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The Fitting

First fitting! My bridal gown already arrived, but I was not scheduled to try it on until October 11--today! While I admit I was a bit nervous to see what it would look like in my size and color (in person), I couldn't have been more pleased. After work I drove over to the dress shop and was helped into THE DRESS (and a petticoat) to get the full look. The fit and overall appearance was stunning! The gown sparkled and swished like a dream. Scheduled alterations are only slight--a tiny bit of a hem and taken in just a smidge on both sides of the bodice.

It was fun getting to see the owner of the dress shop again, and even more fun to practice moving in a heavy but still flexible garment for almost an hour! Plenty of photos were taken of course, but they won't show up here just yet!



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