An unmarried woman goes shopping for a wedding dress with her terminally ill mother, who “really wants her to get married” but fears it is “completely out of the question” after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
- Two years ago, Washington DC mother-of-six Colleen Gilbert was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.
- Her daughter Kristin wanted to come up with the special things that mothers and daughters do together before Colleen’s death.
- Colleen expressed a desire to see Christine married, so she made everyone dress up and hired a limousine to take them to the bridal salon.
- Kristin tried on dresses and they managed to “lose themselves” for a day
- Krista Larrison, owner of Kita Bridal in Edmonds, Washington hosted the event for free.
An unmarried woman from Washington recently went shopping for a wedding dress despite not planning to get married any time soon.
The trip to Kita Bridal in Edmonds was planned so that Christine Gilbert could make unforgettable memories of her mother, Colleen Gilbert, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer two years ago.
Although Christina never bought the dress, the women were able to laugh, cry and have a special day they might not have experienced otherwise.
An unmarried woman recently went shopping for a wedding dress to bond with her terminally ill mother.
Two years ago, mother-of-six Colleen Gilbert was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer, and her daughter Kristin is thinking about what they could do together.
“She said more and more, ‘I really want to see you get married,'” she said.
After Colleen was diagnosed, Christina thought about how to keep the memories of her mother that she would miss after her death, and buying a dress seemed like the perfect plan.
“What are mother and daughter doing?” she told King5. “That’s definitely something that crossed my mind, especially since she’s been saying, ‘I really want to see you get married’ more and more often.”
Cristina made it special when the whole family – Colleen has six children in total – dressed up and rode in a limousine to the store.
‘I thought what is this? It looks like a limousine. I thought, what the hell is a limousine doing here, ”Collin recalled.
Kristin ordered the entire family to dress up for the special occasion, as if they were going to a wedding. She also hired a limousine
“It was great to dive into it for a day and really just go on this wild, fantastic journey,” Christina said.
Krista Larrison (left), owner of Kita Bridal in Edmonds, Washington, hosted the event for free.
When they arrived at Kita Bridal, they were treated to a surprise wedding party hosted by the owner, Krista Larrison, for free.
Krista felt a personal connection while taking care of her dementia mother for over ten years.
During the event, Kristin tried on dresses for her mom, and they went through a whole range of emotions.
“It was great to dive into it for a day and really just go on this wild, fantastic journey,” Kristin said.
“Something like that that I thought is completely out of the question is happening, it’s very, very special,” Colleen added.