Wedding Night Lingerie
and Final Fitting

By Jennifer Blake











Subscribers can also read Jenn Blake's Account of Her
First Visit to a Bridal Salon




Saturday October 27th, 1990

One of the most exciting things a bride looks forward to on her wedding day, even as much as slipping into her wedding dress, and walking down the aisle, is her honeymoon night with her new husband.

In order to make myself ready for that night, I had to go out and shop for that perfect outfit for the wedding night. I had always wondered what I would want to wear on that special night, and had always had a vision of myself in a flowing piece of lingerie, with many layers of soft and silky material, but at other times, I dreamed of being in a silky and lacy teddy, meeting my husband for the first time.

Well, Sharon and I decided that we would combine my last fitting trip with a stop or two to find my lingerie for the wedding night, and we both agreed that when I went shopping for my lingerie that I was going to be doing it alone, and not with Sharon at my side, at least that’s what made sense.

I decided that since my dress had a tinge of pink in it, as well as green, I would go with pink lipstick to complete my look, and allowed my eyes to compliment the green. Now, at the time I had enough makeup to sink a battleship, with a quite a few different shades of lipstick and matching nailpolish, but I wanted something special for my special day. I knew exactly what colour I wanted and knew exactly were to find it. In a large mall near our house was a specialty store that was cosmetics only, called “Faces”, and that was the place I chose to shop for my wedding day makeup. I looked over my makeup collection, and decided that in order to perfectly match my dress, I would go with the following for my makeup:

  • Eyes: Lower Lids, dark emerald green
  • Eyes: Upper Lids, deep pink
  • Cheeks: Pink, not too light, not too dark.
  • Lips: Deep Pink, with a slight tinge of red.

Since this was a Saturday, and I was going “casual”, I applied my makeup light, with my favorite colours on my eyes, purple on the lower lids, and light pink on the upper lids, combined with a light eyeliner application, and blush, I was ready. I finished my look off with my light pink lipstick, Cloe perfume, a gold anklet, gold bracelet and watch. I then grabbed my tote bag and placed my wedding heels in it for the fitting, as I wanted to see the complete look.

I got my purse and made sure everything I needed was in it, then left the bedroom and went downstairs were Sharon was waiting for me, and after looking me over told me that I looked great, and we sat and chatted about what we were going to do for the day. The plan was to first go and get my makeup, then, go for the final fitting for my dress, the 4th in all. The last trip I got the sleeves finalized and that was the last thing that needed to be done, but to make the whole bridal experience last longer, I asked for another fitting and was told, “it is not really necessary, but if it would make you feel more comfortable..”, sure why not. So, the bridal shop was to be one of the places to hit, then there was a mall in a city close to Hamilton, in Oakville that featured a number of retail stores as well as a specialty lingerie shop, and I thought that might be the perfect mall to try and find the lingerie for the most important night of my life.

The mall was only 10 minutes away from the house and after arriving at an entrance closest to the mall, Sharon chose to stay in the car as I went into the mall.

I walked through a large department store on my way to the main part of the mall, and loved the feeling of walking through the department store as it took me through the ladies wear and lingerie section, I was tempted!, but I kept my focus on the cosmetic store and headed right into the mall.

I walked directly to the cosmetic store, which was not that far away and started browsing at all of the lipsticks. I was quickly approached by a very attractive salesgirl dress in a smart jacket and matching skirt, she was tall and the skirt rode up very attractively on her thighs, I could not help but give an admiring glare. She asked what I was looking for and when I told her I was shopping for cosmetics for my wedding ensemble, her face lit up and she started asking about the date, arrangements and such and I started to tell her all about it. She then started asking about what I was looking for and when I described the colour, she lead me right to an area with the exact shade of lipstick I was looking for and started suggesting a few different variations, even taking the lead and spreading the samples on her wrist, better than me anyway.

Once I found the perfect looking shade, I told her that is what I wanted and she immediately pulled out the matching nail polish and lead me to the counter, where we chatted about plans and such, and her own wedding from the year before, I paid for my purchases, and as I left I she told me, “good luck on the 17th”, I said thanks and walked back through the mall and joined Sharon in the car, and she asked if I had found what I was looking for and when I showed her, she said “perfect”. Sharon then drove us to our next spot on the trip and that was the Bridal Salon in Burlington.

Sharon let me lead the way as we entered the Bridal Shop, “Promises and Lace”, and I was greeted at the front counter with “good morning Jennifer, we have been expecting you”. The girl at the front desk then called down to another girl and she brought my dress up from the downstairs seamstress area and I got all excited as I knew there were other girls in the store trying on dresses, and knew I would have to negotiate around them, and they would be able to see me in my dress. The girl took the dress and lead Sharon and me to the mirrored change area on the main floor of the store.

As we entered the main area my heart started to race, as in the mirrored area was another bride to be, trying on her dress, and like all brides she looked stunning, and as Sharon walked behind the girl trying on her dress we watched as she was having the train of her dress fluffed out by another salesgirl and it was a wonderfully long train, I wanted that to happen to me as well, when I saw it happening. The change rooms in this new store were quite large, and a long curtain was drawn back, the salesgirl carrying my dress then hung it up and welcomed us into the room, and asked if I needed help with the dress, and I informed her that Sharon was my bridesmaid and she would be helping me, and she smiled and said no problem and shut the curtain of the large change room for some privacy.

I changed out of my clothes and stood patiently as Sharon did up all of the buttons on my dress, and watched in the mirror of the change room, and admired the dress. After Sharon was done, she offered her assistance and helped me slip into the heels, and I was all set. Sharon then opened the curtain and said, “this way my princess”, at that point I felt like giving her a peck on the lips thanking her for all she had done, but all I did was smiled and continued into the large mirrored area.

I waited for the bride I had seen when we entered the room to leave the platform, she smiled at me as she left the platform and into her own change area. I got up onto the platform and was in awe as I saw myself in front of the mirror, and could see the mother of the bride to be, that was on the platform before me, looking me up and down and smiling and commenting on how pretty I looked. I then asked the salesgirl that was looking after me to fluff out my train and she did and I was in awe at how pretty the dress looked, and was really glad I did not have the train shortened.

I also examined other changes that were made to the dress; the sleeves, the hem of the skirt and all of the things were perfect, and the heels worked out very well. I then asked the salesgirl that was looking after me if they had a headpiece like the one I ordered the week before, as my actual headpiece would not be in until the next week. She went and talked to the other salesgirls, and eventually came back and got one that was close and with Sharon’s help, she placed it on my head and I started to get shivers up my spine as I looked at myself in the mirror. All I was missing at this point compared to November 17th, Wedding Day, was my makeup on, and the flowers in my hands, and a pair of short satin gloves. After I stared at myself and looked at the rear of the dress in the mirrors, I was totally impressed and as I left the platform, and knew that the next time I was going to be wearing my dress was on November 17th, my wedding day.

Sharon came into the dressing room with me and undid all my buttons, then took the headpiece off of me and left the room allowing me to change back to into my clothes. I could hear Sharon talking to the salesgirl as I got changed, I could hear her describing the wedding, the bridesmaid’s dresses and everything else, I smiled as I heard her go on, she once again proved to me how special she was.

Once I got changed, I opened the curtain and left my dress hanging in the change room as I went to the front desk I was met by Sharon and I was told that my dress was going to be steamed and ready to be picked up on November 10th, as well, my headpiece was going to be ready and I got a business card from the store with all of that information written on it, I was now ready to go shopping for my wedding night lingerie.

Sharon drove us to Hopedale Mall, and I gave her a quick kiss and she wished me luck as I left the car and headed into the Kmart she had parked in front of to start my shopping for my wedding night lingerie, she told me she would wait for me until I got back, this was only the second time I had gone shopping by myself, without Sharon at my side.

I headed for the store I looked forward to and that was the specialty lingerie shop, “Venus Lingerie”. I entered the shop and started looking at all of wonderful creations that they had. It took some time but finally a mature saleswoman came over and asked me what I was looking for and I basically told her I was shopping for my wedding night and informed her that I was looking for something “naughty”, implying a merry widow or teddy, and she gave me a strange look, and pointed towards the teddies and such, and said, “you’ll find what you are looking for over there”, and then went and left me to my own. I was totally dissapointed and then started looking more and more and found a nice section of peignoirs and such, but once I started looking at the prices, I knew that this place was way too expensive!, I decided to leave and come back to the lingerie shop as a last resort.

My next stop after the lingerie shop was a shop that caters to younger woman, “Smart Set”, I went in, and very quickly learned that they really had nothing but clothes, i.e., skirt, blouses and dresses and not lingerie, so after a quick look, I left, on to the store next door.



The store next door was “Reitman’s”, this is a complete ladies clothing store and one of my favorite stops when shopping, even today. The store features clothes for the young, middle age and old, dresses, skirts, blouses sweaters, and yes, lingerie. I started looking around looking around the store and almost immediately found the lingerie section and was completely mesmerized by one creation I came across, it was a peignoir, complete with a chiffon outer jacket and a gown of a combination of chiffon and lace, the whole look was perfect, the only colour was in pink, but it was my favorite colour and I kept it in mind, and decided to check around a little more.

As I left Reitman’s, I noticed a shoe store right across in the mall and decided to have a look at some of their advertised sales. As I entered the store I was greeted by a saleswoman who asked if she could help and when I informed her that I was looking for a 3” pair of heels, she lead me towards a sale area and pointed out a pair of 4” heels and I showed some interest, then she asked me my size, which I told her it was 7, and before I knew what was happening I was sitting in a chair and she was fitting me in the shoes. She then informed me that the heels were really 4” and that they may fit a little tight. I tried them on and they were tight, and she quickly took them away and came back with a size 7 1/2, and they felt a little better, and since they were closest to the 3” heels I was looking for, I decided to go for them. After buying them, I left the store and headed for the washroom in the mall to change into them.

I found the washroom and changed into the heels, and then walked to back to Reitman’s were I decided the lovely creation I found earlier was to be mine for my special night. As I entered the store I noticed that the girl at the main counter had a couple of friends talking to her and I just glanced over, found the lingerie, found my size and headed to the counter to pay for my lingerie. Once at the counter all three women were interested in what I was buying and one asked me in a way only one woman can ask another, “so what is the special occasion for something that pretty”, I informed all of them that it was for my wedding night, and they immediately started asking me all sorts of questions about the wedding and as I paid for the ensemble, I was answering questions about the wedding, the date, the bridal party, and such, I was really enjoying myself. Eventually I was ready to go and as I left one of the women commented, “I sure hope that your new husband likes the outfit, it sure is pretty”, and I thanked her, and told her "I'm sure THEY will", and as I walked out of the store all three women wished me luck on my wedding night.

As I left the store I quickly realized the heels needed to be broke in more and headed for the same washroom and changed into my original heels and then went back out to the car were Sharon was waiting for me. As I entered the car, Sharon looked at me and smiled, “find what you were looking for?”, I smiled and said, “yes”. Sharon drove us home and we chatted about the day and what we needed to do as the date of the wedding drew closer, and I reached over and we held hands all the way home, and the next trip out was to finalize the flowers and the minister, and I could not wait. I was nervous and excited all at the same time, I guess the way any bride to be would be.......

© Jennifer Blake, 1996/1997

Jennifer has a story with many photos on her wedding...visit her site at http://wchat.on.ca/jenblake/brfeatur/brfeat1.htm


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