March 6 - Today was a lovely blur of emotion and exhaustion. An early morning filled with cleaning followed by the reiteration of some precious truths at 12Stone. A good start to what I knew would be a full day.
Ah yes, speaking of precious, the afternoon was spent in the company of these two lovely ladies and my beautiful mother. The four of us merrily traipsed through stores filled with tense air and pretense - bridal shops. Our group, down to earth and the antithesis of stuffy, had our minds and hearts set on joy before our excursion. Thus, arm-in-arm, we explored these establishments free of the stress glimpsed around us. We quickly decided on simple strapless, cotton bridesmaids dresses in a blue shade of turquoise. Romantic, simple, beachy. A small bouquet of white anemones and the wind in their hair will complete their ensemble. The joyous afternoon whirred on, and as the end of our time together approached, it happened. Standing on a wooden box, draped in ivory and surrounded by sparkly-eyed dear ones, my breath caught in my chest at the realization that at that moment I was wearing my wedding gown. A moment of emotional silence passed as a thousand nameless feelings rushed around each of us. "Yup, this is the one." The room itself sighed as laughter was shared and tears were shed, and those once-in-a-lifetime hours danced by.
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