skirt and white pumps. I started preparing breakfast, and didn't hear Bert when he sneaked up behind me. I was startled when he suddenly grabbed me from behind and hugged me. I turned around and he gave me a long good-morning kiss that I returned with interest. The rest of the family soon joined us and we had a merry time during breakfast. As soon as the dishes were done, we had a meeting in the living room to start making plans for our wedding.

The first question we had to settle was how would we dress for the ceremony? We all wanted to be "as is", but that would exclude inviting any friends who didn't know we were Transvestites. Yet, we all felt we couldn't snub them. Jack Bless his heart

came up with the answer.

"It's simple," he said. "Two ceremonies one now as we want it and one after we return to school and normal ugh - lives. We just won't advertise this one very much and everybody will think it is the only wed- ding we've had. That way, everyone is satisfied." He smiled, and went on, "Besides, I'll get to be a Maid-of-Honor after all."

We all agreed to that and felt we could be ready in two weeks. There was a small select group of friends who knew and understood us that we invited to the wedding by letter rather than formal wedding announce- ments. They would receive the regular announcements for our second wedding that fall.

We spent two days in the city shopping for my wedding ensemble. No real bride ever had more thrills and excitement than I did selecting my bridal gown and honeymoon clothes. When my shopping was finished, we shopped for Betty. We selected a very pale pink full length gown with tiny cap sleeves, together with matching hat, shoes and gloves. She was thrilled when she tried them on—especially the shoes with their high, slender heels. Finally we picked out a pale yellow gown for Nancy. I just knew we would make a very pretty wedding group.

Time, although it seemed to drag, went quickly and the day before the wedding, I thought I could detect some dark roots showing and had a touch up at the beauty shop. The villagers knew us only as Sam, Nancy, etc., and they, too, were excited about the wedding. The beautician wanted to give me a special hair do for the wedding, but I only thanked her and explained that my fiancee liked my hair straight and free so he could get his hands tangled up in it. She then told me the whole town was coming to the wedding. I was so happy that I asked her to pass the word along that everyone was invited to the reception at the cabin. On the way home, I stopped and ordered some more champagne and then phoned the cater-

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