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Show Se ___TheSali Lake Tribune ATTITUDE Sunday, e R.S.V.P.: Good People Designer Creates Unique Bridal Gowns ® Continued from J-& ® Continued from J-8 wentinto the kitchen where Ruth Watson kneaded dough for Nava- American Sewing Guild. (See related story below.) She made a smocked top, her first start-to-finish garment, to wear in a sixth-grade make-it- Good Causes; jo fry bread. Jennifer Bishop and project development director Nancy McNealhelped get Navajo taco fixings ready and Judy Chism mixed her special barbecue sauce. Tom and Marilyn Ryan stopped by, and Stan and Karol Gleave and Gwen Stansbury came from Provo, along with Larry Warren and Carol Murphy, Park City, and Anne and Jerry Butler, Logan. Mary Lee Begay sat at her | loom, with her daughter Lena Begay, to demonstrate weaving. Sidne Jones was one of many admiring Navajo jewelry shown by Heather Begay. Robyn Simonsen and children Holly and Cameron watched Lorena Noelson fry ‘dough while Tim Simonsen directed traffic to the pasture. Sharon Begay described the Navajo Sheep Project and spoke of its importance to the weavers. Currently, the ewes and lambs are in a summer pasture in Arizona. Among others attending were NancyBush, Alta Begay and Don and LaJuana Williams. Steve and Mary Ann Williams werethere, as were Sally Davis and Jerry and Loraine Timothy. Winoa and Jack Jensen came from Salt Lake City, as did Charlotte Jensen, Jean and Queed Weiler, Nan and Earl Rus- sell and Tammy and Doug Bezzant. yourself fashion show. She did Judy Magid/Th ake Tribune Mary Lee Begay demonstrates weaving at Navajo Sheep Project celebration. “brass beds and a washstand with running water in each room.” Remodeled and expanded, the residence remains a handsome structure open to men and women and home for 39 seniors. Minimum age requirement is 65. Committee chairwoman Nancy Souder and board president Cor- rine Riekhof greeted folks at the door, steering them te the auction and the bar. Roy Souder and Tempel Riekhof foliowed with checkbooks in hand. Board members Irene Warr, Margo Bates and Bob Epperson and Beth Eppersonsat out on the lawn, while Minnie Walton and resident Bessie McLeese stopped to chat with Dale Evansand director Ramona Linnell en route to a dinner table. Jane Aadnesenvisited with Eolia Frazier, and Rob Slingerland was on the veranda helping with the buffet. While the unusual Q SARAH DAFT HOME Western music and the aroma of barbecuing ribs and chicken got the round-up going at the annuai Sarah Daft Home benefit Aug. 23, music and song courtesy of Stacee Riekhof & Co. Close to 180 guests — more than a few in Western wear — gathered under white tents in the home’s back yardto enjoy fingerlickin’ food irom Green Street Social Club. Bids on silent-auction items ranging from blenders and microwaves to baskets of cookies helped bring approximately $10,500 for the benefit of the nondenominational residential-care facility. When Sarah Ann Daft left $35,000,“some stock anda lot on the west side” for the construction of a retirement homefor women (1913-14), she intended the building to have 20 bedrooms, humidity was enough to curl hair, Joyce and Gary McNally were busy shopping the auction, along with June and Dave Davis, Vanez Wilson, Golda and Richard Waldron, PamScarpelli and Doug and Barbara Johnson. Ellen Christensen donated a beautiful sweater, and her mother, Mary Christensen, handled the bidtickets. Jeff Riekhof volunteered to go for extra napkins at dinner for Zoe Richardson and Pat Noall, who shared a table with the Souders, Wood Peterson and Lon Richardson. Sherry Shelton was there with her mother, Fern McCracken, and Marlyce and Ron Chytraus went home with a new KitchenAid blender. The evening’s prize winnersinclude Shannon Smith, and Phyllis and Tom Noonon. her first custom work in the eighth grade when a pregnant neighborhired her to sew maternity clothes. “Other than measuring the woman for sleeve length, there was no need for fitting, but I guess it still counts as custom,” she said. Born in Salt Lake City, she moved with her parents to Phoenix before entering high school. “T looked forward to taking adyanced pattern-making classes in high school. In Phoenix, there was only beginning sewjng. They were making aprons,” she said. She was on her own until she enrolled at Brigham Young Uni- Septemb 10, 1995 Wright will not do a custom tao gown for under $1,000 executives in New York. t never be good enough,”shesaid. With some black and white sketches(his) and one gown (hers) they made the trip. McCall’s Her second wedding dress was her own. Since then, she has done hundreds. “The first year we opened A Bride Beautiful, I and one other woman did 200 wedding gowns. I workedin the store all day — we also sold fabric, laces and patterns — and sewedat night and hatedit,” she said. After that, she became moreselective of clients and also stocked ready-made dresses, The Wrightsalso started a family. They are parents of four: Nathan, 12, Trevor, 10, Danika, 6 andCorbin, 3. A lack of basic wedding-gown patternsgot her interested in approaching McCall’s. “Clients would come into the store with a picture of a gown ina magazine and want to buy a pat- tern so they could makeit. There weren't any patterns.” Her husband, a business and marketing BYU graduate, proposed she send hers to McCall's and wrote the proposal the two sent in June 1989. Two monthslater, the Wrights wereinvited to meet with McCall The American Sewing Guild, a not-for-profit educational and service organization, is now in Utah. If you love to sew, want to learn how or just enjoy needle arts, join others with like interests for the introductory meeting of the guild’s Utah Chapter, Wednesday at 7 p.m. in commission chambers at the Salt Lake County Government Building, 2001 S. State St., Salt Lake City. The purposeofthe guild andits benefits will be discussed. Guest speaker will be Alicyn Wright, ownerof Lace & Co. and McCall Pattern Co.'s exclusive bridalpattern designer. For moreinformation, call 9434077 or 567-9134. Mr. & Mrs. Zumbrunnen Biundell—Zumbrunnen Mr. and Mrs. Martin Blundell of Bountiful are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth, to Blake R. Zumbrunnen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zumbrunnen of Bountiful. They were married Friday, September8, 1998in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Fol lowing the ceremony a wedding luncheonwas given by the groom'sparents. Thatevening a reception was held in their honor at the Lion House in Sait Lake ity. Liz graduated with high honors from WoodsCross High School in 1994 where she wasJr. Class President and President ofthe Chatells Drill Team. She also grad: uated from LDS Seminary. She is currently attending the University of Utah. Blake graduated from Bountiful High Schoolin 1991 where he was onthe golf team for three years. He also graduated from LDS Seminary. He served an LDS mission in the North Carolina, Raleigh Mission and is attendingthe University of Utah Following their honeymoon theywill both continue their education atthe U. 50TH ANNIVERSARY IRENE & DARD STEWART patterns, For the recent vintage-design pattern sold 3,500. Average pattern price is $10.50. “Of the top 100 pattertis sold, and that includes every pattern company, my patterns are regularly on thatlist and this despite whatI wastold in the beginning, that bridal patterns represent only a small percentage of pattern sales,” she said. With that many gown patterns sold, she frequently encounters brides, clutching her pattern, in the store in search of fabric. Thefirst time it happened, she told the womanit was oneof hers. The womantold herthatit was a Brides want unique gowns. Wrightlikes creating something different. But, there are occasional disappointments. An Elko, Nev., bride was determined to have a unique dress. She has yet to wear it. The wedding wascalled off just days beforeit wasscheduled. Stacey & William Sweet—Tabar Stacey Michele Sweet and William dohn Tabar, Jr. were married on March 18, 1995at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Park City, Utah. The ceremony was performedby Fr. Robert J. Bussen, A receptionfollowed at Majors, Park MeadowsGolf Course. The bride is the daughter of Ms. Ann Powers of Gainesville, Florida. She attended the University of Florida and is flight atten dant for Delta Airlines. She also works at Bjorn Stovain DeerValley. The groom, the son of Bertha Tabar (deceased) and William John Tabar, Sr., of Ogden, attended the University of Utah and was a memberofthe U of U Ski Team. Hecurrently skis on the masters circuit. He was the ownerof Exotic Sands from 1985-91. Hesold his Sand picture patent and in 1993 started Champion Manufacturing, which produces acrylic awards. Thebride wore anoff-the-shoulderivo: ty duchess satin Mon Cheri gownwith a hand-sewn pearl and sequinlace bodice accompanied by a longveil. Her jewelry was provided by Ari Diamondsof Mid. vale. Mr. & Mrs, Abbott Apgood—Abbott Kameron Rae Apgood and Scott Nel- son Abbott were married Thursday, Au: gust 31, 1995in the Salt Lake LDS Tem- ple. A reception was givenin their honor that eveningat the Joseph Smith Memo- tial Building by the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. DeWight Apgood, Salt Lake City. The bridegroom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Abbott, Littleton, Coiora do, hosted a dinnerin honorofthe couple on August 30, 1995at Little America in Salt Lake City, and will honorthe couple with an open house September 16, 1995 at Southglenn Commons in Little- ton, Colorado. ie bride is a senior at the University of Utah and affiliated with Alpha Chi OmegaSorority. Mr. Abbott served an LDS Sacramen- to/Roseville, California Mission and has been attending college in Colorado. Following a honeymoon in Maui, Hawaii, the couple will continuetheir studies in Salt Lake City. The couple honeymooned in the Greek Islands, Santorini, and Mykonos. They will continueto reside in Park City. Mz. Federica “G’.allegos Photo Found in the Archives of the Deseret News Feek's celebrated with mi friends and weil wishere at Wasatch Mountain Club the Brighton, Utah in only 6 weenie ‘you 3 can: Lose 10-20 ibs. of Body PATI! Increase your energy level 50% Harden your body - Powerize your legs & back! (ne machines, creams, diets, drugs or anne She wl be honored af dinner on her birthday, Sunday, September 10, 1995, r, Welove you, Mom! two book, the company used her two plusoneofits in-house designs. “Mine killed theirs,” she said. McCall’s bought 11 patterns from the Wrights’ most recent New York City trip. Included were two children’s special-occasion dresses. She receives a percentage of every pattern sold. Sales average from 2,000 to 3,000 monthly. A “Now I don’t say anything.It's morefun. Bui they probably wonder why I know so much aboutit.” For every sketch she shows McCall's, she makes and tests the pattern and constructs the gown. She goes through the process twice a year. If you add the number of custom gowns she makes, she turns out a new gown every 10 days. Wright sews at home on two sewing machines and one serger. “T could tell sewing-machine manufacturers a thing or two about how they could improve their products. There is no one machine that can do everything. That's why I have to have two. I use the serger for seams, nothing else.” Wright is fast. She can sew and ship a wedding gown to McCall’s in four days. Sewing Guild Starts A Utah Chapter LORDY LORDY LOOK WHO'S TURNING 46 Will_celebrote Saturday, Sept. 16, 1995 at an open house given by their family 2-5 p.m. at 7269 West 3100 So., Magna. Nogifts please. bought McCall's pattern and gave her a funny look. versity and joined the clothing and textiles department. While she wasstill in school and a residentassistant at the dorm, another dorm resident and friend asked Wright to make her a wedding dress. “I charged her $140 for the fabric and labor. It wasn’t bad. I still have a picture of it. But I laugh when I look at it because I do things so differently now.” 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY) Harold B. and LaRee (Pens) Wse il celebrate their September14, 1995 aaa Their four children will host an Open House in Honor of their anniversary, Saturday, September 6, 1995, 45 East “T panicked. I thought I would RES 4 Just you & one work-out Ward—Parkinson Shelly Ward and Shane Parkinson were married Friday, September 8, 1995 in the Bountiful LDS Temple. The cere- mony was performed byShane’s grandfa ther, Lee K. Parkinson. A weddinglun’ cheonfollowed at the Oakridge Country Club,and a gardenreception washeld in their honor that evening at the Weber State University Alumni Center. Chris & Dana Price—Lee Craig & Katherine Ipsen—-Rasmussen Katherine Maria and S. Craig Rasmus sen were married Thursday, September 7, 1995in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. A receptionin their honor was held at the House that evening. Thebride is the daughter of John and Colonial The bride is the daughter of Alvin September:(eresre Floor Models and Lue ae le VIKING Susan Ross of Bountiful, Janet Ward of Ogden, andthe late Kim Ward, Jr. She is currently a senior at Weber State Univer- sity where shewill graduate Winter Quar. ter with a bachelor’s degree in technical sales. The groomis the son of Kenneth and Carol Parkinson of Ogden. He served a Spanish speaking LDS mission in Ana. andis presently attending the University ing Weber State University. He is em: ployed at Petersen Marine, After 2 honeymoontrip to Maui, the their honeymoon,the couple will reside in Salt Lake City heim,California andis presently attend couple will make their home in Ogden, Husqvarna M. and Susan EvansIpsen. She is a cosmetologist at the Courtyard. @ groom is the son of RoyT, and Lynne Vincent Rasmussen, He served an LDS mission in Sacramento, California Dana Leigh Price, daughter of John and Donna Price of Sandy, will marry Christopher John Lee, son of Ross and Patti Lee of Lake Forest, California on September 29, 1995 at St. Thomas More Catholic Church. A reception will be held at Seven Oaks Reception Centerfollow: ing the ceremony. The groom's parentswill be hosting a rehearsal dinner the night before at Santa FeRestaurant. 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Oliver were married September 2, 1995. The West Ridge Country Club was thesetting the daughter of Matt am Paul graduated from St Louis High, for a lovely wedding and reception The bride is the daughter of Ronnie and Vanell Stoddard. e groom is the son of Russell and Candace Oliver. After a honeymoon in Italy the couple will reside in West ValleyCity. Evelyn Annette Archuleia and Pau! Mi September 9, 1995 at Majestic Oaks. Paulis the son of oi Annette is served in the Marine Comps. Heis a jour neyman Iron Worker and certified weld: er, diver in underwater welding Annette attended West High School, and graduated from Bryman Medical School, She is a part time modelat Papa. razzi and works at Cole Vision. 4 were married September 8, 1995at the White Community Memorial Chapel. A receptionat Little America Hotel fol: lowed. Willow Creek Country Club wes the setting for the rehearsal dinner. The bride, daughter of Bruce and Saundra Hopkins, graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Fi nanceand was affiliated with Alpha Chi Omiega Sorority. She is employed by Zions Bank. The groom, sonof Garyand Tru terson, attended the University of U and graduated from Westminster Col eis was affiliated with Pi Kappa Al: is employed Sentry Westha Fratemity. InsuranceHeSentces |
