You’ve put all the effort into a pre-wedding diet and spent time researching all the super foods that will keep you healthy and feeling great on your wedding day, but one more thing you should take into consideration are the foods that may make you bloated. You may find yourself feeling uncomfortable and even feeling like you have to squeeze into a wedding dress that previously fit you flawlessly. Here, a list of 4 foods to bid goodbye to until after you say “I do.”

1. Onions
While you may already be planning on avoiding onions altogether (no one wants onion breath on their wedding day!), you may want to consider the trouble they can cause internally. Onions up the water absorption in your liver and can be a pain to digest.

2. Watermelon
Bear with us here. We know watermelon is often listed as a fruit to munch on because it is filled with so much water and will help you stay hydrated throughout the day. However, the delicious fruit is also filled with high levels of fructose, which may be hard for some people to digest. If you can’t digest watermelon well, you may find yourself with gas and bloating.

3. Yogurt
If you want to eat yogurt on your wedding day, stick to eating plain Greek yogurt only. Other types of yogurt may be trouble, since some types (like low-fat and non-fat) may contain varying levels of sugar molecular lactose, which can cause your belly to feel unbalanced and bloated.

4. Artificial Sweeteners
Put the soda, gum and gummy bears down. Foods that contain artificial sweeteners often contain small amounts of sugars that are absorbed very slowly in the small intestine and can leave you with an upset stomach and a lot of bloating.

Jen Glantz is a “Professional Bridesmaid” and the founder of Bridesmaid for Hire. She’s the author of All My Friends Are Engaged and frequently wears old bridesmaid dresses to the grocery store and on first dates.

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Imagine you’re heading to a friend’s party to enjoy an afternoon with friends — and then the unthinkable happens — a surprise wedding occurs! Welp, that’s exactly what happened on Saturday, August 20 in Los Angeles when a casual Saturday afternoon turned into a surprise wedding for Mark Steines and Julie Freyermuth.

The backstory: about 100 people headed to TV personality Mark Steines’ home, where they thought they were attending an anniversary party for his show Home and Family. The Hallmark Channel show had just celebrated its fifth year on air, so it was an easy ploy for the two to hide their nuptials before the big reveal, Us Weekly confirmed. His beautiful bride, Julie Freyermuth, 36, is the author of the children’s book series Norbert the Dog, who is based upon her real-life dog Norbert, a 3-lb mixed breed therapy dog (with the cutest little wiggly tongue and floppy ears). Of course, he played a role in the nuptials.

In a flowy, off-white BHLDN gown with a strapped sweetheart bodice and flute-shaped train, the elegant bride walked down the aisle to the surprise of all their guests to one of the couple’s favorite songs, “100 Years” by Five for Fighting. The beautiful brunette wore her hair back with just a few tendrils left forward, adding to her romantic look, while holding white peonies in a tight bouquet. A thin silver necklace grazed her neck, and her nails were polished a pinkish beige color. The only real jewelry on her hands was her engagement ring and a Neil Lane French antique wedding band, created circa 1910 — worn by both the bride and the groom.

The wedding reception had a celebrity-filled guest list, including Leeza Gibbons, Nicky Whelan, Kerry Rhodes, and Dot-Marie Jones, who officiated the wedding. During the festivities, guests wined and dined on delicious comfort foods like fried chicken, Kobe sliders, and shrimp with a dessert table that included chocolate and Nutella-covered strawberries — a winner in most wedding guests’ minds (and stomachs).

The two first met in August 2015 when the children’s book author was a guest on Steines’ show, and almost a year-to-the-date later, they tied the knot. “It was a day filled with love and laughter as our friends and family watched as our hearts danced under the stars,” Steines, 52, shared. “Julie has illuminated [my family’s] world. The darkness that once existed has been lifted and I am exuberant for the bright future that awaits our family.” The former Entertainment Tonight host and photographer is a divorced father of two.

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After the party died down and the guests left, it was clear to see the newly-married husband and wife were left feeling totally on cloud nine, ready to begin their lives together. Both posted twinning Instagram snaps of each other the next day in their wedding attire (with totally adorable captions!), with the journalist sharing a photo of his wife looking down and smiling in her white wedding dress, writing “Good morning wife.” Not to be outdone, his bride shared a photo of her new hubs in his off-white suit complete with a white button down and black bowtie, saying “Good afternoon husband.” It seems the two are both smitten with each other and their new marital status, and pulled off one heck of a surprise wedding. As it should be!

See below for more of the beautiful wedding photos from their surprise nuptials.

They threw a surprise pop-up #wedding tonight and it was a major success!!! These two souls have truly found their match. @marksteines @authorjulie #steineseverafter (full story on my snap)

A photo posted by Orly Shani Murphy (@orlyshani) on Aug 20, 2016 at 11:38pm PDT

Just your typical end of summer party that turns into a surprise wedding. Congrats @marksteines and @authorjulie !!! All the love in the world ****** #steineseverafter

A video posted by Erica Lowy (@ericalowy) on Aug 21, 2016 at 11:51am PDT

This gorgeous babe actually glows from within with pure goodness. It's unlike anything I've ever seen ** Congratulations @authorjulie @marksteines!!! #steineseverafter

A photo posted by Orly Shani Murphy (@orlyshani) on Aug 21, 2016 at 8:09am PDT

@norbertthedog doing his job at the beautiful #steineseverafter wedding! ??????

A photo posted by Alice Ping (@alicepingviola) on Aug 20, 2016 at 9:51pm PDT

These two amazing people surprised us all with one of the most beautiful weddings I have EVER experienced. Thank you for letting us share in this wonderful event! Congrats Mark and Julie #steineseverafter @authorjulie @marksteines

A photo posted by janbping (@janbping) on Aug 21, 2016 at 3:10pm PDT

#Steineseverafter doesn't mess around! @marksteines @authorjulie #FirstClass

A video posted by Matt Rogers (@mattrogersusa) on Aug 21, 2016 at 2:59pm PDT

When you go to a friend's Summer Bash and it ends up being a surprise wedding!! ** #steineseverafter #love #goodeatsgirl #marklovesjulieindeed @marksteines @authorjulie

A photo posted by A Girl Who Loves Good Eats! (@goodeatsgirl) on Aug 21, 2016 at 12:29am PDT

Good morning wife. ??????

A photo posted by Mark Steines (@marksteines) on Aug 21, 2016 at 11:20am PDT

Good afternoon husband. **

A photo posted by Julie Freyermuth (@authorjulie) on Aug 21, 2016 at 12:20pm PDT

Then all of a sudden… The minister @dotmariejones stood up & @authorjulie walked 2 the backyard looking like an angel princess & it happened…#PopUpWedding #steineseverafter #aintlovegrand??????

A video posted by Kym Douglas (@kymdouglas) on Aug 21, 2016 at 11:57am PDT

loveee **

A photo posted by Julie Freyermuth (@authorjulie) on Aug 16, 2016 at 3:03pm PDT

As we start to say goodbye to sun-kissed weather and welcome a brand-new season into our lives, it’s time to say hello to the fall wedding season. With this crisp air and smell of pumpkin spice come some unique wedding trends — fit for even the pickiest of brides. And while some ideas may be incorporated seamlessly into your wedding style, others may feel a bit too risky to attempt. Either way, take note of the four most popular fall 2016 wedding trends that we’re seeing this season and do with them what you wish!

1. Daring Wedding Gowns
As we’ve seen the past few seasons, wedding dresses are becoming more daring. Some wedding dress designers are tossing out tradition — often using different fabrics and colors to create a more 3D effect. Plunging necklines and cutouts are in — which of course includes crop top and skirt ensembeles — a trend that appears to be here to stay.

2. Minimalistic Décor
Instead of pouring thousands of dollars into floral arrangements and towering centerpieces that block guests’ views at their tables, much wedding d&eacute’cor is being toned down this season. This minimalism creates an overall atmosphere that looks effortless and natural is quickly becoming sought after by many brides.

3. Unique, Personalized Menus
Instead of having the usual dinner option of steak or fish, the new trend is to have food that fits in with the bride or groom’s culture (or just liking!). Whether it’s having a BBQ bar or appetizers that encompass one specific genre of food while the main course is another, it’s become quite trendy to mix and match food, serving cuisine that appears to have come straight from the couple’s favorite restaurant.

4. Craft Cocktails
Signature cocktails have been a trend for years at weddings, but the newest trend is doing more craft-style cocktails that look like they came straight out of an episode of Mad Men. In addition to an open bar that serves liquor, beer, and wine, couples are employing a classic cocktail bar where they can order drinks that look like they are straight from ’60s.

Jen Glantz is a “Professional Bridesmaid” and the founder of Bridesmaid for Hire. She’s the author of All My Friends Are Engaged and frequently wears old bridesmaid dresses to the grocery store and on first dates.

See More: Fall 2016 Wedding Dress Trends

First comes the rose, then comes the ring. So what comes next for The Bachelorette couple, JoJo Fletcher and Jordan Rodgers? The engagement party, of course! The to-be-wedded duo were just treated to a surprise engagement bash at their hands of both their families. The things we would’ve done to score an invite…

After Fletcher chose Rodgers as ‘the one’ and the groom-to-be in turn proposed on The Bachelorette finale just a few weeks ago, these two have been moving forward with their relationship at warp speed. And why shouldn’t they? After all, the too-cute couple were forced to keep their love under wraps until the much-anticipated finale aired. Two weeks ago, the reality show sweethearts made the move from Tennessee to Texas to move into their nearly-wed nest in Dallas. And next on the agenda was an engagement party to celebrate their relationship status!

The darling duo headed to a Texas restaurant on Saturday night where they were expecting to meet a few friends for dinner, according to E! News. But they were actually in for quite the sweet shock when both of their families were there for a surprise engagement bash. “My heart is so full!” Fletcher captioned an Instagram snapshot of her and her hubby-to-be’s families. “Jordan and I were going out to what we thought was just a little dinner with friends but instead walked into a room full of both our friends and family to celebrate in our engagement. We are so incredibly blessed,” she wrote, including the hashtag “#fletchersmeettherodgers.”

See More: How to Properly Introduce Your Parents If They Haven’t Met Before the Engagement

Rodgers was also moved by the surprise gesture, sharing a photo of himself and his older brother, Luke Rodgers, and writing “When you think you are just going to dinner with your fiancé and a few friends and you walk into a room full of both your families and best friends! So blessed to not only have found the love of my life @joelle_fletcher, but have an amazing family and new family to share a life with. So blessed to do life with these people!”

It’s always a relief when the families of the bride and groom get along. And if these photos are any indication, the future Fletcher/Rodgers family dinners and holidays are bound to be a blast!

My heart is so full! ?????? Jordan and I were going out to what we thought was just a little dinner with friends but instead walked into a room full of both our friends and family to celebrate in our engagement. We are so incredibly blessed. #fletchersmeettherodgers

A photo posted by JoJo Fletcher (@joelle_fletcher) on Aug 20, 2016 at 9:06pm PDT

When you think you are just going to dinner with your fianc?? and a few friends and you walk into a room full of both your families and best friends! So blessed to not only have found the love of my life @joelle_fletcher , but have an amazing family and new family to share a life with. So blessed to do life with these people! #fletchersmeettherodgers

A photo posted by Jordan Rodgers (@jrodgers11) on Aug 20, 2016 at 8:38pm PDT

Surprising these two for an engagement party in Texas. @jrodgers11 @joelle_fletcher #family

A video posted by Luke Rodgers (@thelukerodgers) on Aug 20, 2016 at 7:28pm PDT

After the party…it's the after party. Dallas you were awesome. @aimwathen @jrodgers11 @joelle_fletcher @toddtimmons #engagementparty #family #confetti #smoke

A photo posted by Luke Rodgers (@thelukerodgers) on Aug 21, 2016 at 4:08pm PDT

The best thing to hold onto in life is each other…. & tacos. ??????????????

A photo posted by JoJo Fletcher (@joelle_fletcher) on Aug 20, 2016 at 11:57am PDT

Whether you’ve just gotten married or are taking the plunge way before your wedding day, moving in together is a huge milestone in any relationship. You’re going from spending as much time together as possible to living together, 24/7, and that come with its own set of challenges. Maybe you’re moving into his current apartment, the two of you signed a lease together, or you’ve secured a mortgage and are buying your first home. Whatever the situation, here are five things you should make sure to do before you start packing those boxes.

Take Inventory
Two people means double the stuff — and a lot of duplicates of things you only need one of. Go through both of your current homes and make a list of big items you both have (like sets of dishes, couches, or beds). Then decide which you’ll keep, which you’ll toss, or if you’ll get rid of both and invest in something new. Try to do this before you’ve registered for anything so you can shop around for upgrades or items you’ll both love. This way you’re not stuck eating off of his chipped beige dinnerware from college, and he doesn’t feel weird sleeping on your pink floral sheets.

Create a Budget
Combining households means sharing a lot of costs, from your rent or mortgage to the Netflix subscription and groceries. Even if you aren’t planning to share finances, you’ll want to outline how much you plan to spend together every month. Find a number that feels right to each of you, then decide if you’ll open a joint account for household expenses or if one of you will pay for electricity and heating while the other will cover your parking pass and internet.

Set Expectations
They say opposites attract, but when a neat freak shacks up with someone who can’t remember the last time they made the bed, tensions can rise quickly. You probably have an idea of your partner’s living and cleaning habits at this point, but you’ll want to set expectations before you’ve opened the front door instead of waiting for a month or two and then getting upset when something isn’t put away properly. Some couples choose to divide cleaning tasks, while others tackle things together. Whichever style suits you, talk through ways that the less organized of the two can contribute to controlling clutter while the more organized can allow for certain less-than-perfect arrangements.

See more: The Signs You’re Ready to Move In Together

Plan For the Unexpected
This goes back to budget. Even if every monthly expense is covered, there’s always something you don’t expect, from a leaky sink to an unseasonably cold week that kicks your heating bill into overdrive. Set aside some funds to provide wiggle room, and talk about how you’ll handle surprise expenses that are above and beyond what you’ve planned for.

Make Space
Even after you’ve decided what to keep and what to toss, you may still want to downsize a little bit. After all, moving in together doesn’t always come with double the space! Use this as an opportunity to clean out your closet, get rid of those things you forgot you still had (college textbooks, anyone?), and get organized. This is especially important if one of you is moving into the other person’s current home: Making room for their things is the quickest way to make them feel like a welcome addition instead of an intruder.

For our Los Angeles-loving brides: if you and your best girls’ favorite time is wine time, you can still go all out and have a fun-filled day of wine tasting without having to to go to Napa Valley. Enjoy sipping on some of the tastiest wines SoCal has to offer, learning about the wine making process, and even visiting the vineyards for the full wine tasting experience without ever leaving La La Land. From the picturesque vineyard surrounded estate of Malibu Rocky Oaks to the urban wine tasting experience downtown at L.A.’s oldest winery, San Antonio, Los Angeles has everything you need and more for the perfect wine filled bachelorette party. Cheers!

Malibu Rocky Oaks
One of Malibu’s most prestigious wineries, this gorgeous Tuscan style estate sits 2,000 feet high atop the Santa Monica mountains, with stunning 360-degree views looking out on to their 10 acres of vineyards and beyond. Sip on a glass of their sumptuous cabernet, lounge by their infinity pool, and you’ll almost forget that you and your girls are in Malibu instead of sipping wine in southern Italy. Read real brides’ reviews here!

Malibu Wines
If you’re looking for the full winery experience, Malibu Wines is the perfect place to get some bang for your buck. Make a reservation at their beautiful outdoor grass patio on the weekend and enjoy your wine alongside musical performances. You can also feel free to bring along a blanket to stretch out and pick up some sandwiches and gourmet snacks along the way for a Napa valley style wine picnic at the vineyard. Even better, Malibu wines puts on events throughout the week ranging from karaoke to standup comedy and everything in between, so there is no shortage of fun bachelorette party activities to be had. Read real brides’ reviews here!

See More: Serve Your Guests The Best Wedding Meal With One of Our Favorite Local Caterers

Cornell Winery and Tasting Room
Providing pours from a number of smaller Malibu based wineries and beyond, Cornell Winery and tasting room is perfect for channeling some of that rustic wine country vibe. Housed in an old wooden cabin, next to the iconic, The Old Place, restaurant, Cornell is perfect for a tasting followed by dinner in a truly one of a kind- rustic space reminiscent of wine country’s Calistoga.

San Antonio Winery
A winery in downtown L.A.? You bet! Housed on the same lot it’s been on since 1917, a wine tasting at San Antonio Winery is like having a sip of L.A.’s wine history. Sign up for a tour of the facility before your tasting and learn about San Antonio’s role in California’s early wine history and how they managed to survive during prohibition, then enjoy the best of what their wine portfolio has to offer. Read real brides’ reviews here!

Rosenthal Wine Bar and Patio
Located across from Topanga beach, Rosenthal Wine bar works as a tasting room to Malibu’s Rosenthal Wines. Take a seat at the bar inside or on the oversized grass patio and sip your way through the wide selection of Rosenthal family wines. Food trucks come by for bites on weekends and an supersized beach chair makes for the perfect bachelorette party group instagram snap.

Fore more Los Angeles wine vendors, check out our Local Vendors page!

This is it… The final countdown to your big day. And along with settling those last few details — figuring out where to seat your eccentric Uncle Carl, firming up the flowers — you’re likely also making one last push to make sure the body that will be wearing that gorgeous white gown looks as good as it possibly can. You and nearly every other woman with an engagement ring on her finger. In fact, research shows that an overwhelming 91 percent of brides-to-be are anxious about their weight. But from here on out, you won’t have to be!

Whether you want to drop those last few pounds or look more toned — or both — we’ve got a month’s worth of daily tips (none of which require starving yourself or working out nonstop!) that will help you feel stunning and confident when you walk down that aisle. You know where to send the thank-you card. Let’s get started!

Day 22: Steer Clear of Processed Foods

A growing body of evidence suggests that highly processed foods contain chemicals that cause inflammation in the body and, in turn, promote obesity by fooling our taste buds in a way that blunts our internal satiety cues causing us to overeat.

Processed foods are also deliberately engineered to make you crave them, lighting up the same “reward” area of the brain that drugs like cocaine do, says Rachel Beller, R.D., of Beller Nutritional Institute in Beverly Hills and author of Power Souping. Yikes!

See More: Cook Your Way to a Perfect Bridal Body with These 3 Recipes

Odds are you’ve already cut out a bunch of these foods as part of your wedding diet (Sigh… Potato chips), but there are lots of seemingly healthy options — like whole grain crackers, or low-cal frozen dinners — that are still über-processed.

Read food labels and steer clear of anything with long ingredients lists or unpronounceable Frankengredients. Generally, if it comes in a bag or box and has a long shelf life, you don’t want to know from it.

Instead, shop the perimeter of the store, where the whole foods like fruits, veggies, lean meat and dairy live, and make sure the majority of your cart is filled with those good guys.

Just getting started on our 30 Day Wedding Shape-Up? Kick off your journey from Day One, here.

It looks like Anderson East has some major competition for the heart of the country crooner. Miranda Lambert just said ‘yes’ to one of the cutest marriage proposals we’ve ever seen. But no, the country singer’s boyfriend, blues singer Anderson East, wasn’t the one who popped the question. A young fan by the name of Sebastian beat him to it, asking to wed Lambert during a concert meet-and-greet. The heartthrob-in-training even had a enviable engagement ring for his bride! Time to step up your game, East…

Lambert got more than a standing ovation during the New Jersey leg of her concert tour on Saturday. Her country crooning performance also managed to earn a stunning sparkler from a six-year-old fan! Before the show, Lambert met a few concert goers backstage and one was just so taken by the blonde beauty that he popped the question right then and there, People magazine reports.

When it was his turn to meet the songstress, six-year-old Sebastian dropped to one knee and proposed to Lambert with a pretty-in-pink engagement ring. Too cute! “I got engaged today,” Lambert revealed to the audience during the concert. “There’s a little six-year-old boy somewhere here named Sebastian. He asked me to marry him and I say, ‘Yes, in 25 years,'” she said, flashing her new bling to the crowd.

“When he came to my meet-and-greet, he got down on one knee and he was such a gentleman,” continued Lambert. “It may be my favorite proposal ever… ‘Cause, girls? We deserve that.” Ouch! Was that a not-so-subtle dig to her ex-husband, Blake Shelton?

Lambert later shared a proposal pic of the sweet moment on Instagram. And guys, it’s just the cutest! “I said YES!” the singer captioned the photo. “But he has to wait 25 years. This sweet boy Sebastian is a little gentleman.”

Let’s hope Anderson East is taking notes! The man could really learn a thing or two from Lambert’s pint-sized fiancé.

I said YES! But he has to wait 25 years. this sweet boy Sebastian is a little gentleman. #pinkring #proposal #mademyday #jersey #spreadthelovetour??????

A photo posted by Miranda Lambert (@mirandalambert) on Aug 21, 2016 at 10:33am PDT

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After you have walked down the aisle, whispered “I Do” and locked lips with the love of your life, you’ll spend the rest of the night dancing, eating and hugging guests. But once that’s all over and the night comes to and end, one thing you can look forward to is wedding gifts. Chances are each of your guests gave you a little something, whether it was an item from your registry or just cold hard cash. Either way, those gifts are yours. If you’re wondering what to use all that wedding cash for, here are 7 ideas to get you started.

1. Clear Your Debt
If you have a stack of unpaid credit card bills or student loans that are still haunting your finances, you can use the money you received from your wedding to clear your debt and start from a clean slate.

2. Pay Back Your Parents
If your parents picked up most of the bill for your wedding, you can write them a check to pay back some of the money they spent throwing you the celebration of a lifetime. Even if the amount of money you received from wedding gifts doesn’t amount to the total that they spent, you can still offer to pay back a portion.

3. Open a Savings Account
Put the money away for a rainy day and don’t spend a penny of it now. You never know when you’ll need some of the money — whether it’s to pay for a future emergency or even for a future purchase that you’ll need to pay a lot of money for upfront.

4. Put a Down Payment on a House
Use that money to pay for a down payment on a house or to buy an apartment to live in. If you’ve been renting for years and looking for an opportunity to buy, use the large sum of money you just received to make you a homeowner.

5. Invest in the Future
It may be hard to put the money you received away for a long time, but you do have the option to invest that money in a mutual fund or an IRA. If you’re planning on having kids, you can even think far ahead to the future and put the money in a CD for a college fund.

6. Let Yourself Have Some Fun
Remember, you can do what you want with the money. There are no rules attached. So no matter what you decide to do, use a chunk of the money on something fun, whether it’s investing in a new hobby or buying that 72-inch TV for your living room.

7. Take off On a Honeymoon
If after paying for the wedding expenses you feel can’t afford to have a honeymoon, you can use the gifts you received from your guests to plan a honeymoon for the next year or two.

Jen Glantz is a “Professional Bridesmaid” and the founder of Bridesmaid for Hire. She’s the author of All My Friends Are Engaged and frequently wears old bridesmaid dresses to the grocery store and on first dates.

See More: How Can We Encourage Guests to Give Cash Instead of Buying Gifts?

While word on the street is that the ceremony is for the couple and the reception is for the guests, that doesn’t mean the two of you shouldn’t have an absolute blast at your party! When you’re planning the details, there are sure to be a few things you include because the two of you love them, whether it’s that steamed bun appetizer or your favorite flavor of cake. And of course, there are drinks! Whether you’re huge bourbon fans or are serving your all-time favorite cabernet, you’ll want to make sure you both get a few glasses. So can you ask your bartender to set some aside? Our experts weigh in.

There’s nothing stopping you from setting aside a bottle to make sure your drink of choice is available all night long. Of course, you’ll want to check with your caterer first. Most won’t have a problem setting something aside for the bride or groom (and a great wedding bartender will make note of what you’re drinking and save some for you without being asked!), but on the off chance that there is a policy, either theirs or the venue’s, that doesn’t allow their staff to do so, you’ll want to know in advance so you can order extra just in case.

If setting aside a bottle or two is a-okay, make sure you know which bar your drink of choice will be stashed at. Consider putting a note on the bottle (“BRIDE AND GROOM ONLY” should get the point across!) in case a different bartender jumps behind the bar and doesn’t realize the drinks are for the two of you. And of course, don’t be afraid to share! You may love gin, but chances are you won’t need that whole bottle. As the evening comes to an end, spread the love!

See more: The 5 Ways to Serve Alcohol at Your Wedding