After wedding blue's?

I completely have post wedding blues. Could be why I’m still on here even after my wedding aha. Busy yourself with a new project

I have not experienced, my wedding is June hopefully, but I have heard and listened to one friend talk about it. She described it as all the excitement and emotions that were taken away literally at the stoke of midnight. You spend months planning for the evening of your life and it’s gone within 6 hours.


I think that’s why pictures and memories are so important during this time. And not just professional. Get the pics and videos from friends and family to see the candid moments that you missed out on. My friend looks at her wedding album whenever she’s feeling blue and it makes her feel so much better. We look through it all the time!
I’m sorry you experienced this but I it could be more normal than you think. I’m not sure if brides would be so transparent about that subject on an open forum. So thank you for sharing. Know that you are loved and not alone!

View Quoted Comment I believe it just hit me. I was looking up reasons why brides feel blue after the wedding and non of it matched me. I don't feel empty or miss the stress of planning. I felt RELIEVED after the wedding and extremely mentally and physically exhausted. And I napped a lot. I didn't get much sleep 3 nights in a row before the wedding. And I expected for us to be energized and in a love cacoon like we were when we got engaged. And I was feeling down because these past several days weren't the same as the 'after engagement feels.' I did wake up well rested and in a much better mood today and am ready to be back in my normal routine before wedding planning. Writing this out really helped me find my reason and I hope it helps others figure out their own reasons if the basic wedding blue's list doesn't sound like their reason either.

View Quoted Comment I hope your wedding goes much smoother than mines! I really hope the panic is over soon and you get your dream wedding.
Writing it out helped me realized that I was sad because we didn't have the same energy and feels as we did when we got engaged. I was expecting to be in a love cacoon but instead I was just so relieved that I was finally able to relax my body and mind. It really bothered me that I needed lots and lots of rest and sleep! I mentally/physically had no space for anything or anyone else.

View Quoted Comment I was going to say it could be just the relief of not having to plan! Your brain is just in rest mode and processing any type of emotion is putting your brain in work. Glad you talked it out with yourself!

View Quoted Comment It’s crazy how our body knows to repair itself it times of need! Thank you so much. I have given up stressing. I can’t anymore, too exhausting. I worked myself into a migraine two weeks ago. So I prayed and left it at that.

Yeah, this happened to me. The best way to describe how I felt was an emotional sugar crash. There’s so much hype and anticipation for SO LONG, then you have the best day of your life, and then it’s just... over. It got to the point where even looking at our wedding photos made me sad.


About a month after the wedding I started to feel better. Within 2-3 months it wasn’t affecting me day to day anymore. Like I mean, I’m still a little sad about it being over (10 months later lol) and probably always will feel a little longing for it, but not to the point where I’m “upset” anymore.

Just be kind to yourself and remind yourself that it’s normal and ok to feel this way, and that it’ll pass! You can be grateful for your marriage AND sad that your wedding is over.

View Quoted Comment It does feel like an emotional sugar crash 😅😅

It's a lead up to a huge event, and then ... then what?

Totally makes sense, you aren't alone, plus you have a whole lot more than usual going on. Please, be easy on yourself!

Wedding blues are definitely real! I was bummed when my wedding was over because I enjoyed the planning process so much! Our wedding day was so perfect and was more amazing than I could have ever imagined.

The best thing I have found to combat the wedding blues is to focus on the positives of your new married life! Enjoy doing "wife" things with your new spouse. Look at all of your wedding photos and gush over how all of your hard work paid off!

You can also stay engaged in the forums here on wedding wire helping other brides with their planning!

I never knew brides got the wedding blues. We are doing a destination wedding in Maui, 9/20/20 and our honeymoon is combined with the trip. We have activities planned so hopefully it will be okay.


Maybe it is like postpartum depression. We don't have kids yet, but I've had many friends go through it.
Maybe if brides were to focus on something else after their wedding it would help how they are feeling.

View Quoted Comment Yeah I guess it's like post partum, we don't have kids yet either but I realized that for me, it was just a crash because I was mentally and physically exhausted and I was upset that I couldn't do much more than rest. I'm so ready to be back in a normal pre planning wedding routine. I did not enjoy the planning like most brides lol the day came, it was fun and beautiful but I'm so ready to move forward into my marriage.

View Quoted Comment I have heard brides get the "rush" again when they get their wedding photos. Have you received them? I have a whole wall that currently has our balloon "Engaged AF" on it that we will decorate with our wedding and engagement photos. Plus opening all of the gifts 😁

View Quoted Comment I realized that I'm not looking for that rush like most brides lol I was simply just exhausted and needed days of rest. The day was perfect and beautiful but I do not miss it lol I'm ready to be in a normal pre wedding planning routine again. But the photographer just mailed the photos today so we'll be getting it soon. I am looking forward to those!