"Guys And Wedding Planning Don't Mix"

View Quoted Comment Thanks for sharing.

View Quoted Comment I love this ❤️

View Quoted Comment That reminds me that my husband also helped to put together the playlist. That's a crucial part of the wedding too.

View Quoted Comment I also think that the wedding planning process is a glimpse into what life will be like together because there is so much partner work that should take place and it can be stressful at time.

View Quoted Comment I think that's the best way to handle it!

View Quoted Comment Not very well. I’d insist on couples counseling because I don’t enjoy wedding planning, it’s just more work to come home to after work. I’d treat it the same as household chores. If someone isn’t willing to do their fair share then I think that’s a problem we would have to work on.
Luckily we’re on the same page, he wants to help because it’s his wedding too. He says “We’re a team so we should work together” so he’s trying just as hard as I am.

View Quoted Comment What tasks were unappealing?

View Quoted Comment Opinions are like belly buttons, everyone has one.

View Quoted Comment Your first point is a valid one.

View Quoted Comment I'm glad you're on the same page.

The author of the article sounds emotionally stunted and like he has difficulty with social settings.

FH has been involved with planning. He's gone to almost every venue with me, he helped me narrow down the color palette, and also supported my idea to scrap the one I had and go to a more jewel toned color scheme. I have no doubt he'll accompany me to the tastings for the caterer and cake (they *are* kind of the best part.) He probably won't be as enthusiastic about choosing table linen colors or flowers, but I'm ok with that. I'll just bring our moms for some bonding time.

He is excited though; especially because his family is kind of spread out and a lot of people will be coming here/home (his brother lives out in CA) for the wedding. This is OUR wedding, not just mine.

My hubby had definite ideas on time of year, what he wanted to wear and that our wedding be an early afternoon wedding with a lunch and no dance. I was on board with all those ideas so wedding planning was a breeze!!! We visited several venues together and he help pick out the invites. He was a first time groom at age 52, I did not want to leave him out!!!

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I mean a lot of wedding planning is unappealing. It’s conceptualizing, researching, and coordinating probably one of the biggest events in your life. Off the top of my head getting wedding insurance, meeting with and booking a florist, choosing and booking company for table and linen rentals, picking out what the wedding party would wear, booking an officiant, finding and signing for a hotel block, table assignments, and writing out and ordering programs.

View Quoted Comment What about the article makes the author "sound emotionally stunted and like he has difficulty with social settings"?

View Quoted Comment Are you a first time bride?

View Quoted Comment It sounds like a wedding planner could have made the process more pleasurable for you.

View Quoted Comment Why hire someone to do something we can do? We needed the wedding to happen within a specific time and budget. There would have been zero chance of a wedding planner. In our area it would have been a minimum of at least another $5-6k

View Quoted Comment Complaining about the stereotypical sports small talk and using excuses to get out of having to go out in the first place. I got the sense that he doesn't enjoy any kind of parties, not just weddings specifically.

View Quoted Comment Because you sound like you don't enjoy doing it.

View Quoted Comment That would make me think that he doesn't enjoy social settings, perhaps he's an introvert. To say he sounds "emotionally stunted" is a huge judgement that I'm not prepared to make.