We’re in the thick of wedding season, and finding the perfect outfit is on many people’s to-do lists. Paula Reinman has these thoughts about the idea of a “perfect outfit.”
My husband and I were thrilled when our daughter and her wonderful boyfriend called us to say that they were engaged to be married and were planning a wedding in the summer of this year. I never dreamed that the hardest part of wedding prep for me would be finding the perfect mother of the bride dress.
This is the Goldilocks of dresses. It has to be elegant, but not too flashy. Fit perfectly, but not be too revealing. Be comfortable, but not too casual.
I’m fortunate that my daughter told me to just find something I like. It could be any color, any length, anything I want. With that freedom came a Pandora’s box of choices.
We live in a world of online shopping. While a store may have a handful of options, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of choices online. I became a pro at the filters – size, occasion, length, neckline, color – and about 25 others.