At a bridal fitting in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a bride-to-be stepped out of the dressing room wearing a gown that instantly brought her mother to tears — the same dress she had worn to say her vows 30 ...

Back in the early 2010s, my mom, older sister, and I would all pile into the biggest dressing room we could find, all the way in the back of our local Miami Loehmann’s. Known for its off-season ...