And the search begins

It seems the future bride and groom have everything under control - there is something to be said about 2 adults getting married as opposed to 2 kids. They are only 26 yrs. old, but they are wise beyond their years. The church and the hall are reserved, the photographer is hired, the DJ is booked, and the flowers are ordered. Even the bride's dress has been taken care of!

And now the search begins for my dress. I am looking for something that falls into the category between "frumpy mother of the groom" and "slutty mother of the groom". From what I have witnessed, all boutiques only have dresses that fall into those two categories. At this time I have found that either I choose something that has 30 yards of chiffon (reminiscent of something that they buried my dead grandmother in years ago) or something cut way down to my navel that will need a hot glue gun and staples to adhere it to my body.

The experiences have not been totally unpleasant - having to come out of the dressing room before Allison and Mr. Wonderful as they critique these dresses has been a hilarious experience. Allison has been encouraging me to "invite the girls to the party" - while Mr. W steps up to me and pulls the front of the dresses up and aks the salesgirl if they can add sturdy straps to hold it up!

Who decides what size samples they carry in these boutiques? All the chiffon ones were a size 24 and all the "hotsy totsy" ones were a size 2. REALLY???? Are there really no samples in a normal size????

I am not giving up.... I will search and search for as long as necessary. I am bound and determined to look like the "hot, sophisticated mother of the groom" - afterall, showing up in blue jeans and sneakers was not an option according to my son.