Sounds totally familiar to me! We are getting married in August of 2015. We decided to push it back to 2015 for a few different reasons; one is financial - we wanted to save up for it as well as not being in a rush to get married. We already live together and we are an "older" couple - I'm 35 and he's 40. I've already lost close to 50 lbs and have another 65 or more to lose.

How are you doing with your planning? We have just about everything booked already; another reason we pushed it back - so we could get exactly what we wanted without being disappointed because something was already booked.

I got engaged at the beginning of November. We haven't booked anything yet, but tentatively looking at the beginning of 2015, probably February. A lot of the venues get booked up over a year in advance and I do want to lose weight before I even have to shop for the dress to save on having to pay for extra fabric (ha!) and then pay more for alterations to cut it off. My fiancé and I are not summer people and it gets too hot here for us to be comfortable for a summer wedding so giving just over a year and doing winter is perfect for us.
I had lost over 30 lbs when I joined MFP in 2011/2012. Then I met my fiancé in May 2012 and well, we spent a lot of time going out to eat and I gained it back. It's much easier to pay attention to what you eat when you are just fending for yourself and it's easier to avoid temptations of the restaurant variety. So I totally blame it on him. lol I will probably shop for my dress this May and want to lose about 40 lbs by then.

This entire board sounds so familiar! I just got engaged (Christmas Eve) and I have decided that I want a fall wedding but my fiance doesn't want to do it right away so we're shooting for October 2015. We both want to pay off debts and lose weight between now and then. Ideally I'd like to lose 50lbs before I go dress shopping. My fiance doesn't need to lose as much but we both said we'd wait on engagement photos until we were a little trimmer.

I was so excited to finally have a 'real' goal to work for, I've yo-yo'd for far to long. I'm hoping that the wedding will just be that final kick in the pants to keep me healthy for life.

Granted I did eat two donuts yesterday and then wondered where that wedding dress resolve was but I'm back on my game today!

March 2015 for me!

Me too!

Good Luck! I am in the same boat. I had lost about 15 lbs but gained back 20! I am getting married Spring 2015 in the caribbean.... So I'm determined to look great!

Got engaged on our 5 year anniversary, November 15th. We're thinking late spring/summer/early fall 2015. We haven't planned ANYTHING yet. Jeez. We don't even know if we're going to have a wedding, or elope and have a local reception. Or maybe just get married at the court house? Is anyone else thinking about a non-traditional wedding?

Either way I'm down about 50 lbs so far....looking for another 30 or so....

5/15/15 for me followed by a week in Hawaii!

We chose next year for both financial reasons and because I told him that I needed the time to lose weight and get in shape. I could get married tomorrow but I would not be the bride that I want to be!

Looking for fellow 2015 Brides to provide support to/get some from!

I just set my date! April 25, 2015! I am so excited and ready to get this weight off!

We have just set our date too - April 26, 2015! so excited

My fiance and I both chose 2015 for a lot of reasons, and I think we were relieved because it gives us time to work on our weights. For me, the wedding dress is the scariest. His mother wants to take me dress shopping in the worst way, but I refuse until I've dropped 70lbs. I hope to reach that by January 2015 so that I can have plenty of time to enjoy the experience before October 10, 2015!

Thanks! I'm finding at the end of the first month it's easier than I thought it would be. Every other time I've dieted or 'lifestyle changed' it was the gym that did me in. I hate going to the gym, it bores me to tears. Eventually I'd slack off, and I'd say 'Oh! Failed my diet' and that'd be that. This time I'm just doing walking, yoga, etc. - things I like to do. My real focus is on the food, and it's going great!

congratulations to you all im getting married 7th august 2015 im wanting to lose weight havent got my dress yet but booked ceremoney and venue we having lo key wedding due to finances and me going back to college to train as a chef

I need some motivation and inspiration. All this wedding stress is making me depressed.

from what i see you doing well on your weightloss congrats on getting married take one day at a time how long till big day
when i feel stressed i go out for a long walk to clear my head

go for a massage or body wrap once a month some sort of pampering

I have 14 months to go. So far the 16Ws are loose but not enough to wear only 16s. Big test is at my sister's wedding in a few weeks. I ordered a 14 and a 16 from Rent The Runway.

My dress is already 1 size too big on top while perfect around the hips. Hopefully, I can go down more.

Nevertheless it is stressful because of work, school, and planning.

I'm not going to stress. My wedding/reception is for me and my soon to be husband. Weddings shouldn't be about stress. I have just made that my mindset. I want to enjoy our day together, not worry about everything.