As brides everywhere know, the dress is one of the most important elements of any wedding. But at my ceremony the ultimate bridal attire has been kicked to the curb by what one guest sees as far more important.
I am talking about the mother of the bride outfit.
Not for my mum is the stuffy, shoulder-padded and, dare I say frumpy, dresses and jackets that adorn many a bridal shop.
No, mummy Gordon refuses to wear “fuddy duddy clothes”.
But after months of searching, and with the wedding just a few short weeks away, she still hadn’t found “it”.
I have to admit I didn’t help matters with my own opinion of some of the dresses she tried on.
In an outer-body experience I could hear myself in the changing room of countless dress shops saying: “that one is far too tight, that one is too low cut and that one is very short – mum you are not a teenager you are the mother of the bride!”
My prudish ways led us to exhaust every shop in the wider South West and even a sprinkling of boutiques in Spain while on holiday.
Now the search turned to the Internet and that wonderful world of eBay.
Here my mum is in her element, hunting down bargains and looking at countless gorgeous gowns.
Even though her tastes change on a daily basis, mummy Gordon had her sights set on a very pretty number by designer Karen Millen. The problem now was making sure it would fit before she parted with any cash. Cue a sneaky visit to the nearest Karen Millen stockist to quickly try on the full-priced gown.
Looking gorgeous in the classy clothes my mum and I hot-foot it home and placed a bid on the store’s cheaper, yet still just as new, eBay counterpart.
With a thrill my mum realises she has bagged the dress of her dreams.
Finally, after months of the mother of the bride dress being top of the wedding agenda, we can get on to more important matters.
Now, how should the napkins be folded?
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