EXCLUSIVE I lost 9 stone in less than a year to be a perfect 'Kate Middleton' bride. The consequences ruined my wedding day - and still blight my life By Sarah Andrews Published: 20:42 EDT, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 07:32 EDT, 11 July 2024 e-mail 60 shares 167 View comments The moment I laid eyes on it, I knew it was the one. Cut from a delicate cream silk, it was full-skirted, sleeveless and looked like a dress a princess would wear.
The Princess of Wales to be precise. It wasn’t a replica of Kate’s iconic gown from 2011 but something about its nipped-in shape recalled that demure simplicity. I’d never been one of those girls who dreamed of her wedding day, but I was excited for the bridal shop appointment with my sister-in-law.
Bride Sarah Andrews in her dream dress - the day passed in a tense blur, with not a morsel of the wedding breakfast passing her lips Sarah was determined to be the size 10, fairytale Kate Middleton-esque bride - even though she was a size 22 at the time - but she went to to lose 9st in less than a year I felt a small thrill of pride when I tried my perfect gown on for the first time, and the shop assistant gave a round of applause. It was when I came to order it in a far smaller size that her face fell. She looked at me with a knowing ‘I’ve heard it all before’ expression.
Politely, she advised me to order in my current size 22 and alter it when I picked it up three months before the big day ‘if necessary’. Her reaction — that bet.