Baptism Dress

We're getting Shelby baptized in the United Methodist church at the end of the month.

It's something we've been looking forward to.

Our family and a handful of friends will be there and we plan to host a light brunch at our house afterwards in celebration.

More to come on that in later posts.

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Today, I want to talk about her baptism dress.

When I first mentioned a dress, my blog bestie, I Do Declare, asked if there was a family gown that everyone had worn.

I knew that Brad's mother had some gowns that had been handed down in her family so I went to her and we discovered that they are just too old and fragile.

So, my plan B was to buy a dress brand new.

I've seen a lot of babies wear the very LONG gowns, but honestly, that just isn't us.

So, I looked online and found a few but my Mom urged me to just 'look' at the local department stores to see what they had.

I did and found these sweet little Feltman Brothers dresses at Belk.

My friend, Katie, gasped and fell on the floor.

She said that she and her sisters had all worn Feltman Brothers dresses when they were christened.

Then, I realized that these little dresses below actually looked a lot like the dress that I was dedicated in.

So, I took at picture to compare when I got home.

Well, guess what?

It is the exact same Feltman Brothers dress, just 37-years later!!!
My Mom bought it at a department store in Indiana and has kept it all these years!

It has the slip underneath, it's hand-embroidered and everything.

So, after talking with my Mom and friends I have decided to have Shelby wear my dress to be baptized in. 

It fits her it just needs a hand washing and pressing and it will be ready to go.

 I think it's pretty special that she will wear it and I plan to have it professionally preserved after this and possibly put into a shadow box.

Does your family have christening/baptism/dedication gowns that are handed down?