The author reflects on her journey towards selecting a wedding suit, highlighting her experiences as a gay woman where marriage was only an option since 2013. Unpacking her suit, which arrived in a plastic bag from China, evokes feelings of deflation. Past influences from Disney movies shaped her early notions of marriage. Although she embraces her butch identity in casual wear, finding appropriate formalwear remains a challenge. Despite stress about appearance on such a significant day, she recognizes the importance of feeling good in her own skin.
As a gay woman, this wasn't even an option for me until 2013. The closest daydream I had about marriage was inferring from Disney movies that a prince danced with a princess.
Turning up on the day dressed like a contractor feels like a tantrum, and there's no small part of me that wants to look nice, whatever that means.
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