Pregnant Stacey Solomon wants both her children at her wedding
21st February 2012
No matter how many live doves you release, personalised vows you exchange or exquisite vol-au-vents you serve to guests, nothing beats the romance of a shotgun wedding.
But former-X Factor contestant and TV presenter Stacey Solomon has revealed she has no plans to waddle down the aisle while pregnant with her second child - and intends to lose her baby weight before she hears the chimes of wedding bells.
The 22-year-old, who has gone up two dress sizes since falling pregnant, has admitted to New! magazine that she can't wait to get married.
When asked if she was enjoying her pregnancy, the former Queen of the Jungle said: "Not at all. The novelty wears off after a few months. I can't wait to be a normal size again - and eat prawns."
But it's not just tucking into an Iceland-branded prawn party platter Ms Solomon can look forward to. After getting engaged to 24-year-old painter Aaron, when he proposed during a December trip to New York, the star can look forward to planning a wedding and, more importantly, formulating hen weekend ideas.
"I think it'll be the summer of 2013," said the presenter, discussing her wedding plans.
"I want an outside wedding. We want to get married when it's warm but I don't want to get married now. I won't be my best and as skinny as I want to be.
"And I want both of my children walking down the aisle with me - not one of them in a pram."
With the pregnant star due to give birth in April, relaxing hen weekend spa packages could be just the ticket for busy mums hoping to unwind as well as celebrate on their hen do.
From country mansions to hen weekends in Brighton, a host of relaxing retreats await hens up and down the country, armed with hot towels and humming Jacuzzis.
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