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I always had a feeling Id be pregnant at my wedding.

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Emily Holt and husband Colin Saunders on their wedding day.

I didnt want to start married life with a physical or mental hangover.

Id already had an idea about how I wanted to look on my big day.

For decades, Id dreamt of thefinale dress from the Gucci spring 2002runway show.

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Emily Holt on her wedding day.

I loved its relaxed but restrained vibe, plus the models beachy hair.

Without hesitation, I placed an order for my size to arrive within weeks of my June wedding date.

Emily Holt on her wedding day.

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Putting all my eggs, as it were, in The Row basket seemed risky though.

So when we hosted an Attersee trunk show at Hero Shop, I tried on theCecily jacketandtailored trousersin cream.

(I also always saw myself getting married in a suit.

I was single for 25 years; I had time to think about these things.)

The neckline showed off my shoulders and neck, and the wide leg felt modern.

I felt sophisticated and comfortably unconventional.

Okay, I thought to myself, I wont be showingthatmuch by then.

Id lose a little waistline, probably, and my bust would be bigger, but nothing drastic.

I tried on the Attersee look weekly to check the fit.

By Memorial Day, though, my shapeand therefore the suits on mestarted to shift.

My waistline had filled out to meet my bustline, but not with a discernible bump.

And the weather was getting hotter.

A virgin wool and silk long-sleeve suit in 90 degrees started to feel impractical.

I panicked a little.

I searched for white dresses on Net-A-Porter and Matches, but nothing tugged my heartstrings.

That felt like progress.

The Row dress, thankfully, arrived just in the nick of time.

The bodice was as advertiseddrapey, comfortable, and allowing for whatever was going on underneath to continue.

The bustline had to be taken out, but my seamstress was able to do it quickly and seamlessly.

I started lifting arm weights to tone my triceps.