The third time that I went to the bridal shop was very special and the fact that it landed on my birthday made it very unique and wonderful and made my birthday even more special.

The night before the actually Saturday, Sharon and I got together for a special romantic birthday dinner and we celebrated the occasion by getting all dressed up in matching Mexican formal dresses and sitting down to a romantic candlelight dinner. During the dinner we discussed the next day and the next fitting and what else we would do after or before the fitting and we decided that we would visit a couple of malls and to see if there were any of the accessory places that had any of the bridal accessories that I needed such as, a garter, earrings, and finally satin gloves.

The next morning after waking up snuggled in Sharon's arms in bed in sexy and pretty lingerie, I took the first turn at the washroom and cleaned myself up and made sure that as always, I was baby smooth and clean. After finishing, I retired to my own bedroom to further get ready and to let Sharon have her turn at the washroom.

I found myself in same dilemma as always, what to wear?, what to wear?. I had eyed a wool knit outfit of Sharon's that was a black wool knit skirt and top outfit, and it is a dream to wear, the skirt is just below the knee and the sweater has a big wide collar and shoulder pads and is styled to gather at the waist. The only problem that I had with the ensemble is that the sweater is cut a little too low for my tastes, so I decided to dress and find another top for the lovely skirt. So with that in mind I decided on a favorite pair of silk and lacy panties, neutral coloured pantyhose, padded bra and a white camisole. I pondered several blouses and sweaters and could not come up with any that compared with the look of the sweater that was meant for the skirt, and thus I gave in and slipped on the sweater. I then put on a pair of my "business height" black patent pumps and decided that it was the perfect look of a business woman and proceeded to move to my makeup table to the next step of dressing. Makeup was very "standard" for me with this look, and this included my purple shadow on my lower eyelids, light pink on the upper, black mascara, black eyeliner, light pink blush and my favorite light "whisper of Rose" lipstick. I completed my look with a gold anklet, gold bracelet, long dangly gold earrings and finally finishing the whole look off with a spritz of Halston's perfume.

I met Sharon in our living room and she looked me up and down and thought that I Looked very pretty and lovely and she helped me brush out my hair as we talked about the day and what would be happening. We agreed that the first place that we would hit was a new mall that opened up and maybe we could find a place that sells the things that I was looking for and they included my wedding night lingerie as well as my bridal ensemble lingerie and some of the accessories.

Sharon and I left for the new mall near our house and as we entered the mall, there was a very pretty girl dressed in a tux, "manning" the door, and as we entered the mall, she said, "happy shopping ladies", and we both smiled back at her and said "thank you". Once in the very crowded mall, we moved around with no problems and we went in and out of several small stores, including an exclusive lingerie shop, and I must say that the prices were very scary and the lingerie was not all that sexy, but I think that is more intended to cover-up and not excite. We went into the Sears store attached to the mall and as we entered we were greeted by a woman spritzing women's wrists with real Obsession perfume, and when she came up to me and said, "care to try some miss?", I could not refuse and let her spray my wrist, and was in heaven as the smell of the perfume on my wrist was so nice. We left Sears and just outside Sears was the shop that I found some of my wonderful wedding accessories.

The shop was one that catered exclusively to women's accessories and I have never been in one like this, as the whole rear of the store was dedicated to bridal accessories. As Sharon and I walked to the back of the store, we were greeted by the saleslady that inquired as to what we were looking for, and Sharon just looked at me with that "well your the girl who is looking" expression, and I explained that I was getting married and that I needed a few things, and with that the saleslady started asking a bunch of questions, i.e., "what are you looking for?", "when is the wedding?", "are you excited?", etc. With that she showed me all of the things I was looking for at prices that were very reasonable, I found, earrings, diamond studded, and clip-on, perfect. I also found my satin gloves, and finally my garter, and I was very excited, I went to the cash and paid for the items and was still answering questions about the wedding and I was in heaven, of course once again, and as we left the store, the woman said, "good luck dear".

As we walked through the mall on our way out, we passed in front of another lingerie shop, and in the main window display was a mannequin that was dressed in "bridal" lingerie, it had on a lacy garter belt, lacy white panties, and a matching white lacy bustier, and finally a headpiece and veil, a perfect outfit that I would need, as I still had not bought a strapless bra needed for my wedding gown. Sharon had to run an errand at the drug store just across the hall and she asked if I wanted to go, and I said that it was all right, I would wait for her in the mall. Well, as Sharon went in to the drug store, I told her that I would check out the bridal lingerie and Sharon told me that she would meet me back there when she was finished. As with the bridal shop, the lingerie shop was very special to walk into, as it was a "sea" of white and pink and satin and lace. The smell flowered potpourri was in the air and I was greeted by a very attractive woman in her 20's that was dressed in a very lovely red mini dress and low heels. She was very good at her makeup and she was made up just perfect, something that I felt like complimenting her on, but I didn't. I did not browse around too much and asked her how much the bridal lingerie in the window was, and after telling me that it was on sale, I said that I would take one set, and she informed me that the veil and headpiece were not included and I said that I did not expect them to be. After asking me my sizes, she went away and returned with all of the lingerie in a pretty pink box and surrounded by pink tissue paper, even the wrapping was sexy and pretty. As she rung up the sale, she asked me if the lingerie was for my wedding ensemble and when I told her that it was, she asked about my date, if I was nervous, if my gown was off the shoulder, if all of the plans were set, my honeymoon location, etc., I was thrilled and as I reflect on the events that came later, this was not the last time that this happened and I could not have been any happier. After paying for my lingerie I went out to the mall and met Sharon who complimented me on the lingerie purchase and commented on how pretty it was, and I commented that it was not good luck for the groom to see the wedding dress, let alone the lingerie before the wedding. One of the things that was perfect was that as we walked out of the mall, I knew that as we made our way to the bridal store that I would be able to model my bridal gown with the proper bra on, rather than having to look at my wedding dress on me in the mirror with bra straps showing.

I entered the bridal shop ahead of Sharon, and when the salesgirl at the front desk saw me coming, she got on the intercom and told the seamstress that I was coming down stairs for my fitting. The girl then came over and opened the door for Sharon and I and told us to head right down. As we got to the bottom of the stairs, we were greeted by the seamstress who addressed me by name and pulled a curtain for a changing stall open, then she went to an area with lots of wedding dresses and came back with mine and hung it in the stall and closed the curtains around Sharon and I. Sharon gave me some privacy as I undressed and put on my new strapless bra, and when I asked her, she turned around, and helped me slip into my wedding dress. After Sharon did all the buttons up on the back of the dress, and zipped me up, I asked her to get my new gloves, and I put them on, and she also helped me slip into my satin heels. I was again surprised as Sharon helped me, and realized what bridesmaids were all about, and how when you slip into one of these wonderful and magical dresses that you cannot do all of the things you need to do, by yourself, i.e., like putting on shoes!.

Sharon then pulled the curtain back, and the seamstress came to meet us, and I loved once again, getting on the wonderful lighted platform, and all of the attention. I loved the feeling when the seamstress took the train of the dress and "fluffed" it out, the rush of air under my skirt was interesting. The seamstress checked out the dress and made some adjustments to the sleeves, actually she ripped them and measured how big she wanted them. The seamstress was checking all over the dress and made comments of how my gloves looked with the dress, and told me that wearing them complimented the dress.

Another salesgirl came down from upstairs and observed what was going on, and when I saw her, I recognized her as the one that I placed my headpiece order with, and asked her if it was in, and she smiled at me and told me that she would go and check.

The seamstress then looked over at Sharon, and asked if she was in the bridal party, and she said that she was, and the seamstress then asked her to come and see how to bustle the dress. As Sharon was being taught how to bustle the train of the dress, the salesgirl came down from upstairs and informed me that the headpiece was not in, but should be in a week or so. After the train of my dress was bustled, I was asked by the salesgirl to see how it looked, and I twirled around, and liked what I saw, it would be definitely easier to walk around with the skirt like this rather then dragging behind me. As Sharon and the seamstress talked about the bustling of the skirt, and how it was perfect for her wedding, I found the time to take my satin gloves and touch my dress, and loved the feeling of the satin on satin feeling in my hands, I was definitely in heaven. After Sharon and the seamstress had finished talking, the seamstress addressed me by name and told me that the alterations on the sleeves would be done within a few weeks, and that it was not that big of a deal, but I informed her that I wanted a final fitting to ensure everything was perfect for my special day, and she smiled at me and said that it would be no problem.

Sharon then followed me into the change area, and pulled the curtain around us and came close to my face and whispered to me that I had to be careful when modeling my dress, as the top of my bra was showing under the bodice of the dress. After Sharon helped me out of my dress, she left the stall and I changed back into my clothes for the day, and met her outside of the changing stall, and as I said good-bye to the seamstress, she said that she would see me in the near future.

Sharon and I then went to the front counter and made arrangements for the day to return for the last fitting, and that date was to be, October 27th. As we left the bridal salon, I could not wait for the time to return to this place of very feminine feelings.