Margo’s vision for the wedding dress was California casual, so everyone could relax and be comfortable in the August heat outdoors, but elegant silks for the wedding vests that worked with t-shirts. 
She found the perfect silks in pale blue and yellow with lotus designs, so the lotus became the marriage symbol. The lotus represents compassion, renewal, and self-creation, since it’s beautiful blossom rises from muddy, still waters. Wedding guests sent pieces of silk, which Margo used for the lotus petals in the appliqué, and a patchwork frame surrounding the lotus design, which were sewn to the back of both vests. The surrounding pieces of silk, from family and friends, represent how they are the fabric of the couple’s lives.
Margo also designed a vest for Huck, who would be the wedding celebrant. Huck requested a raven design on the back of his vest. Raven in Native American culture represents cunning and wisdom and is the guradian of ceremonial magic and healing circles. Raven symbolizes the void - the mystery of that which is not yet formed.
During the first fitting, Greg requested dragon and phoenix silks to be added to the front closing to represent the meaning of his name – which is “dragon” in Vietnamese. The phoenix is a favorite of Greg's after reading the harry Potter book series with Margo and Isaac. A single row of silk wedding ring fabric trims the waste of both wedding vests as a symbol of marriage.The garage studio got to be quite a chaotic mess with all the fabric and silks lying about.
Most evenings Kelsey kept Margo company as she organized the toy basket for the wedding day play.
At the wedding Margo, Greg, and Huck were aglow in their wedding silks. The appliqués on the reverse side of each vest were truly lovely.
Huck wore a lotus t-shirt, the perfect match!
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