My three favorite dresses

I used B's blessing/sealing dress last night on the display table at young womens. When I got it from the back of her closet, I noticed another dress that I've longed to use for years. It's a dress that my great grandma made for my mother when she was a girl. I got excited thinking that the dress would probably fit the girls now. I knew I would take pictures the day that the dress would fit. But...I then got another idea. he he he I had one more dress in the back of my own closet that I love. I suddenly got giddy at the thought of having us wear all three of my favorite dresses together in a photo.

It took nearly three hours to get the dresses ironed, hair curled, jewelry coordinated, ladder in place, camera charged, make up applied and MY zipper zipped. But we did it. I did have a friend show up on my door step just in time to take the pictures of us together. That was hilarious in itself. Not everyone is greeted by a friend in their wedding dress. LOL

Okay, so I love B's dress because she wore it to be blessed in and sealed in. That was the day that she became part of our eternal family.

I love S's dress because it's made by her great great-grandma that she was named after. That grandma has a special place in my heart. I can't wait to meet her and thank her some day.

I love my wedding dress because I designed it and my mom made it. (Erin, I know you are wondering where in the world this dress was in May? It totally screams you. LOL!) I thought it was THE most beautiful dress in the world. Actually I did for several years. Now I think it's quite gaudy and severely outdated, but I still love it in a sick sort of way.

Okay, so yes I did fit into my wedding dress after 18 years. But I wish I had a video clip of it. It took me half an hour to zip the back. I couldn't lift my arms, and my friend had to keep tucking my neck back in. It was a riot! You should try it some time.

Before I got the dress zipped I had called another friend to come "sew me into" my dress since it wouldn't close at the top. I left her a message saying my rib cage had grown in the last 18 years. I'm sure of it. I had the needle and thread ready to go and everything. She called after all was said and done laughing at the message that I had left her. She suggested that I get some pictures done professionally. I'm going to. I'll need to take her as my assistant to zip, poke, pull, and lift while I dress myself in my dress.