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    Happily ever AFTER

    Oct 31, 2019 5 minutes
    WORDS AND PHOTOS: SWNS

    Rummaging through the racks of dresses, I desperately tried to find something that would discreetly cover my curves.

    ‘How about this? It would look great on you!’ my friend, Leslie, asked holding up a small strappy gown as we shopped for my bridesmaid dress.

    ‘It’s gorgeous! But definitely not for me,’ I said, blushing at the thought of trying to slip into something so small.

    They worried I'd be bullied

    When Leslie first got engaged, I was so excited for her, but my heart dropped when she asked me to be one of her bridesmaids.

    Struggling to squeeze into a size 32, the thought of standing at the front of a church full of people made me shudder.

    I flicked through the rails, pulling out anything dark and long, but with every shapeless dress I showed her, Leslie gave me

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