...And Do You Take This (Buff) Woman?

EVEN bargain-hunting couples often end up paying retail for a wedding: Designer dresses rarely go on sale and there are no coupons for hand-calligraphy invitations. But determined brides have found one way to cut corners. Instead of signing up for bridal boot camps or grueling-but-pricey private sessions before the big day, these women aim to get in shape for less than .

How? Wedding workout DVDs, which offer cardio sequences and strength-training moves made for wearers of slim, shoulder-baring wedding gowns.

To test five new titles we recruited Ashley Miller, a trainer at New York Sports Club, who works one on one with brides-to-be in 12-week stints for the club's wedding program.

Ms. Miller warned that workouts, most of which called for two- to five-pound dumbbells, may become less effective after roughly six weeks, which means viewers may get best results by alternating DVDs or progressively increasing the dumbbell weight.

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