I really enjoyed reading through this thread, seeing everyone’s beautiful wedding dresses and especially hearing the memories of your special day. If ever there is a day where joy is overflowing, it is ones wedding day.
What a perfect time to revisit great memories.
We are still basking in the glow of ours, even though it was over a year ago.
It was a second marriage for both of us, having both experienced the loss of our spouses in our 50’s and pretty certain finding true love a second time was a major long shot.
We knew about 2 weeks after meeting that it was the real deal, but waited 7 years before getting married because it made more financial sense. We were both on the cusp of retiring.
We were fully committed early on though.
Our wedding day was a long awaited dream come true and felt every bit of a dream as we hoped.
We both grew up along the Delaware River (in two separate towns about 20 miles apart), so having that as a backdrop was beautiful and meaningful. It literally was something that connected us long before we ever met.
The ceremony was in the side yard of a neighbors beautiful river front home and then we crossed the street to my childhood home where my mom still lives and had a beautiful, fun, tented celebration. We wanted something that would be fun for everyone including our nine grandchildren. It was perfect.
So onto my dress. Let me just say, it’s HARD to find a wedding dress that feels age appropriate when you’re 60!
I imagined I was going to have some Grecian goddess style dress, but it wasn’t to be.
When the sales person suggested the dress I ended up choosing, I said , no way, it looks like something out of the Jetsons.
But, she knew better. It was light as a feather, comfortable and I felt like a beautiful bride.
My mom, who is approaching 90 now, gave me her seal of approval. She has much better fashion sense than me, so that was all I needed.
Thanks for letting me share our special day!
I hope it keeps going! We need all the joy!!
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@kenny, no mud! Just don’t look at my heels. Lol