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 Maternity
Bridesmaid Dress
After
doing a little math, I discovered that I might very well be quite
pregnant next summer. I am in my mid-thirties and I have one child who
really doesn’t want to be an only child. I figure that my
husband and I had better get moving on having another child before I
reach my forties.
I am going to be thirty-seven next year. Since this is closer to forty
than it is to thirty, my husband and I started mapping out plans for
the next bundle of joy. However, right in the midst of this process, I
said, “We can’t do it next year. I’m
matron of honor.” Yes. My biggest concern about possibly
bringing another life into this world was finding a maternity
bridesmaid dress.
Many men, my husband included, may find this to be absolutely
ridiculous. However, none of them have ever faced the daunting task of
finding a gown that suits the needs of six different women at once.
This task is nearly impossible in the first place. If you add a
pregnant woman into the mix, it is downright impossible.
Of course, I am not going to put off having a baby just because I am in
a wedding. The thought of telling the bride that we need to look for a
maternity bridesmaid dress for me is a little scary. I imagine the
expression on her face when I give her the news. It will be that look
you give when you are extremely shocked and disappointed but you want
the person facing you to think that you are thrilled.
Finding a maternity bridesmaid dress probably isn’t as
difficult as I think it may be. The major problem is that we have
already picked out the gowns and I have already put a hefty deposit on
mine. Fortunately, I have time to think and decide. Maybe thirty-eight
isn’t really a bad age to give birth. It’s been
done.
There are a few manufacturers who make the elusive maternity bridesmaid
dress and I’m sure that we will find one. We could always
hire someone to add a panel or two or three right into the gown I
already bought. I might be able to squeeze into the bridesmaid gown
even if I’m a few months along.
The best option would be to see if the bridal store will let me
exchange my gown for another. There is still plenty of time before the
wedding. Perhaps I can order maternity bridesmaid dress that will work
with the other girls’ gowns.
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