Chapter 19

We all laughed. Finally, we were all smiling again. We would be dressing at the church. They had a room set aside for the women to dress so our gowns wouldn't get soiled or wrinkled before the ceremony. It was normally a practice room for the pianist and organist of the church, but was set aside for this purpose for weddings. It was toward the back of the church near the entry so it was convenient for being walked down the aisle as the ceremony started, and sound suppressed so the music wouldn't disturb other church business.

We got there right at 12:30 and were led to the room. There were two doors, one at either side of the room. Before getting dressed we used the bathroom on the other side of the entry. No one wanted to struggle with our gowns if we had to pee. We didn't want anyone coming in while we undressed, so we locked all the doors as we changed. Taylor, Donna and Yvonne had floor length, pale lilac colored, gowns with empire waists, sweetheart necklin