Saturday I had the pleasure of helping a bride named Carolyn whose friend Jenn purchased her wedding gown from us last year. She brought with her two friends who had also shopped with Jenn for her dress. So we were all having some fun conversation while Carolyn was choosing which dresses to try on. Her friends were thoughtfully watching as she made her selections, and offering their opinions very diplomatically when asked. At one point when the conversation lulled Carolyn turned around and said, “Are you two going to help me choose?” they replied, “We’re enjoying letting you look and make your own decisions.” Carolyn immediately shot back, “It’s like I’m the groundhog and everyone’s watching me to find out if it’s going be an early spring!”
I feel like that is one of the most hilarious and absolutely accurate assessments of what it means to be a bride that I have ever heard! She put to words perfectly what I know many of our brides must be feeling. All the sudden you’re thrust into the spotlight and it seems that everyone is expecting you to do something, but what that something is you’re just not sure. Just remember you’re the same girl you were before you were engaged. Be true to your personality, try to enjoy the planning process as much as possible, and every once in a while throw out something interesting or hilarious so your “audience” has something to watch for! Carolyn’s groundhog comment certainly did that for us!
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