gasped.
“You look beautiful.”
“You look breathtaking.”
Kate smiled at them both. “Thanks.”
“You know the routine,” Lindsey ordered, making a small circle with her finger
in the air.
Kate turned slowly for her inspection, taken back to the hundreds of times
she’d done the same movement in their apartment back home. Only this was different.
This was her wedding dress.
Lindsey and Gianna both beamed at her.
“It’s perfect,” Gianna gushed. “Look and see.”
Kate turned to face the full-length mirror on the wall. It was perfect. Kate
couldn’t have picked a better dress had she chosen for herself. The mermaid-cut
gown accentuated each curve of her body in form-fitting fashion, then flared at mid-thigh to a full skirt and train.
Though the inside was lined in satin, delicate lace comprised the entire body.
The lining ended at the bodice, lending a sheer quality to the fabric at her
shoulders and upper chest. The cap sleeves extended to the edges of her
shoulders, while the scalloped neckline started high on her neck before
plunging low into a narrow vee at her bosom.
Kate turned to inspect the reflection of her back over her shoulder. A
scalloped bridge of lace fabric spread across her upper back to meet in the
middle at the base of her neck, giving way to a large cutout that left her back
daringly bare. The window of bare skin ended just above the small of her back,
where the zipper was lined with small fabric buttons down her bottom. Dominic
had excellent taste indeed.
“What do you think?” Gianna asked, excitement shining in her eyes.
Kate chuckled. “I think Dominic’s been measuring me in my sleep.”
Gianna nodded. “I have connections with the finest fashion designers in Italy.
Dominic told me exactly what he wanted for you, provided the measurements, and
my friend Ines and I handled the rest. Do you really like it?”
Kate hugged her soon-to-be sister-in-law. “Absolutely. Thank you.”
“Alright,
enough preening,” Lindsey squawked. “Let’s give you hair and makeup worthy of
that amazing dress.”
Leading Kate to sit in front of the fully equipped vanity, Lindsey and Gianna
fussed over Kate like two mother hens. After draping Kate’s shoulders with a
plastic cape, Lindsey attacked Kate’s hair, while Gianna artfully applied
makeup to her bare face. Kate felt like a celebrity being coiffed and coddled
for a big premiere. But Kate would bet her life that walking down the aisle to
Dominic would be way better than walking the red carpet any day.
Her face painted, her hair curled and pinned, Kate was at last deemed ready to
peek at herself in the mirror. Lindsey turned Kate around to face the mirror
and Kate met her own eyes in the mirror. Wow. Her best friend and future
sister-in-law made a great team.
Lindsey had gathered Kate’s hair into a chunky bun at the base of her neck the
loosely curled strands weaving in and out of the low up-do. Gianna had managed
to highlight the fullness of her lips, accentuate the hollows of her
cheekbones, and the exotic shape of her eyes, while maintaining a neutral,
wholesome palette. Kate smiled at the stunning bride reflected in the mirror.
It was difficult to believe it was her.
“You guys are the best,” Kate gushed, turning her head to inspect her hair and
makeup at various angles.
“You gave us the raw material,” Gianna said with a soft smile. “We just worked
it to your advantage.”
“You’re the prettiest bride I’ve ever seen,” Lindsey cried, hugging Kate from
behind. Kate held her breath at the close contact, clamping her teeth together
as
“You look beautiful.”
“You look breathtaking.”
Kate smiled at them both. “Thanks.”
“You know the routine,” Lindsey ordered, making a small circle with her finger
in the air.
Kate turned slowly for her inspection, taken back to the hundreds of times
she’d done the same movement in their apartment back home. Only this was different.
This was her wedding dress.
Lindsey and Gianna both beamed at her.
“It’s perfect,” Gianna gushed. “Look and see.”
Kate turned to face the full-length mirror on the wall. It was perfect. Kate
couldn’t have picked a better dress had she chosen for herself. The mermaid-cut
gown accentuated each curve of her body in form-fitting fashion, then flared at mid-thigh to a full skirt and train.
Though the inside was lined in satin, delicate lace comprised the entire body.
The lining ended at the bodice, lending a sheer quality to the fabric at her
shoulders and upper chest. The cap sleeves extended to the edges of her
shoulders, while the scalloped neckline started high on her neck before
plunging low into a narrow vee at her bosom.
Kate turned to inspect the reflection of her back over her shoulder. A
scalloped bridge of lace fabric spread across her upper back to meet in the
middle at the base of her neck, giving way to a large cutout that left her back
daringly bare. The window of bare skin ended just above the small of her back,
where the zipper was lined with small fabric buttons down her bottom. Dominic
had excellent taste indeed.
“What do you think?” Gianna asked, excitement shining in her eyes.
Kate chuckled. “I think Dominic’s been measuring me in my sleep.”
Gianna nodded. “I have connections with the finest fashion designers in Italy.
Dominic told me exactly what he wanted for you, provided the measurements, and
my friend Ines and I handled the rest. Do you really like it?”
Kate hugged her soon-to-be sister-in-law. “Absolutely. Thank you.”
“Alright,
enough preening,” Lindsey squawked. “Let’s give you hair and makeup worthy of
that amazing dress.”
Leading Kate to sit in front of the fully equipped vanity, Lindsey and Gianna
fussed over Kate like two mother hens. After draping Kate’s shoulders with a
plastic cape, Lindsey attacked Kate’s hair, while Gianna artfully applied
makeup to her bare face. Kate felt like a celebrity being coiffed and coddled
for a big premiere. But Kate would bet her life that walking down the aisle to
Dominic would be way better than walking the red carpet any day.
Her face painted, her hair curled and pinned, Kate was at last deemed ready to
peek at herself in the mirror. Lindsey turned Kate around to face the mirror
and Kate met her own eyes in the mirror. Wow. Her best friend and future
sister-in-law made a great team.
Lindsey had gathered Kate’s hair into a chunky bun at the base of her neck the
loosely curled strands weaving in and out of the low up-do. Gianna had managed
to highlight the fullness of her lips, accentuate the hollows of her
cheekbones, and the exotic shape of her eyes, while maintaining a neutral,
wholesome palette. Kate smiled at the stunning bride reflected in the mirror.
It was difficult to believe it was her.
“You guys are the best,” Kate gushed, turning her head to inspect her hair and
makeup at various angles.
“You gave us the raw material,” Gianna said with a soft smile. “We just worked
it to your advantage.”
“You’re the prettiest bride I’ve ever seen,” Lindsey cried, hugging Kate from
behind. Kate held her breath at the close contact, clamping her teeth together
as
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