Bridalplasty

I've been wanting to write about this despicable show for a while now, but got too ticked off about it every time I thought about it. The other day at work, another teacher and I were talking about reality TV (very deep convo, obviously). She brought up Bridalplasty, and I said I only saw about 4 minutes of it before I was ashamed of the human race. The premise of this show is this: "Brides-to-be compete in challenges to earn plastic-surgery procedures in quest to win their ultimate dream wedding."

Let's all be honest with ourselves, before we get married, we all take on a new workout plan, start eating better, go tanning, grow our hair out, learn how to run, drink more water, shave our legs more often, wax our eyebrows, wear make-up, quit biting our nails, paint our nails, sit up straighter, do lunges while brushing our teeth, etc., and do our very best to be the most beautiful and perfect bride ever for our future hubby-to-be. He's got to know we're absolutely 100% PERFECT, right?! Wrong!!!!

I'll speak for myself, whenever I met Jamie, I knew I could let my guard down. I knew that I could go a day without shaving my legs and he would think it was funny. I knew that if we grabbed an early breakfast together, I could throw up a ponytail and forgo wearing make-up. I knew that we could have a very romantic and perfect date night while I wore a hoody and sweat pants. I knew that he would love every cellulite dimple, every fat roll, every pimple, every single little imperfection that I fuss over. I never, for one second, thought that I needed daggum plastic surgery! And you know what? All joking aside, it breaks my heart that so many young women are turning to plastic surgery to look prettier, feel better, get thinner, feel younger, and so on.

Case in point...

Heidi Montag:

Wasn't she a beautiful girl? She was radiant and youthful and glowing and perfect. Then, she got a boob job and 36 other facial surgeries. Look at the before and after! Yikes! Fake fake fake! She turned herself into a fake little mess to marry a loser like Spencer. (Who my friend, Wifey, says that he looks like he's always smelling a fart...so very true.) Come on, Heidi. You're better than that.

Then there are the Housewives...

Does her face even move?!?

Oh, Joan Rivers:
What is WRONG with you, sister?! You cannot possibly tell me that face looks good!

No thank you, to all of this:
How fun does this look?!:
Not sure who this creature is, but we know that's not its God-given face!:
Okay okay, enough celeb-bashing. Sweet friends, whether you are engaged, single, married, widowed, dating, or could care less otherwise...please love the body God gave you and quit messing it up. It is NOT a bad thing to work out, wear make up, and want to look younger. But to try to look like a completely different person, don't even go there.

You are beautiful. You are perfect. You are a child of God no matter what age. You are glorious to your spouse or your future spouse. The person who you marry will love (or does love) every inch of your body. Every freckle. Every bald spot. Each hairy leg. And so on. Ignore stupid shows like Bridalplasty. They're dumb. They're deceiving. They're Satan's plot to destroy your self image. Love yourself.

My Wedding Day:

This was the last picture taken before I walked in the chapel to see my future husband just minutes before we got married. It was just me and him. Hugging and kissing and embracing.

I'll tell you what. At that moment, I wasn't thinking about all of the lunges I should have done earlier. I wasn't thinking about all the miles I should have run. I wasn't thinking that I should have gotten a boob job. I wasn't thinking about my arm jiggling when I wave goodbye to family and friends at the end of the night. The only thing I was thinking about was that man I was going to marry that evening and how blessed I am that the Lord put him in my life.

If you are a future bride, put worries aside and focus on your future vows. Think about your future spouse. Think about the holy union the Lord is providing for you. Think about those things and not about silly things the world convinces you to ponder. Love yourself!

I leave you with this:

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy--think about such things." Philippians 4:8