{"id":11752,"date":"2011-07-22T10:21:37","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T14:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=11752"},"modified":"2011-07-22T10:21:37","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T14:21:37","slug":"what-wendy-wore-ten-years-ago-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/what-wendy-wore-ten-years-ago-today\/","title":{"rendered":"What Wendy Wore: Ten Years Ago Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years ago today, I wore a Richard Tyler wedding gown, Stuart Weitzman shoes, a tiara and a veil.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11753\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11753\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11753 \" title=\"aisle\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/aisle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/aisle.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/aisle-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MsB and the new MrB.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the wedding, my two youngest stepchildren walked our dog, the late <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/09\/loyalty-and-devotion\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mr. Chubbs<\/a>, and my parents&#8217; dog, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/10\/molly-will-be-missed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Molly<\/a>, down the aisle &#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11755\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11755\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11755\" title=\"dogsatwedding\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/dogsatwedding.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/dogsatwedding.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/dogsatwedding-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Molly is on the left, Chubbs is on the right.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;and we had a great cake.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11754\" style=\"width: 435px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/your-wedding-wish-is-my-command-now-vote\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11754\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11754 \" title=\"weddingcake\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddingcake.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddingcake.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddingcake-289x300.jpg 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for original cake post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course, I just had to know whether I could still fit into the dress. I put it on and gorgeous <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/401920628\/stacy-lomman-new-york-spring-2012-runway-show-and\" target=\"_blank\">clothing designer Stacy Lomman<\/a> took my picture in front of a supermarket, to the confusion of passersby. One woman said into her cellphone, &#8220;There&#8217;s a bride out here!&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11757\" style=\"width: 485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11757\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11757 \" title=\"weddinggown2011\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddinggown2011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddinggown2011.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddinggown2011-198x300.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The wedding gown, ten years later.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11758\" style=\"width: 461px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11758\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11758 \" title=\"weddinggownback_1024\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddinggownback_1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"451\" height=\"717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddinggownback_1024.jpg 645w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddinggownback_1024-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 451px) 100vw, 451px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The back view.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was so focused on getting a picture of the gown that I completely forgot about the white leather halter and hiphuggers I changed into near the end of the wedding reception.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11759\" style=\"width: 194px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/your-wedding-wish-is-my-command-now-vote\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11759\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11759\" title=\"weddingleather-2\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddingleather-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddingleather-2.jpg 184w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weddingleather-2-102x300.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wedding leather in 2001. Click for original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I wore the leather outfit a second time for MrB&#8217;s surprise 60th birthday party in 2002, but I wouldn&#8217;t want to try it on again now. I need to do a few billion sit-ups before attempting that!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Happy anniversary to MrB!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years ago today, I wore a Richard Tyler wedding gown, Stuart Weitzman shoes, a tiara and a veil. At the wedding, my two youngest stepchildren walked our dog, the late Mr. Chubbs, and my parents&#8217; dog, Molly, down the aisle &#8230; &#8230;and we had a great cake. Of course, I just had to know&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/07\/what-wendy-wore-ten-years-ago-today\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[110,277,41,118,497],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11752","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anniversaries","8":"category-outfit-post","9":"category-pictures-of-me","10":"category-weddings","11":"category-what-wendy-wore","12":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11752"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11760,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11752\/revisions\/11760"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}