A high beaded neckline, the edge of which is encrusted with pearls and shimmering beads, drips off her shoulders leading the eye toward the sheer bodice. Her front skirt is gossamer, cloud-like netting draped in scoops and glittering with tiny iridescent beads. Her train is comprised of heavy, white satin complete with swirls of Baroque beadwork. She carries white lilacs with a simple ribbon. She is new and old. She is your grandmother, and she is your daughter. She is the essence of the feeling of the first day of the rest of her life.