Did anyone have misgivings about the way they looked on their wedding day?

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Or did you all feel super confident?

I am getting married soon (2 weeks) and am self conscious about many parts of my appearance and have started becoming obsessed by it. I know it's not the be all and end all but:

My dress is a touch too small still (thought I could lose more weight- a fool.) shop can't let it out any more and it fits but pulls a bit.

I'm self conscious of my arms which will be on show.

I always hate my hair- I have a hairdresser coming but still can't decide on the style and I'm a complete fluster.

I'm stressed about everyone taking photos of me and me hating them all.

I think the guests are all going to be expecting a beautiful bride and they'll just be a bit "meh" when they see me. I'm already jealous of other brides looking beautiful in their special day and I haven't even had mine yet! Has anyone else felt less than perfect on their wedding day? I feel under so much pressure from myself to look the best I ever have and I can't meet that expectation.

I lost loads of weight for my wedding so I was feeling pretty skinny as you should do too as you've lost weight. I felt radiant. I didn't read glossy magazines and there was no internet to speak of in the late 90's. So I wasn't benchmarking myself against anyone else, only myself and by the time the wedding came along, I felt like a better, more confident me. I think you need to step away from any media, which is making you feel less than adequate. And go for the more practical advise such as the make up mentioned earlier and a little bolero. I look at the photos and now I don't like my hair or makeup much although I thought they looked pretty nice at the time. My hair however was too short and my one regret was having it all cut off really short the year before. Still i really like my dress today. You will be fine op. Getting married is about you and your dh to be. You will look lovely on the day because you'll be happy and smiling and glowing. As the bride, you are the person almost everyone focuses on so remember you're the most important person in the room. So time to strut your stuff.

You will have the most wonderful day. I spent all of the time before worrying about how I would look, and my makeup, and my hair, and my this, and my that.

And all that anyone says about me on the day is ..."You looked so nice. You were so happy. You looked so happy."

I could have looked like the beachiest whale of uglydom, and all I or anyone will remember is how happy I was to be marrying my love.

I got married 11 months ago. I was about 3 stone overweight but my dress fitted me well and I (mostly) felt beautiful. I was very sad that I hadn't managed to shift more weight (I've lost most of it since...) but I tried not to let it overshadow my day. The run-up to the wedding was hellish so I had other stuff on my mind! I had lovely hair and makeup and most importantly, a massive grin on my face all day because I was marrying my DP of 8 years.

Make sure you get a decent hair and makeup trial, or practice lots if you are doing it yourself. Don't deviate too far from normal, you need to feel comfortable with your look. If you're not sure, I went for a subtle smokey eye, natural looking pink blush and neutral-pinky lip. A classic wedding look for a reason, it looks lovely on most people and is easy to touch up throughout the day!

Drink lots of water from now until the wedding, get as much sleep as you can and smile. You will look beautiful. Wishing you a lovely day

have your usual hair do and make-up (if you wear it) Your groom wants to marry you, not an oompa-loompa with a bouffant.

if the dress isn't comfortable, lose it and wear something that is; you are up for a long day. Wear shoes that fit and don't hurt (same as every day). Cancel any planned giant photo session, boring and no need, no-one ever looks.

a smiling happy bride is the best-looking one. Put yourself first, not the conventions.

Please focus more on having a brilliant day.

I've never had any confidence. I tried so hard to lose weight for my wedding, lost some but found out afterwards it was PCOS which wouldn't let the lbs drop! Ended up as an 18 on my wedding day. Didn't help the dress was ordered in a size 24 (stupid bloody sizing charts!) .

I had short sleeves on my dress as hated my arms, I think my dress flattered me enough but still felt fat. Told my photographers that I hated photos being taken. Cried when the photos came through, so many of me laughing with a fat double chin or flabby arms. But then to my surprise I have about 10 that are so natural and lovely or my husband and I.. I sort of liked how I looked . Definitely ask for more natural than staged photos if you can.

I did splash out on my eyelashes being done! Best £40 ever spent. Try to still look like you, don't try and be someone else or another bride you've seen in a magazine or something.

I ended up coming on my period a week early on my wedding day also. It was bloody hot too so was a bit of a sweaty betty and by the reception evening I was bare foot dancing away not giving a crap in the world.

Still the best day ever though!!

Trust me slap a smile on that face and there is nothing more beautiful than a happy bride. You will look stunning!

I can't say I looked my 'best' on my wedding day. It rained, there was wind, I was running late and had to rush my own makeup. There are no fancy American-style, insta-worthy posed photos of me and DH bathed in golden light. In almost every single photo I'm either grinning ear to ear or laughing my head off in some incredibly unattractive ways. I'm def not model material in any of them, but I look bloody ecstatic, and that's what I want to remember!

My mum told me my dress was ugly about ten minutes before I was due to walk down the aisle and I burst into tears! So I was super self conscious and my makeup was probably a bit splotchy.

But when I look at my pictures it looked lovely whatever my mother thought, my DH thought I looked gorgeous and most importantly I was happy to marry him and absolutely adore him to this day.

He isn't marrying you because of your arms! At the end of the day they're not important at all. I hope you have a lovely wedding

OP, everyone is there because they love you and your husband to be for who you are, not how you look.

Yes to all the practical advice too, but no one is going to be thinking anything other than how lovely you look on the day. Don't let your negative thoughts take over –look forward to your day! Have a wonderful wedding