The Devoted Dad by Simona Hentsa

Herron, the father of his 17 year old daughter Mariah, watched her struggle to find the prom dress of her dreams. Mariah loves to hunt and fish and be outdoors so she wanted a camouflage dress but looking online didn’t help much, everything was just too expensive. So her dad decided to go to a fabric store, find the material that his daughter wanted, and then find someone to sew the dress for her. Mariah wanted a corseted back but the woman at the fabric store said it would be too complicated to do. However, Herron had his mind set on pleasing his daughter so he took the challenge himself and paid $97 for the fabric. A former military man who once sewed strips and hemmed his own uniform was now going to attempt to make his daughter the prom dress of her dreams. Herron turned his family room into his sewing station and his daughter along with his wife watched nervously and anxiously for weeks. At times his wife would be overwhelmed with pressure and ask him if he wanted to call a professional but he refused. Six weeks later, Herron has created a strapless, black satin gown made from Snow White Camouflage fabric with a white underlayer and covered with black tulle. The top of the dress is lined with a thin black ruffle and a black satin bow which is fastened to the back of the dress. The waist is lined with shotgun shells and to pull the look together, Herron bought his daughter Mariah brown and white boots. His overwhelmed wife and daughter were proud that not only did he complete the dress on time, but it was everything that Mariah wanted as well as it being affordable! Mariah was so excited and proud that she now has now asked him to make her future wedding dress.  Herron felt honored with her request but replied with “We’ll see”. Not only will Mariah have the memories of experiencing prom but most importantly it will be a sentimental moment in her life knowing that her dad did whatever he could to make her happy, in other words, making the prom dress of her dreams!