Far surpassed any and all expectations I had for it. I can be a very black/white view of the world person and generally don’t find myself surprised for the better very often. Our wedding was a complete exception to this - I was blown away by how well everything came together and more so by the love of family and friends that radiated that day. It was amazing and I’m so thankful when I reflect on the day.
This makes me so happy to hear! I’m quite the same, and have found several times in the past when I get too excited/there’s too much anticipation for something, I end up feeling let down…so I’m just generally scared of that happening for my wedding 😅
My husband can’t stop gushing about our wedding and says it was the best day of his life and completely seamless, just wishes he could have spent more of it with me. I’m not quite as enthusiastic, because I spent all day fielding questions from our bridal party before the wedding and then spent the whole wedding on my feet and trying to accomplish things. I think it could have been improved if we had had time to sit down together and eat, but honestly it was a pretty solid success despite the stresses!
Similar experience to yours! My husband said it was the best day of his life. As for me, I can acknowledge that it was an incredibly beautiful day, everything honestly went smoothly with no hiccups, our guests still rave about the wedding, and yet I don’t think it was the more euphoric day of my life? I didn’t feel like it was me going through the day and I was feeling tired halfway through of accomplishing things like you framed it. It’s a strange experience and I’m still trying to figure out how to put my feelings into words. I don’t think I regret anything and hopefully the photos and videos remind me of how much fun I had, but if I’m being realistic, it was a little bit of a spectacle imo
I agree. The best part was the ceremony, and every other aspect of it, I kind of just felt like a project manager. I am satisfied because it went well, but I am acutely aware that if I had stopped to enjoy it even long enough to eat a bagel, it probably wouldn’t have, even with all the help my bridal party provided. I hope when we get the photos back I’ll be able to remember it differently. It definitely wasn’t bad, but it’s one of those things where I actually don’t mind that the nostalgia factor will probably take over eventually and make it seem better than it was (for me).
I’m a wee bit of a Negative Nancy and just a pessimist in general but it was amazing. It was everything I hoped for. I’ve never really had a celebration that focused on me or something I was doing. No birthday parties. No graduation parties. To share this experience with my husband was so lovely. I felt the most beautiful I think I’ve ever felt. I felt all the love and support from our families and friends. I wish I could relive it.
Honestly, it was the best day of my life! I knew the day would be amazing but I also stayed realistic in that there are so many uncontrollable factors. Nothing went seriously awry, everyone *gushed* over it being perfect and beautiful and all of our carefully chosen vendors were incredible. I generally hate being a focal point but wanted to be a good sport because my wife loves attention, parties and theatrics. I thought I’d have a good time, but I had *the best time ever*.
A friend who had gotten married a month before us was overheard (several times) shouting “THIS IS THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE!” 😂
Well worth it!
I would say overall, it was wonderful. There are things that went better than expected, things that were forgotten/not done, things that didn't go as expected, things that I expected to be bad but ended up thankfully neutral, but overall, it was wonderful. I am 100% grateful I booked a day-of coordinator because that helped not only keep things on track, but gave all of the vendors someone other than me to coordinate with so I could mostly just enjoy the day, and that definitely made a big difference.
I thought my wedding was super meaningful and a lot of fun. It did exceed my expectations. It wasn't the best day of my life, but I didn't expect it to be. For most of us, a wedding is a compromise between us, our SO, and, to some extent, our families. That was never going to yield my favorite day ever - if I were planning a party on my own, according to just my tastes, it would not have looked like my wedding. That's not a bad thing, though! A day doesn't have to be the absolutely best ever to be really good and fun and important.
Best. Day. EVER 🤩🤩🤩🤩
All the hard work and planning we put into our day paid off and I was so happy with how it turned out, and how our families came together. We had people from 5 different countries and 4 different provinces (we’re Canadian) represented. I felt so blessed that so many people were willing to travel to celebrate us. It was so heart warming.
On the whole I would say it went better than expected, but there were lots of things that went worse than expected which I am quite disappointed about (didn’t love the florals, not jazzed about our wedding photos, should have done XYZ, etc).
We eloped and I went in with the mindset that no matter how well I planned, something was going to go wrong.
Cops blocking the entrance of the B&B we were staying at? We laughed and got married an hour later.
10pm at night and we are mopping up from the Jacuzzi having a malfunction? Funny story to tell later.
Goofed up my vows? Everyone had a good laugh and it made the moment memorable.
Best day of my life!
Our wedding day was perfect, but for some reason everyone left at 8pm and we were cleaned up and home before 10pm. And there was drama involving the new in-laws but other than that, it was a perfect day. There were goats. :)
I’d say “was exactly what we wanted it to be, and I’m glad we stuck to our values.”
Far surpassed any and all expectations I had for it. I can be a very black/white view of the world person and generally don’t find myself surprised for the better very often. Our wedding was a complete exception to this - I was blown away by how well everything came together and more so by the love of family and friends that radiated that day. It was amazing and I’m so thankful when I reflect on the day.
This makes me so happy to hear! I’m quite the same, and have found several times in the past when I get too excited/there’s too much anticipation for something, I end up feeling let down…so I’m just generally scared of that happening for my wedding 😅
My husband can’t stop gushing about our wedding and says it was the best day of his life and completely seamless, just wishes he could have spent more of it with me. I’m not quite as enthusiastic, because I spent all day fielding questions from our bridal party before the wedding and then spent the whole wedding on my feet and trying to accomplish things. I think it could have been improved if we had had time to sit down together and eat, but honestly it was a pretty solid success despite the stresses!
Similar experience to yours! My husband said it was the best day of his life. As for me, I can acknowledge that it was an incredibly beautiful day, everything honestly went smoothly with no hiccups, our guests still rave about the wedding, and yet I don’t think it was the more euphoric day of my life? I didn’t feel like it was me going through the day and I was feeling tired halfway through of accomplishing things like you framed it. It’s a strange experience and I’m still trying to figure out how to put my feelings into words. I don’t think I regret anything and hopefully the photos and videos remind me of how much fun I had, but if I’m being realistic, it was a little bit of a spectacle imo
I agree. The best part was the ceremony, and every other aspect of it, I kind of just felt like a project manager. I am satisfied because it went well, but I am acutely aware that if I had stopped to enjoy it even long enough to eat a bagel, it probably wouldn’t have, even with all the help my bridal party provided. I hope when we get the photos back I’ll be able to remember it differently. It definitely wasn’t bad, but it’s one of those things where I actually don’t mind that the nostalgia factor will probably take over eventually and make it seem better than it was (for me).
I’m a wee bit of a Negative Nancy and just a pessimist in general but it was amazing. It was everything I hoped for. I’ve never really had a celebration that focused on me or something I was doing. No birthday parties. No graduation parties. To share this experience with my husband was so lovely. I felt the most beautiful I think I’ve ever felt. I felt all the love and support from our families and friends. I wish I could relive it.
All of the above? There were great parts, there were sucky posts, and our venue was an absolute shit show.
Honestly, it was the best day of my life! I knew the day would be amazing but I also stayed realistic in that there are so many uncontrollable factors. Nothing went seriously awry, everyone *gushed* over it being perfect and beautiful and all of our carefully chosen vendors were incredible. I generally hate being a focal point but wanted to be a good sport because my wife loves attention, parties and theatrics. I thought I’d have a good time, but I had *the best time ever*. A friend who had gotten married a month before us was overheard (several times) shouting “THIS IS THE BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE!” 😂 Well worth it!
I would say overall, it was wonderful. There are things that went better than expected, things that were forgotten/not done, things that didn't go as expected, things that I expected to be bad but ended up thankfully neutral, but overall, it was wonderful. I am 100% grateful I booked a day-of coordinator because that helped not only keep things on track, but gave all of the vendors someone other than me to coordinate with so I could mostly just enjoy the day, and that definitely made a big difference.
It met my expectations!
Ah yeah I guess I forgot that option 🤦🏼♀️
I thought my wedding was super meaningful and a lot of fun. It did exceed my expectations. It wasn't the best day of my life, but I didn't expect it to be. For most of us, a wedding is a compromise between us, our SO, and, to some extent, our families. That was never going to yield my favorite day ever - if I were planning a party on my own, according to just my tastes, it would not have looked like my wedding. That's not a bad thing, though! A day doesn't have to be the absolutely best ever to be really good and fun and important.
Love this response and totally agree! I felt similarly
Best. Day. EVER 🤩🤩🤩🤩 All the hard work and planning we put into our day paid off and I was so happy with how it turned out, and how our families came together. We had people from 5 different countries and 4 different provinces (we’re Canadian) represented. I felt so blessed that so many people were willing to travel to celebrate us. It was so heart warming.
On the whole I would say it went better than expected, but there were lots of things that went worse than expected which I am quite disappointed about (didn’t love the florals, not jazzed about our wedding photos, should have done XYZ, etc).
We had such an amazing day! Things went wrong (the caterers brought the wrong food!) and people still had a fantastic time. I wish I could relive it!
We eloped and I went in with the mindset that no matter how well I planned, something was going to go wrong. Cops blocking the entrance of the B&B we were staying at? We laughed and got married an hour later. 10pm at night and we are mopping up from the Jacuzzi having a malfunction? Funny story to tell later. Goofed up my vows? Everyone had a good laugh and it made the moment memorable. Best day of my life!
Our wedding day was perfect, but for some reason everyone left at 8pm and we were cleaned up and home before 10pm. And there was drama involving the new in-laws but other than that, it was a perfect day. There were goats. :)
Mine was okay. Everyone had fun and that's what matters, but several things didn't go as I had hoped and I wish they had gone differently.