were u overweight when u got married?

[dabihp]

if so, do u regret it?

have ideal of size 10 dress, but am wondering if it really is that important...

[cuddlymum]

C cup would be great I am a G cup! Oooh I would love fit back into my wedding dress - but that was BC - defo brings back memories it was 9 yrs ago!

[misdee]

mine are an F atm. i think dh will be happy as long as they dont go below a C cup lol. i'll be happy with a C cup as well.

[dropinthe]

I was a nice size 14,(more of a twelve) which was fine.The thing I regret is that I bought my dress in Nottingham on a weekend up there.Now I live in London so had one measurement up there and then had to pick it up the next time.I think I then had one more fitting down here but where I had lost weight one my wedding day it was slightly too big.Should have been really fitted as a bustier kind of top but I was gaping at the boobs and as it was the hottest day of the year,where I was sweating so much the material kind of grew by the end of the day!Plus I think I shed a few pounds on the day itself so was almost baggy on me!!


Those photo's of the two brides are stunning-you both look gorgeous!I wish I could post mine but I havent got a scanner-shame-brought back memories!!

Sniff!

[cuddlymum]

Misdee, you could always get them made bigger after! You could have some of mine they fall under my armpits sometimes

[misdee]

i was a size 18 when i got married, and tbh it didnt bother me back then as i was fairly active, no kids etc. but now i am trying to slim down to a size 12 (atm am a size 22). dh wants to renew our vows,so a ireally want to be looking stunning. tho he says if my boobs go he wont be happy

[colinsmommy]

No, I was a size 3 (US) and DH told me he never wants me to be that small again. (Which I'm not, expecially being 37 weeks pregnant currently)

[cuddlymum]

I was overweight and still am but inside I felt like a fairy princess sometimes think it would have been nice to have made the effort but then that isn't me! Hubbies comments were 'what is that' when he saw the underwear!! Boulder holders was my friends description! You all look stunning in your photos!

[NomDePlume]

I think it's a brilliant photo. Perfect for one of those caption competitions

[meggymoo]

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[NomDePlume]

Hula, yours are beautiful too, you look like a child bride !

[NomDePlume]

meggymoo, just spotted your link too. Gorgeous ! The pic of you and DH in the car where DH is broodily smiling and you look like you want to belt him made me PMSL ! Was that just an unfortunate moment on the photographers part ?! BTW, you have very similar wedding and engagement rings to me

[lilibet]

first time I was an 8, second I was 3 stone heavier, but still thought that I looked good.

My flashy red dress demanded heaving bosoms!

[NomDePlume]

anchovies, those pics are gorgeous, I love the b&w ones with your veil flowing. Very beautiful indeed .

I was also at my heaviest when I got married, although not technically overweight. I wore a boned corset/basque thingy underneath and had a dress with a very fitted 'sculpted' bodice, which I think helped to hold me in !

FWIW, I don't think it matters what size a bride is on her wedding day, so long as she is happy and confident, she will always look fabulous.

[Lizzylou]

Just seen Meggymoos and Hula's photos too...you looked amazing!
I would have loved to be a size 10 on my wedding day, but as I haven't bought that size since I was 16, it wasn't going to happen! I felt fantasic and my DH thought so too........

[Chandra]

I got the dress about 3 months before the wedding, size 8 but by the time of the wedding I have put on some weight and spent the night trying to keep my tummy flat . Well, I should be proud and not blushing as now I'm size 16!

I would say, forget about the size what's important is that the dress suits you. DH has a cousin who was a couple of sizes bigger than me and she look sooo thin in her wedding because she found the perfect dress for her shape.

I believe www.cmb.co.uk has a bridal service to help you find the type and color of dress that suits you and even would do your make up for you and choose a hair style for you.

HTH

[Toothache]

What difference does it make if you get married when you're overweight???? I was 14/16 when I got married, still am. As long as your dress fits you properly and you feel good then isn't it about marrying the man you love more than how thin you'll be in your photos!????


I think it would be very sad to look back at your wedding day with regrets coz you were not as thin as you'd have liked!

A wedding is about getting married..... which is something I feel people forget when they are caught up in the whirlwind of dress fittings and seating plans!

[gingerbear]

Hula, Meggymoo and anchovies looked gorgeous. Meggymoo, your DH is a dish.

[gingerbear]

My wedding dress was size 12. Haven't worn a size 12 for 9 years. I am too young for middle aged spread.

[Lizzylou]

Anchovies, what gorgeous photos! You looked fab!
I wore a size 14 two piece (squeeze you in corset top!!) and I was bang on the right weight for me, I worked out and watched what I ate for a couple of months beforehand...it was more that I was bothered about my arms as they are horrible and my dress was strapless! I got lots of compliments and felt brilliant.......no hope of ever getting into it again!
I made the mistake of giving the dress to a friend's new bride to wear for their big day and had to watch a size 8 (she'd obviously had it altered!) 19 year old beautiful Brazilian wear MY dress at the same venue, when I was 4 stone over weight having just had my DS!!!! Still, it spurred me on to lose the weight! And I felt a lot better about it than I thought I would (my DH said I looked better as my chest was bigger!! Bless!)

[compo]

wow anchovies those pictures are amazing! I got married 4 days before you!

[HondaDream]

was 3 months pregnant in a size 12 dress and now I can't even zip it up. 3 kids fatter and 9 years later oops. I feel like my mum, she kept a pair of size 10 jeans in her wardrobe for years and always said "One day I'll get back into those" Nothing changes.

[eidsvold]

I was - about an 18/20 and am now - 2 babies later - slimmer than I was then.... still losing weight slowly BUT my wedding dress is too big for me now ( except for the boobs due to breastfeeding)

Day was fab and everyone said I looked great... so what does it matter.

[Aero]

Yes, and no, I don't regret it at all. I was a size 20, though dress had to be taken in to about an 18 as I lost half a stone in the week before! I'm around the same size now. I have been slimmer since, and that's when I thought it'd have been nice to be slimmer on my wedding day, but no real regrets - honestly.

[TwinSetAndPearls]

I slimmed down to a size 12 before I started planning my wedding, only then to fall pregnant, I think the new slimline version made him gird his loins! By the time the wedding arrived I was five months pregnant and in a size 20 dress, but with a clever choice of dress I looked beautiful.