Special Occasion Clothes: Infant
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Christening Dress
Asked by V.H. from Chicago
on January 18, 2007
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Hello -
I'm looking for a dress my daughter will wear to her baptism in a few weeks. She will be 3 months old at the time. I don't want to spend too much money (n...
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- Try e-bay if you have enough time. I just bought my daughters flower girl's dresses off e-bay and I paid only $25.00 dollars a dress. I know they also have a ton of b...
- Try JCPenney, my son was just baptized and I got his adorable little "suit" from there. Also, the spring clothes are already out, so you might find a white dress jus...
- Bebe Elegante on Ashland (between Roscoe and School) street have many Christening gowns. There is also a children's boutique in Lincoln Square a next to Timeless Toys.
Do You Ever Want to Wear Your Wedding Dress?
Asked by M.. from Detroit
on July 26, 2011
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I know this is kind of silly, but my wedding anniversary is coming up and for some reason I have been thinking about my wedding dress. Its stored at my parents house ...
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- Yes, mine is sooo pretty, and it still fits 22 years later! I've put it on a few times, and it seems a waste to have it hanging in the closet, but what do you do... I...
- I had my preserved and I to want to wear it but I can't. DH says I will be the crazy lady if I try to take it out.
- It's been more than a month, and I still haven't gotten my wedding dress cleaned... yikes. I love my dress!! I can't imagine WHY or WHERE I would ever wear it again...
Christening Gift for Goddaughter
Asked by M.D. from New York
on July 6, 2008
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My husband is the godfather to his cousins daughter. He wanted to buy something special for her christening. But, we found out that the godmother already bought a cros...
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- Hi Nicole, My daughter received the Tiffany dumb bell rattle from her godfather. It is a lovely piece and is engraved with her name. Its something she'll always hav...
- I just had my twins 1st birthday party and we got a really great gift from their aunt. She bought a photo package from Sears for them. It might be nice to buy her th...
- Why not get a gift certificate to have professional pictures taken somewhere and a pretty frame. That's what we did for my husband's nephew (ran into same thing w/my ...
Baptism
Asked by S.B. from Minneapolis
on March 19, 2007
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My son's baptism is comming up and I was just wondering if anyone had a few ideas for gifts? I want to get him something memorable, and also something for his god pare...
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- In our family, we've always done a small pewter plate that engraved around the edges with the child's statistics from birth, Godparents names & church baptized at. The...
- I still have a nice frame with a picture on her dresser, its a wonderful keepsake. I also have a picture that was given to me by the church that has her baptisum date...
- I remember seeing this message and didn't have any recommendations at the time. Did you receive any gift ideas? If so, would you mind sharing?
Baptism
Asked by A.M. from Dallas
on January 28, 2010
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Hi Moms,
I hope you all can help me with this. My two sons, ages 1 and 2, and I will be getting baptized soon at an Anglican (think Episcopal) Church. I haven't a c...
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- Yes, your sons should be in white. because of their age/size there may be a couple options, but white suits/tuxes are the normal attire. You should wear a nice dress...
- Here are three links to several options for your sons. http://www.cutieclothes.com/christening-boys-christening.html http://www.onesmallchild.com/category/Chri...
- My son was baptized in the Episcopal Church when he was a little over 1 and I put him in a light blue one piece suit/jon jon w/ dress shoes and knee socks. I think if...
Baptism Outfit for Boy - Does It Have to Be Traditional?
Asked by C.B. from Madison
on February 17, 2011
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Is it really necessary for a baby boy to wear a typical baptism outfit? My 5 month old will be baptized in a couple of weeks, and the outfits I found online are upward...
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- I got my son's on sale at Babies r Us...for like $20. My daughter wore a pretty white dress I found at Target I think...
- I like a traditional Baptism outfit. I found some on www.christeningshop.com that were closer to $50. We bought a nice one for our oldest and ended up using it with ...
- I have never seen a baptism where the child actually wore a "baptismal outfit." If the baby was a boy he wore khakis and a button down (usually plaid actually, not wh...
What to Do with a Wedding Dress
Asked by L.O. from Detroit
on February 15, 2008
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I have been married for 8 years... My wedding dress was hanging in the closet in our extra bedroom..But then we had our second child who moved into that bedroom and I ...
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- Dear L., I wish you would've asked that question before you got rid of it. A little Italian lady helped me make a christening outfit & crib set for our child. We...
- Hi L., I have been married for just a year now and of course I still have my gown. Right now I actually still put it on sometimes. I put it on the Christmas after o...
- My mom has a friend who turns wedding dresses into teddy bears. I recently gave her mine, which is 17 years old, and I should have it back soon.
Baptism Gown or Pant Suit?
Asked by M.S. from Kansas City
on January 3, 2008
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Growing up, whenever a baby was baptized, girl or boy, the child wore a gown. I am preparing for my son's baptism (Catholic Church) and would like to do the same. Ho...
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- I'm not catholic and may not be much help but my sister-in-law dressed both of her boys in the traditional gown. I would say do that if that's what is traditional in ...
- Hi M. I have to say I'm all about the gown. My son was baptiaed at 9mo and since he was a big baby we could not use the gown in the family because it was to small,...
- Its absolutely approriate and totally traditional for either a boy or girl to wear a baptismal gown. We have a family gown thats been passed back and forth and has be...
"Special" Baptism Gown
Asked by L.F. from Minneapolis
on March 26, 2010
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My first daughter wore my baptism gown for her baptism. My second daughter will be baptised in June but she won't be able to wear it. She is being baptised at an old...
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- Unfortunately I didn't think of this until both my daugthers had been baptized, but I would have loved to use my mother's wedding gown to create a baptismal gown. She...
- I had a white confirmation dress that a good friend and talented costumer made into a beautiful baptism gown. It is so pretty and had some history behind it. I knew I ...
- My Mom's best friend did that. The custom in her family is to take the wedding gown to a dress maker and use the cloth of the train to make a christening gown. When ...
Shoes for Baptism?
Asked by M.W. from Los Angeles
on August 20, 2009
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Hi ladies! My 8 month old son will be baptized in a few weeks. He is going to wear an adorable bubble romper. He is only crawling not walking but will he need to wear ...
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- If you really want then put him in the shoes, otherwise I just did socks for my sister's wedding and my little dude was only a few months old and wore a little pants s...
- babies are adorable in socks!
- I think as long as they are white it doesnt matter he is still a baby. We used little while shoes plain nothing special but he looked sooo cute.Either way it will be a...
