Miracle of Miracles!
After many long days trekking through stores and looking at the ugliest and most uncomfortable dresses ever created, I finally found not one but two outfits for my son's wedding this June! One for the rehearsal dinner and one for the wedding. What a relief! I was really beginning to get worried and a little panicked after the millionth store! I didn't want a floor length gown since it's an outdoor wedding but I still wanted something nice and "special." Why do so many fancy dresses look like they came right from the costume department of the GOLDEN GIRLS TV show? Retailers seem to think mothers of the bride and groom WANT to wear brocaded jackets that look like they're made from carpet remnants. Many salespeople made loud sighing noises when I picked something to try on. Like the gorgeous brown (almost bronze) embroidered skirt. The saleslady told me I could NOT wear brown to the wedding. Even though it's outside. And the bride is carrying wildflowers... I also draped a lacy shawl over my shoulders with one outfit and she said, "You don't really know how to wear that, do you?" She flipped, twirled and draped it on me so fast I had no idea what she'd done. I asked her if she'd come to the wedding and do that for me so I'd get it right. She was not amused. I never said I knew anything about fashion! I bought an outfit at another store (so there, snooty saleslady!) and was told it was a Victorian outfit. I just knew I liked it. Guess I have a an old-fashioned sense of style! Now I just need to get shoes...
Oh, my husband found a suit too. Took all of TEN minutes! He walked in, explained what he wanted, tried on 3 jackets and was done. Unbelievable! And certainly not fair...
Oh, my husband found a suit too. Took all of TEN minutes! He walked in, explained what he wanted, tried on 3 jackets and was done. Unbelievable! And certainly not fair...