Wedding dress dilemma!

Evening everyone,

hope everyone has had a lovely weekend. The weather here has been really good. I've washed anything that wasn't nailed down and feel like the house is lovely and fresh again. It's so nice to be able to have the windows open and spend a few hours pottering in the garden. Lets hope its the face of things to come and we have seen an end to the horrible cold, wet and windy weather. 

I have a wedding to go to in August. My darling daughter is getting married and so I will be mother of the bride. This is a role that brings some amount of pressure, namely looking the part. 

Well, I have been searching for months for the 'perfect' outfit. As a fifty something, young at heart mum, I wasn't happy with the traditional dress and jacket combos that seem to be mostly all there is in the wedding shops. Coupled with this was the extortionate price tags that accompany said outfits. While I don't mind paying out for a special outfit, I do mind paying for something that I don't even feel comfortable in and certainly wouldn't be able to wear again. I also wanted something in baby blue as this is the colour of the bridesmaid dresses and i'd like to match. 

My daughter rang me on Saturday and said that she had found the perfect dress in Manchester. She sent me lots of photos, and, as we could return it locally if I was unsure, I just told her to bring it. It is perfect. The only problem is that i won't zip up :(   Now my daughter just trying to be diplomatic said " I think they're quite small sizes mum", I said, "You're kidding, I will have to go on a diet to get into it" My lovely daughter just replied " It's fine mum, ill just swap it for the next size up" 

Well being the stubborn so and so that I am I have decided to diet, exercise and then try it on again in two weeks. My guess is that I will need the bigger size but i'm not giving up without a fight.  Watch this space in the next few weeks for an update haha.

Is it just me that is stubborn and refuses to accept the reality? Does anyone else feel under pressure the older you get to look good at social events? Just want her day to be perfect and to make her proud. Answers on a postcard!

Until tomorrow,

Jules xx

I will try to read all comments and reply. Please be polite and kind. Thanks :)