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I'm always of the opinion that if there is a boat, or even a glimpse of water at an event, a stripe should be involved. I also think people should dress up for air travel. I love those older couples on planes who wear navy blazers and linen pants and expensive loafers.
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When their numbers were called, the brides had 30 minutes to try on as many gowns as they wanted. Poffie Girls bridal consultants and seamstresses volunteered to work.
Only a few of the 43 needed altering, shop owner Latta said.
"I guess it was destined to be a perfect day," she said.
So perfect that many of the brides, including Amanda Hazelett, 31, of Battle Creek, Mich., didn't want to leave.
Hazelett was bride No. 4. After getting her gown, she asked Poffie Girls if they needed help.
They didn't, but Hazelett stayed and cheered on the other brides as they left with their gowns in pink hanging bags. She is married to David Kane, a Marine corpsman based at Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville. They met in Battle Creek in high school, and struck up a romance while Kane was deployed to Iraq in 2008.
They were married by a justice of the peace so they could live together off-base with Kane's daughter from a previous marriage. They're planning a wedding in Battle Creek in August."I'm ahead of the game. I've got my gown. I've got a veil and shoes and a cocktail dress," Hazelett said. "Thanks to Poffie Girls, I'm set."
