Judy's Prom and Bridal Experiences
by: Janis Elizabeth

 

Prologue

Well, it looked like something was about to hit the fan. Mom had been waiting outside my apartment for me to return. However, when I returned home, it is not her son Jerry that greeted her. It is my femme persona Judy and my able and willing accomplice Tina that walked up to the door. My mother was obviously quite taken aback by my appearance. To her credit however, she didn't start ranting and raving over my appearance. Despite her apparent shock, she seemed relatively calm. I opened the door to my apartment and led Tina and Mom inside.

 

Chapter 1

Tina and I sat on the small sofa; Mom sat on the matching chair. I had made sure to carefully smooth my skirt under me as I sat. Mom looked at me for a bit, taking in the entire picture of me in women's clothing, my hair frosted and permed and with makeup on my face. Naturally, she had a questioning look on her face and, I am sure, a thousand questions in her mind. For the next hour, while Tina gently held my hand, I related everything to Mom. I told her how, as a teenager, I had become fascinated with the softness of her lingerie when I saw it during an exploration of her room and how I had then started wearing her things around that same time. I told her that I knew that she would never notice any disarray with her things because she was never concerned with the neatness of her lingerie drawer. This statement caused Mom to briefly smile before I continued.

I mentioned how I had even purchased some items of clothing during my junior and senior years of high school and had worn them when she and Dad were away. Of course, I related how the fulfillment of a fantasy to have my hair done in a beauty salon had led me to Tina's salon and started our relationship that had grown ever since I had met her. Tina had even given me the name of Judy for when I was en femme. I explained that Tina required me to show her all of my grades. If my grades slipped, I would be prohibited from coming into her salon, from dressing in her presence and from being with her until such time as my grades improved. I even mentioned that I earned extra money by cleaning the salon every evening after it closed and that I wore a different French maid's uniform each night. Additionally, I showed Mom my photo album containing all of the pictures Tina had taken of me in various states of dress and undress and with my hair receiving various treatments. Lastly, I said that Tina and I had just returned from shopping for the evening gowns that we would wear to the Freshman Formal at the end of the month. When I finally paused for breath, Mom's first questions were, "Did you find something nice? Is it long or short? May I see you in it? May I actually see you in one of your maid's uniform rather than seeing pictures of you in it?

I must have had a surprised look on her face at her reaction, since Mom then said, "Seeing you dressed in a nice skirt and blouse is obviously a surprise to me. However, it is not something that offends me or turns me off. I sensed a softness, a difference about you when you were younger. I felt that you might have had this or some similar desire in your heart and mind when you let your hair grow to almost shoulder length while you were still in high school, even though your father and I were constantly after you to have it properly cut. I trust that you are wearing the appropriate lingerie with all of these fashions?" I nodded and said yes. "Do you wear satin or cotton," she asked? When I replied that my lingerie was satin including my garter belt, Mom nodded approvingly and commented, "I'm glad to see that you are appreciating the finer points of dressing as a woman. I'm also glad that you seem to prefer stockings to pantyhose. I know that stockings and a garter belt make me feel so feminine."

Mom then looked at Tina and said, "From looking at these pictures and from watching you holding his hand during this entire narration, I sense that you care deeply for both Jerry and Judy. You are even concerned that he does not neglect his studies for the sake of enjoying the benefits of being a woman. I think that is great. I am glad that he has found someone who is caring like you rather than someone who would be exploitative and domineering." With that, Mom got out of the chair and came over and first gave Tina a big hug and then gave me a big hug also. "I had always wanted a daughter. However, after you were born, my doctor advised against trying to have any more children. She said that my chances for serious harm or death were far too great. So, I took her advice, had my tubes tied and put away my dream of having a daughter. Now, through you, it looks like I may be able to realize my dream, even if it is only on a part-time basis.

I looked at Mom and asked her why she was here. She said, "Well, your father had a dreary business trip and I chose not to accompany him on this one. I thought that I would drop by and surprise you since your birthday is coming up shortly. I guess I was the one that was surprised." She then asked if she could see our new gowns. Tina and I went out to the car and brought everything in.

Once we were back inside, the fashion show began. First, Tina changed into her gown while Mom and I chatted. She commented on how nice the gown looked on Tina and that not every woman looks good in a strapless gown. After Tina had changed back into her skirt and blouse, it was my turn. I changed into my lingerie, heels, crinolines and gown and went to the living room show Mom. She told me that she liked the style, color and fabric of the gown and that it fit me beautifully. Mom also said that with my mannerisms, hair and makeup, I made a marvelous woman.

I asked her which of my French maid's uniform she would like to see. I told her which colors I had. Mom said that she would like to see me in the Kelly green one. Again, I left Mom and Tina chatting while I changed. Tina had found the kitchen and had made some tea for the both of them. I soon returned to the living room wearing my Kelly green satin uniform, starched crinoline, ruffled panties, black stockings, 4-inch heels and my white apron. As I faced Mom, I gave her a nice curtsy. She and Tina both smiled at my delicate action. Mom commented on how nice I looked in satin, especially the satin maid's uniform.

We sat there talking for quite some time. I explained the various poses depicted in the pictures. Mom had an occasional comment, such as how nice I looked with my hair in rollers or how pretty I was in my lingerie. She did ask if Tina and I were doing more than just being together in a platonic sense. "Are you two sleeping together," she asked forthrightly. Tina and I looked at each other and blushed before Tina answered. "We spend the entire weekend together, from the time the salon closes on Saturday until Monday morning. Judy is present the entire time. Yes, we sleep together, in very pretty negligees and we take advantage of the closeness to enjoy each other's body. Every Sunday morning, Judy and I dress nicely and go to church." As she paused, Mom said, "I'm glad to see that you and Judy are going to church regularly. I would have been surprised, though, if you two had not behaved as normal, intelligent people in close contact with each other, regardless of what you are wearing. I am very happy for both of you."

Suddenly, everyone realized the lateness of the hour and that the morning would be here all too quickly. Mom asked if she could take us out to dinner tomorrow night to celebrate my birthday? Tina and I both agreed. Tina suggested I come in tomorrow after class and have my hair done before we went out. She said she would have an outfit there for me to change into after she finished. Mom asked Tina if she would also do her hair tomorrow. Tina readily agreed. Finally, we all packed up our new gowns and returned them to Tina's car, so that she could keep them at her place until the dance. After hugs were exchanged all around, we parted, saying we would see each other tomorrow. I walked back to my apartment, listening to my heels hit the ground, while thinking about what a wonderful turn this evening had taken.

 

Chapter 2

Classes that day seemed to drag by. When I finally was finished with my last class, I raced to my apartment, changed into white satin lingerie, put on a knee-length pleated skirt, a matching blouse and 2-inch heels, picked up my purse and headed for Tina's salon.

Mom was already there, wearing a shampoo cape, her hair already up in rollers, a hairnet securely in place. She was one of those women that ages gracefully, and now, even in her early fifties, she possessed an elegance and a beauty that encompass her, even when her hair is in rollers. It didn't take Tina long to shampoo my hair and have it in rollers also. Of course, she put the pink hairnet over my rollers. Tina wanted a "mother-daughter" picture of both of us in shampoo capes, rollers and hairnets. We were then seated side by side under the dryers. Every once in a while, I would see Mom look at me approvingly as she continued to absorb my new appearance. I noticed Bonnie and Kathy regularly glancing over at Mom and I and smiling. Once we were dry, Tina did my hair first so that I could change while she was combing out Mom.

I quickly changed into a gray, satin, long sleeve blouse and long black full skirt. I put on the gold watch, necklace and earrings that were there. I had also placed the requisite sanitary pad and belt under my panties between my legs. While I was finishing with my makeup, Tina came back to change. I went out to wait with Mom. She was wearing a classic navy dress with white heels and gold jewelry. As I said, she radiates elegance. Mom told me how nice my hair, makeup and outfit looked. I thanked her for the compliment. Mom asked if my femme self had a middle name or did I just go by Judy. I said that we had only developed a first name for me. "Well," Mom said, "since your initials are JA for Jerald Alexander, I think your femme self should also be JA for Judith Ann." I said that it sounded nice. Tina soon joined us wearing a white satin blouse, long blue skirt and navy heels along with her gold jewelry. Mom told her that my full name now was to be Judith Ann Daniels. Tina smiled and nodded in agreement.

Tina offered to drive and Mom handed her the keys to her big car. We went to a fine restaurant, turned the car over to valet parking and went inside. Mom complimented me on the ladylike manner in which I exited the car. "I've noticed that you seem to have mastered many of the feminine graces, from makeup to walking in heels to gracefully exiting a car while wearing a skirt," she said. I blushed and then I told her that I even wore a sanitary pad between my legs on a regular basis. She smiled knowingly at me and said, "I am glad to see that my new daughter has obviously become a woman in that regard. Do you use tampons also?" I blushed and said that I only used pads. Once inside, Mom spoke to the hostess about a table for the three of us. Very shortly, the hostess seated us in a quiet part of the room where we would be able to talk.

After ordering, we sat there and talked. Mom admitted that she had many regrets about not having a daughter to dress up in pretty things and to spoil. However, her biggest regret was that she would not be able to pass down her wedding gown to her daughter. My interest really picked up on that comment. Tina took notice of the comment and my reaction, but said nothing for the moment.

Mom continued, "I visit my friends and see the pictures around the room of their daughters wearing white wedding dresses and veils. Some have even boasted that the daughter wore the mother's wedding gown on the daughter's own special day. Every time I saw the pictures or heard about someone's daughter wearing her mother's gown, it hurt me deeply."

At this point, Tina looked at me and then at Mom and asked, "Sharon, now that you have a daughter, even if it is only part-time, would you like to have pictures of Judy in your wedding gown?" Mom looked at Tina and then at me and said, "That would be wonderful. Are you two planning on getting married already?" Tina replied, "No, first Judy has to finish school before we would consider taking that step. However, Judy could wear your wedding gown; I will dress as her Maid of Honor and you would serve as the mother of the bride. We could have pictures taken with the three of us, including the individual shots of our beautiful bride. Then, at least, you would have the pictures to adorn the shelves of your room and you wouldn't have to wait years for us to marry."

Mom sat there in stunned silence for a few seconds and then replied, "Tina, that is a wonderful idea. I am so glad you thought of it. However, what will we do if my gown won't fit Judy? I am back to not having any pictures of my daughter as a bride nor any prospects of seeing that happen." Tina said, "I know that you really want to see Judy in your wedding gown. You could bring the gown here after Judy has finished her exams to see if it fits. However, if it does not fit her, we can always go to the bridal shop where we got our formal gowns last night and get Judy a wedding gown of her very own. Hopefully, they will have something off the rack that would fit her without having to make any alterations. Either way, with your gown or a new one, Judy would be the bride. We could then schedule a Saturday in June for the big event. Two of my stylists could meet us at my house and do our hair and makeup. Then we could help Judy become the bride of her dreams and yours also. Jennifer, one of my customers and a very good friend, is a professional photographer, specializing in weddings and bridal portraits. I am sure that I could get her to be our photographer."

As Tina finished speaking, I looked at Mom. Even though she was beaming, she had tears rolling down her cheeks. She saw my look of concern and told me not to worry. She told us that she was only shedding tears of joy and happiness over this unexpected turn of events. She excused herself for a few minutes and went to repair her makeup. When she returned, we all enjoyed a delightful meal. The conversation during that time centered on when in June we would get together for our wedding pictures. Mom even told Tina to get a really pretty Maid of Honor dress and not to worry about the cost. "Get something that you and Judy both like. After we finish dinner, I will give you a check to cover both your gown and the wedding lingerie for my daughter's wedding and wedding night," Mom said. When Tina started to object, Mom hushed her by saying that the mother of the bride usually footed the bill for all of the expenses surrounding her daughter's wedding, including the flowers and the photographer. "Make sure that you arrange for Jennifer to do the photos and pick out a nice bouquet for the bride and for the Maid of Honor," Mom said. "Judy, I have a check for you for your birthday. May I suggest that you get a few more French maid's uniforms, especially in light green, lavender, gold and a lighter shade of red? I think those colors would look lovely on you."

We both expressed our thanks for Mom's generous offer and for my birthday present. Nevertheless, I was concerned about what Dad would say when he saw the check for Tina. "He won't say a thing, since he never sees my checkbook. I just ask him for more money whenever I need it. He indulges me my spending. Don't worry, your father can afford all of this and more many times over." We chatted during the rest of dinner, about the possibility of my really being a June bride.

The pleasant evening ended all too quickly. Mom picked up the tab for dinner saying that this was my birthday dinner. "I guess we celebrated both Jerry's and Judy's birthday, she said. When we got back to Tina's salon and exited the car, we exchanged big hugs. While I was hugging Mom, she told me to continue keeping my grades up, listen to Tina, make sure that I got those new French maid's uniforms and enjoy all of the feminine experiences that I encountered. She assured me that I looked great in everything I wore, especially my French maid's uniforms. I assured Mom that I would take her advice to heart. She left saying that she would keep in touch with both of us concerning my bridal day.

 

Chapter 3

After that wonderful evening, the rest of April literally flew by. All of a sudden, the day of the Freshman Formal was upon us. I went to Tina's salon early that day to have Bonnie work her magic on me. Kathy was already working her magic on Tina, although Tina did not need very much. I had told Bonnie earlier about my royal blue gown and had shown her the pictures taken when I bought it. She told me how pretty it was and how nice I looked in it. She did my hair, nails and makeup so that everything about my appearance went together.

When Tina and I left her salon, I was practically glowing with my new hairdo and the appearance of my face and my nails. We went to Tina's and changed into our gowns. It again felt heavenly to put on my sensuous lingerie and wear the two crinolines. I let my gown slide down my body and then had Tina zip up the back. I then zipped her gown. If I had done any more at that moment, we wouldn't have gotten to the dance. We each put on our gloves. While we were doing this, the doorbell rang. Tina answered it and returned with two corsage boxes. She took out a beautiful wrist corsage that matched my gown and presented it to me. I gracefully put it on my wrist. She also placed her corsage on her wrist. We stepped out of the house and entered the limousine that Mom had rented for us for the evening. Tina and I sat in the back giggling like a pair of schoolgirls on their way to their first big dance, which was true in my case.

Dinner that evening was at the same restaurant that we had gone to with Mom. As it turned out, Mom had given Tina strict instructions to go there before the Freshman Formal. The hostess informed us, as she seated us, that Mom had left a substantial down payment on our dinner. If we exceeded what had already been paid, Mom would be billed for the rest. Thanks to Mom's generosity, we enjoyed an outstanding dinner and left a generous tip. From there, it was on to the Formal.

Obviously, there were many of the traditional boy-girl couples in attendance. There were several guys there without a date as there were several girls that were also dateless. Additionally, there were several couples, beside Tina and I, which appeared to be two girls together. The array of the gowns in their style and their color was breathtaking. The band played many of the old standards. Tina and I danced close to quite a few. We were not the only two people wearing gowns that danced together. Other couples, with both partners seeming to be women, wearing beautiful gowns, also danced together. It felt wonderful to be in Tina's arms while she guided me around the dance floor. The skirt of my gown floated with each step that I took. Tina moved with her natural style and grace in her strapless gown.

Even though we presented the appearance of two women, we were told by many that we made a very pretty couple. At one point, we went to where the skilled photographer was set up to have professional portraits of the evening taken. We posed with me in the front and Tina behind me, her arms around my waist. I asked if the photographer could pose us so that at least some of Tina's gown was visible. He followed my request to the letter. We also had the photographer take individual shots of each of us. Thanks to Mom's generosity we were able to order and pay for six copies of each print, two for Tina, two for me and two for Mom. When we saw the pictures later, we both marveled at how well they all had turned out.

The last dance of the evening again found us on the dance floor, in each other's arms. Like so many of the other couples, we engaged in a long kiss while we danced, our hands fondling each other through the softness of our gowns. With my gown and crinolines, Tina really had to work, but she made sure that I could feel her hands caressing my bottom through the layers of fabric. We settled back into the limo and regretfully headed back to Tina's house, sad that this part of the wonderful evening was over. However, once at Tina's there were other wonderful experiences to enjoy that occurred after we changed from our gowns and lingerie into our negligees. Needless to say, this turned out to be one of the few Sundays that we missed church.

 

Chapter 4

May brought the end of the semester and another great grade report, all A's and one B (English again). Tina and I were both overjoyed at my continued academic success. Mom, Tina and I had talked and we decided that I should continue through the summer with my studies so that I could graduate early. I would continue working at Tina's in the evenings. This also meant that I could continue to dress en femme. We had agreed that the second Saturday in June would be my bridal day. Tina had gotten a beautiful Maid of Honor gown in dark green satin with a full skirt and crinoline and a matching headpiece. She had also taken Mom's advice and gotten me my white satin bridal lingerie as well as three white satin negligees. Mom also had encouraged Tina to get herself some negligees also. While Tina looked for her Maid of Honor dress, I almost drooled over the nearness and the beauty of all of those white satin bridal gowns.

Mom showed up the third weekend of May. We met at Tina's house as planned. Mom brought a big box into the living room. "This is only my wedding gown," she said. "My veil was too fragile and could not stand up to time." She explained that after her wedding, she had preserved her wedding gown in the hope that her daughter would, one day, be able to wear it at her own wedding. That idea had long since been forgotten. She now had a twofold hope that she voiced. "Judy, I want to see if my gown will fit my beautiful part-time daughter. If so, then you can wear it in June for our photo session. If not, we will go shopping for a wedding gown for you. My other hope to both you and Tina is that, based on the depth of the feelings that I sense between the two of you, maybe some day if you marry, we can have the real wedding ceremony where my gown would be worn, hopefully by Judy. On that point though, I am not going to rush you two into any hasty decisions. Now let's see if we need to go buy you the entire wedding ensemble or if we just need to get you a veil. Here, go put these on."

I took the bag that Mom handed me. It contained a set of white satin lingerie. "I thought Tina purchased that when she got her Maid of Honor dress," I asked? "Mom just smiled and said that a girl can never have too much satin lingerie. I went back to Tina's room to change while Mom and Tina got the gown ready. I took off everything that I was wearing and put on the soft satin lingerie, including garter belt and slip. For now, I wore nude stockings rather that the white bridal ones. It took a few minutes before I returned to Tina and Mom. Before I returned, I made sure that I had a sanitary pad in place. I didn't want to stain Mom's gown because of an unprotected accident.

When I returned to the living room, there, spread out on the sofa, was Mom's gown. It was beautiful. Part of me wanted to be able to wear it and part of me wanted to go shopping for my own wedding gown.

I stood in the center of the room while they lifted the gown up and lowered onto my body. After settling it around my waist, they held the top up so that I could put my arms into the sleeves. Mom then buttoned the back of the gown up, all 36 buttons. We all held our breath until Mom finished, hoping that the gown would fit and not be too tight. With the last button in place, we all started smiling. The gown fit beautifully.

I stood there looking down at the gown. It was essentially a satin sheath with long sleeves and a rounded neckline. The skirt of the gown flared slightly. However, the silhouette was nevertheless that of a sheath. Tina then attached the satin train to the gown and straightened it out. When she saw that the gown fit, Mom almost started crying. It took a few seconds for her to compose herself. "Judy, my gown fits you very well and looks wonderful on you. You will make a very pretty bride. I am so glad that I can now pass my wedding gown down to you." With that, she hugged me tightly. Tina told me how pretty I looked also and then hugged me. Then Tina proceeded to take an entire roll of pictures of me in Mom's wedding gown. Many were by myself in different poses, some were with Mom and some were with Tina. By the time we were finished, I was reluctant to take the gown off. Once out of the gown and long slip, I put on my regular slip, blouse and skirt and touched up my makeup. We then went shopping for my veil.

Virginia again waited on us. She was very pleased to find that I wanted a bridal veil. When she started to suggest that we look at wedding gowns also, Mom said, while that would be nice, that I would be wearing her wedding gown. Virginia was thrilled with this idea and asked for a description of my gown, which Mom readily supplied.

There were several different styles that we looked at. I tried on veil with a Juliet cap headpiece and did not like it. Next, I tried on a tiara headpiece and veil. It didn't take long for both Tina and Mom to veto that one. Finally, I tried on a veil with a headpiece made out of satin roses. As it was pinned to my hair, I started to feel that this was the one. The crown of roses encircled the top of my head. The fingertip blusher fell nicely in front of my face. Additionally, netting flowed down my back that would enhance the satin train of the gown. I absolutely loved it. Fortunately, Tina and Mom loved it also.

In addition to the veil, Mom got me a pair of 4-inch white heels to wear with my gown. Mom suggested that we each get a new negligee. Tina started to say that Mom had already gotten us several beautiful sets. Mom hushed her by saying that, like satin lingerie, a girl can never have enough pretty negligees. With that, we each selected another satin negligee. Mine was in royal blue satin. Tina's was in golden satin. Mom selected a lovely black silk negligee for herself. After paying for our selections, we left the store and returned to Tina's. All of us were beaming over the course of events.

 

Chapter 5

The intervening weeks from trying on Mom's gown and seeing that it fit until the actual photo session in June seemed to drag by, even though it was only twenty-one days. Arrangements were made with Bonnie and Kathy to be at Tina's that special June Saturday to make us all pretty. Kathy would do Mom and Tina and Bonnie would work on me. Tina ordered the flowers, including my bridal bouquet, her bouquet and a corsage for Mom. The flowers would be delivered that Saturday morning. We agreed that it would be nice to have a small wedding cake that I, as the bride, could cut and serve. Tina ordered the cake from a nearby bakery.

Jennifer was contacted about being our photographer. When she found out what we were planning, she was elated. "I will do a very nice wedding album for each of you," Jennifer said. "Also, I will do a special album for the mother of the bride. Additionally, there will be enough copies of the individual and group portraits so that each of you will have at least one copy of each one. Judy, I am sure you will be a lovely bride. I will make sure that my photographs highlight your beauty and loveliness." I blushed at her compliment and thanked her for agreeing to photograph me on this special day. "I am glad you asked me," she said. "I wouldn't have wanted to miss this for anything. It's a shame that you aren't actually getting married, because there are so many more opportunities for good pictures before, during and after the ceremony." She also said that she would photograph me cutting the cake and sitting on a chair with my gown up above my knees exposing my bridal garter, and if I wanted, exposing my garters and white satin panties as well.

The week before our photo wedding, I was at Tina's to be permed and frosted. Bonnie and Kathy were almost as excited about the upcoming event as I was. There was almost nonstop chatter among the four of us about it. While Tina finished with my hair, Kathy commented on how nice it looked. She was sure I was going to be a beautiful, blushing bride. Bonnie assured me that she would make sure that my hair and makeup were done flawlessly. Before I left, both girls gave me a big hug and they told me that they would see me Saturday morning.

Thursday night, Tina painted my toenails and fingernails with several coats of a bright red nail polish. When she was done, my nails glistened, as if they were still wet. Tina used a slightly lighter shade of polish on herself. Friday afternoon, Mom came into town. She was staying at one of the major hotels in the area. After she was settled in, she called us inviting us out to dinner at what had become our favorite restaurant. After we agreed, Mom made the reservations. Tina wore a black satin blouse, long black skirt, 4-inch black heels and black satin lingerie. I wore a similar outfit, only all of my things were in red. With hair, nails and makeup nicely done, matching jewelry on our ears and around our necks and with several sprays of perfume strategically applied, we picked up our evening bags and went out to enjoy a fine dinner with Mom. Again we were seated in a corner table, where we could talk without being disturbed. Throughout the meal, we talked constantly about the wedding photos. At the end of the meal, Mom took both of my hands in hers and said, "Judy, I hope that you are as happy tomorrow as you have made me throughout this entire preparation time. I know that you will be beautiful. The pictures that are taken will grace my living room shelves. I will be proud to have them on display, showing my daughter wearing my wedding dress. Thank you." I looked at Mom and thanked her for making it all possible. Tina also thanked Mom for letting her play a part in this joyous occasion. We were all on the verge of misting up, before Mom regained her composure. Tina and I quickly recovered also. We all agreed that tomorrow was going to be a wonderful day.

 

Chapter 6

Tina and I awoke early. When I reached over to lovingly touch and caress her, she playfully slapped my hand away. "No time for that now," she said. "There will be plenty of time later. Now go take a long, hot, soaking bath." I did as she requested. After I was finished with my bath and dried off, I dusted myself with her scented bath powder. I wrapped my towel around me, like a woman and went to Tina's room. Tina had laid out my lingerie. I quickly and carefully put on my garter belt and attached my white wedding stockings to it. I loved seeing my red toenails through my white stockings. Next came my silky white panties with tons of lace. I noticed that Tina had placed a sanitary pad there for me to use. I properly positioned it in my panties then I continued to draw them up my legs until they were properly in place. Before I put my bra on, I made sure that I slid the blue bridal garter onto my leg. I positioned it right above the top of my stockings. My bra, my breast forms and my long white slip were then quickly put on. I put on a white satin robe and white slippers and went to get my hair and makeup done.

Everybody was already in the living room. Mom was having her makeup done while her hair was still up in rollers. Tina wore a plastic hair dryer bonnet on her head while her hair dried. Both were sitting there in their lingerie. Tina told me that the cake and the flowers had been delivered. I noticed Jennifer was there, already taking several pictures. I sat down and Bonnie fastened a pink shampoo cape around my neck. After washing my hair and lightly towel drying it, she combed and sectioned and rolled my hair. While I sat under the dryer, Mom went to get dressed and Tina had her makeup done. Once I was dry, Bonnie started doing my makeup. Foundation, powder, mascara, eye shadow, blush and lipstick were all carefully applied. The red of my lips matched the red of my nails. My lips also glistened as if they were wet. Bonnie then brushed out my hair and removed my shampoo cape. I looked at my image in the mirror. After all of Bonnie's work, I certainly had the basis for being a beautiful bride.

I went back to Tina's room to take off my robe and slippers and get into my gown. Mom was there, wearing an ankle-length beige satin dress and jacket. Four-inch beige heels completed her outfit. I looked at how elegant she was and hoped that someday I could convey the same degree of elegance. Tina was dressed in her dark green full-skirted Maid of Honor gown, crinoline and matching heels. She had her bridesmaid headpiece pinned to her hair. I knew that Tina's satin lingerie matched her gown. Jennifer was taking pictures, even as I walked in.

Before I was helped into the gown, I slipped my four-inch white heels onto my stocking-clad feet. Mom and Tina then lifted the dress up and lowered down onto my body, making sure not to muss my hair or makeup. With the gown around my waist, Tina held up the top and I slid my arms into the sleeves. Mom then did the necessary buttoning of the back of the gown. It seemed like it took her forever. Maybe, she was a little nervous in helping her new daughter get ready for her wedding photos. Finally, the task was finished. A pearl necklace and pearl earrings were placed around my neck and on my ears. Mom and Tina then attached the train to my gown. I carefully sat down while Tina pinned my veil and headpiece to my hair. Jennifer hadn't stopped taking pictures. As I sat there, looking at my reflection in the mirror, I simply glowed. I loved the image looking back at me, that of a beautiful woman in a beautiful satin wedding dress and veil, with her hair, makeup and nails done perfectly. Tina leaned down on one side of me to give me a hug and Mom did the same thing on the other. The pictures that Jennifer took of our reflected images in the mirror showed three beautiful women, attractively gowned, smiling and beaming.

Mom checked me over to make sure that I had the "something old, something new." The old was Mom's wedding gown. The new was my lingerie and veil. The blue was my bridal garter. Mom then realized that I needed to have something borrowed. Tina quickly dug into a drawer and came up with a lace handkerchief. "Judy, you may borrow my handkerchief for this special occasion," she said. We then made our way into the living room for the remainder of the pictures. Bonnie and Kathy helped keep my train straight as I walked into the living room. Jennifer had me stand in front of a plain wall for the pictures. Tina made sure that I held my bridal bouquet throughout. I was looking toward the left in some shots and toward the right in others. In some, my veil was up and in others it was down. I think that Jennifer posed me in a hundred different positions during this photo shoot. At Mom's request, Jennifer even took several close-up shots where you could only see my face, my veil and a little bit of my chest. Again, shots were taken with my veil up and my veil down.

Next came the pictures with Mom and then the pictures with my Maid of Honor Tina. In one, Mom has her arm around me and we are both beaming at the camera. In another, Mom is adjusting my veil. Still another had Mom straightening my bridal train. After a while, I lost track of the number of different mother-daughter poses. Jennifer finally allowed me to sit for a few minutes while she took several individual shots of Tina and Mom.

Bonnie and Kathy set up a kitchen chair and covered it with white satin. While I sat there, Tina helped me inch my gown up to reveal my bridal garter. Jennifer would take another picture every time it was raised a few more inches. When the garter finally appeared, Jennifer told us to keep lifting the gown until my panties became visible. While I was a little embarrassed by this, Mom seemed to be enjoying it all. Once my panties were completely visible, Jennifer took a few more pictures and then allowed me to lower my gown.

Pictures of the wedding cake were taken. Kathy handed me a cake knife and I proceeded to cut the first piece. As the traditional picture of the bride and groom feeding each other wedding cake was not an option today, Mom suggested that Jennifer have Tina and I engage in this time honored tradition. While Bonnie, Kathy, Jennifer and even Mom were giving us encouragement to make the usual mess with the wedding cake on the other's face, Tina and I looked and each other and decided to do it in the serous way rather than the messy way. There were naturally a lot of good-natured groans at this.

Finally, Jennifer indicated that there were no more different pictures to take. She packed her equipment and started to leave. First, she come over to me and hugged me. While I was thanking her, I felt her fondling my bottom. Next she hugged and fondled Tina. I was a little surprised when she repeated this action with Mom. However, Mom didn't protest, so why should I? Bonnie and Kathy left jut after that, again exchanging hugs. Both of them told me how radiant I looked throughout the entire photo session and that I was truly a beautiful bride. I thanked them and said that I would see them another time. "Be sure and bring the completed pictures to the salon," Bonnie said. "We want to relive the entire experience again." I promised them that I would.

We returned to Tina's room, where I was reluctantly helped out of my gown. While Mom unbuttoned it, she again told me how much this had meant to her and how happy she was to see her new daughter dress as a bride in her wedding gown. I thanked Mom for everything, including the opportunity to share her gown. I told her that I had enjoyed wearing it and was now a little reluctant to remove it. Mom assured me that, if I wanted, she would leave it at Tina's, so that I could again wear it any time I wanted. I told her that would be a nice thing to do.

I put on a regular satin slip and a black satin knee-length dress with a full skirt. I changed into black heels. In the meantime, Tina had changed from her Maid of Honor gown into a red satin sheath and red heels. We then went to dinner at another fine restaurant. In a quiet corner, over a bottle of fine wine and an excellent meal, we relived all of the events of this special day. Mom then drove us back to Tina's. Before we got out, Mom looked at me and said, "Judith Ann, I am so proud of you as my daughter. You make a beautiful young lady. Today, you have made me the happiest woman on the face of the earth. Tina, you continue to take good care of my little girl Judy and look after her. Help her to concentrate on her studies and allow her to experience the joys of being a woman." We both said that we would do our best. Just before we left, Mom said that if there was some free time during the summer, she would like to have Tina and I come down to the summer place at the shore. "I'll make certain that your father is not there," she said. "I want you two to spend a little free time lying on the beach in nice one or two piece bathing suits. We can even go shopping for them there." Tina said that we would keep in touch and that we would certainly try to get down to the shore for a visit. We said good night and went inside. No sooner were we inside than our passions engulfed us. We managed to make it back to the bedroom and change into new negligees before we were all over each other. Our passionate activities continued long into the night.

 

Epilogue

The new day has dawned. For some reason, I have awakened early. I feel the softness of my royal blue satin negligee on my body. I look over at Tina, fast asleep in her new gold satin negligee, and smile. Who would have ever thought that this year would have brought new beauty salon experiences with my perms and frostings or new levels of understanding and acceptance with my Mom about my being Judy? It also presented new opportunities to experience my feminine side such as being in a gown for the Freshman Formal, wearing of Mom's wedding gown and a continued strengthening of the love that I have for Tina. We are less than halfway through the year and already it maybe considered as a good year. Hopefully, the future will bring more of the same.

 

 

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