I had a fabulous weekend.
I traveled to the D.C. area to do the Running of Brides at Filene’s Basement with a group of girls. It was a hoot. There were several cameras there from TV stations. I ran in looking for the bride’s dress size. OMG, in the speed of light, those women swooped everything off the racks. I ended up empty handed. LOL
Anyway, I redeemed myself later. It took six women and hours of searching. I think the bride tried on about 50 dresses. She finally settled on a lovely, strapless dress with gold lace trimmings. It was a perfect fit.
The next day we visited the Smithsonian Museum and saw the Live Butterflies and the Hope Diamond. Then we caught a bus to Georgetown to shop like normal people. Saw a bunch of pretty people in their pretty summer clothing. Gladly Beyond popped in my head; Lex tells Clark, Georgetown is a sewer. gggg
What is “Running of Brides”?
Filene’s Basement is discount designer clothing store. About once a year (not certain,) they advertise the discounting of bridal gowns. The discount is very deep.
Customers lined up a the door, some start as early as the previous day. They open doors at 8:00 am. There is this mad rush into the store and you grabbed as many gowns as you can. You hug them for dear life. The bride tries on the gowns right there, usually she’s wearing a swimming suit.
We got there about 5:30 AM after driving a couple of hours. The line was already long, winding away from the door’s entrance. We run through the entrance like a packed herd. Gah, it was funny and fun.
Ah!. ^_^. Well, if you found a nice gown, it must have been worth it.:D
Sounds crazy though….
Sounds crazy though….
Yep, and a whole lot of fun.