leia and Orion are featured in a romantic movie clip on the site! Watch it HERE.
Hats off to the bride and groom, now wife and husband, for a wonderful sharing of love and for the promise of many blessings to come.
August 10th, 2014 2:03 pm
A truly beautiful wedding and what a super idea to wear all those lovely hats.
August 10th, 2014 7:08 pm
It looks like a lovely wedding Coll.
Where are the pictures of you and your hat?
August 10th, 2014 7:27 pm
I didn’t take any of myself. My hat was black with a veil!
August 10th, 2014 9:41 pm
I was out of town and sorry I missed this Special Event..two beautiful souls wedding…
August 11th, 2014 12:07 am
Hats off, to the bride and groom. ‘Cool’, was the first word that came to mind.
Sorry for not commenting of late. I have read, but due to my location at present, access to the net is limited, so commenting has taken a back seat.
August 11th, 2014 12:23 am
Cute hats! And the bride looks lovely!
August 11th, 2014 5:27 am
Looks like a very very special day—-Hats and all!
Nothing like a very personal Wedding!
August 11th, 2014 12:25 pm
What an interesting idea to ask attendees to wear hats — and an interesting variety thereof.
August 13th, 2014 9:02 pm
[…] wedding in which we were encouraged to wear hats and it was drizzling rain. “It’s the next best thing to a wig. You put it on and forgot about your hair-do,” I said to a friend. And you know how much it rains in England. More HERE. […]
August 16th, 2014 11:00 am
fun hats, sun hats.