THE lace on Ilana's wedding dress

We have a number of special heirlooms we have been able to feature in weddings.  The Cake Knife (pictured elsewhere), the lavolier (given to my grandmother as an engagement present, maybe 1915).

And the lace, which was featured for the first time (maybe before that) on my great grandmother Delia's dress in 1896.  You can pick it out on her dress on the picture on the living room wall (part of the Delia Wall).  Supposedly it's been on 'everybody's' wedding dress.  On my grandmother, on my mother, om mine, my sister's, now Ilana.  I don't know about my aunt.

Now my cousin claims to be married in a crushed velvet mini-dress in 1969.  How come I've never seen pictures?  I want pictures!  She said it weighed a ton.

Ilana figure a way to drape it on the back of her dress.  It's connected with little snaps.  I think it worked swell.  A beautiful piece of french lace; it drapes beautifully.

This closeup, again taken from the photographer's website was taken when Dennis and I are escorting her to the front.

And a rant to the Kenmore Police Department who gave me a ridiculous traffic ticket yesterday evening.