The Bridesmaid's Checklist: Laura's Wedding (BCL Book 1) by K.T. Castle Read Free Book Online

exquisite beading embellishment under the breast that emphasized her waist.
    “Oh my God! You look like a princess in a fairytale.” Natalie was the first one to make a compliment.
    Marisol wasn’t far behind. “You look so classy and graceful. You definitely need to choose that one.”
    Denise just smiled and probably thought of all the things she could buy with the money invested in the dress.
    “It’s beautiful, Laura,” I happily said. “I only have one observation. Do you want people looking at your feet?”
    “Why would people look at my feet?” she asked in disbelief.
    “Well, I thought that since you’ll marry on the beach, you’ll go barefoot. Or are you planning on wearing heels in the sand?” I could see in her face that she hadn’t considered that.
    “I guess not. But I don’t like the idea of people looking at my feet. I need a longer dress,” she said.
    “Or a different train,” Natalie added.
    “You’re right, Natalie,” Laura agreed. “Let me go try the next one.”
    The following dress was made of white satin. It had one shoulder strap that imitated flowers, reaching from her shoulder to under her breasts and once more emphasizing her tiny waist. Its full-length skirt covered her feet with a modified train. It was also the only dress right on budget.
    Laura looked completely unsatisfied, probably because the dress wasn’t completely strapless like her last selections. The rest of our friends wore equally disapproving expressions. “No,” they all said in unison.
    At the same time, I said, “It’s beautiful.”
    After several ‘are you crazy?’ looks from everyone, I explained myself. “I think she looks gorgeous. The dress has a beautiful silhouette, and its shape makes her waist almost non-existent. It has the same detail under the breast that she’s been looking for, plus, no one will be able to see her feet under its length.”
    They all stared at me as if I spoke a foreign language.
    Denise was the first one to oppose me. “But what about her hairstyle?”
    “What about it?”
    “She wants to wear her hair loose to show off her new bangs,” Natalie informed me. We’d had this conversation before. I knew she wanted to wear her hair down. I simply didn’t understand how that had any relationship with that dress.
    “You’re completely clueless,” Marisol said to me. “The one shoulder will mess with that. For this kind of dress, it’s be better for her to wear a lopsided bun. We all agreed that her hairstyle should be manageable and yet relay the specialty associated with Laura.”
    “Okay, sorry,” I said, clearly not understanding yet why the dress wouldn’t do.
    Laura gave me her poor-clueless-girl smile and went into the dressing room to try another piece. This one was truly gorgeous. The simple wedding dress was perfect for a barefoot walk down the beach. It had a lasting beauty yet a casual feel that made it flawless for everything Laura wanted. Its crinkled white fabric had a gorgeous crisscross bustier which tightened up at the back, giving it a nice edge. The full-length skirt draped down to the floor in a beautiful silhouette, extended to a chapel train in the back.
    Laura looked breathtaking.
    Who cares if it went over the budget by a few hundred? Mouths were covered, tears were shed, and everyone had something to say.
    “You look breathtaking.”
    “This is the one.”
    “You have to get this.”
    We hugged her and compliment her, gushing all over ourselves.
    “I agree,” she said. “This is the one.”
    A few minutes later we were at the register, and Laura gave the saleswoman Eddie’s black credit card. “You’re glowing,” the woman said after handing her back the card. “You’re going to be the most beautiful bride.”
    The comment made Laura smile, but not me. I’d heard that before. I knew everyone made a similar comment to brides-to-be. I also noticed that the woman’s big smile didn’t reach her eyes. I knew for a fact that