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Yes! The day after we thought about a lot of things that we would do differently. One thing that I’ve tried to do is to be grateful for all the things that went right and everyone who could make it. Be happy that you got to spend that special day together with all your loved ones because it truly is once in a lifetime.
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That come down happens almost all major events that take a huge amount of effort, just most of us don't do it very often. But I have friends that do big conferences and other events and its the same. The biggest difference is there is nothing to do with your learning curve, which tends to make it a bit sadder.
Although, since I'm still planning, I am curious about what you would have done differently.
Yes, I’m having a bit of trouble with regrets. Our photos weren’t what I had hoped and I forgot a bunch of people I wanted pictures with. Also, our DJ went rogue, so the dancing wasn’t as fun as I wanted it to be. But everyone I’ve talked to seems to genuinely have had a good time and I’ve been told that our ceremony was moving to everyone (we had a church wedding with a fully gospel choir). Ultimately, the ceremony and the marriage mattered more than the party. But I totally get it—it’s sort of a bummer you only get to do it once (hopefully) because we would all be so much better prepared the second time.
I had this for a few days, then we left for our honeymoon and those blues disappeared! If your honeymoon isn’t soon after your wedding, try to do something small to keep the fun going.
I'm feeling the blues even 2 months later. It was just such a high, and I miss the bubbles of excitement leading up to it.
I have quite a few things I would have done differently:
1. There were a few people on our B list who I wish I put on the A list so they could have made it
2. Didn't get pics with everybody we wanted pics with. I assumed it would have happened naturally, but it was a big missed oppty to get pics with extended family (not just formal immediate fam pics)
3. I had to leave the reception a few times to deal with appearance related things. Bustling my dress, changing into my second look, and putting up my hair when it got sweaty. No regrets on that because I looked great in all pics, but the timing did add up to less moments on the dance floor
A few others but those are the main things
I completely relate to all 3 of these!! Except I almost feel like I spent too much time on the dance floor and didn’t get a chance to talk to people who weren’t dancing. Even though our wedding was only 58 people. I didn’t consider all the time I’d take having to do touch up, fix hair, etc.
It’s pretty depressing and I’m trying to find happiness through it all. I’m happy the holidays are coming up, and hopefully that brings me some joy. I think this is more of a girl thing because my husband doesn’t feel this way at all(he felt it for maybe a day or so).
Can you please share what you’d have done differently?
I don’t have many regrets to be honest! Aside from changing into my tennis shoes at the end of the night because my feet hurt soo bad it kind of killed my exit pics. Also wish I would have had my aunt do a speech too because we’re so close and just went back to our hotel instead of an after party/going out with friends.
It’s more of a grieving that the day has come and gone and I’ve looked forward to it my entire life.
Mine was last weekend and I’m feeling the blues big time
Never will I be surrounded by all of my closest friends and family in one big party like that again and it’s got me down. I was smiling from Wednesday through Sunday. Plenty of hiccups and things to deal with but geez I miss that feeling