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		<title>Comment on Do you feel plus sized Brides are less beautiful? by Bride 2 Be</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bride 2 Be</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Plus sized brides are beautiful too!!

I understand why you don&#039;t want to loose a bunch or weight for the weeding only to gain in back later.  But I don&#039;t understand why you don&#039;t want to loose weight and keep it off.  Carrying around that extra weight is not healthy.  It&#039;s not just a beauty issue - it&#039;s a health issue!</description>
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<p>Plus sized brides are beautiful too!!</p>
<p>I understand why you don&#8217;t want to loose a bunch or weight for the weeding only to gain in back later.  But I don&#8217;t understand why you don&#8217;t want to loose weight and keep it off.  Carrying around that extra weight is not healthy.  It&#8217;s not just a beauty issue &#8211; it&#8217;s a health issue!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Do you feel plus sized Brides are less beautiful? by Kazza3970</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kazza3970</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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Every brides is beautiful I had gallstone problems and couldnt eat before my wedding and was a size 16 and felt gorgeous on my wedding day but 3½ years and 2 kids later I am back to the weight I was before I got married and my husband still thinks Im gorgeous so tell them to get stuffed</description>
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<p>Every brides is beautiful I had gallstone problems and couldnt eat before my wedding and was a size 16 and felt gorgeous on my wedding day but 3½ years and 2 kids later I am back to the weight I was before I got married and my husband still thinks Im gorgeous so tell them to get stuffed</p>
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		<title>Comment on Do you feel plus sized Brides are less beautiful? by beatyful</title>
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		<dc:creator>beatyful</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
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Well what it really comes down to is your comfortableness with you. If you&#039;re fine about your weight then PLEASE don&#039;t allow other peoples opinions to become your own. Try being less of a people pleaser and more of a self pleaser. ALWAYS REMAIN TRUE TO YOU!!!!!! Remember no matter how much you try you will never please everybody. So at the end of the day make sure your pleased and satisfied.</description>
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<p>Well what it really comes down to is your comfortableness with you. If you&#8217;re fine about your weight then PLEASE don&#8217;t allow other peoples opinions to become your own. Try being less of a people pleaser and more of a self pleaser. ALWAYS REMAIN TRUE TO YOU!!!!!! Remember no matter how much you try you will never please everybody. So at the end of the day make sure your pleased and satisfied.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Do you feel plus sized Brides are less beautiful? by itsmebree07</title>
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		<dc:creator>itsmebree07</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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No! A bride is always as beautiful as she feels. No one should ever be able to affect how you feel about yourself. If you are happy with who you are and how you look, why should you change for one day? You decide how beautiful you are and no one else. Your fiance loves you the way you are, otherwise he wouldn&#039;t have asked you to marry him and his opinion should be the only one who matters, but only after your own. It&#039;s your day, unless you want to change the way you look, don&#039;t. God made you in his eyes just as beautiful as you are, you should never have to change anything about yourself.</description>
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<p>No! A bride is always as beautiful as she feels. No one should ever be able to affect how you feel about yourself. If you are happy with who you are and how you look, why should you change for one day? You decide how beautiful you are and no one else. Your fiance loves you the way you are, otherwise he wouldn&#8217;t have asked you to marry him and his opinion should be the only one who matters, but only after your own. It&#8217;s your day, unless you want to change the way you look, don&#8217;t. God made you in his eyes just as beautiful as you are, you should never have to change anything about yourself.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Do you feel plus sized Brides are less beautiful? by little_chick_that_could</title>
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		<dc:creator>little_chick_that_could</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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First and foremost, your fiance asked you to marry him just as you are at this moment.  The only opinion that matters in all of this, however, is yours.  Small, curvy, plus, waif, who cares....to thine ownself be true!  Don&#039;t try to fit somebody&#039;s wedding day expectations.  Don&#039;t let a bunch of insecure women steal your joy because they can&#039;t find anything better to entertain their small brains.  This is your and your fiance&#039;s time.  Don&#039;t let a few ignorant comments detract from what&#039;s most important to celebrate.......the love that got you here!  He loves you!  He CHOSE you!  You CHOSE him!  Leave all of that mess where it belongs......beneath your feet.  It doesn&#039;t even warrant a second thought.

*Side note*  :  My husband said that he likes curves.  He said he prefers women to look like women and not boys.  Big curves, little curves, who cares....it&#039;s all beautiful.

Congrats on the wedding!  May is such a great month to get married.  Good luck to you both, and I hope this helps! :o)</description>
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<p>First and foremost, your fiance asked you to marry him just as you are at this moment.  The only opinion that matters in all of this, however, is yours.  Small, curvy, plus, waif, who cares&#8230;.to thine ownself be true!  Don&#8217;t try to fit somebody&#8217;s wedding day expectations.  Don&#8217;t let a bunch of insecure women steal your joy because they can&#8217;t find anything better to entertain their small brains.  This is your and your fiance&#8217;s time.  Don&#8217;t let a few ignorant comments detract from what&#8217;s most important to celebrate&#8230;&#8230;.the love that got you here!  He loves you!  He CHOSE you!  You CHOSE him!  Leave all of that mess where it belongs&#8230;&#8230;beneath your feet.  It doesn&#8217;t even warrant a second thought.</p>
<p>*Side note*  :  My husband said that he likes curves.  He said he prefers women to look like women and not boys.  Big curves, little curves, who cares&#8230;.it&#8217;s all beautiful.</p>
<p>Congrats on the wedding!  May is such a great month to get married.  Good luck to you both, and I hope this helps! <img src='http://theplussizeshopper.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> )</p>
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		<title>Comment on Do you feel plus sized Brides are less beautiful? by Sassy Bride</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sassy Bride</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
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What matters that day is that you feel beautiful and that your husband looks at you like you are the only other person in the room. How you look that day is going to depend on how you feel. If you are truly happy, in love and feel so much joy just being with your husband then you are going to look beautiful. 
There is a difference between a bride who looks happy and in love then a bride who doesn&#039;t. When you look back on the pictures just look at your smile and how happy you are to be with the person you are going to love for the rest of your life. If you feel that you are going to be comfortable being just the way you are right now, then you are going to be fine. Just don&#039;t let anyone tell you otherwise.
I was the type of person who has just always been self conscious about my weight, so I definitely dieted...however, I found that on that day it was the last thing on my mind. 
So, don&#039;t worry. As long as you are comfortable with yourself then you are going to look beautiful!</description>
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<p>What matters that day is that you feel beautiful and that your husband looks at you like you are the only other person in the room. How you look that day is going to depend on how you feel. If you are truly happy, in love and feel so much joy just being with your husband then you are going to look beautiful.<br />
There is a difference between a bride who looks happy and in love then a bride who doesn&#8217;t. When you look back on the pictures just look at your smile and how happy you are to be with the person you are going to love for the rest of your life. If you feel that you are going to be comfortable being just the way you are right now, then you are going to be fine. Just don&#8217;t let anyone tell you otherwise.<br />
I was the type of person who has just always been self conscious about my weight, so I definitely dieted&#8230;however, I found that on that day it was the last thing on my mind.<br />
So, don&#8217;t worry. As long as you are comfortable with yourself then you are going to look beautiful!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Do you feel plus sized Brides are less beautiful? by Mean Carleen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mean Carleen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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F**K all of the folk who even think such a thing.  I love that your happy with yourself and obviously your man is happy with it too.  STAY as you are and damn the people who think brides should look like sticks.  You have made my day and I suggest you make YOUR day YOUR way!!!!  good luck!</description>
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<p>F**K all of the folk who even think such a thing.  I love that your happy with yourself and obviously your man is happy with it too.  STAY as you are and damn the people who think brides should look like sticks.  You have made my day and I suggest you make YOUR day YOUR way!!!!  good luck!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Do you feel plus sized Brides are less beautiful? by Gracielacey</title>
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		<dc:creator>Gracielacey</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
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WIth all of these shows about weddings, bridezillas, brides working out to get thinner for their wedding, etc. I feel that its become a trend right now to &quot;diet for your wedding&quot; - the &quot;IN&quot; thing to do. 
What makes a woman beautiful is how she carries herself, not her weight. If she dresses appropriately and feels confident, then it really doesn&#039;t matter if she is &quot;overweight&quot; as long as she is mentally and physically healthy. I think the fashion business and people in general are starting to realize this too, it is just a very slow process. 

(Personally I would rather eat some of the foods I love and not work out too much, than only to eat a packet of oatmeal a day and work out for hours every day...like two of the size 6 girls at my work - no thanks!)

I am a size 18 right now..trying to get to 180, I weigh 210...just so I am comfortable with myself after the birth of my daughter - and so I can be more active.
Anyways, my best friend who wears a 10-12 and I both did that real age test on realage.com and guess what? I am only a year and a half older than my actual 30 years of age - because I eat good foods and have been virtually the same weight since my late teens. 
Her test results scored her 3 years older than her actual age and part of it has to do with the spurts of working out and losing a bit of weight and then gaining it back. And not eating as good.

SOme times I get self conscious with the two girls here at work..they see me eat &quot;so much&quot; every day and look at me like I am some sort of fat pariah. Guess what? I eat almost 1800 calories a day and am losing weight..ha!</description>
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<p>WIth all of these shows about weddings, bridezillas, brides working out to get thinner for their wedding, etc. I feel that its become a trend right now to &#8220;diet for your wedding&#8221; &#8211; the &#8220;IN&#8221; thing to do.<br />
What makes a woman beautiful is how she carries herself, not her weight. If she dresses appropriately and feels confident, then it really doesn&#8217;t matter if she is &#8220;overweight&#8221; as long as she is mentally and physically healthy. I think the fashion business and people in general are starting to realize this too, it is just a very slow process. </p>
<p>(Personally I would rather eat some of the foods I love and not work out too much, than only to eat a packet of oatmeal a day and work out for hours every day&#8230;like two of the size 6 girls at my work &#8211; no thanks!)</p>
<p>I am a size 18 right now..trying to get to 180, I weigh 210&#8230;just so I am comfortable with myself after the birth of my daughter &#8211; and so I can be more active.<br />
Anyways, my best friend who wears a 10-12 and I both did that real age test on realage.com and guess what? I am only a year and a half older than my actual 30 years of age &#8211; because I eat good foods and have been virtually the same weight since my late teens.<br />
Her test results scored her 3 years older than her actual age and part of it has to do with the spurts of working out and losing a bit of weight and then gaining it back. And not eating as good.</p>
<p>SOme times I get self conscious with the two girls here at work..they see me eat &#8220;so much&#8221; every day and look at me like I am some sort of fat pariah. Guess what? I eat almost 1800 calories a day and am losing weight..ha!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Appropriate style bridesmaid dresses. ? by truefirstedition</title>
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		<dc:creator>truefirstedition</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
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You need to give her some guidelines - just tell her that the wedding is going to be fairly conservative and she needs to look for dresses with some kind of wide strap or sleeve, and they need to be cocktail or tea-length (anywhere from just below the knee to mid-calf).

If the only dresses she can find are strapless/spaghetti strap, just have your girls (both of them, for fairness) wear a light pashmina wrap or little jacket over their dresses during the ceremony and for the formal photos. This might be a good way to compromise.</description>
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<p>You need to give her some guidelines &#8211; just tell her that the wedding is going to be fairly conservative and she needs to look for dresses with some kind of wide strap or sleeve, and they need to be cocktail or tea-length (anywhere from just below the knee to mid-calf).</p>
<p>If the only dresses she can find are strapless/spaghetti strap, just have your girls (both of them, for fairness) wear a light pashmina wrap or little jacket over their dresses during the ceremony and for the formal photos. This might be a good way to compromise.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Appropriate style bridesmaid dresses. ? by leaf</title>
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		<dc:creator>leaf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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As a three time plus size bridesmaid, I will tell you that the best dress I&#039;ve worn was a simple, strapless, thick satin dress. The other dresses I wore were okay but one was very fitted (not very flattering) and the other was chiffon and not AT ALL flattering. Yes, it&#039;s flowy but it also lays on every bump and bulge. Keep it simple, keep it long, and make sure they try them on for you to see!

Good luck to you!</description>
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<p>As a three time plus size bridesmaid, I will tell you that the best dress I&#8217;ve worn was a simple, strapless, thick satin dress. The other dresses I wore were okay but one was very fitted (not very flattering) and the other was chiffon and not AT ALL flattering. Yes, it&#8217;s flowy but it also lays on every bump and bulge. Keep it simple, keep it long, and make sure they try them on for you to see!</p>
<p>Good luck to you!</p>
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