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Doing_it_over
Just Said Yes August 2018

"I Do" over! Our 2013 wedding was a DISASTER!

Doing_it_over, on April 16, 2014 at 8:47 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 14

I got married Aug 3rd 2013 and everything that could've went wrong in fact DID go wrong. So my Hubby and I would love to do it over. Something small and simple so that when we reflect on our wedding day, it's not "Oh remember I had just got discharged from the hospital a few hours before the wedding?"

What are your thoughts?

14 Comments

Latest activity by Melody, on May 26, 2021 at 1:40 AM
  • FinallyMrsB
    Super July 2014
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    That would be sweet. Maybe renewing your vows on your one year anniversary?

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  • **Mrs.Smedstad
    Super October 2014
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    I'm sorry your big day didn't turn out so well. I would definitely consider doing a renewal. I like the idea of doing it on your one year anniversary, that would be sweet.

    I love the idea. Sounds like you need better memories and this may help it happen. Have fun with it! Smiley smile

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  • Out the Window
    Master May 2014
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    I say have a Destination Redo Wedding with just you and hubby at some amazing vacation spot.

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  • LB
    Master May 2014
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    Well -- there is a great article on Offbeat Bride about not liking your wedding and the advice was: accept it for what it was. If you want to go through the expense and the exasperation of planning again, go for it, but really...isn't the relationship what matters most?

    I had dinner with a friend last night and she told me she hated her wedding but you know what? She loves her husband and she loves her marriage.

    Why bring more stress on yourself? And it WILL bring stress. I mean, if you really, truly need a do-over, do it, and there are some great suggestions here but in the end, you're trying to put lipstick on a pig. Accept the pig and move on.

    Please know I am saying this with a loving heart and wish you the best. Good luck, hon. I'm sorry your wedding wasn't what you hoped.

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  • Nonna T
    Master April 2014
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    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ perfect lively!

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  • KimS
    Master September 2014
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    LivelyBride for the win!! Smiley laugh

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  • Samantha
    Master May 2013
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    I agree with OTW. Spend the money instead on a sweet vacay.

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  • Shannon S.
    Master March 2011
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    I think it's important to remember it's not the wedding that matters, it's the marriage. I think expectations for weddings have gotten completely out of control. It's supposed to be this amazing perfect day where nothing bad happens and you feel like a princess from start to finish. Well, real weddings are rarely like that, and a true marriage is NEVER like that.

    My suggestion would be to take the money you would have spent on a renewal, go to a beautiful resort for a week, just the two of you, and renew your vows there. Or hit Vegas and have Elvis do it.

    Now that I'm a few years into this marriage thing, I don't really think about the stuff that went wrong on my wedding day. And if I do, I'm able to laugh about it or accept that people do stupid things and it's better not to dwell. I remember the stuff that matters - the look on DH's face when I came down the aisle, our friends hitting the dance floor, drinking beer and eating donuts with my sister and brand-new husband at one in the morning.

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  • KristenMeowza
    Master October 2014
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    I agree with OTW as well.

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  • rusticbride
    Master May 2014
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    Lively Bride with the touchdown. If I were to do anything like this, it'd be a TINY ceremony somewhere AWESOME and that'd be that. The days after the wedding are the ones that matter.

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  • FutureMrsMC
    VIP October 2014
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    I agree with lively - treat yourself to something special - a getaway for the two of you.....

    I would be scared that you would spend money again and what if you are disappointed all over again

    All that matters is that you have your husband now! Smiley smile

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  • We'llAlwaysHaveParis
    Master November 2013
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    If you want a do-over, have a do-over. But, like Lively said you are going to have to accept your first wedding for what it was. Embrace the disaster and see the humor because you will never truly get a 100% do-over.

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  • Mrs. Shannon K
    Super April 2014
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    If you really want something, renew your vows just the two of you!

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  • Melody
    Savvy April 2021
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    Looking through wedding “do over” posts, because my wedding ended with my dad head butting my husband, blood all over me (great in White!) My friend who just got home from the Marines sat with me and let me cry and scream, while my whole family literally blew up in a huge fight all around us... I walked away from my friend for 10 minutes and went to check on my mom who’s in poor health, and came back to see my marine friend had left our house and crashed down the road where he died on the scene... I wish we’d just have eloped. I want to do something just my hubby and I to focus solely on our love and commitment and to get to go to bed embracing that love, not go to bed covered in tears and blood with a broken heart...
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