94-year-old fulfills dream of trying out a wedding dress

Team Udayavani, Jul 12, 2021, 10:55 AM IST

Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker, a 94-year-old from Birmingham fulfilled her dream of trying out a wedding dress. She had always wanted to wear a white gown at her wedding in 1952. But back in those days, black women were not allowed into bridal shops and she was forced to borrow a dress on her special day.

Her dream of trying out a wedding dress finally came true after one of her granddaughters booked her an appointment at a bridal store.

Angela Strozier, one of Tucker’s granddaughters, reportedly told ABC, “Our grandmother has sacrificed so much for us, so to be able to turn around and grant her a ‘want,’ that was just priceless for me.”

Martha Mae Ophelia Moon Tucker, who was married in 1952, always wanted to wear a wedding dress. But at the time Black women weren’t allowed in bridal shops.

Now 94, her dream is coming true. https://t.co/hwaA5v9T9B pic.twitter.com/qlJ84ejemX

— ABC News (@ABC) July 10, 2021

Tucker confessed that she didn’t want to take off the wedding gown, “Yeah, I was very excited! I felt great! I told ya, it felt just like I was getting married!” The video has prompted several reactions among netizens with many calling Tucker the most beautiful bride they have seen.

She was 25 in 1952. Imagine, ladies, being in your twenties and knowing you cannot walk into a department store or bridal boutique. This is one of the reasons why so many of our ancestors were such talented designers, seamstresses, tailors, etc. Jacqueline Bouvier married JFK …

— The Lady from Carson (@O_C_Chef_Girl) July 10, 2021

And the idea that Black people are just willing to forgive and forget, even in the face of continued actions is insane

— aboveTHEclouds (@Perserverance_) July 10, 2021

Black women weren't allowed in bridal shops?? To spend their OWN money?? Geez I find out more about the Jim Crow era everyday and I'm still dumbfounded…

— sansafierce (@RepressedDoll) July 10, 2021