holly beard , 24 , and her fiance steve hancock , 27 , from adderley green , staffordshire , tipped the scales at over 41st between them when they set a date for their big day in january last year .
but holly decided to slim down when she was teased at the opticians where she worked after her boss brought in a cake as a treat .
she has since gone from 17st 8 lb to a slim 11st 9 lb in just nine months .
` in april last year the boss had brought a cake for everybody as a treat that day .