So, you're getting married soon. Congratulations! That is wonderful news. But as you are probably aware, particularly if you've already paid the wedding photographer, getting married means that you are about to appear in a staggering number of photos, and for what you're paying, you'll want as many of them as possible to make you look like you're starring in one of those uber-elegant fragrance commercials. (Or, if you're planning on honeymooning immediately afterwards, maybe an underwear commercial, too.) To help whip you into astoundingly good shape for the big day, we asked Bennie Wylie, a Myoplex strength coach most recently seen winning Season One of NBC's Strong, to put together a training regimen to pair with your wedding diet of choice. Hope you know a good tailor.

How early, and how often should you exercise? Shoot for five training days per week, and begin about three months before your wedding day. But especially if you're not the most diligent of exercisers right now, don't jump into it all at once, because pulling a hammy or tweaking your back during that first week could put you out of commission for time you don't have. Gradually increase your intensity level during the first two weeks, and gradually bring it back down during the last two, too—neither walking down the aisle in a cast nor visibly limping your way through the first dance are good looks.

Do I need a gym? Gyms are—prepare to be shocked—extremely helpful in your quest. But really, the goal here is to find time to be active for 45-60 minutes at a time, 5-6 days a week, and this can take a lot of different forms. Resistance bands, abdominal wheels, and other low-cost fitness equipment can add some variety, and even taking an hour for a simple circuit consisting of a 3-minute brisk walk or jog followed by 10 push-ups, 10 squats, and 10 crunches works in a pinch. Being consistent and purposeful about your workouts is more important than anything else.

Should I work out with my partner? Depends. Are you guys going to be that insufferable couple that makes out on the incline bench? You should not work out together. (You should also be in jail.) But if you're both amenable, carving out the time to train together can be a great way to establish accountability. Plus, if your future spouse is watching, it's much less tempting to take out your phone in between sets and scroll through Twitter for five minutes.

What if I'm too stressed to work out? Try hot yoga, especially if you've never done it before. It's a different kind of workout than you might be used to getting from traditional strength or cardio exercise, and it can help even the most frazzled pre-wedding nerves. Drink water, though. If fact, yoga or not, you should be aiming to drink a gallon of water per day to ensure that you stay hydrated.

Monday and Wednesday

Warm up with 4 sets of 15 repetitions of push-ups, bodyweight squats, and lower back hypertensions. Once you're loose, try this circuit of 13 exercises, taking a one-minute rest in between each set of 13 exercises—but not in between the exercises themselves.

Box jumps or squat jumps (12 reps)Dumbbell incline press, increasing the weight each time (12 reps)Dumbbell lunge or dumbbell deadlift (12 reps)Sprint 80 yards, or at a sprint pace for 30 seconds on the treadmillLeg raises or medicine ball twists (12 reps)Push-ups, or medicine ball chest passes if you have a partner (12 reps)Medicine ball slams (12 reps)Triceps press downs (12 reps)Split jumps—that's a lunge that you jump out of into the next rep (12 reps)Side planks (30 seconds on each side)Sprint 80 yards, or at a sprint pace for 30 seconds on the treadmillLeg raises or medicine ball twists (12 reps)Squat jumps, again (12 reps)

Run through the circuit three times. Feeling ambitious? Tack on a bench press and/or a bar squat at the end as exercises 14 and 15.

Tuesday and Thursday

These days alternate between sprints and bodyweight exercises, with a set in between each sprint. The number of reps in each set will decrease as you go along. Start and end with the bodyweight exercise, so you're doing four sets for every three sprints. And don't forget to warm up beforehand, but it doesn't have to be complicated—a few minutes of light jogging should do the trick.

You'll do a total of 21 sprints, so pace yourself accordingly. These sprints should be a bit longer than the ones you do on Monday and Wednesday—either 100 yards, or 45 seconds on the treadmill at sprint speed.

Sprints 1-3: sets of 21 bodyweight squats (84 total)

Sprints 4-6: 18 push-ups (72 total)

Sprints 7-9: 15 leg raises (60 total)

Sprints 10-12: 12 lunges (48 total)

Sprints 13-15: 9 burpees (36 total)

Sprints 16-18: 6 squat jumps (24 total)

Sprints 19-21: 1 30-second plank (3 total)

Saturday

Can you get to the gym today? Good. Finish off the week with a full-body interval workout. No circuits this time, so there's no need to save any energy for a second go-round.

60 seconds on the stationary bike or 50 jump ropes30 bodyweight squats or 30 burpees30 bodyweight step-ups30 weighted crunches30 TRX row or 15 pull-ups30 seconds on the stationary bike or 25 jump ropes15 bodyweight quotes or 15 burpees30 bodyweight step-ups15 weighted crunches15 TRX row or 8 pull-ups60 seconds on the stationary bike or 50 jump ropes30 bodyweight squats or 30 burpees30 bodyweight step-ups30 weighted crunches30 TRX row or 15 pull-upsSunday

Relax. Take it easy. Besides, you have something like 10,000 items on your wedding planning checklist to take care of, anyway.

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