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April 5, 2013 by Tien Chiu 6 Comments

Magical moments

Me arriving at the museum:

Tien arriving at the American Textile History Museum
Arriving at the American Textile History Museum

…and with my dress, at the exhibit!

Tien with her wedding dress at the museum exhibit
Me with my wedding dress!

I’m pleased to say that it had a place of honor – it was the central focus of its corner of the room, flanked by two or three dresses to either side. Also had a poster of me in the dress! visible in the top right of the photo. (The poster photo was taken by Joe Decker, the photo itself by B..)

The white corsage indicates that I was one of the brides with a dress in the exhibit.

Here’s a photo of the plaque in front of the exhibit, with a very lovely photo of us at the wedding, courtesy of Jen Michelsen of A Girl and a Camera Photography:

plaque in front of Tien's wedding dress
plaque in front of my wedding dress

They even had a little tablet computer set up with excerpts from my blog!

my blog at the museum!
my blog at the museum!

…and, finally, the “reason for the season”: me and my very beloved B. in front of the exhibit. Here’s to many years more!

 

Tien and B. at museum exhibit
me and B. at museum exhibit

 

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  1. Laurie Carlson Steger says

    April 5, 2013 at 5:37 am

    It was so nice to meet you and see the beautiful wedding ensemble that you wove. Cheers
    Laurie

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  2. terri says

    April 5, 2013 at 3:37 pm

    Congratulations–how exciting to (finally) see your dress in its new home!

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  3. saganishiki says

    April 5, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    Congratulations. I look forward to seeing your dress when I visit in June. You are inspiring!

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  4. Louise Yale says

    April 5, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    Beautiful. So great to see you, your husband and THE DRESS at the museum. Many, many happy years to you both !!
    Cafeina

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  5. Cecilia Plum says

    May 12, 2013 at 8:18 am

    Visiting my daughter in Massachusetts this weekend. I’ve enjoyed following your creative blogs, especially the story of weaving the fabric for your weddding dress and coat. My mother’s day present was a trip to the Textile Museum to see your creation in person. Seeing it up close, I was awed by the overall perfection and the fine detail. We were really thrilled that there was a sample of both the dress and the coat fabrics that we could touch. We were impressed with how soft to the touch they are. We don’t know anything about weaving but it was interesting to see the wrong side and to realize that your choice of materials made the fabric drape beautifully and shimmer in the light. I’ve never commented before but I wanted to tell you how much your work inspires me. PS, good luck with your new job!

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    • Tien Chiu says

      May 12, 2013 at 7:42 pm

      Thank you! I’m thrilled you got a chance to see the dress, and that you liked it. And thanks for the well-wishes on the new job! I’m really looking forward to it. 🙂

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