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The Experience Once I got engaged, my mom and I hit the ground running in searching for the dress. Like I mentioned above, we set up appointments everywhere

The ritual is seen to be a 'push' for young girls to take up the role of bride and mother in what the scholar Jennifer Stith calls the "blind subjugation" of the patriarchal construct of Catholic ritual and doctrine

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Avoid showing up unannounced- shops plan appointments by how long it typically takes to find a dress, that way they can accommodate you and your party