Of Bluebirds and Roses

Becca, age 17

Welcome to Natasha's virtual vintage prom!! Some participants are showing pictures of their dream dress/accessories, some are actually modeling their attire (beautiful!), but I thought I'd share pics from my actual prom, circa 1978! Here I am, I was a senior in high school, 17 years old. My dress was pale blue and pink (imagine! :) with lace trim. Check out my purple bedroom, complete with canopy bed and french provincial furniture. My walls were deep purple, and the bedding and curtains were tiered in three shades of purple fabric (can you guess what my fave color was back then?)Here is my date; isn't he dreamy? We were "going steady" as we called it 'back then'. He had dark curly hair and beautiful blue eyes -- tall dark and handsome. Can you believe I made him wear this powder blue tux to coordinate with my dress?

Here is a picture of us together. It's so funny, I can tell which photos were taken by my dad, because my boyfriend was scared of my dad, and wouldn't put his arm around me in front of him!! Poor fella looks so nervous!!He was a lot more relaxed around my mom, as she took this photo at my graduation party just weeks later! Look at those gold walls and that velvet rust chair!! 70's decor!!

Thanks for hosting this, Natasha, what fun!!