what a fun thing to discuss.
My bf and I worked in the same company but we were in two different buildings in two different professions. i was a software engineer and he in corporate finance. in dec 2004 i posted a thread on the online bulletin board and he was one the the many to reply thinking i am a "GUY"...can you imagine....???!!! Well, we got to chatting through emails and 4000 emails and 4 months later we finally met to fight with each other. We became inseparable after that
There was no formal proposal in the traditional sense as such as it did not make sense anyways. We were in it for eternity from the very beginning.....
So we just told our parents and fixed a date for the marriage which, btw, is now scheduled on 11th July this year.
I am getting married to the man of my dreams yaaaayyyyy

My fiance still has yet to officially propose. We decided to get married a while back, but we are having the ring made custom and he is waiting to do the traditional proposal until it is ready.

I met him through church, actually, and totally hated him! He really liked me immediately and chased me, and I was running for my life. Finally he left off, and that must have done the trick because it's 3 years later and I'm completely in love with him!

I met my honey at his birthday party. A mutual friend wanted to stop by and say hello.....the rest is history.


The proposal was great. He took at jewelery class and made my ring! (actually melted the metal, shaped it, filed it, everything! Someone else set the diamonds though). Anyway, he secretly called both sides of our family and had them all congregate at our fave restaurant. Then one day he casually asked me if I wanted to go eat. When we arrived the waiter took us to a huge table with a bunch of people. When i realized who they all were I turned around to ask my honey what was going on and he was on one knee........

Hi all! I'm getting married this July and that has been my motivation to get in better shape! I don't have much to lose..maybe 5 or 10 pounds (i do'nt even have a scale anymore), but I'm definitely serious about losing it. Actually I don't even care about the number on the scale, I just want to shed some fat and be more toned in my dress. I tried on my dress at one store, then went to a different one to buy it. I think the dresses were different sizes between the two stores but it was a while back I don't even remember. Anyway, the pic of the first time i tried on the dress kind of scares me...I pray that's not the size I ordered, if it is i have more work to do than i thought! When I ordered the dress it was the size I was actually wearing and from what I remembered it fit perfectly...but in the picture I took the first time shows differently. I'm tempted to go try it on in the size I ordered just for piece of mind. I just reread what i typed and it sounds kind of confusing. Sorry! Also my fiance is sooo thin..sometimes it makes me sick because he can eat whatever he wants and doesn't work out at all..ugggh! We run/workout together sometimes but I always feel like it's doing no good (like he's wasting away and i'm getting a little bitter thinner so it kind of cancels out). Weird I know. Anyway good luck to all of you!

Hi Hypergal....
I'm getting married in July too. Mine is on 11th July. I haven't started shopping for a dress as yet as I have loads to lose...lol... But on the other hand my fiance is not so thin but then again, who does not wanna look their best on their wedding day? My only concern is that when I show my wedding snaps to friends and kin, they should not comment that I have looked better
So me's working out. 1.5 hrs of cardio 5-6 days a week and control over diet (barely...lol). Keeping fingers crossed.
Cheers
Bling

I just bought my dress last week!!!! Very excited. I'm not sure which I was more excited about...the dream dress or the fact that it was a size 12! That's two sizes smaller than when I last tried dresses on!!! I got it as a sample sale to boot, so it didn't break the bank.

Here's a link if you guys are curious.

THE DRESS

Hey Luciouslemon...it is a beeeeeeaaaaaaaaauuuuuuuuttttttiiiiiiiiiifffffffffu uuuuulllllll dress. I love the way the folds arrange on the skirt and flow into the tail....You are going to look smashing in it

Awesomet thread! My sister is engaged and the wedding is going to be in Summer of 2009 as well. I'm going to be a bridesmaid so I'm really looking forward to shedding some pounds and looking great in a summer bridesmaid gown ^_^

Bling,
Thanks! I really love it. Its definitely good motivation. I want to look absolutely smashing in it.

Welcome JulianaRose. Always glad to have a new face around here. Have you picked out the dresses yet?

Thank you lusciouslemon! I love this site, it's so great and is very motivational.

My sister's wedding is going to be very traditional but the theme is white black and red, so the bridesmaid dresses are going to be most likely some kind of red spagetti strap

hey Juliana...welcome to the thread and congrats on your sis' wedding.

I'm getting married on the 11th too!! I don't know a whole lot of people who choose Friday weddings so that excites me, lol. I just had the best workout and discovered that I absolutely LOVE canned peaches! that's good cuz i'm getting sick of eating apples all the time for my fruit.

Hi! I'd love to join this club, as trying on wedding dresses was what made me realize I need to make changes to get healthy and lose weight!

J and I are planning a Sunday wedding in Oct. 2009 (either the 18th or 25, haven't decided). We're not "officially" engaged, as there is no ring on my finger, but we've talked about it, started planning, and he even asked if I'd marry him. I think a ring is coming soon! *squee*

While I have quite some time before my wedding, my best friend and bridesmaid asked if we could go dress shopping. I think she's more excited than I am right now! Anyway, I agreed, but told her I wouldn't buy anything or make any decisions this early on. She said ok, and off to the store we went.

I tried on a few dresses and realized that, while they were nice, I hated the way I looked. I've been steadily gaining weight every year for the past few years. I've said I need to lose it, but have never actually done anything about it.

Then, there I was, standing in a mirror in a dress that I might wear on my wedding day, and all I saw was a fat girl in a big dress. I honestly didn't recognize myself anymore. It was then and there I knew I had to resolve to get rid of this extra weight and become a healthier person for me and my FH.

I look forward to hearing about your stories, weddings, and of course, weight loss progress!!!

oh mani wish id lost weight before getting married.

I would love to get re-married and do it so much better! I found some pics of our wedding just the other week and boy oh boy it was bad.


Respect goes out to those who look fantastic on their day! and slimmer too!

Welcome!!! Congratulations on your officially not-official engagement. LOL. Yup, I've been there with the dress trying-ons. I've got to say it was motivation for me, too (and it still is). Stick to your guns and you'll be the bride you want to be by October!!!