My mom is not the normal mother of the bride-to-be. She’s young and hip and most of the time, out-dresses me. So, finding a dress for her was going to be a task.
We started looking at dresses for her as soon as we set a date. Well, actually, mom started looking online for dresses as soon as I got engaged, but we buckled down when the date was set.
Everywhere we went, the dresses just weren’t for her.
That was until we found this online:
Now that wasn’t the exact one we found online, because obviously, that’s my mom in the dress.
The designer is Mon Cheri. Mom found it online, but there are only a handful of stores that carry the brand in driving distance from us.
One store that carries the brand is Lavender’s in Dover, Ohio. I have family that lives up there, so one day, mom made a trip to the store to see if they had this dress. They didn’t, but they ordered it for her as a “loner” so she didn’t have to buy it if she didn’t like it.
We went up last Friday to order invitations (coming in a later post) and the dress was supposed to be in. It’s a 2.5 hour drive and I took the day off to go. We get to the dress store, and guess what didn’t come? Yep, mom’s dress.
They told us it was in NJ and would be in Wednesday. Luckily, I was able to get the day off (again) and go. We picked up my cousin Lisa and it was time for my mom’s fashion show.
Once she put it on, we knew it was the one. First of all, it looks GREAT on her. Second, it matches the wedding colors perfectly. It was definitely worth the 2.5 hour drive, TWICE.
It has a belt across the middle, similar to the bridesmaids dresses. It also has layers on the sleeves like the bottom of my dress. Couldn’t be a more perfect fit!
