Remnants of the Past.

Monday afternoon I had my annual Cleaning Of The Closet to get rid of things I haven't worn in a while. Ya know how they say if you haven't worn it in a year, then you won't ever wear it again? Yeah, well, I don't listen to that little rule very well. My name is Whitney and I am a clothes hoarder.

I decided it was time to let go of a ton of items (um, 8 trash bags full) and make room for the things I actually wear. You would think I would have all of the room in the world after getting rid of that much stuff, but I could stand to weed out about another 4 bags or so. Goodness gracious I own a lot of clothing.

I successfully ridded myself of many shoes and clothes, some that I hadn't worn since college and lots of fancy/dressy items that I kept thinking there might be something I would wear it to again. Guess what? When an event comes up do I ever resort to my closet? Never. I always feel like I need to get something new. And then I do and I keep it til Kingdom come. It's a nightmare of a cycle, I tell you.

As I stood in the middle of my closet furiously throwing clothes and hangers over my shoulders, I came to a section in the very back and my heart stood still. It was my trousseau. My wedding activity and honeymoon clothes. Sigh.

I sat down with my beautiful clothing and started to look intently at each piece. These pieces had such memories locked inside them. How could I ever part with them?

So I decided no to. I put aside my trousseau and will safely tuck it away in a special box to treasure forever.

First, I found this:



I wore this fun skirt to my Bridal Luncheon with all of the girls in my bridal party. My best friends and family are represented in this skirt. What fun memories were made in it.



I neatly folded the skirt and placed it inside the box and moved on to the next piece.



This is my rehearsal dinner dress. I absolutely loved it. It is made my BCBG and it was the perfect balance of flashy/fun. I later saw Kelly Ripa wearing this exact dress and that made me smile. :)



(Gee, I wish we had better cameras back then! It's amazing how technology progresses in 5 short years.)

That dress holds a cornucopia of emotions! I laughed in that dress, I goofed off in that dress, I rehearsed my wedding in that dress, I had a meltdown in that dress. All in the same night! If that dress could talk, oh the stories it could tell. :)

Now behold one of my favorite dresses OF. ALL. TIME.



My Get-Away dress!!

This dress is amazing for so many reasons. 1.) It's the perfect shade of green for my skin, hair and eyes. 2.) It's flowey and blingy. 3.) It is what I wore to leave my childhood behind me and embrace the world marriage and independence.





You can't really tell from this picture, but the back is gathered and flowey with a little bit of diamond embellishment. Ah, so pretty!

The next items are a few things that I wore on our honemoon:







Husby loves me in yellow, so I made sure to wear lots of yellow on our honeymoon!



(Our film messed up. Stupid disposable cameras.)

My walk down memory lane left me smiling and reliving so many memories that I will cherish always. I know that the clothing doesn't come close to the treasure of a memory, but in some strange way, these clothes help me to remember just a little bit better. And I hope to sit down with my children one day, pull out each piece and show them what Mommy wore during the most special week of her life.

I think if I have a daughter on down the road, she will appreciate it a lot more than Weebie. :)

Anyone out there have any special piece of clothing they just can't get rid of?