The Year of Weddings

2010 is the year of weddings in our family. My daughter Michelle is getting married in August, and Yo (youngest offspring) is getting married in September. Fortunately, I already have a dress I can wear to Michelle's wedding, so that has not been a problem. But finding a dress to wear to Yo's wedding has been driving me crazy. Now, they both have their dresses.

I have spent months and months, hours and hours on line searching. Mother of the bride dresses just don't seem to be made for me. They are much too immodest; much too sexy. They seem to be made for mothers who are 20 years younger than I am , and probably are, since Yo was born when I was much older than most other mothers with children her age.

And to make matters much worse, I am not a size anyone makes. I am in the larger size range, but also need a petite in order for a dress to fit the torso. A dress in the correct size range is pretty much non-existent. Recently, I found a dress I think will actually work. I am very hopeful that it will be a good fit. It looks like just what I need, in the right color. Is seems to be the correct size, and also made for a short person. It should arrive in the next few days. Oh, how I would like to have this particular task behind me.

Assuming the dress works, then the next challenge is----shoes! How can one wear an elegant, lovely fancy gown with old lady shoes? How will I be able to stand fancy shoes appropriate for such a dress? I'll probably have at least three pair on hand. One pair to wear when I am in my clergy robe officiating. One pair to wear when I am being introduced as the mother of the bride, and another pair to wear when I am dancing with Gerry!

Getting ready for weddings is no simple matter!