Today we pray for our home state of Mississippi and our many Tupelo friends. Growing up, Tupelo was our weekend escape. It is heartbreaking to see it, as well as so many other towns across the South, ripped to shreds by yet another devastating storm system. We are reminded once again to cherish every moment. Life is fleeting.
If you would like to help support the tornado relief effort, here are some organizations that are accepting donations.
I love these photographs of Jonathan's grandfather Gerald from the mid-1950s. Although they don't really share features, he reminds me so much of Jonathan. I think it must have something to do with his body language.
This photo was taken with Gerald's stepfather, Mr. Brinkley (front left), half-brother Larry (directly behind Mr. Brinkley) and other family members the night before Gerald left for the army. He served in Columbus, Georgia.
Gerald with Sadie's sisters, Linda and Martha.
Gerald, right, with his cousin Colleen Baggett and grandfather William Cooper. Mr. Cooper died when Gerald was nine years old.
Gerald in his army uniform in Columbus, Georgia. He was serving in the army when his son Greg was born. Sadie rode home to Booneville with her sisters Olivene Green, Lois Geno and brother-in-law Gerald Green shortly before he arrived. Gerald had a three day leave to meet Greg and see Sadie.
You might remember our previous post about Sadie's parents, Clovis and Eliza. I love these photos taken with some of their children, grandchildren and children's spouses in the mid 1950s. The photos tell so much about who they were -- hardworking Christian people who were very devoted to their large family and each other. After Eliza passed away in 1959, the family remained close-knit. The photo below is Clovis and his daughters Kass, Lois, Olivene, Martha, Sadie and Linda. The bottom photo is Clovis with Sadie's first grandchild and my husband, Jonathan.
When it came time to design a wedding invitation suite for unfussy country-inspired nuptials, I pulled inspiration from my mother-in-law, Denise, and a set of vintage napkins I found at an estate sale a couple of years ago.
If Denise and her husband Greg were getting married this year, she'd want a low-key country wedding in the summer. The wedding would take place in a white clapboard church, and the reception would feature fried catfish, sweet tea in Mason jars, wildflowers as decorations and lots of fireflies. There would be live music, well-worn cowboy boots and lots of close family and friends.
To go along with this imagined wedding, I created a cheerful country wedding suite that has a little bit of a vintage vibe and a very relaxed feel. The colors are slightly country, but they were also very popular in the seventies, back when Denise and her husband Greg actually tied the knot. The daisy embroidery unites those themes of country and the 1970s. The fonts are some of our very favorites.
This suite can be customized to match any of the colors used in the embroidery -- so avocado green, soft pink, sun yellow, cottage blue and lavender are all color options.
Below is a photograph of Denise and Greg when they were dating. It was definitely the 1970s. :)
To learn more about the Denise wedding suite, contact us here.
