Approaching 1 year anniversary / Wedding Video Trigger?

I don't have any experience with this, but I think you should watch the video when you are ready. Try to change the narrative in your mind before hand... ACTIVELY look for the positives in the video.. not the people who hurt you, but memories you may not be recalling right now due to feeling hurt.

There’s so much pressure for the wedding day to be perfect. Of course it can’t be. It’s okay that you didn’t feel your best or weren’t surrounded by people who offered you the support you deserve because it’s still the day you made a lifelong commitment to your spouse. When you’re ready, watch the video and treasure it for what it is.

If you don’t love your pics, what about redoing a photo shoot all dolled up again? (If your spouse is open) If I didn’t love my pics and there was a lot of family drama I would want a vow renewal just the two of us for the private experience and the photos. If not possible next year, maybe for a 5 year anniversary?

I understand exactly how you feel. I absolutely HATE every single wedding picture I have. I haven't even showed them to my mom because I hate them so much. Also my husband hates them, so we have decided to just throw them away.

I still don't have the wedding video, after almost a year. We picked bad vendors all the way around! I have what I like to call "entire wedding day regret" it's the only way I can describe it. We settled for a venue we didn't love, we settled on my uncle as the photographer, we settled on basically everything.....Ugh! Basically, I don't feel like I had my wedding.....It's going on a year and I still have wedding blues, even therapy doesn't seem to help.

Perhaps your wedding video turned out wonderful? I completely understand the negative thoughts and anxiety of watching the video all to be let down once again. Honestly I would let someone like my mom or really anyone who I trust watch it and tell me if it's worth my time. Just be sure you can 100% trust the person to not sugar coat or lie to you.

I have seen where a lot of couples have been doing one year anniversary photo shoots, especially those who didn't like their wedding day pictures. Wishing you the best!

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Thank you it sucks! I will maybe do a 5 year or something to that affect to redo photos to have something I like! I wish you the best as well in this and maybe a redo shoot to help you as well.