Dollieh Sanctuary

Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Lowell Spencer Storm!


Johnny's tux is a Ken outfit. Ri-ri's dress is hand crocheted by me.


I think they make a beautiful couple, don't you?


Looks like Johnny wants to start the honeymoon early. XD


Yes, it's a pink tux. Deal with it. I had to.


You gotta admit, he's a cutie.


I was very proud of this dress. I tried several different patterns, but none of them were coming out right, so finally I just said "eff it" and starting looping. The tulle petticoat is actually attached to the dress to accommodate the long waist of the gown. It took me almost a week to make this thing, but I think the work was worth the result, don't you?


The veil cap is also my own design. The bouquet is the only part of the whole outfit I actually used a pattern for.


And now Johnny wrecks the solemn mood by sweeping his new bride off her feet. Not that she's complaining.

As a side note, right after I took this picture, Cherry dropped her bouquet, and it temporarily became a kitty toy. :B

Congrats to the newlyweds! And that dress is wonderful!

That dress is great! I really love the neckline on it.

That dress is amazing! The last picture is very cute.

Ri-Ri did not drop the bouquet-she threw it-the cat caught it. Great dress!

They look lovely together. So...Where are they going and are we going to see a fotoshoot of thehoney moon?

Keep an eye on the kitty cause if she really did catch the bouquet...maybe shes next!?

That's a wonderful dress! And the pink tux suits them, it's cute!

congrats to the couple. Cherry looks really lovey in that.

The dress is beautiful. Congratulations to the couple.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words. It means a whole lot to me, especially since I'm not as practiced in crochet as I am in hand sewing. But I wanted something both special and traditional for Cherry's wedding gown, and my mother (God rest her) was an avid crocheter. There were doilies, gorgeous ones, on every surface in our house when I was growing up. She even put a doily on the dog. (She called it a sweater, but Daddy and I knew better.)

Originally Ri-ri's dress had no straps or sleeves, but I wanted the sleeves, and the straps and choker were necessary to hold up the bodice. Also, the long-waisted bodice sort of 86ed the concept of a separate underpetticoat, so the tulle petticoat is attached to the dress itself.

The cat who "caught" the bouquet, Mississippi, is one of our fixed stray rescues. He's a confirmed bachelor, so no kitty wedding, sorry. XD

I'm still planning on doing tutorials for the futons, but it requires a large setup area and sufficient lighting, and those two happy circumstances have not yet coincided. Stay tuned. ^.^