Fitness vow to avoid wedding day blues : Sunday Mail Article 18/4/09

BRIDES have often gone the extra yard to lose weight for their wedding, but now bridesmaids are also being told to shape up or ship out of the wedding pictures.
Plans for the big day can now include hiring a personal trainer or attending bridal boot camps to ensure no one is bursting at their satin seams in photos for the wedding album.
"No one wants to have fat wedding photos," said Bianca Aiono, a personal trainer on the Sunshine Coast who is working with more bridal parties than ever before.
"I think everyone's so motivated to have those photos that they can really remember and be confident in," she said.

Ms Aiono said many bridesmaids felt like they would be letting the bride down if they didn't lose weight. But it's not just the bridesmaids who are being forced to shape up.
"I've had plenty of women bring their men to me because they want them to look their best in the photos, too," she said.
Fernwood Women's Health Clubs also run a special program for brides and their bridesmaids called Operation Wedding Dress.
"It's growing in popularity. I think there's a lot more pressure placed on the bridal party from the brides these days to look their best," said Nic Linford, Fernwood's national programs manager.
Sunshine Coast bride Sarah Torrisi, 23, got married on Friday and had her six bridesmaids in personal training for the past two months to get ready for the big day.
She even had a 6am final boot-camp session planned for the wedding day but it was too much to fit into the day.
"I wanted us to feel better and fitter and to look good for the wedding," she said.
One of her bridesmaids, Megan Duckworth, 23, of Maroochydore, said she lost around 4kg and had become a lot more toned.
"Sarah had been getting trained and was having some great results and she told me to give it a try," she said.
"It's really great, training with friends and having a goal."
Fellow bridesmaid Stacey Schultz, 24, also of Maroochydore, said she wanted to make sure she looked her best for her friend.
"It's a good girl session and all the bridesmaids get to mingle and it's a bit of fun," she said.