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Just Said Yes July 2022

i feel like my wedding wasn’t what i expected it to be

Evelyn, on September 21, 2022 at 1:28 AM Posted in Married Life 0 8
I apologize in advance for such a long post. I just need to get this off my chest. My wedding was a few months ago and I keep thinking about how a lot of it didn’t go as planned. Now don’t get me wrong, I know the most important thing is that I married the man of my dreams, but it’s impossible not too look back and think about an event that you planned for so long and it wasn’t what you expected.
To begin with, I picked out my dress after my second dress appointment but a few weeks later I realized that it wasn’t what I wanted but it was too late to change it because I couldn’t return it and because my wedding was coming up soon. It was an A-line style dress and I ended up getting a hoop skirt because I wanted to give it a ball gown look but the day of the wedding I realized it looked a little funky because the poofy effect didn’t work well with that dress style. In all my pictures you can tell that my dress looks a little weird and stretched, and not quite poofy like I had pictured it.
Now onto the photographer I hired. I had previously worked with him a few years ago but his work is not what it used to be. I was very unhappy with how the pictures turned out. There are only a few pictures that I consider decent but everything else just looks like someone could’ve taken with their phone. We even redid some a few weeks ago but I’m still not 100% satisfied with them. Although the second time they were taken by one of my husband’s cousin and he’s not an experienced photographer but compared to my actual photographer he did pretty good. It does make me sort of sad because I wish we had better shots of the actual day to look back on.Also on the day of the wedding everything was rushed and backed up. I stayed up till 2 am decorating the reception room myself with my husband and one of my friends because everyone who was supposed to help me ended up leaving early. Well I didn’t get any sleep because I had to be up at 5 am. Our church ceremony was more than an hour late so afterwards we didn’t get good shots with the bridesmaids and groomsmen or our families since we had to rush to the reception. We were also supposed to go to a different location to take nice pics but we didn’t have time for that, so we ended up doing them outside of the hotel where the lighting wasn’t that great. My videographer was late that morning and when he arrived I was about to put my dress on and get going but instead he was rushing me to try to recreate some makeup footage etc. so that backed us up. My hair updo didn’t look like the trial hairstyle and was already messy right before I walked down the isle. And it was pretty much like that for the rest of the day. My dj was really bad. I had given him a list to follow of the schedule and the songs that I wanted him to play. I had even gone over everything with him weeks before the event. Overall he sounded pretty professional so I was really confident. That changed when a day before the wedding when he tells me that he needs someone to coordinate him and keep him on track with the order of events. Well I asked a few people if they could do that, but I wasn’t able to find anyone. So instead I was the one basically coordinating it and telling him what was up next. When the dance floor opened up he played really old songs and definitely not what I had on the list. I told him to also try to translate the important things to Spanish because our wedding was multicultural but he didn’t so it caused a lot of confusion during certain times. Not to mention when we would go up to him to tell him what to announce next (which we certainly didn’t have to) he was wandering off outside of the room or at the bar. He didn’t even announce when it was time to cut the cake after we told him like 3 times. Not sure if he was too drunk or what happened but he was really unprofessional and definitely not what he made it seem that he was.Overall these were the main things that I didn’t like about my wedding and I realize that nothing ever works out perfectly and I can’t change the past but I feel like I just need advice on how to get over this feeling. I planned my own wedding and it was really stressful because I didn’t know what I was doing. Also as I mentioned before my husband and I come from different backgrounds and trying to plan something that would work for both sides and that everyone would sort of understand was very difficult. I keep comparing myself to other brides and I feel bad knowing that my pictures didn’t turn out as good and that we didn’t get everything done that we had planned. So I just need some advice on how to get over these feelings.Thank you in advance.

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Latest activity by Andrew, on September 26, 2022 at 11:56 AM
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    Just Said Yes July 2022
    Evelyn ·
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    Edit: I don’t mean to make it sound like everything went wrong. I do think overall the ceremony was beautiful and that makes me feel better in a way since that was the most important thing. And also most of our family and friends gave us pretty good feedback, but this is just how I personally feel.
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    Dedicated July 2017
    ti ·
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    So sorry to hear that you feel this way. Focus on the things you were happy about and time will heal the rest Smiley heart

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  • Bailey
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    Agreed with Bridget. You, me, and everyone else on WW can tell you what you could've done or what so and so could've done but in the end, it already happened and you can't change that. Start looking back and thinking about the things you loved about the wedding instead, and remember that we set really high expectations for the BIG DAY but it's nearly impossible to hit each and every mark. Remember the way your FH looked at you walking down the aisle, what he said in his vows, your first dance. Having a glass of champagne with your favorite people, how many friends and family members showed up for you. There are tons of positives if you just look for them!

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  • Imani
    Master July 2022
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    100% agree with this.
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    Jessa ·
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    In my opinion, instagram and other forms of social media have started to train our brains to expect things to be "perfect". Yet, real life is far from perfect. Its a range of things at all times. The perfect kiss can exist alongside an imperfect picture. A heartwarming moment can happen while a bad song is playing. I think its kind of sad that you feel negative towards aspects of your day, even though it is completely understandable. Give yourself some time and grace. Continue to focus on the parts that gave you joy. Soon time will smooth out the edges of the things that were less than great.

    Also, no one wants to really admit this but.....most people don't even look at their wedding photos after a few years. Yes, even those people who have them openly displayed on walls and tables around the house. Think about it, when was the last time you truly looked at and had dee[p thoughts about your house decorations.

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    Thank you everyone for your advice! I feel a lot better after reading your comments. I realize that I’ve been focusing too much on the negative things so reflecting on the positive things has really helped!😊
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    Beginner November 2022
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    I am very sorry you are feeling this way. Concentrate on the things that made you joyful, and the rest will pass with time.

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    I think it's normal to feel this way. I've been married almost 6 years and I'm still mad about our DJ who also didn't follow the list of songs to play and not play or when to play. They even played the wrong song during the processional (lyric version instead of orchestral. Not a huge deal, but still).


    My wife ended up hating her dress and the photos of her. We were both at a peak for our weight and while I can look happily at the photos now, it hurt to see myself as not the ideal looking groom.
    We've talked about an anniversary photoshoot or even an other party where we play the playlist we wanted, but over time, I like my wedding more and more. Even the photos that made us feel bad about ourselves (which I should mention I loved our photographers and their work) I'm happy to look.
    Give it time. It's okay to feel the way you do.
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