The Dress

I remember when I was about 8 years old, me and my friends would collect santan and gumamela as many as we could. We used the flowers to make bouquets and corsage for our “walk-down-the-aisle” game. We also played other games such as Ms. Universe (I was Ms. Venezuela hehe), Teacher-teacher, and Lutu-lutuan* but our ultimate favorite was the wedding game. We even had drawings of what we want to wear. Inspired by the fairy-tale books I’ve read, my design was a princess-style dress: big, full skirt, tube, with laces and ruffles and a huge ribbon at the back and very long train. I even wanted to wear a tiara Honestly, The Dress is something that I’ve planned and dreamed about ever since I was a little girl. I wanted to become a princess (feeling talaga hehe) Seventeen years later, now I’m 25 and already working, I am still mesmerized by Cinderella’s fancy dress. But I don’t obsess about it anymore. They say a wedding is a much anticipated event in every woman’s life. I agree. They also say that the centerpiece of a wedding is the bride and her gown. I beg to disagree. I think it should be about the man and a woman making a vow to love each other. I think if I’d be able to marry a good man, then a white shirt and a blue jeans would do. But I’d be a hyprocrite if I’d say I don’t want the dress anymore. Of course I still want to be a princess even just once in my life, only, it’s not that important anymore