On the 13th of April my hubby and I both had the pleasure in christening baby Julia, the orthodox ceremony was held in Geelong and the celebrations followed with a lunch in Barwon Heads. We were both very thrilled and honoured to be Julia's god parents and be a part of her life
Early in the week I managed to catch a terrible cold (I blame all the outdoor exercise) and spent the week alternating between the couch and bed on antibiotics trying to get better. I wasn't completely myself on the Saturday of the christening but pushed through the church service and the afternoon celebrations and made sure that my hubby kept a close on me to ensure I wouldn't pass out.
Julia's dress is from a Melbourne designer called Purple Pips and are handmade and made to the child's measurement, which was an extra tick for me, I fell in love with a while back and the other the christening details such as the candle, box and outfit where all purchased from a local christening shop in Sydney road called Evie and Johns Boutique, they have been in business for 30 years and at first glance the store can be a little overwhelming. In saying that if you go in and be specific with Evie you can walk out of there with gorgeous stuff at probably the most reasonable price. I shopped around for baby Julia's christening dress and the price was as high at $800 including the booties and headband and Evie was by far the cheapest of about five different christening shops.
The dress I wore had been planned since the start of the year, and travelled all the way from the US from my favourite designer Diane Von Furstenberg, there is just something about the way the dresses are made which seem to fit me like a glove, I rarely have to try them on, just get my standard size and away we go. I purchased the Navy Zarita dress as I am certain that I will be wearing this dress for years to come.
I have kept the photos to the more of the details of the christening in fear that my family may not want there faces on my blog, I guess by now they know what they are in for when I say cheese with the camera. Also I forgot to mention the amazing shoes which recieved the greatest attention were from Jo Mercer, I have been a little obsessed with this store, they have the best shoes at the most reasonable prices and they also have really good sales on just about all the time. It makes it easier to justify to husband when they are 25% cheaper.
As a thank you, I received this gorgeous Hermes bangle from the family, which i was needless to say very surprised and overwhelmed at such an amazing gift.
Babs
