“I met a man I was excited about in less than a month!”

This might sound crazy, but I bought my wedding dress 15 years before my actual wedding!

Back in the early 2000’s, I was a stressed out single mom and my daughter worked at a bridal shop. I would often stop by to visit her.

The allure of all those beautiful gowns was irresistible. I’d never worn one before.

I'd married my first husband in my 8th grade graduation dress as a teenager and that wedding was far short of fabulous.

So it was absolutely intoxicating to prance around a bridal shop in gorgeous wedding gowns after a tough day at the office before going home to the chaos that awaited me as a single mom of 4.

When I tried on this gown, it was “The One”. I got tears in my eyes and I had to have it. Even though I hadn’t had a date in years.

10 years later...