Tied in a Bow January 2015 | Page 84

Kayla Carpenter walked down the aisle in a lace-covered, vintage-style gown with scoop neck, three-quarter sleeves finished in scallops and a rose-colored sash embellished with rosettes. She finished it off with her mother’s lace veil, a strand of pearls loaned by the groom’s grandmother and earrings that were a gift from the groom.

“My dress was something I would never find in a store,” she said. “At first I thought I wanted a keyhole back and short sleeves but after some thought, I decided on three-quarter sleeves. I thought that the sleeve length was perfect for a wedding in September, and the sleeves really set the dress off.”

A little bit of uncertainty set in during the redesign process, Kayla said, but Ashford reassured her and calmed her jitters.

“Sandra is very easy to work with,” Kayla said. “I’m very happy with the design.”

Kayla had told the groom about how she was going to have her mother’s wedding gown restyled and he liked the idea. He saw his bride in her dress during the first look, which the photographer captured, in downtown Baldwyn.

“He was beaming and said I look beautiful,” she recalled. “He couldn’t believe my gown started with my mother’s wedding gown.”

When Kayla went to pick up her dress in Jackson, Ashford surprised her with a pillow featuring lace from her gown and her mother’s gown. Her nephew, Sidon Carpenter of Baldwyn, proudly carried it in the wedding.

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