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<\/p>\nThe long road from happy engagement to wedded bliss is paved with potential etiquette faux pas. Wedding planner Lisa Hanslip is here to help you resist your inner Bridezilla along the way.<\/p>\n
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Q. I\u2019m hoping you can help me. When my fianc\u00e9 proposed about eight months ago, I was so excited I ran right out and bought my wedding gown. I was so determined to get into shape before the wedding that I bought a dress a size too small. I was certain I could lose enough weight in 11 months to look fabulous in this dress – but now that the wedding is three months away I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll actually fit into it. What should I do?<\/p>\n
A. Oh dear\u2026you are certainly not alone in the \u201cit will fit!\u201d attitude to your wedding dress. However, now that it looks like \u201cit won\u2019t fit!!\u201d you need a realistic plan of attack to make sure you actually have something to wear.<\/p>\n
You\u2019d be hard pressed to find a bridal magazine or website without copious amounts of information about fitness or weight-loss programs aimed at whipping you into shape for the big day. It seems to be the norm that engagement equates to frenzied fitness and beauty regimens – for the bride anyway. Just as most brides have a long-held fairy tale vision of what their wedding will look like, they have an equally long-held vision of what they\u2019ll look like walking down the aisle.<\/p>\n
A reputable bridal shop shouldn\u2019t have let you out the door with a dress that \u201cmight fit.\u201d So, unless you bought off the rack, and they didn\u2019t know the dress did not fit you, you should enlist the store for help. You should also start asking everyone you know for the name of a seamstress.<\/p>\n
I know you want to look your absolute best in the wedding photos – but remember that your fianc\u00e9 proposed to you, as you are – not some ideal you may or may not achieve by the wedding day. What I\u2019m sure will make him happiest is the knowledge that you\u2019re actually enjoying yourself at the wedding. For that you need to feel comfortable – comfortable in your dress and comfortable with yourself.<\/p>\n
I suggest you run, don\u2019t walk, to the nearest skilled seamstress to see what can be done with your dress. Then take a deep breath, know that you will look beautiful and radiant on your wedding day – and perhaps steer clear of the woman that insists on bringing big boxes of doughnuts into the office!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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