The Making of...The Baptism Outfit

I can't quite remember where I first heard of it, but making my baby's baptism outfit out of my wedding dress was one of those ideas that I kept tucked away in my mind, and when the time came for Frankie's baptism, there was no question that I wanted my mom to make his outfit from my dress.  After my Grammy from New Hampshire passed away in 2008, as we were going through her belongings, we kept a few of the infant sweater sets she knitted...hoping one day Laura & I would get to dress babies of our own in them. It seemed fitting that Frankie wear one of those sweaters over his outfit. And in a way, Grammy contributed more than just that sweater - thanks to her passing her amazing sewing talents on to mom, Frankie was able to wear a piece from his parent's holy marriage sacrament on the day of his first sacrament.

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