Bride-to-be Blogger Jennifer: Has Bridalplasty Gone Too Far?

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I’ve mentioned in several posts — and specifically, in one of my most recent ones — that maybe I don’t look exactly like what I always envisioned for my wedding day. I’ve never been swimsuit-model size and, well, honestly, it’s taken me a long time to realize that that’s okay.

Then I heard about the show Bridalplasty. And before I give my unsolicited opinion, I do need to confess that I have not watched the show. So, this is admittedly an absolute judge-the-book-by-its-cover (or-the-TV-show-by-its-commercials) moment.

My initial reaction was are you kidding me? How could they do that? Maybe I would have reacted differently if I weren’t smack in the middle of wedding planning. But since I am, I just couldn’t help but think that they are losing sight of what’s important.

Once I thought about it a little more, though, I reconsidered (though only a little): Who am I to judge someone who wants something “done” before their Big Day? Is it really that different from what I am trying to do — just without the spotlight and without surgery? Maybe it is and maybe it isn’t.

I think my real problem with the concept of the show stems from the idea that we are all imperfect. We are imperfect, and that’s okay. But to someone, we are exactly what he or she wanted and that deserves to shine through, as well. Wedding planning can be a stressful time, and this dose of reality helped me to sit back and enjoy what I have for a few minutes before returning to the to-do list.

What do you think about drastic changes before the Big Day? How much is too much?

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