In April 2021, before the pandemic reached an all-time full in Australia, my mate tied the knot together with her high school sweetheart.

The bride, groom, and all sorts of six bridesmaids choose to go to senior high school together (some since kindergarten), also it was the very first wedding from your friendship group.

Watching a good friend walk down the aisle, encompassed by immense love, along with the understanding that this is who our friend spends the remainder of her life was emotional. I still play flashbacks I believe daily.

We ugly cried, smiled long afterward our mouths started to hurt and didn't want some of it to finish.

If it's not clear, my mate's wedding is a major highlight of my life. But I'd be lying if I said I didn't have reservations before diving into all this as a plus-size woman's bridesmaid dress.