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Anyone else feeling alone in this process?

Jocelyn , on April 20, 2017 at 6:25 PM

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I don't have too many friends and my closest friends is far away and just had a baby. Anyone else feeling alone on making decisions about decor. Save the dates and invites? Thought this should be a happy time and it's just been really stressful....

I don't have too many friends and my closest friends is far away and just had a baby. Anyone else feeling alone on making decisions about decor. Save the dates and invites? Thought this should be a happy time and it's just been really stressful....

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  • Loganne
    Devoted October 2017
    Loganne ·
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    I'm the same! My bridesmaid aren't doing anything! One moved out of state, one is in 2 other wedding and the other is pregnant and I'm also not very close to them (I kinda just had to come up with people). My MOH (9 year old sister) is trying her best. It's so cute.

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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
    Lynnie ·
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    That's what we're here for!!! Seriously - you've found a place where no one gets sick of talking about weddings, and no detail is too minuscule for feedback Smiley smile Or - you'll get honest advice that it's not worth stressing over, which is helpful as well!

    And as a side note - if any of you want to connect with each other offline we can help! Email me (wwlynnie@weddingwire.com) or the community team (community@weddingwire.com), with a link to the profile or a post of the person you want to connect with, and we'll pass along your email to them! Saves you from posting it publicly online!

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  • C
    Dedicated September 2017
    Christina ·
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    Yeah, I totally feel you. My mom says my grandparents planned everything for her wedding so she doesn't have much input. And my FH just says, whatever you want babe

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  • TugBride
    Expert October 2018
    TugBride ·
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    I get it. FH and I have a small circle and we have noticed lately a lot of our friends aren't very good ones. Are circle keeps getting smaller. It's a bummer planning everything alone. FH comments once in a while but could care less. :/ not even sure we will have a MOH or BM...

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  • StacieC
    Savvy October 2018
    StacieC ·
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    I have been feeling very similar and overwhelmed. I have done everything on my own with little input from FH. I have an overbearing mother who if she doesn't like what I like she puts me down, my MOH has been rather MIA, my future SIL I haven't spoken to in months so if it wasn't for my cousin as my BM I would be lost. I'm sorry you are struggling but just know you aren't alone.

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  • L
    Dedicated April 2017
    Lisa ·
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    I feel the same way. I don't really have any friends. My moh is a girl I work with. None of my bridal party are very active or even seem interested so it's been pretty stressful. My wedding is next weekend and I'm very excited but also ready for it to be over with.

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  • GettingMarriedinMay
    Super May 2017
    GettingMarriedinMay ·
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    I hear you!! I grew up in So Cal and moved to Dallas in my 20s. Lived in Dallas for 11 years and just last year moved to Sacramento with my FH and don't have any friends here (a few but we haven't even been here a year yet and I've been working from home so it's been hard to meet girlfriends). My wedding is back in So Cal and that's where my family and some friends still are, including my best friend and MOH. I thank GOD for her because planning this wedding from so far away has been a nightmare but she's gone above and beyond to help me fill in the gaps of everything I could possibly think of. Utilize Pinterest and your friends thru texts, Skype and phone calls. And make sure your FH is with you to help out since it's up to you guys to plan your wedding. Good luck and know you're not alone!

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  • Caroline
    Dedicated May 2017
    Caroline ·
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    I'm the first of my friends to get married. This is a bigger deal than I expected. I definitely feel alone sometimes.

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  • M
    VIP November 2017
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    Nope, I don't allow myself to feel alone. My side of the family wants nothing to do with planning and doesn't even want to come to the wedding. My best friends are up at college across the state in completely different points in their lives than I am. I literally relate to no one around me. nobody helps me through this process besides my FH and honestly, isn't that all that matters since it's yours and your FHs day? It's all about what we as a couple enjoy and like. It's not about what me, my FH and my best friend enjoy. "I picked out this invitation because my best friend loved it!" Said no bride ever. You make your decisions with your FHs input no one else's. And that alone should make you happy. Heck, just being engaged and planning should make you happy. If I allowed my unsupportive family and my distant best friends control how I felt because I couldn't get their opinions I'd be depressed and I wouldn't have anything done. I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but we all have our moments in wedding planning where it just doesn't seem "worth it "or as "fun" and you know what? We have to push through it because at the end of this planning we get to marry the loves of our lives no matter who helped us or not.

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  • M
    Devoted April 2017
    Miranda ·
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    Absolutely. My moh moved 2 hours away 5 months before my wedding so it became hard to even get a text back. My mom was selling her house/packing because she was moving the weekend after I got married. I enjoyed my wedding a lot but I won't lie; thinking of eloping always crossed my mind lol

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  • Mrs.Rosales2018
    Super September 2018
    Mrs.Rosales2018 ·
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    I feel you I don't have to many friends or family so I am planning all on my own

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