Fat bride engagement photos

I felt the same way at first when we got our photos back, but as another post said, after I saw how happy we looked in the photos I began to like them more and more. You are always your toughest critic. I think the photo is beautiful, you both look so happy and in love; which is what it is all about.

If you want to lose weight, lose the weight! I am sure that there are a lot of small things you can do to live a healthier lifestyle. Portion sizes and food choices (soda, fast food, fried food, sugary or salty snacks, snacking in general...) are SIMPLE changes you are 100% in control of. Of course, adding exercise even a few times a week would be vital to also losing weight, you can work out at home and don't even need a gym membership. Focus on your arms and stomach area since those are what people will see the most on your wedding day. Cardio is an overall fat burner and if you do no other type of exercise, go for a walk/jog/run to get yourself to a healthier place.

But I agree with these other girls- professional hair and makeup, a tan, good posture, all of those things can make a world of difference in how you feel about yourself and how pictures look. Women of all sizes and shapes!

Don't be so hard on yourself. You two look incredibly happy! If you want to make a change, then I think you should go for it!

I understand your frustration, but i see nothing but love and beauty in this picture. I think we as women put too much pressure on ourelves to be thin or look a certain way. The advise above is all correct. Remember, your fiance is marrying you because he loves YOU regardless of the weight. Enjoy this time being engaged and if the weight i lost, awesome! If not, you'll make a gorgeous bride regardless! Keep your head up

Ladies. im 5'1 and 150 lbs. so i look like a little oompa loompa. if your photog (or you) knows right angles. and you wear the proper clothing you wont look "FAT" . stop self hating. you all are beautiful. own it. werqqqqqq ittttt!!!!! and love yourself!!!

my photog was the absolute worst. he was taking the pregnancy pics u are talking about, as well as angles i hate. pics of my backfat. i obviously said something and started to pose myself as well as my fiance. and even though i only like 40/180 pics..theyre BEAUTIFUL!!!

-i got a new photog. a free engagement shoot, but im doing a buduior shoot instead -

See. hes covering my backfat ^^ hahhahahahhaaa

I think the picture is beautiful! I hope you can see that too. Most women have issues with their bodies, I have a big pouch on my lower stomach that is very difficult to get rid of due to a major surgery (I had to have tumors removed) but no one is perfect and that's ok. You can tell you and your FH love each other and that is something not everyone is luck enough to find. Enjoy everything around you and don't feel so stressed to lose weight

We are all different! Remember that it's a good thing. If we were all the same we'd be pretty boring. I know what you mean though. FH wouldn't get engagement pictures done because he didn't want to remember himself at being as big as he is. We have been working out together and changed our eating habits drastically and for almost a month now have been really focused. I'm down 12 lbs and I think he's down a little more. That's with me going to the gym twice a week with a trainer (I need to go on off days for cardio I just haven't gotten there yet ha) and eating healthy and having a splurge day on the weekend for a meal we really want. It's been easier for us doing it together. Maybe try something like that? And remember it doesn't happen over night. The first week we got messed up had taco bell and moved forward. You start changing habits and then you key those in later on as you need to. Part of the reason I loved my dress is being it sucked me right it and hid all the places I didn't want seen (except my arms). As much as I love it I know that it can look even better and I want to feel better about myself. You have to find a motivating reason and go after it. If you aren't happy then figure why and what you can do to change that!

Your picture is adorable though and remember you are with someone who loves you for you not just because you look one way or another!

Ditto what everyone else said. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks or what you think they are thinking about you. Your FH loves you the way you are and is not going to think about your weight but when he sees you, he will think "Wow. I get to spend the rest of my life with her. I am so lucky." and that is all that matters. Everyone has image issues. Even those who are super skinny. Everyone complains about something they don't like about themselves. Just focus on what you do like about yourself and the fact that your FH loves you. The picture is great so I'm sure the rest are just as romantic and adorable couple shots. Own up to you. Don't lose weight for the wedding. If you want to lose weight, lose weight for you. But know that your FH loves you. Look down at that ring. That's proof.

I think you look good. I'm a big girl too and I think the most important thing is confidence. I totally understand the anxiety thing too, I'm a stress eater and a bad day can ruin a week's worth of good work. I have found support helps, I would like to loose approx 50lbs by my wedding *hopefully* but if I don't it's ok.

Remember your man loves you for YOU not the person you wish you were.

*hugs* you look amazing and your happiness is not determined by your dress size.

Girl you are beautiful! I felt HUGE. and I look it. What matters is that your FH thinks you're beautiful! I hated my pictures, but the biggest thing you have to do is love yourself!

You are beautiful and all I see is a couple in love. I thought mine were going to come out horrible because of my size, but I don't hate them, at all, because they reflect how in love we are.

You look beautiful!

I think you look beautiful! And everyone's sweet post on here made my heart melt and I cried. I'm the biggest i have ever been. And have the exact same low self esteem as alot of the others on here.

Thank you ladies for being so kind and encouraging and sharing your stories! No matter what size we all feel we are...we are in love and gorgeous!

If you get back to your positive side so will I!

Aww there's nothing wrong with that photo. The point of engagement photos is to show the two of you, and how happy you are together. I think everyone wants to lose weight for their wedding. Im one of several who has also been unsuccessful at it. A happy bride is a beautiful bride! Don't sweat those photos. If you really hate them, you don't have to share them on Facebook or anything.

I want to say a big thank you to all the comments. I would read them and cry from all of the support and wonderful things everyone has said. I'm trying to focus on the good. I am lucky to have met the love of my life and to be marrying him on July 4th! I'm trying to work through my food issues and work towards a healthier body and a healthy outlook.

I wish I could see your pretty face in the photo, but I get it. It's about love, romance, and the commitment you're about to make to each other. I'm going to be completely honest -- when I look at that picture, I see success. I see what all of the on-lite dating services are trying to sell, and you've got it. I see gorgeous hair and a sweater I'd like to own.

Body image...ahhh...there's so much to say about it. We are, as women, trained to criticize ourselves. In any group picture, we are always searching for ourselves. We deem the picture either good or bad depending upon how we think we look. It doesn't matter if three people have their eyes closed and one person is looking in the wrong direction -- as long as we look good, we think the picture is good. We exist in a culture where even the highest paid celebrities have their un-retouched photos removed from the internet. Please, don't buy into that. Your body is your body. Your weight is your own business. For any woman wanting to lose weight, do it for YOU, not for some social standard that will change in ten years.

Yupp, had to deal with it with ours, was a size 14 and previously had been a size four less than a year earlier. I was in a bad car accident and due to healing, medications and depression my weight sky rocketed from 125 to 185. I have less than a year to get back to my previous size otherwise my gown won't fit!

He sure didn't look like he was complaining...I saw two people who love each other. That's what matters.

The JAW LINE TRICK from that video is a winner!!! makes a world of a difference , its what celebrities do on red carpets. thanks for that link Miss to Mrs