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Devoted October 2020

Meh- normal?

Kirsten, on September 29, 2020 at 2:28 PM Posted in Planning 0 9

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I'm wondering if what I'm feeling is normal. We're eloping in a couple of weeks and planning a reception that's only 3.5 weeks away. We've been together for 7.5 years and planning this wedding for almost 18 months. At this point, I'm over it! I'm happy to see family and friends that will be able to come, but now that it's so close every one is asking me if I'm so excited and I feel guilty for feeling meh. I feel like I just want the whole thing to be done and move on with the rest of life. Maybe it's COVID, maybe it's the long engagement.

Please tell me this is normal!

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Latest activity by Yasmine, on September 29, 2020 at 7:33 PM

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Meghan · on September 29, 2020 at 3:02 PM
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Maybe after 18 months you are just over the planning and stress that comes along with weddings. I am sure once the day gets here you will feel more excited!
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Margaret · on September 29, 2020 at 3:05 PM
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I think what you feel is normal. Planning is very stressful, exciting, tiring. Once you've done everything on your checklist it's just a waiting game for it to all be over. I'm like this before every corporate event I plan. Then the day of I'm a nervous wreck and once it starts, I'm calm....
I'm feeling these exact same feelings and we're 10-days out. I have one thing left to do for our wedding and my checklist is basically done until we pack our car this weekend and get ready to leave for our wedding destination.
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Furure Mrs. · on September 29, 2020 at 3:44 PM
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I think that feeling is totally normal. I felt the same way a couple of weeks before my wedding. Planning a wedding is exhausting! Eventually I just stopped caring so much about the tiny details, to the point that my mom and sister have told me they have never heard a bride say "I don't care" so many times regarding their wedding. All that mattered to me was that I got to marry my now husband, everything else was a bonus. Just putting less pressure on myself to have everything be perfect helped me calm down and get excited about it again.
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Kirsten · on September 29, 2020 at 4:05 PM
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Thank you! I'm glad I'm not alone... these stories help!!
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Kia · on September 29, 2020 at 4:36 PM
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Oh for sure. We went from being 6 months out and then postponed and suddenly we were 18 months out. I literally just said screw it. I don’t care anymore. I just want all of this diy crap gone lol
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Sexypoodle · on September 29, 2020 at 5:04 PM
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It’s totally normal. Every single day of a bride’s life isn’t filled with excitement (but for some reason there are many who think that a bride is supposed to be on cloud nine 24/7, constantly thinking/talking about their wedding and “feeling like a bride”). But I think it’s best/healthiest when brides don’t allow a wedding to consume their lives and, instead, live life like normal. I’m certain that all the joy and excitement will occur on wedding day.
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Melle · on September 29, 2020 at 5:27 PM
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That sounds normal! i think if i were you i'd probably feel that too
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Kirsten · on September 29, 2020 at 6:52 PM
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Lol! 😆 right. My living room is half full of boxes and the diy makes it look like we're moving.
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Yasmine · on September 29, 2020 at 7:33 PM
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I think it’s normal especially during these times!
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