I believe I promised photos

Pirates!

The vest and jacket came from DressLikeaPirate.com

Hat and sword from the local Halloween depot.

My boots and riding breeches, shirt via ebay.

In case it’s not absolutely clear – I freaking LOVED THIS COSTUME.

YARRRRRR!

Check out my enormous hair!

A better shot of the dresses.

With the bride and groom

All friends have been cropped or blurred, so as to protect the [not so] innocent. And now that the wedding is over, I’ve moved on to a more extreme haircolor.

Candy apple red, baby!

I survived the wedding weekend.

I had the biggest hair of my life. All I was missing was a sash and tiara, like, such as.

The wedding was a blast. My Halloween costume rocked. There will probably be pictures, once I figure out who doesn’t want their visage linked to mine on the intarwebz.

In the meantime, I’m linking this video – which I love:

Costumes

I love Halloween. It is, hands down, my favorite holiday.

When we were kids, my mom handmade our costumes and we trick-or-treated the neighborhood. As we got older, my folks joined the Crazy Church and their un-Halloween party was never that great. For one thing, costumes were frowned upon. Halloween (and un-Halloween) are not fun unless you can dress up.

The whole idea of being able to put on someone else’s skin – take on an entirely different persona – is the best part of the holiday.

Most of my costume arrived today (purchased in bits and pieces) and I think I’ve found someone who can make the minor alterations I need. I am completely excited because 1. I’ve got a great reason to dress up. Carly’s rehearsal/rehearsal dinner is that night and they’re encouraging costumes. Bad ass. 2. I’ve got a for reals costume. Not a purchased out of a bag thing, but pieces of clothing that are well made and can be used for a long time (not to mention several different kinds of costumes).

I’m leaning more towards pirate, but George Sand is not entirely out of the picture. I’ll probably decide when I find a hat.