i've never been a bridesmaid before, but i've been DYING to. and i realize, this is bizarre. i think its mostly because my few female friends are either pointedly unfroofy and so had no use for bridesmaids, already married, or a long way off from being married. sometimes more than one of these things at once.
yet, the big secret is, that though i can fix my own car, go for days without showering in a camping context, and curse like a sailor, i am fundamentally a girly-girl.
i love weddings, and babies, and shopping, and tulle, and shopping, and pedicures, and brocade and shopping, and pink, and diamonds, and shopping.
and i will admit, that someday, i pray someone will love me enough to want to let me have all of those things. my wedding dress will likely be about 9 miles wide. and i have had many anxious hours fantasizing about my elaborate wedding and wondering how the hell i can hope to have it when i dont have enough really close friends to adequately man the phalanx of attendants i envision beside me on that magical day.
sigh.
but! finally! a close friend who's a girly girl is having a fancy pants wedding! and i'm IN IT! palm springs in march? nice. the dress is even something I WOULD ACTUALLY WEAR OTHERWISE! how lucky am i?
i guess we all have our embarassing secret admissions. as far as it goes, mine could be lots worse...
any other not-so-secret secret admissions?
1 comment:
Shockingly, I, too, have a weird weddings-and-dresses thing. I do, however, completely loathe shopping and fashion for the most part in general.
I mean, just look at my wedding dress. I couldn't just BUY one, I had to have one TAILOR MADE TO MY EXACT FREAKING SPECIFICATIONS. When I wear a dress, I want a dress. I want it to be big and goddamnit, DRESS-Y.
p.s. I too have always wanted to be a bridesmaid. For that I get mostly a FAIL, but my friend Aileen did call me an "honorary bridesmaid" once. Which was nice and unexpected.
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