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Byline: Amy Bloom
A prettier dress, a more flattering hairstyle: A second wedding brings the chance for new beginnings--and reveals what remains unchanged.
My mother loved a party. Late in life, anxiety and fatigue overtook her, and the prospect of washing wineglasses and getting my father out of his wrinkled flannel shirt defeated her--but up until then, back when she was in her early 70s and still doing a pretty good Charleston on her still pretty good legs, she took parties seriously. It's in my blood, and my daughters are no different.
My first wedding was a bit of a costume party, as these things often are. My mother had her dress made by ...