My best friend from high school is getting married and she asked me to be her bridesmaid. I knew she would. Ever since about ninth grade, we signed each others yearbooks as "bridesmaid" and constantly discussed our plans--long before there were any potential grooms in the mix. I have been looking forward to her wedding literally for years, and until yesterday I was super duper excited about the whole thing.
Then I saw the bridesmaid dresses. Please look.
I like that it's going to be yellow, and I like that it has pockets.
...But that's where the things that I like end.
Of course, I'll never say anything to her. That would be mean. This is her day and she should get to pick whatever she wants. Certainly when it's my turn I will want my bridesmaids to wear the dress, damn it, and smile while they do it. But this is a venue for me to complain, and where she will never, ever stumble across my complaints.
My biggest complaint: Bubble hem.
What else don't I like? It's shiny. Gross.
And the neck? How weird. Weird, weird, weird.
And the clincher? David's Bridal. Ick. David's Bridal is like the assembly line of wedding shops; cheaply made and mass produced. No, thank you.
I guess there is one more thing that is good: the dress only costs $129. Of course, that's a lot of money to spend on a one-time thing, but it's better than, for example, my sister's bridesmaid dresses, which cost like $250 (that was fine, though, because my momma paid!). It's cheaper than a lot of dresses she could have chosen, but, of course, it is also David's Bridal--so really its incredibly overpriced for as shoddy as their dresses are. Why do so many people go there? I guess because they're everywhere. Personally, I can't think of a place I am less likely to go. But if I WERE to go there, I could find something better than this.
I'm a bad person. But I have to get it out. When I talk to my friend, I will be positive and not say a single bad thing about it. I will have to gush about the pockets.
What would I do? Well, I have sort of stopped thinking about it, because a certain finger on my left hand is still very, very naked, but for the sake of this discussion, I will show you a few things that are more like what I'm thinking.
Not in this color, but the silhouette of the dress. Check out the back...
Usually I don't like strapless, but I do love this one... And the color is just about perfect. I'd really like to let my bridesmaids choose sassy shoes to go with it. Definitely heels. (Another problem with my friend's wedding: she wants me to wear flats! I'm 5'3" and I need all the height I can get, especially since the bride and her sister are 6' tall!)
In fact, the more I look at that one, the more I absolutely love it. It's simple, but still really pretty and elegant. And with some super fun shoes? My wedding would be so pretty! Besides, blue and white always look clean and fresh together.
Okay, I'm done complaining. I just had to get it out. Usually my friend has fantastic taste, I wonder what on earth possessed her to choose these dresses. Hopefully it will end up being better than I think it will, but then, as soon as I think that, I think--oh dear, a bubble hem.
Please tell me that you don't think it's that bad. Even if its a lie, because I know it is. I do hope she doesn't find out that I think it looks like what an unfashionable sixteen year old would pick to go to a homecoming dance. And if you do, I will deny it til I die.
Also, on a completely unrelated note, my brother shot a 20.4 pound turkey yesterday at our farm in southeastern Virginia and, earlier in the week, my dad shot a pretty decent one (not sure of the exact weight) at our NEW farm on the eastern shore!
Here's Mason, with his turkey. Isn't he the cutest?
Here's Mason, with his turkey. Isn't he the cutest?
Here's my dad's turkey--he said he got lucky because he was sitting on my pink stool! Haha!
Who else writes about bridesmaid dresses and turkey killing in the same blog post? Haha. Well, it's my diversity that was part of the reason why I got hired at my new firm. Men like girls who can hang with the boys, and I can totally do it. I'm just brought up that way. Maybe it's not like a lot of the other girls in law school (I find that they are mostly kinda snobby), but, well, it works for me.
Except for that dress, life is pretty good. And, of course, I'll get over the dress. It was just a little bit shocking when I first saw it.
Exam #1 (Crim Pro) tomorrow, then my parents come to move me out! Exam #2 due Tuesday, and Exam #3 due Thursday--can you believe it? Almost done!
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