u/Still_Juggernaut_343

My bride decided to do a six-month wedding. The only requirement she has for the bridesmaids is a floor length burnt orange dress. She has not requested approval or anything else. I’ve been looking on and off for dresses, but I was waiting until closer to the wedding because I’m in the middle of an actual weight loss journey. I went with the bride to do her dress shopping, we don’t get to see the dress until the wedding day but I know all of her choices were very princess, sophisticated looks. I’m only friends with one of the bridesmaid and she is undergoing a major international move within days of the wedding, that is her primary focus. We have other mutual friends who are not in the wedding, but they know all the details and like me, they don’t know the other bridesmaids. I’m taking strangers opinions. The wedding is going to be held in an actual English manor in the countryside. Think multiple rooms, tall ceilings, lots of wood, big windows, and an English garden. The bride is over 40 yo. I am mid 50s.
Which dress do you think is best?

One of my personal litmus tests for whether I’d officially reached the “okay, it’s time to diet and exercise” stage has always been… the double chin.
Looking at these pictures now, you’d probably think, “Oh, this is when she got serious back in December.”
Nope. 😂 I ended up on ZB because I saw that I could get it with self-pay.
This photo was literally just me trying to show my friends a necklace. I swear I did not know the double chin existed until it disappeared.
Yes, I have bought more necklaces, took another picture, and suddenly realized… wait… I really only have one chin now.
I’m down just under 35 pounds. Apparently I was a 5’4” roly-poly with the observational skills of a a teenager looking for a mop. At least now when I buy the 4th necklace, people might actually notice the necklace.
Sidenote: I’ve been focused on buying jewelry instead of buying clothes. It’s kind of fun.