Wedding Myths Exposed

I was driving home from work this afternoon, gradually decreasing my speed from 40mph to 30mph while glancing over at the ridiculous amount of lily pads at Greenlake whilst also pondering the runners.

When I see them, I remember the good ol' days. I used to run, you know.  For a good couple of months there (longer than any stretch of running I have ever accomplished), I was diligently running Greenlake and beyond, almost to the point of actually claiming to be A Runner. 
However, my natural disillusionment with running caught up with me and my zeal ran itself right off a cliff. I just stopped. And joined a gym instead (please refer to past posts for embarrassing "Physical Assessment" story) with the hopes of completely revamping my body.
Thus the inspiration for this post.  I thought about how I am certainly not the only bride to decide her current body is suddenly nowhere near where it should be and it is high time to reach perfect physical condition before fitting into the perfect dress/honeymoon bikini.  Enter Unattainable Diet and Exercise Plan. Such goals, such visions, such impracticality. 
Sure- now that you have more on your plate then ever before and can hardly stomach the thought of grocery shopping over invitation-making, you're more likely to maintain a complete makeover to your eating and exercise habits.
Right.
Let's blow the lid right off that thought, shall we?
And it's okay if we fall off the wagon, ladies.  We are only human. Flawed, busy brides who cannot lose sleep and self esteem over skipping the gym in order to actually spend time with that future husband. We can only do what we can do, friends, and being healthy is such a nice thought.  But I am just hoping to feel beautiful regardless of what they say "perfection" is. I just wanted to throw that out there.
Basically what I am learning is self-acceptance.  A never-ending lesson, to be sure, but magnified during this wedding planning process (as are my thighs, but whatever).  :)

Please stay tuned for more incredibly shocking and fervently accurate reports on Wedding Myths Exposed.
'Til next time.