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Cordial Weddings

If you are getting married soon, consider Cordial Churchman custom bow ties for your wedding party. Contact Ellie at ellielaveer{at}gmail.com or through the contact page of my online store to find out more. Choose from our fabrics or send in your own.  A very special thank-you for these wedding parties who have send in their beautiful wedding photos.

Fathers' Day Google Script

The Cordial Churchman officially approves of the Fathers' Day Google script.

Mad Men Yourself

I just found madmenyourself.com and found it quite entertaining.  I did a Man Men version of Andy, but he of course decided to Mad Men himself.  I think his really does look like him.  Someone just lent us Mad Men today so I'm sure we'll spend the next week or so watching it while I make bow ties.  Seems fitting, doesn't it?  Edit:  Mad Men has some slick suits and dapper hair.  But it's a pretty disgusting show.  So Mad Men yourself, but don't Mad Men yourself, if that makes any sense.  

The Cordial Churchman on Facebook

I've been asked to do this over and over again so I finally took the time to set up a fan page for The Cordial Churchman this afternoon.  I hope I did it right.  Please hop on over and become a fan if you're a facebook type.  I'll be able to use it to notify you when there will be store updates and when I post on my blog.  Also, you can add your own photos of yourself donning your favorite TCC bow tie.  I think I see a photo contest in our future!  Thank-you!

The Bow Tie Styles

I've been asked to do this quite a few times - And here it is - All the bow tie styles that I offer in one easy to understand photo.  Each size and style has something special about it.  Obviously, your bow tie can look bigger or smaller depending on how you like to tie it also.  People have asked me to do sizes that aren't on here before - and it's generally not a problem for me.  

So there you have it.  Now I have to go and try to figure out how to post this picture on my store.

The Reversible Madras and Seersucker Bow Tie

One Bow Tie - Many looks.  I'll be updating my website this week.  Here's a preview of what one of the bow ties I'll be adding.  And here's a slide show of more of them.

Silk Bow Ties - just listed

I've just listed 7 new silk bow ties. Please check them out on my online store. Half of them were made from old neck ties and half of them are from a generous gentleman who found the fabric for me.

Coming On Thursday

Bow Ties for A Wedding

Check out these wedding photos.  This incredibly creative couple in Rock Hill, SC opted for each gent in the wedding party to be outfitted with a unique bow tie from The Cordial Churchman.  They were giddy with excitement when they came over to my sweatshop studio and picked through my inventory of fabrics until they found the nine they wanted.  Perhaps my favorite of the batch is on the groom, who wore a bow tie made with gray and ivory raw silk.  It looked really cool.

There's a lesson to be learnt in all of this:  By no means does a wedding party have to be slavishly matchy-matchy.  Hold down the fort with some solid colors, and then let 'er rip when it comes to the neckwear.

Thanks to Brian Powell of Project: Life Photography for sharing these proofs.  If you're in the Carolinas and need a photographer, you've got your man.  I also hear the dude can keep bad guys out of your corporate offices with the best of them, if you need that sort of thing.

PS--Brian: We hereby award you a free bow tie of your choice.

- Andy and Ellie

Store Update May 13 - More Seersucker, Gingham and Madras Bow Ties

Well, I've been sewing like crazy and I even have  a very wonderful helper  who has been sewing away as well.  There are many weddings this month that will be donning the Cordial Churchman bow ties and we've been having so much fun with the summer fabrics.  I've also been collecting some great gingham, madras, and seersucker fabrics to sew with.  Here are some photos of some of the new fabrics I've been working with.  I'm going to update my online store on May 13th (one week from today) with quite a few new fabric choices for you.  Here is a sneek peek at what's coming.  I'm also working on a very special surprise project that I think people will like quite a bit.  More on that soon!

Tell me what you think of these new fabrics, won't you?

And this is the point at which our modeling session had to end because of a very cute but sad little person who wanted some attention.

More sneak peeks coming soon!