{"id":31,"date":"2009-08-21T21:43:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-22T04:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.benaimfletcher.com\/?p=31"},"modified":"2009-08-21T21:43:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-22T04:43:00","slug":"i-will-be-a-fat-bride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beccablogs.com\/?p=31","title":{"rendered":"I Will Be a Fat Bride"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I recently found the blog Axis Of Fat<\/a> via a link from OffBeatBride.com<\/a>. I am in love. Seriously.
The initial post I read on the blog said what I’ve been thinking for a while now.<\/p>\n

Here is an excerpt from her post, but you really gotta click over there to read it all and see her gorgeous pictures!
Fat Bride Survival Guide<\/span>
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When I got married I was a fat bride. In fact, I was fat when I got engaged – I was even *gasp* fat when Nick and I met! Despite having a well established, recognised and loved body shape before getting married I copped a huge amount of pressure to lose weight in the lead up to the wedding. For some reason, I had it in my head that my wedding day would be a celebration of love and happiness between Nick and I however it seemed that foolish me had little idea of the true wedding agenda – basically some kind of reality tv show where the ugly duckling turns gorgeous siren.<\/span><\/p>\n

…read the rest…<\/a><\/p>\n

And here is the comment I just made:
I will be a fat bride – getting married 10-10-10. And like most of the other posters, I’ve been fat my whole life. I made the mistake of buying my [wedding] gown at the lowest weight I’d been in ages, and then proceeded to gain 50lbs [in about a year]. Yeah, rather than alter the dress, or myself, drastically, I’m going to buy a new one that fits me and makes me feel gorgeous the way I look. I am so sick of friends and family telling me I need to lose weight for my wedding. My fiance adores me exactly the way I am! While I do wish I were smaller, I’m not going to hide who I am or pretend I’m someone that I’m not. I come from a fat family and will have fat babies. And I am OK with that.<\/span><\/p>\n

You look absolutely gorgeous in your dress and the pictures posted here show a wonderful wedding day. And too true, the day is about celebrating love, not the way you look in a dress.<\/span><\/p>\n

<3,<\/span>
Becca<\/span><\/p>\n

I will be the first to admit that I am not crazy about the way I look naked. But that’s what clothes are for; they disguise our flaws and make us feel better. If they didn’t, couture sure wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg! I hate looking at size tags and feel horrible knowing that I cannot shop in certain stores.<\/p>\n

But what am I doing about it? I am lazy. There, I said it. I would rather knit or, *gasp*, study than work out. I would rather knit than go for a walk. But I will romp on the floor with Lola and run in circles with her. I am also taking belly dancing class. While it’s not a strenuous workout, but more like slightly faster paced yoga, I’m doing something. I have exercise DVDs that sit unwatched. Again, I am lazy.<\/p>\n

I guess this is me finally admitting it, right? I have a screwed up body image – always have – and need to own up to it. I am getting married in *checks Facebook* 415 days. While I am going to try to lose weight, for my health, I’m not going to freak out if I can’t. No one should. Stupid fashion industry and their unrealistic model body shapes.<\/p>\n

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