Post wedding blues...

Aww bless you! I get married 14th Sept next year, and I'm already dreading the blues afterwards! I feel like I've spent most of my adult life daydreaming about how my wedding will go, and now I only get 18 months where I'm legitimately allowed to plan without looking like a nutter! And then I have to stop!

I'm going to try and combat it my signing up to something (a course or event) so that I have something else to focus my attentions on!

Maybe you could spend some time planning a rough itinerary for your honeymoon - activities that you can do and things like that?

Congratulations on your wedding, I'm glad you had a lovely day! X

Awwww - can absolutely understand! Sending big hugs!

Maybe you could plan a post-wedding 'catch up' with close friends and family who attended - doesn't have to be expensive, even just drinks and getting together at your home? Propose it as a way of saying thanks and also to look at photographs together?

That way, you can get to relive some of the special moments, and talk about some of the things you might have missed in all the excitement?

We're aiming to combat the post-wedding blues by planning a minimoon straight afterwards, as we will need to save for our honeymoon the following year. There is nothing to stop you even now planning a cheap weekend away - even if it's just camping or a B&B for a night or two - as a minimoon?

Thanks for the advice also about factoring in some time with each other - might even have to write this into our plans otherwise we could just get swept away with everything!

I know how that feels exactly. like you went from being hectic preparing everything for your wedding and then when it's all done, you have nothing to do anymore. i moved out and leave my hometown, Sydney, to Melbourne. even though it isn't that far out, but all my friends were there and all you want to do when you have more free time is to meet your friends to kill some time but you can't.

but in the mean time, spent this time more on yourself, go to the spa to relax or have quality time with your husband more, and without you realizing, you'll be able to cope and adapt faster than you think you actually would. although the transition seemed heavy at first, i believe you can deal with it well. Have a good day! and congratulations on your wedding!

What a relief to find this thread … I feel exactly the same! Our wedding was only just over 2 weeks ago and I feel lost. Everyone said the day goes by in a flash take it all in and I tried my best but I still can't help feeling like I wish I had taken longer to get ready... given the photographer more instructions and not relied on them getting every perfect shot that I've ever seen in a magazine... thought about what if it rains (which it did and not assumed the sun would shine although the guests said the venue was soo pretty that they probably wouldn't have been outside! We had the most amazing day ever so no idea why I can't just focus on that instead of analysing every single detail. We went away for a few days after which was great now I am back at work after 3 weeks off and I am missing friends and family but I guess that is how it is after you plan something for soo long! Just make sure you all make the most of your day because it really does pass by in a flash! x

It does get better, I am now a month old bride and the blues feelings are slowly drifting away, I have started to plan our honeymoon so that's helped but I think just time and getting back to normality helps. I felt the same I was analysing every little thing wishing I had done this and that but at the end of the day we had a perfect day.

Aww.. i'm not sure what to feel right now. my wedding will be held on the year 2020, which gives me more than a year to prepare everything but hasn't even started right now ( i'm a procrastinator). maybe i'll start arranging probably in April next year, and i do hope i could enjoy the process and leaves me with no regrets!