So no pictures in this one... I guess you will just have to wait for it! But today, I purchased my wedding dress!!! This is a major event. One part of me wishes that we would have timed it to see just how long it took us to find the dress. Carolyn, Kathy, and Erin (Jon's friend---now a close friend of mine) went with me to David's Bridal. Side note: the prices were far better than I anticipated. Anyway, I was extremely appreciative for their help since shopping, especially something of this magnitude is *not* my forte! I probably tried on 6-10 dresses. The last one was IT. You know, you put it on and it fits perfectly. Looks like it was custom made for you and for the event. We did a few switch ups, i.e. tried a different bustle, "inserted" a corset, put on a veil, and a tiara and.... WOW. I had to do my happy dance. Brittany, our assistant, asked if I wanted to ring the bell. "That's what we have people do when they 'say yes, to the dress.' So people don't want to do it, I don't understand." I rang the bell, while the girls, a random onlooker, and Brittany clapped.
I have to say it feels a bit surreal. This is the part of being married that apparently I missed before. I do enjoy having more of the fun, with less of the stress. I don't have to drive 45 minutes to see Jon, or have to say good-bye when the date is over. I can discuss the wedding plans and then fall asleep next to him (best part of my day--really!). Not to mention that if I have a question he is close by to ask. I don't have to try to remember my questions for the next time I see or talk to him. I don't know how I would have done it the "normal" way. Sometimes my brain functions so differently than the culture around me--I wonder where I was really raised. I am appreciative of friends who encouraged me to think outside of the box. This definitely was ideal for me, although I can understand and appreciate others who do it differently. What I think is--do what suits your personality. I'm not talking just about this topic. I'm talking about being less image conscious and doing what YOU need to stay alive and well. Well mentally, well physically, well emotionally, well spiritually, etc, etc. You get the picture. God made each of us so differently. Does He laugh (or cry!) when we treat our personalities and situations in similar ways because "it's expected"?
Okay this is me getting down off of my soap box. lila tov (good night in hebrew) to all.
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