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Super June 2019

Emotional burnout post wedding?

Tiffany, on June 27, 2019 at 10:25 AM Posted in Married Life 0 7
We were married 6/21/19 and it was such a beautiful day. However getting it done in the months, days and hours before were absolutely exhausting and the day before and day of my wedding were some of the most stressful of my life (and that is an impressive thing lol.)
I didn’t want the big wedding but fh did and so I did all the work and planning and dealt with all the crap to make this happen for him. We lost the wedding planner and caterer with less than a month before the wedding. You can imagine how bad that sucked.
Our friends and family worked SOOOO hard to make the wedding happen, from decor to food. But, everyone had to come to me for everything since my planner had all the notes before she canceled. It was so incredibly stressful.
the two things that were important to me were the ceremony and the first dance. And those were the last things to be taken care of.
We did take a couple lessons but there wasn’t time to really get a routine down. I had panic attacks all day on our wedding but especially before the dance because I don’t dance.
and the ceremony...you guys. I never could get him to work on it with me due to time. He made time for a two day bachelor party and other things. But we literally almost winged it completely on our wedding day.
I find myself very emotionally burnt out after all of this. Fh worked and is still working two jobs to pay for the wedding. I work full time as an rn and also take care of the home, the kids and animals.
I find myself emotionally apathetic and angry. I’m still exhausted and trying to rest but had to go straight back to work.
But I find myself resentful and slightly bitter toward fh. He got the wedding he dreamed of. I got enough stress I literally felt like I was having a heart attack. And the things that were the most important to me he couldnt make time to do.

Maybe im just being over sensitive and burnt out. Lord knows he was busy working hard to make this happen. But this was his dream. I made my disdain clear to him as things kept falling apart because I had to take care of the crap as it fell.
he was just exhausted but blissful that we were getting married.
any insight out there? I don’t like starting our marriage feeling this way. I desperately need a break. From everything. No honeymoon until at least January. No break from children except work. Fh working both jobs most of the week, so not seeing him and the one time I saw him was 230 am and he upset me really badly.
Sorry for the rant. Need to get this off of my chest and figure out how to move on. I become more resentful as the days wear on. Outwardly I say all the right things, but inside it’s eating me up.

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Latest activity by darcy, on June 27, 2019 at 3:04 PM
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    Super June 2019
    Tiffany ·
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    That was 6/22/19 lol
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  • Summerbride77
    VIP July 2019
    Summerbride77 ·
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    Feel emotionally drained or depressed after a wedding is not uncommon. First, hugs. You did it! You married the man of your dreams! Second, I recommend looking into therapy both individual and couples to help you through this rough patch.
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    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    Weddings are such large events to pull off so it does take so much time, money and effort to do it. i can totally see how you're burnt out from it! remember to take breaks where you can, it can even be five minutes of you just breathing to compose yourself.

    my best man had a wedding before ours and he's in debt from it and paying it off now but he's taking it in stride because he knows money can be earned and that at the end of the day he had a beautiful day with his wife. so try to remember that.

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  • Pirate & 60s Bride
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    Pirate & 60s Bride ·
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    Big hugs! You sound exhausted. Due to wedding stress, my hubby & I were severely sick for almost a month after our wedding. Any way you can take a day off work to just relax/sleep all day (no housework) to avoid getting sick? You really sound on burnout and a good health day ASAP may be critical.

    I think it’s highly unfair your husband didn’t help out more with the actual planning for the wedding he wanted. Squeezing in counseling is a great idea but may not be possible time-wise of money-wise. If you shared with him your feelings and why, what’s the outcome you want? Do you want him to acknowledge and thank you for all your hard work? Apologize for not helping? Help out more around the house the next few weeks to help you physically & emotionally recuperate? I understand where you’re coming from. The past year I haven’t been able to land a full-time job and resent working part-time but doing all the house chores every day. Periodically, I have a meltdown and then hubby helps more. But I have to share my feelings (usually tearfully) and ask him specifically what I need from him.
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  • Formerbride
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    Formerbride ·
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    I'm sorry you're feeling this way. I got married 6/14/19. I had a lot of mishaps with my venue but not as bad as losing my coordinator and caterer.However, I understand where you're coming from. I was annoyed days later but not immediately. I would just let it go. It's done. You don't have to do it again! And you're married!
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    Tiffany ·
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    Thank you all. I need to take some time to rest and get over the exhaustion. It’s just so much. I don’t know what I would want the outcome to be. Perhaps him just learning from it to be more mindful and helpful. That has been a subject for awhile now.
    Ill keep resting and take a mental break. I have work and kids as well but resting as much as I can while doing the rest.
    i appreciate the support it’s hard to discuss with folks who haven’t been through it. I also don’t want to discuss feeling so resentful with anyone who worked so hard to help and support is.
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  • darcy
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    darcy ·
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    We got married on 6/15 and everyone told me I would be so sad when the wedding was over. I wouldn't know how to fill my time. Yadda Yadda. NOPE. I'm so relieved. Our day was amazing and I loved every second of it. But I'm so glad all of the planning is DONE. I was so stressed. And we didn't even have a big wedding! Only 40 people in our friends back yard.

    So I'll share a story with you. The Thursday before our wedding was so crazy. I had appointments, and vendors contacting me, work blowing up (even though I was off). I had to field all of these things, alone. Where was my husband, you might ask? Drinking with his stepdad and uncle... ALL DAY until 10pm. He was responsive when I called and complained. But couldn't help me bc you know..he was off drinking.


    He came home and I really laid into him. I was SO upset and so stressed and it all just boiled over that night. I realized my fault was in not saying, honey, can you not go with your stepdad and uncle I need you here today. I know, we don't want to be "that girl" who tells them what to do. But it's not about that. As silly as it seems to me I have to spell things out for him. He's not stupid, but he's also not a mind reader. After that conversation I was able to clearly tell him what I needed from him the rest of the weekend and things went really well. Communication is just so important and I'm not always very good at it. I think he should just KNOW what I need or WHY I'm upset. Etc.

    Also, if you can take even a long weekend to have for yourselves, if you have anyone to watch your kids for even a night I think that would help you so much. If we didn't have our honeymoon I think I might have lost it. Even if we hadn't gone away I still would have needed a day or two of nothingness to recoup. Best of luck to you. Just talk to him and find a way to rest. It will make a world of difference!

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