Wedding dress drama

I totally forgot to tell you...the bride at the wedding I was at wore her prom dress for her wedding gown!
And it looked beautiful!

Apparently she had really good taste back then (unlike myself, who wore a kind of faux tuxedo-front halter satin number...not as butch as it sounds but unattractive nonetheless), choosing an ivory beaded tank-style dress than hung straight to the ground. Fourteen years later, when her knight in shining khaki (he's a teacher) proposed, she knew exactly what she wanted to wear.

But would it fit?

Now, allow me to preface this by saying Bride M. - now Wife M. - has always had a slammin' bod. She's athletic, has nice, toned muscles from years of basketball and softball. Tall, proportionately curvy. What my dad would describe as "Built like a brick shithouse." She was thisclose to fitting into the dress. But rather than have a seam let out here or there, she hired a trainer and started to workout a lot and drop some weight.

Bride M. didn't take things too far - she lost a few inches where she wanted and the dress fit her like a glove. But what's up with the weight obsession that seems to take over so many brides the minute the engagement ring hits the fourth finger? Now that we're at the height of wedding season, I'm seeing ads for Bridal Boot Camps and Wedding Dress Diet plans everywhere. A quick Google search for "wedding diet" turned up 8,960,000 results (in 0.08 seconds, natch).

When I was getting married, I remember finding The Dress. It was in stock in two sizes, A and B. Size A was smaller. It fit...snugly. I remember that devil, Vanity, sitting on my right shoulder, yelling at me to buy Size A. "You can look back for years and say you wore this at your wedding!" But the angel on my left shoulder was pleading, "Get Size B and cut yourself some slack. Otherwise, you are going to hem and haw over everything you put in your mouth for the next eight months and obsess over working out." So I went with the bigger size and let me tell you, Thank God! I wound up going through a medication change a month later and gained about 12 pounds in two weeks as a side effect and Size A NEVER would have fit. I'd have been screwed. And I wasn't even married yet!
ory beaded tank-style dress than hung straight to the ground. Fourteen years later, when her knight in shining khaki (he's a teacher) proposed, she knew exactly what she wanted to wear.

But would it fit?

Now, allow me to preface this by saying Bride M. - now Wife M. - has always had a slammin' bod. She's athletic, has nice, toned muscles from years of basketball and softball. Tall, proportionately curvy. What my dad would describe as "Built like a brick shithouse." She was thisclose to fitting into the dress. But rather than have a seam let out here or there, she hired a trainer anout me! The bathroom is spinning!" Sexy, I know.)

So what is it that makes everyone want to lose weight for the big day? Is it a challenge to fit into a smaller size dress? An obvious goal to work towards in terms of shaping up? Women want to look hot for their partner? For everyone else on the invite list? Have you found yourself caught up in the pre-wedding calorie restriction or enrolled in a bridal boot camp? Share your stories!

xoxo,
Leslie "I Do (Love Late-night Blogging)" Goldman

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The day my now-husband and I decided "Let's get married!", we drove to a bridal shop (together) that afternoon and he watched me twirl around in a dozen dresses, until I found The One. It fit perfectly. It was a size 14. I didn't care. When he looked at me with those eyes, I didn't care about the stupid number on a dress. I just wanted to be married to him. A year later, the dress still fit and I knew the nasty thoughts and comments were going to come from my demented grandma and other guests, but I didn't care. My sisters and cousins helped me get ready that day. We took tons of pictures. Looking back, I guess I could have dieted and worked out and lost a few dress sizes, but it didn't matter then and it doesn't matter now. I went up 2 sizes since then, 4 years ago, but I've never been happier than with my husband. He's gotten a little belly too, it's so cute. But we're healthy and happy and I wouldn't have changed a thing about our wedding day.

My wedding is coming up for the end of the year and unlike the many stories that I hear I am actually hoping that I do not loose too much weight. I tend to eat less in the summer. I do think of shaping up but it is not something that has me loosing my sleep over.

Thanks for your blogs..

My bridal gown was a size 10, but after alterations, it was probably a size 8. Yes, I worked out before my wedding, but not to lose weight, just to look my best for my wedding day that's all. Believe me, I don't obsess about my weight. I have always been fortunate enough to be able to eat what I want (never dieting). I was married almost 19 years ago & two kids later, I have gone up to a size 12 & I try to work out (when I can fit it in) by either walking or calesthetics just because it makes me feel good about doing something healthy for my body. I do know women who obsess about their bodies and it's sad that that's ALL they can think & talk about instead of just enjoying their lives. It's sooo boring to listen to them talk about how "FAT" they are when they aren't and what workouts they do & what & how much they ate today, etc. I enjoy my life the way I am. Would I like to be thinner, sure (who wouldn't?), but I don't obsess over it! Fortunately for me, my husband says he likes women's curves! GOT THOSE!

i'm getting married next year and am making my own dress; i know that my body is unique and manufactured clothes don't always fit very well, so it'll be easier to make something that fits me right now than to have to try on a thousand dresses that don't quite fit.

I started losing weight for a wedding. My aunt's wedding! I think I wanted to do it for that because I know it would a time when I would see family and friends I haven't seen in along time, and I wanted something about me to have changed. And since I like my job, I like my boyfriend, the only thing that I could think of to change was my appearance. Now that I am losing wieght, I have come to realize that I am doing it for more then just to look good at my aunt's wedding, but it was a good starting motivator.

Someone else using my name - darn it. i think you want to look your absolute best on your wedding day and for most people that involves losing a few lbs. you are being photographed constantly and those photos will on disply in a lot of houses for many many years. its also pretty much the last time in your life that so much focus is on you so you make the most of it. Also last but not least in my case i wanted to look my beautiful for my husband so that he would be proud of me in front of his guests. but all brides are beautiful the happiness shines through.

I went to a couple of weddings so far this year, and both brides were emaciated. One said she's always been thin, the other that she didn't like the 10 pounds the camera adds. I guess I understand why you'd want to look your best for the pictures. When I look at pictures they remind me of how I felt when the picture was taken. And for that reason, I wouldn't want to be reminded of being miserable for months, just so I can be happy for one day. And as far as what other people see, it's hard to avoid their stares on the day when every single person is looking at you, for hours! I remember being so exhausted and tired of smiling and standing up straight and hugging and kissing. My husband and I were so tired (my fam is excruciatingly mentally draining) we just fell asleep in our clothes. But the honeymoon was great. Sometimes, we joke about getting re-married to each other but without all the fuss. I think I just wanna wear a new white dress again, but with comfy shoes this time around. Plus, he looks hot in a tux.

I agree, Original Cassie, all eyes are on you and that puts a lot of pressure on you to look your best (by the way, I meant to congratulate you on your last post when you told us all about your successful weight loss - congrats on achieving your goal!)

Aquarius must have some mad sewing skills - making your own dress is quite an endeavor and I am jealous. Would've saved me a ball of dough!

Mia - yes, so exhausting! My cheeks were aching. And di your head hurt from your veil getting yanked on during every hug? Mine did. As for the shoes, I recently attended a wedding wear the bride wore custom-made Nikes with BRIDE stitched across the back (she's a runner). She was dancing all night!

This is Gpa....all I know is that when you were wearing your gown at your wedding, you were the most gorgeous girl I have ever seen......I'll probably get the business from your Gma and your Mom, but you truly were absolutely breathtaking. I was choked up and teary eyed all evening. ....and not surprisingly, you still have the same effect on me. oxoxoxoxo

My husband and I got engaged in April and married in October so I didn't have a lot of time to be a frantic bride :) I bought my dress 8 weeks before the wedding and my shoes 6 days before (they were these super cute gold ballerina flats that I found on sale for $19.99!). My mom and my sisters crammed together to do hair and make-up and I walked down the aisle happier than I had ever felt. I didn't care that I was not in my top running shape on that day - I felt absolutely beautiful - and that feeling definitely came through on camera.

I know that you are the center of attention on that day, but its so much more enjoyable if you are laid back and in the moment. And once I realized how amazingly fast the day went, I was relieved that I didn't spend months stressing out about everything or sweating the small stuff. I loved my wedding day :)

She’s very creative. At least her prom dress found its way to another occasion in her life; this time, her wedding. That I think is very practical. And this is another way of saving up on a very costly occasion like a wedding. Personally, I’m planning to borrow my mom’s wedding dress for my own wedding. Classic things always look beautiful.

My wedding dress was a 12 and was actually maybe the third dress I tried on and by far the most gorgeous one in the store.. I didn't earn much money at my job (though my husband to be could have helped, I didn't want to as a matter of wanting to buy my own dress).... and amazingly this gorgeous dress was marked down from $3000 orignal price (I saw it on websites for bridal companies that were high end) to $1000 which I could lay down a little for along. I remember how hard I worked and scrimped and saved for that dress, with my mom making a $100 donation for the last hundred :) I would rather have been a size 12 in THAT dress than a size 3 in another.... I'm 5'10" and curvy, and now am focused on being healthier, working out, eating right, and am doing a job I love as a teacher.... I'm a size 8 or a size 10 now and feel better than ever due to more so being my right size, but this dress would not have been on sale had i ordered it special order in any other size... it was 12 or nothing, and it looked beautiful!

I just got married 6 months ago, and made my own dress. I was perfectly content with it, and no, I didn't do any diet binges. True, I started wondering if others might think me fat, but decided to scrap the thought. The wedding pic. turned out bad, underexposed, and so we dressed up last Sat. and reposed. The dress still fit's perfectly even though I'm pregnant now, because I've dropped a few pounds in between. The pictures were perfect, and we both reveled in being romantic all over again, pretending it was THE DAY! :)

after reading your comments congratulations on finding someone to marry you all i have never read such a load of sh*t in my life good luck keeping your hubbies away from all of us BEAUTIFUL brides and soon to be MILFS enjoy your day and your twinkies... :) good day

Trinka... word! You couldn't have said it any better. I am a recently married MILF. Life is good. I mean I guess some may want to lose weight for their wedding day but you know what they say... "More cushion for the pushin" right??

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Hi ladies,

I ma getting married in January and I have been on a brilliant bridal boot camp so I look the best I possibly can walking down the aisle.

I just thought I would let you know that I have just been to New You Boot Camp and my sister and I had a phenomenal time and lost 8lbs and 10lbs. (She beat me ha) it was a brilliant week and I am still toning and losing weight now - it was the real kick start I needed and they taught us all about different foods and we worked out relentlessly all day everyday. it was really tough - I am not going to lie but a did drop a dress size and I am a good 12 now.

If anyone is struggling I can't say enough how brilliant this week was and I think they have special offers still available in december as Lisa and I are going back before christmas.

have a look www.newyoubootcamp.com

A friend of mine told me it's not just the women. The event in their life that men are most likely to start eating healthy/exercising for? You got it: their wedding.

Maybe it's motivation to get healthy: what they wanted to do before but didn't have the time/energy/whatever to do? Maybe it's just 'ohmygosh all these people LOOKING at me!' scariness. Maybe it's vanity. Maybe it's some combination. Maybe it's a control thing.

Who knows?

I am getting married in November next year, and i am using finding a dress as my "excuse" to lose some unneeded pounds, something i've been wanting to do for the last 8 years or so, but i've always put it off. The reason many brides go nuts before their wedding is that they are going to be stared at ALL DAY LONG and want to make sure thye look their best. its the same reason we spend 40 dollars to get our nails done.. if you feel pretty, you'll look pretty.

I have a friend wo will be getting married this coming summer. She has already started to work on her weight, though I dont think in a healthy way. Diet pills. As a bridesmaid to be, I have offered to go to the gym with her but she just never seems motivated enough to go. I can see her waiting until the last month to starve herself to lose weight. She has always been a bigger girl, but carries her weight quite well. Sometimes I think a dramatic weight loss can cause the opposite of the desired effect. Instead of people saying how wonderful you look, you'll be said to look akwardly skinny or annorexic. Especially if you dont tone!

my husband and i got married on the hottest day of the year.. 96 degrees on june 16th. i bought my dress the year before ..on SALE at a department store..size 14.. it fit great. the wedding was outside in a garden. i am happy with my body.. finally.. my husband loves my body so its all good. be good to yourself.. enjoy life..

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