By Barbara Falconer Newhall
Here they are, the final four candidates for my mother-of-the-bride dress.
None of the four fully obscures the idiosyncracies of my 75-year-old figure. But then, everybody’s going to be looking at the bride, who will be spectacular. So will the groom, who’s a good-looking guy no matter what he wears.
Feel free to weigh in with lauds and hisses, bearing in mind that I’m probably going to wear the dress that gets me closest to looking terrific.
Meanwhile, Jon and I are off today to a final walk-through at Christina and Tim’s wedding venue. We’ve promised not to opinionate too much, just to be there to cheer them on.
As for the figure flaws I so lamented in last week’s post — “Six Ways to Look Dreadful at Your Daughter’s Wedding” — I’m going to wear them proudly. Try to, anyway. My homespun Grandma Falconer and my glamorous Aunt Grace sported the Falconer jowls, and now I’ve got them. My mother wore her kyphotic profile with grace; I’m going to try for panache. Make-up will cover the sun spots. As for that descending bustline, surely there’s some high-tech, twenty-first-century lingerie out there to elevate that.
The belly fat? It will have to wait till after I’ve downed a flute of champagne and a slice of wedding cake.
More what-to-wear-to-a-wedding thoughts at “When the Bride Doesn’t Wear White — And Neither Does Anyone Else.” And, “Wedding Dress Shopping — When the Bride Lets You Tag Along.”
Thanks, everybody. I think it’s going to be the long navy Alex Evenings dress. I showed it to Christina in a store in LA when I went down south for her wedding dress fitting last week, and she approved. Since Jon and I will both be walking her down the aisle, I like the idea of a dark dress to go along with Jon’s dark suit — that will set off Christina between us in her white dress . . . Yeah, we’ll be walking her down the aisle, but who will be steadying and holding up whom?
i would have voted for the most expensive one, until you said it was too formal. then i realized your beautiful smile was what made that dress stand out, as it will whatever one you choose.
Number 4! But all are nice!
I vote for the long dark one — it looks lovely and very appropriate in every respect. Go for it!
So pretty! You look amazing and you can’t go wrong with
any option. The one that gets my vote is the long
navy Alex Evening dress. My second choice is the taffeta
skirt one. These are fabulous!
Wear comfy shoes or bring a second pair to change
into. You can’t have fun if your feet hurt.
A second pair of shoes. Good idea.
First impressions, my favorite is the long navy Alex Evenings gown. I think it is gorgeous!
I like the short dress best. Second choice is the navy Alex Evenings. My daughter got married in 2003. I just donated my long silver satin gown to a group collecting prom dresses for poor teens.
What a terrific idea. I’m going to consider that.