A Growing Trend

Did you get the speech about what happens when 2 people love each other VERY much? You know, they go into a dark, candlelit room where love leads to wrestling/waiting for the stork/something about seeds and gardens and a shotgun wedding? According to informal polls, some of you may have been erstwhile occupied to listen to some silly speech. Approximately 1 out 6 brides shops for her wedding dress while expecting. And faced with biased, snooty shop girls and unfavorable public opinion, it hasn't always been a pleasant experience.

Well, happy news for those in love and in the family way who thought a big, fun, festive wedding was out of the question. The maternity wedding dress is looking to be the biggest trend this wedding season. From The Ledger:

"The world has changed. Pregnancy is something that no longer needs to be hidden," says Isabel Sawhill of the Brookings Institution, who studies children and families. She adds she's just glad couples like Onnis and Garcia still think marriage and children go together no matter the order.

And the money quote:

And when culture shifts, can retail be far behind?

You betcha. Posh maternity sites like Pea in the Pod and Mimi Maternity have jumped on the trend and introduced their own line of wedding maternity dresses like these 2 lovely numbers:




So hooray for progress.

For those rankled in-laws, there's hope for them too. Nothing says wink wink nudge nudge like an edible shotgun shell cake: