Miss Cherry Pie, Seattle/Polebridge, Montana
Age and Occupation: 25, Marketing Communications Specialist
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 28, Nurse Practitioner
Engagement Date: August 26, 2006
Wedding Date: September 2008
Blogging Since: April 1, 2008
Venue: A tiny town just outside of Glacier National Park
About Me: I think of life as a journey and I love the places it's taking me! I went to school to study Magazine Journalism, ended up with a second major in Japanese language, and now work at a company that makes software for libraries. I love writing, computers, photography, and the great outdoors. I spend most of my time playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band or geeking out online with Mr. Cherry Pie. I'm happiest when I'm on the road, especially traveling abroad, or just nesting quietly at home with my sweetie, who is a fabulous cook and bakes a delicious rendition of a certain cherry-filled dessert!
Wanted: Dead or Alive
May 7th, 2008 @ 6:18 pm by Miss Cherry Pie
When I was little, my parents had an odd assortment of hats, including a communist army cap, an elaborate turban, and the cowboy hat pictured above. The other hats have long-since been sold at yard sales or disintegrated with age but for some reason my folks have hung onto this felt cowboy hat.
It’s sat mostly unused in a closet for the past ten years until I asked my mom for it last weekend. I’m going to give it a new life - in my wedding!
I’m not going to wear the hat for the ceremony or the reception because I really don’t want to take the “Western” element of our wedding over the top, but it will make a great accessory to use in some bride/groom or bridal portraits with the Polebridge Mercantile or Saloon. And I’ll surely break it out for dancing to the bluegrass band.
I just love this hat. I don’t really know its origins or significance and my mom has never shared. I assume it belongs to her because it’s quite small and just barely fits my head. It’s made of a soft felt and is stamped with the company name and “Helena, Montana.” Best of all, it’s a nice shade of light-brushed brown that matches my cowboy boots perfectly.
Here’s the original version of the above PhotoShopped picture so you can see the color:
What do you think? Anyone else thinking of wearing a hat at their wedding or in wedding photos?
8 Responses to “Wanted: Dead or Alive”
I’ve always wanted to wear a hat for my wedding, so I had mine made for me. I love it and I cannot wait to wear it on my day!
Here is the link to my hat if anyone is curious:
Love it - so cute.
I would TOTALLY rock a fedora (a la this post) if it went with the style of the dress I’m wearing.
Cute hat Mrs. Cherry Pie! I’m even more impressed with the After Photo. How did you PhotoShop the original picture to get that image? It looks awesome!
You’re going to look so cute in the photos with that hat and your boots 
@Aiisuru: Thanks! Hmm, let’s see. I actually used a combo of LightRoom and PhotoShop. First, I cropped the photo in LightRoom, then I applied the “Aged Photo” filter, which changes the color to a sepia tone. Then, I opened the photo in PhotoShop and selected myself using the magnetic lasso tool. I applied a gaussian blur to the background and did some selective neatening up with the healing brush and clone stamp tools.
Then, went back to light room to up the contrast and apply vignetting to the edges of the picture to create that “black shadow” with the bright highlight center. Finally, I sharpened the photo.
I know this all sounds like a lot, but it took maybe five minutes and I was just playing around with the pic and got something kind of cool. I love Adobe tools… I’m lucky my work pays for them for me. 
Um, this wedding is approaching dangerous levels of cuteness? Please proceed with caution.
