I’ve mentioned that all three of my siblings happened to get married within a 9 month period of time. Well, the last wedding was over Memorial Day weekend, which means it was time for me to dust off my cross-stitching supplies and get to work on my third wedding portrait.
You can see the first one (for my brother’s September wedding) here. And here is my other sister’s portrait (for her December wedding).
When it came to the portrait I did for Kelsey and Chris, here is a photo of them (borrowed from my sister’s instagram page) on their wedding day that I referenced for colors:
I also took a few of my own photos the day of the event, so I could try to best copy the shape of Kelsey’s dress and little details like Chris’ tie-tack, his brown shoes and each of their eye colors. I started by sketching out my intentions:
Then I spent a bunch of hours making sure it was perfect. Once I finished, I felt like it was still missing something… their dog! My sister and her husband love Mambo like one of the family, so I decided to add her into their wedding portrait. Here’s a Mambo reference photo (also borrowed from Kelsey’s account…):
And here is the finished wedding portrait:
I love the way it turned out and it was a fun way to make something special for each of my siblings to celebrate their big days!
These pictures are adorable! I remember doing cross stitch, quite a while ago, and I loved it. I love the details you add to the pictures, and Mambo! What a nice rememberance to get.
Happy 4th!
Thank you so much Nancy! I loved seeing the looks on Chris and Kelsey’s faces when they saw that I included Mambo! <3