14 To-dos You Can't Forget to Complete After the Wedding

Just got this article emailed from The Knot and thought it would be fun to discuss post-wedding to-dos with those of you who are married!

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Did you do all these things / how long did it take you to get them done? And what else is on your post-wedding to-do list?

We wrote about half our thank you cards the day after the wedding, and the other half the day after we returned from our honeymoon. They were ALL in the mail less than 2 weeks after the wedding! Felt great to get that out of the way, and I wanted people to know just how grateful we were for their generosity.

Just got our pro photos back yesterday so I'm just starting to sort through the photos and pull out the album-worthy ones!

We didn't have much decor or stuff worth selling!

My bouquet was on the kitchen table in a vase looking beautiful for 2 weeks, but we just threw it out a couple days ago I didn't feel the need to preserve it... it could've been nice, but it's in enough photos that I have plenty to remember it by!

Still have to do this one, I've been putting it off! Preserving it just feels so FINAL and like I'm actually done with it!

We have SO MUCH leftover cake, we have it sitting in the freezer and are defrosting a few pieces at a time to eat, but we're getting sooo sick of it already hahaha. We weren't planning to save any for our anniversary but we just might now because I have no idea how we're going to eat this much cake anytime soon.

In the process! I did most of mine already but still have to do the one for our photographer.

Most of the gifts people brought to the wedding were cash/checks so not many registry things to deal with.

We've been mostly merged for a while already.

Our accountant actually said it'd be better for us to file as "single" this year because husband and I have similar incomes, so we would actually be taxed more if we filed jointly!

Our companies have exclusivity policies, so if your spouse is eligible for their own insurance plan via their job, they aren't allowed on the other one's plan. Super annoying.

We have been living with my family for the past year and were planning to move out after the wedding, but now it is looking like my mom may be moving away part-time in a couple months, so if we moved out then her house would be empty most of the time anyway... so we are staying put for now.

We've got a few smaller events coming up this month (my aunt is visiting, I have a bridal shower to go to this weekend, and we're going to an OOT baby shower next weekend and spending the weekend away) but nothing too huge coming up... it's honestly nice to not have to plan anything big right now. We are planning kids in the next year or so, so we're trying to appreciate the calm while it lasts!