Wearing Your Sunday Best...

I am always shocked to see the way some ladies dress when attending church. Some dress like they've just been to a picnic...in the woods. Some dress as if they are strolling on the beach--wearing strapless sundresses, flip flops, etc. And...I may step on some toes here...but I can't believe ladies wear pants to church. I have never worn pants inside a church and never will! Now, before y'all start having a hissy fit...it's not just me. There are a lot of ladies out there just like Miss Janice! Here's a few photos of my "Sunday Best"...ready to go to church.

Black A-line dress, with three-quarter sleeves and a shawl collar...adorned with a Chanel brooch.

Black Ferragamo pumps and a 'Grace Kelly' Ferragamo pocketbook....I also wore pearl stud earrings and my rollring wedding by Cartier.

My "Sunday Best"...all laid out...just like I have always done on Saturday night! And...I'm not alone...

Recently I had the pleasure of being introduced to Gayden Metcalfe, the "Queen of Southern Etiquette--in the Mississippi Delta," and the author of The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral.

Gayden Melcalfe...So very Southern...and so proper!

She is also the author of "Being Dead is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral"...Yes, that is important to Southern ladies!

She and I both agreed that pants or pantsuits are NOT appropriate to wear in the sanctuary of a church. Thank you Ms. Metcalfe!

My mama "Miss Pauline" chimed in on this subject also..."Well, I certainly would not wear pants to church on Sunday morning--I might wear them to Prayer Meeting or to Family Night Supper on Wednesday, but NEVER on Sunday morning"! Mama also complains from time to time that she can't find "church clothes" in the stores anymore. "I better hang on to the dresses I've got, 'cuz you just can't get pretty ones nowadays." Thank you Mama!

To further cement my belief, here's an article written by one of my favorite people--Ronda Rich, Southern Diva, and author of "What Southern Women Know".

Ronda Rich, a Southern Diva, author, and speaker...she's just plain darling!

"What Southern Women Know"...a must-have book for us Southern ladies and those who wish they were!

Ronda says she won't give up wearing her "Sunday Best." Thank you Ronda!

Ladies, please remember to dress appropriately when you go into the House of the Lord.