Hello WW friends! I have been thinking a lot lately about how grand our expectations often are for our wedding, and how much the Pinterest photos have played into our expectations. Even looking at my own photos - it looks like everything went amazing and was a dream.
But, the reality is, no wedding day is perfect. We were running late on hair and makeup and ended up not taking any portraits beforehand, it was 22 degrees out and freezing, one of my flower girls was just a little overstimulated by the time the ceremony came along, we ran out of coffee halfway through dinner, and apparently, my DH's side of the family brought their own Budweiser to the reception?? WTF?
Despite this, though, I had an amazing wedding. I loved my ceremony and reception, and laugh at the photos that were rooted in what I would have considered to be unacceptable problems.
As a fun exercise, I encourage you to either 1. post something that went wrong if you are already married, or 2. Complete this sentence: "Even if _______ happens, I will still feel ___, because I will still be getting married." Confront your fears, overcome your stress, and don't let the seemingly perfect photos get you down or stress you out! For some laughs, I've added some perfect shots of my flower girl, who managed okay during the ceremony as long as she was held by a bridesmaid or picking up flowers, but who was OUTTIE by the time we started taking photos
ExpectationsReality!