The artist creating her special magic in front of the mirror is doing her job. You need a friend who will tell you the truth: It’s just too much
Please take someone kind and trustworthy with you when you shop for a special occasion. And make it the same person.
Think of someone who will look you in the eye after you’ve tried on a yellow and pink flouncy floral gown that you think is so chic, and tell you in the nicest way possible that, “it’s not your best look,” instead of lying straight to your face (an evil act if I ever saw one) with a practiced nod. Don’t forget that it takes a rare pro to know how to respond to, “Does this dress make me look fat?”
Professional makeup has now become de rigueur. The artist creating her special magic in front of the mirror is doing her job. You need a friend who will tell you the truth: It’s just too much.
Wearing a gown that you wore to a previous simchah is not a felony and there are no wedding police who will come and arrest you for it, though I do think the photographer may roll his eyes. Trying to fit into it again, after you’ve gained more weight than you wish to admit — and blaming the dry cleaner — might be another story.
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