OK, I have "approval" for the black dress. At least I know I can wear it somewhere else! I liked the dark purple, too, but the bridesmaids are wearing a shade of berry/purple.
I will get some kind of shawl/wrap, as it could be cool and rainy, as it was all of last June, here in New England, too.
I haven't met my DIL's mom, but according to my son, she is "not fat." I have seen pictures of her and she looks pretty good! But, she doesn't cycle... and she's about 14 years younger than me. She got married at 18 and had kids at , 19, 20, etc., etc.
Can you tell there's a bit of a difference in our families?