Dresses and More Dresses

Yesterday, the female spawn and I went shopping with friends for bridesmaid dresses for my friend's daughter's wedding. There were about forty young women and various middle aged specimins all trying to occupy the same 12x12 foot space and find the perfect dress that will look
faboo on six different bodies sized 2 to 18. And shoes. There was talking and giggling and enough estrogen to float a ship.


Now, my friend's daughter is brilliant and and decided that since some of her maids wear DD cups and some wear, well, A- cups, and they all have varying sized butts, that they should each pick the style that looks best on them. She chose a designer and a color/fabric combo and asked them all to stay in those perameters. So they all tried on and liked the same dress. It couldn't have worked better if they tried.(Red alert! this won't last - smile and nod) But wait - one likes a different style. But how will it look with just one odd one? But wait again! Another one likes a totally different style. (Red alert! That one looks just like the other one - nobody will notice that little detail - smile and nod)

Now three of the ones who like the original choice, like this new dress, too. But short, not long. Oh, yeah, definitely short.(Red alert - it looks just like the bride's dress!) Hold on ,that dress looks too much like a short version of the Bride's dress. That's too matchy. Oh yeah, way too matchy. Let's try on that first one again. (Whew!) What kind of bra do you wear with that? (Don't wear one.) The back is really low. Gotta go to the gym and work on the back. We'll figure it out later (Red alert! If you're spending $250 on a dress - you should have this figured out first - say nothing - smile and nod).


Everybody found a dress and they all look exquisite. (Even the one who looked like crap in all but one of the dresses picked the one good one!) All in all, it was the most fun I've had in a while. Then we went out for dinner and drank way too much wine. The food was delish - so was the company. This wedding is going to be more fun than a day in a bridal shop but a lot less giggly and there will be men there. Whew!