David's Bridal

Dear Benjamin,

I was dreading going to David's Bridal tonight. Jennifer's wedding is in July and I'm her matron of honor. When she picked out bridesmaids dresses several months ago, I tried on the official dress, and the 6 fit perfectly. Well, after becoming pregnant, I tried on dresses again, and after only gaining THREE pounds, the 6, 8, and even the 10 didn't fit at all! So, Jennifer was gracious enough to let me order a different, much more forgiving, style dress for her wedding and I ended up ordering an empire waist, size 14 dress in order to fit my ever-growing, 6-month pregnant figure come July.

Then, I lost you.

And strangely enough, one of my first concerns was, "What am I going to do about this dumb dress situation now?!"

I've run into some snooty people at bridal shops before, and their policy clearly states no refunds or exchanges for ANY reason. I was petrified that I was going to end up with a $150 size 14 tent-like dress and then have to pay for another $150 dress on top of that.

So I prayed. I prayed really hard. I prayed that somehow the ladies at David's Bridal would show me mercy and exchange the dress without giving me an attitude, and I prayed that I wouldn't have to come behind the counter and pound some 21-year-old, 100-lb sales consultant for being unreasonable to a woman still dealing with the remnants of pregnancy hormones.

Then I called your Daddy and told him that if I wound up on the 10 o'clock news, I was sorry.

When I got to the store, I went to the girl sitting behind the welcome desk and told her my situation. "Is there anyway I can do an exchange given the circumstances?"

She seemed to blink back tears as she said, "Absolutely! That's no problem at all." My shoulders lightened by tons and I was already thanking God. Then the girl stood up and I could see that she was about seven or eight months pregnant herself.

I know it was no coincidence. God put the exact right person in my path to help me and answer my prayers.

I exchanged the old dress for the new one, didn't have to pay a dime extra, and most miraculously of all (since I haven't yet lost that much weight), is that the 6 once again fit me perfectly.