The Graduation Ball

I'm so excited to share some of the photos from the Graduation Ball.  It was definitely one of the highlights of the week! 

It was a black tie event and originally I was planning on making a gown, but I decided to wear one of the gowns I'd already made!  David helped me choose between the two gowns (this one--a 1934 pattern from Wearing History and my 'Serenity' gown) and the Wearing History gown was the clear winner.

This one has really neat art deco detailing on the back.  What's that in the background, you ask?

Why, it's a giant ice sculpture of one of the university buildings....

It's not just any ice sculpture, but one that has a long straw inside.  You can pour your drink in the top and then catch it in your mouth at the bottom (eeeewwww....)  As you can imagine, the ice sculpture had its own guard (teehee).

While we didn't put our mouths anywhere near the ice scuplture, we did partake of another cool treat--ice cream!  There was also live music, free champagne and lots of socializing!

And of course, fun photos! Hats off to all the grads!!