My Christening Bonnet

So, when I was a baby and had my christening (baptism), I wore a white baby gown and a white bonnet edged in lace. This was no ordinary bonnet. This bonnet was also to be my wedding handkerchief if I ever got married.
So...a month before the wedding, my mom began what would become the tedious task of converting my christening bonnet into my wedding handkerchief. She sat down with a pair of scissors and some good old elbow grease to get the hundreds of threads out that created the original bonnet. Mom said she waited 27 years to do this and she was so happy (and of course she cried).


















I wasn't sure how I would carry my handkerchief because I knew I didn't want to carry a clutch the day of and I didn't want to "tuck it in" anywhere and I wanted to have it with me as I walked down the aisle instead of having Al hold it for me. In the end I decided to wrap my bouquet with my handkerchief to have it near me at all times. It worked out perfectly! I'm hoping to make this another family heirloom that I can pass along to my children and I might have to develop some sort of sewing skills so I can return the handkerchief to it's bonnet state.....hmmmm....