Bridal Plasty?!?!?! WTF??

Bimbi284

Have you guys seen the ads for that show on E!? I get wanting to look your best on the big day, but holy crap what is the world coming to????

Enchanted616

I haven't seen that one, but there is a new one one WE where the girl asks the guy and we see what happens.

Weirdo world.  Kinda entertaining though.

Enchanted616

Just googled this.  My favorite part:

"Viewers will witness his emotional and possibly shocked reaction as they stand at the altar and he lifts her veil to see her for the first time following her extreme plastic surgery."

Hahahahaha I kinda wanna watch it now.

PoliceWife104

I've seen the ads... Can't believe people would want to change that much about themselves for their wedding day!  I mean of course you want to look amazing, but this is taking it a bit to far.  Weird's me out too that they look totally different, & their future husband hasn't seen them until the big day.  Just creepy!! 

tpender13

I've seen the ads, but I had no idea that the surgery was a surprise for their FIs/Hs... that is nuts!!! But yeah, now I'm curious to see just how crazy these women are.

musicalsunlight

Wow....I can understand plastic surgery for medical or extreme reasons but just for the wedding day? Don't these women realize that the man they are about to marry is in love with them and prepared to spend their lives together with the faces they had before? (hopefully?) Hmm.

MilitaryBride2Be

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[QUOTE]Just googled this.  My favorite part: "Viewers will witness his emotional and possibly shocked reaction as they stand at the altar and he lifts her veil to see her for the first time following her extreme plastic surgery." Hahahahaha I kinda wanna watch it now.
Posted by Enchanted616[/QUOTE]

Holy crap thats rediculus!

kaylas16

lolol ive seen previews for this.  isn't the line something about how "usually the losers get cut but this time its the winner who gets cut."  ok so obviously the line sounds better than that but i was like oh mannnnn!

SSaltzman87

All I can say is really, really!? Plastic surgery just so you look good for your wedding!?

I guess airbrush makeup and working out doesn't cut it.

martiac225

bahaha! Just the the ad...wow!

SuperRNluvsChef

W.T.F. Craziness!

Bimbi284

I'm glad y'all agree. I was appalled to see the preview...like disgusted. Where is the love people? The REAL non superficial love where one's significant other loves them for no other reason than just being themselves inside and out??

I kinda feel like the people that go on this show need to REALLY reexamine their lives and their fiancees.

That said, I haven't seen it, and I don't know those people personally, but I can't say that I want to stick around to find out. I will not be supporting this show.

veijes

I think it's really crazy that their FI's don't get to see them until they walk down the aisle but I don't really believe they are only getting the plastic surgery just for the wedding. I'm sure they wanted it their whole life but couldn't afford it or were too scared, then decided that what better time to get it done then before their wedding, especially with pics they will look at the rest of their lives.

I know someone who wanted a nose job their whole life (from a couple of broken noses) and got her nose done before the wedding because she planned to get it done anyways, the wedding just sped that decision up.

But I haven't seen the show, if the girls are getting multiple surgerys to completely look like a unrecognizably different person, that is a little extreme, but getting one thing done isn't weird in my eyes.

veijes

Ok I take a little of what I said back because this is actually a competition show, the brides have to compete against each other in tasks and the more the times you win, the more plastic surgery you can have. Can you imagine? "I just won another game, now what should I get done, my chin? okay."

I Want Cake

I saw the ads for this show and thought it was ridiculous, too.  I can see wanting surgery if it's an emergency or something is terribly wrong, but wouldn't you still want to look like yourself on your wedding day?  I'd feel so weird looking at the pictures of someone who's me, but doesn't look like me.  And the poor FIs, having to put up with someone so insecure and not knowing the face they're marrying.

That said, I'm planning to have a small procedure done before the wedding to make my arms look better.  They're really chunky and were the same when I weighed 40 pounds less, and actually worse since I've lost a bit of weight and I've got saggy patches, and lifting weights makes them even bulkier, so it's not going away anytime soon without intervention.  Not once in my life have I ever been able to go sleeveless, and I really want this for my wedding day...

... but at least my face is going to look the same!

veijes

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[QUOTE]I saw the ads for this show and thought it was ridiculous, too.  I can see wanting surgery if it's an emergency or something is terribly wrong, but wouldn't you still want to look like yourself on your wedding day?  I'd feel so weird looking at the pictures of someone who's me, but doesn't look like me.  And the poor FIs, having to put up with someone so insecure and not knowing the face they're marrying. <strong>That said, I'm planning to have a small procedure done</strong> before the wedding to make my arms look better.  They're really chunky and were the same when I weighed 40 pounds less, and actually worse since I've lost a bit of weight and I've got saggy patches, and lifting weights makes them even bulkier, so it's not going away anytime soon without intervention.  Not once in my life have I ever been able to go sleeveless, and I really want this for my wedding day... ... but at least my face is going to look the same!
Posted by I Want Cake[/QUOTE]

I had implants, not for the wedding, I actually got them about 6 months into dating DH. He didn't really have much say in the decision, he knew I really wanted them but didn't care either way. I got them becauase my whole family and my friends made fun of me my whole life, which made me insecure. I actually didn't get them very big and people who didn't know me before hand are SHOCKED when I say I got it done because they match my body really well.

 Just wanted to say good for you for doing something you really want! I would agree that I wouldn't do anything with my face but I think it's totally acceptable when people get nose jobs if their nose has been broken.

debbieupper

In Response to Re: Bridal Plasty?!?!?! WTF??:
[QUOTEThat said, I'm planning to have a small procedure done before the wedding to make my arms look better.  They're really chunky and were the same when I weighed 40 pounds less, and actually worse since I've lost a bit of weight and I've got saggy patches, and lifting weights makes them even bulkier, so it's not going away anytime soon without intervention.  Not once in my life have I ever been able to go sleeveless, and I really want this for my wedding day... ... but at least my face is going to look the same!
Posted by I Want Cake[/QUOTE]

I think it's great that you're doing something that's going to help you in such a big way. But to say that it's different than getting something done on your face isn't fair. Insecurity about how you look is insecurity about how you look whether it's your nose, your boobs or your arms. 

I completely agree with Veijes on all counts here. I don't see anything wrong with getting something done you've wanted for a long time so that you can feel great about how you're going to look in your wedding photos and in front of all your friends and family. I also agree that making it into a competition isn't a good idea.

I'll also add that when this show came up on my anniversary board a few months ago, there were a lot of girls who defended it, saying they would absolutely do that if they had the chance. It's not like plastic surgery is cheap, so if they had the chance to get it by going on a reality t.v. show, they'd go for it. That's just how some people feel, and I for one can't say I would come to a different conclusion if I felt terrible about how I looked my whole life. 

drdifabio

I think if it is something you want it is your body so go for it. But I do think a competition is not a good idea - it could turn someone from wanting just a noise job or just something done on your arms or just implants to ALL of that plus more. I think there is a point where there could be too much changed. Joe was sitting with me when we saw the preview for it and he was appalled. He said from a guys point of view, all these ladies are engaged, meaning their FI proposed to the "old" them not the "new" them. If the changes are extreme to the point of being unrecognizable that could be a big issue in the relationship.

I Want Cake

I guess my issue is that yeah, people do own their own bodies and it is their choice, but for something that changes your major features that people will see every day, it's different.  If my daughter wanted to drastically change the way she looked, like Heidi Montag did, I'd take it as an insult that what her father and I gave her wasn't good enough.  It's one thing to fix a nose that was broken because you're putting it back the way it was, or a cleft palate or an actual disfigurement because those are birth defects, but to just do it recreationally, I still think that's different. People aren't going to see my upper arms every day (or possibly ever again, in reality), and people with implants (except nude models and strippers) aren't going to show them off without clothes over them.   Call me a hypocrite, but that's what I think.  I admit that what I'm doing is probably stupid and based entirely on my insecurity and a waste of money, but it's what I want, and I'm not asking anyone else to pay for or approve of it.  There's a very good chance that I'll spend more on my wedding shoes than on this thing for my arms, which is also stupid and a waste of money, but I'm going to do it anyway.

Enchanted616

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[QUOTE]I guess my issue is that yeah, people do own their own bodies and it is their choice, but for something that changes your major features that people will see every day, it's different.  If my daughter wanted to drastically change the way she looked, like Heidi Montag did, I'd take it as an insult that what her father and I gave her wasn't good enough.  It's one thing to fix a nose that was broken because you're putting it back the way it was, or a cleft palate or an actual disfigurement because those are birth defects, but to just do it recreationally, I still think that's different. People aren't going to see my upper arms every day (or possibly ever again, in reality), and people with implants (except nude models and strippers) aren't going to show them off without clothes over them.   Call me a hypocrite, but that's what I think.  I admit that what I'm doing is probably stupid and based entirely on my insecurity and a waste of money, but it's what I want, and I'm not asking anyone else to pay for or approve of it.  There's a very good chance that I'll spend more on my wedding shoes than on this thing for my arms, which is also stupid and a waste of money, but I'm going to do it anyway.
Posted by I Want Cake[/QUOTE]

Can I ask what your having done?  You can PM me if you want.  I freaking HATE my arms too, I think we talked about this last GTG. :)

leggwilliams

So messed up. And sad.

Bimbi284

I do agree with you ladies, but my bottom line/point is WHY should ANYONE have to feel so insecure about themselves that they want to change so many things, or even little things at all (in the case of an accident/disfigurement, its a bit different), but it makes me sad that we live in a society where what people consider beautiful or sexy is so limited that we can't accept ourselves, or others can't accept us for that matter, as we are naturally. Shouldn't it be enough for someone to live a healthy lifestyle? Don't get me wrong, I would seriously consider lipo or something for my cellulite or my tummy in an instant if it was affordable, and I have often wished my tatas were a little bit more full to balance out my curves, but its frustrating to me to think in that way, especially when I have a husband whom I know loves me just the way I am now, and loved me just the same when I was 30lbs heavier. I chose to lose weight a few years ago because I wasn't being healthy, ate junk all the time, and was not active at all, and yeah, I wanted to be skinnier. I openly admit that I give in to the same insecurities and help perpetuate that same mentality. There's just so much insecurity out there in the world, and a show like this is only perperuating that even further. I can see teen girls watching this, and planning in their heads all of the things they might want to do before their wedding. Instead of imagining the perfect dress or the perfect cake, they'll be thinking about the perfect tummy tuck or perfect cheek implants. Its just sad.

debbieupper

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[QUOTE]I can see teen girls watching this, and planning in their heads all of the things they might want to do before their wedding. Instead of imagining the perfect dress or the perfect cake, they'll be thinking about the perfect tummy tuck or perfect cheek implants. Its just sad.
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</div><div>Good point. It's this bizarre attraction we have to turning what should be a pretty huge alteration, and a very personal experience at that, into more of a spectacle of entertainment for everyone else.

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