Family / Brides
★FitStars: Shedding for the Wedding’s Jennifer Cohen
April 13, 2011 by Jenn
We couldn’t do Fit Bottomed Brides’ Week without mentioning one of our favorite new weight-loss reality TV shows: Shedding for the Wedding! The show follows nine overweight couples who compete to see who can lose the most weight… Continue reading...
Is Weight-Loss Hurting Your Relationship?
April 13, 2011 by Jenn
Weight-loss is tricky business, especially when you’re in a relationship. After all, many people fall in love because they share common interests, such as watching the same sitcoms every Thursday night, going out for rich Italian… Continue reading...
Review: Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30
April 13, 2011 by Jenn
Not that Jillian was playing before, but in Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30, she certainly isn’t playing. She’s fired up, and in four 30ish-minute workouts that go from slightly hard to “OMG, Jill, why do you hate me… Continue reading...
The Best Wedding Dress for Your Body Type
When it came to planning my wedding, finding the dress was probably my favorite part of the process. I stepped away from work for a full day so my mom and I could hit a local bridal store where I found myself trying on dress after dress.… Continue reading...
Nobody Likes a Bridezilla: Tips to Tame Wedding-Planning Stress
It’s a gross understatement to say that planning a wedding is stressful. With all of the coordination, timing and numerous things to prepare for (not to mention family politics!), it’s no wonder that nice, normal people turn… Continue reading...
Review: Gunnar Peterson’s & Shape’s Best-Ever Hollywood Workout
April 12, 2011 by Jenn
Although we’re focusing on Fit Bottomed Brides all this week, today’s review is of a workout DVD that’s not only good for looking your best in your wedding dress, it’s also excellent for getting in shape for another… Continue reading...
Brave Bride…Jenn!
April 11, 2011 by Erin
As loyal FBG readers know, Jenn and I aren’t perfect (we didn’t have you fooled, did we!?). I’ve opened up about going several weeks without a workout in times of high stress, and Jenn has discussed her struggles with… Continue reading...
Welcome to Fit Bottomed Brides’ Week!
April 11, 2011 by Jenn
We’ve been having so much fun with these special content weeks (see New Year New Rear, Love Yo’Self and Dudes weeks) that we thought we’d do another one this month. And seeing that wedding season is upon us (and because… Continue reading...
An Everything-in-Moderation Wedding
I didn’t really want to have a wedding. I wanted to get married to my dear hubby, of course, and knew it only a week or so after our first date. But I didn’t want the big crowd, the super-expensive wedding, the attention.… Continue reading...
Do You Take This FBG to Be Your Lawfully Wedded Wife?
March 22, 2011 by Jenn
Today’s post is written by none other than FBG Jenn’s hubby Ryan. Together for 11 years and married for going on four years, Ryan has been there for every step of FBG’s creation and evolution. The first thing you need… Continue reading...







