Weddingbee Blog

As I’ve mentioned before, I got lucky when it came to my dress. It was already made - a cancellation - and it was a perfect fit. I even got a great deal on the price to fit within my budget AND I got to take it home right away. It was pretty early on in our wedding planning when this happened, so for months it hung in the door of my parents’ walk-in closet. I have to admit, I tried it on more than a couple of times at first. I couldn’t help it - it just felt awesome stepping into it! But then eventually I lost interest in the dress as I gained interest in junk food. When I tried it on again months later, I was a sad sight to behold.

How bad, you ask? A good friend provided me with her corset to wear under my wedding dress. She’s super tall and thin, so when I held it up in front of me I didn’t think there was any way in hell that I would be able to fit into it. I didn’t want to risk not being able to close it during my fitting and totally embarrass myself, so I asked Mr. Martini to help me try it on the night before.

A few minutes later, as I stood in front of the mirror horrified, Mr. M tried to make me feel better.

Me: oh. my. god.
Mr. M: You know what? *cough* It’s really not that bad… at least we got it to close…

He then proceeded to take two fingers to try and tuck my fat back into the corset. I wasn’t just spilling out, I was pouring out!

(MR. MARTINI PLEASE DO NOT READ FURTHER)

The last straw was when I was told during the fitting that the dress would look a lot better on me if I lost “just a few pounds”. After that I was motivated. I worked out almost everyday. I ran races, including a half marathon. I actually would have ran two half marathons but I hurt my neck the day before the race. I trained with a personal trainer. And I pretty much cut out my one true love - carbs. I had just one month to lose 10 pounds.

Well, I didn’t get to lose 10 pounds, but I did lose a few. I went in for my last fitting a couple of weeks ago, and I was excited to see that I was able to fit a little better into my dress, although it was still a bit tight. At this point, brides are usually told “not to lose any more weight” so they don’t run the risk of not fitting into their dress properly. I was told that a couple more would be beneficial to me. LOL!

It was definitely a close call, but I am happy that I’m in a good place weight-wise, with a little less than one month to go. I’ve got time…. (right?)

So without further ado, below is my completed, altered dress!