The Dream Dress
Let’s
face it, what girl or woman doesn’t want to be a princess for a day? That’s the
way I felt the day I got married back in good old 1985. And what one thing helps her feel that way:
her wedding dress! One of the biggest
questions of Prince William and Katie’s wedding was: “What will Katie be
wearing!” The Dream Dress by Janice
Thompson captures this essence for me.
Gabi
Delgado is my wedding dress superhero. By day she is an unappreciated
seamstress, but at night she is an awesome wedding gown designer. She works
hard at Haute Couture Bridal to help support her mother and grandmother, Mimi
Carmen. Her boss Demetri Markowitz has
her stuck doing alterations in small closet.
He is blind to her real talent and potential.
One day everything changes. Her prince charming Jordan Singer, a reporter from Texas Bride Magazine, walks into the
bridal shop. But the initial change is
not what most people expect. Gabi gets
fired, rehired, and fired again. Along
the way she accepts Christ, she and Jordan fall in love, and so does her Mimi
Carmen with Daniel. And Gabi begins to
believe in herself. She finds the
self-confidence to start designing and making wedding dresses of her own.
The Dream Dress is
humorous and fun. It’s encouraging without
being too heavy handed. I enjoyed taking this journey with Gabi. She learned that when things seem the
darkest, there is always hope. And God
can work things out in ways we can’t imagine.
On a personal note: I
love how Janice writes. She takes a certain
setting and writes a book on each character in that setting. Each character becomes an old friend and
each community setting a home. Each
book is comforting familiar and yet brand new every time.
