And they wore their scars with pride.

Bridesmaid dresses. Sometimes they are bad, sometimes they are horrible, sometimes they are downright hideous. I can accept that. What I can't except is a total lack of a class of dresses I would call "modest." I was dress shopping with my bridesmaids this morning, and we could not find a single bridesmaid dress that I would feel comfortable asking someone to wear into a church! The vast majority of the dresses were strapless. The few that had straps all seemed to have plunging necklines. It was like a competition to find out what dress could expose the most skin and/or cleavage. In the end, we left without picking a dress.

Maybe it's just me. Goodness knows I have enough trouble finding feminine clothing for myself. On casual days I usually wear men's or unisex tee-shirts with pants or long cutoff shorts. Today for our shopping trip I threw on my only "female" tee-shirt, which I bought because they did not have the design in stock in the unisex tee. After we got to the shop I found myself absently tugging at the hem of the shirt, trying to keep it over the waistband of my shorts. I kept thinking, "did I get this too small? Did it shrink?" It hugged every curve on my torso, and constantly threatened to expose my midriff whenever I reached for something or bent over. It wasn't until I started looking around that I noticed that the three salesgirls in the boutique also were wearing tops that clung and rode up their backs. It didn't make me feel better about my shirt though - as soon as I got home I changed into a more comfortable shirt.

At Mel's advice, I checked out some of the LDS websites and found pages of nice, modest dresses. Things with sleeves and necklines that didn't reach one's navel and backs that didn't plunge far enough to show what color panties one chose that day. But why is it that I had to go outside of the mainstream to find anything modest? Am I just really that old fashioned? (Answer: Yes. My ideal daily outfit would be something like what Donna Reed would wear.)

And so the wedding plans march on. I still need to talk to the florist, and with our caterer....