Two whole months ago - September 9, 2017 - Brian the Engineer and I took our new little one to her very first Regency Society of Virginia picnic! And we asked our friend Stephen of
Modest Monkey Photography to join us as a sort of unofficial photographer for the event. He got some great photos, which you can see throughout this post. Unless otherwise noted, the rest of the photos (and there are a lot of them!) are by me or Brian.
I wore my
white Sheer Striped Gown over my
Regency stays (for the first time in over a year) and a quickly jury-rigged white petticoat with shoulder straps. Reptar wore the
simple drawstring dress and eyelet cap I made for her just before the event.
Daddy and daughter were quite popular subjects for photos!
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| Photo by Rebecca |
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| Photo by Stacy |
Our friends Will and Stacy knew we were bringing Reptar, so they brought along a cradle for her to lie down in:
But she wasn't in there long! There was always someone willing to hold her, it seems:
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| Megan and Heather |
Before the meal, a group of us took a tour of Francis Land House, where the picnic was hosted. I had never been there before, and I very much enjoyed the tour - and learned a lot!
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| Listening intently to our guide |
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| I do not remember her name, but she did an excellent job |
So many Shocking Bad Hats were in attendance!
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| Rebecca, in the middle, is the creator of said hats. |
They are just as fabulous from the back!
Stephen took advantage of the beautiful lighting in the hallway to get some portraits of me:
This room was my favorite:
I stole a shot out of the window, spying on the remainder of our group:
Our guide talks about the most expensive item in the room - the ladies' sewing table!
Stacy just looked like she belonged in that room:
Once the tour was over, it was time to eat! I took no photos of the food, being too hungry to pause. But after the picnic, there was more socialization. Some played cards, some played Graces, and some took a turn about the garden.
Heather had brought a bit of sewing:
More photos can be seen on the RSV Facebook page
here.
And Reptar needed lunch, too:
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| Photo by Rebecca |
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| Photo by Rebecca |
Brian the Engineer lived up to his name, and engineered this baby carrier for me from a blanket:
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| Reptar is not sure she approves... |
But it worked great!
I also got some shots of her in her new dress and cap:
And the obligatory sonic screwdriver pics:
Just a few more miscellaneous photos:
Oh what a lovely event! The setting and the weather and everyone looks stunning!
ReplyDelete(Psst I thnk you left Reptar's name up in the first couple of paragraphs. She's beautiful too. Those cheeks! *___* )
It was. :)
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It looks like such a fun event, so many lovely pictures. Reptar looks adorable, as ever.
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was a lot of fun. :)
DeleteI was squeeing and oohing and ahhing while scrolling through this whole post! Reptar is such an adorable little babe and has lovely parents :)
ReplyDeleteAww, thanks! She is quite ridiculous.
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