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Lindsay
Devoted July 2021

i should be getting excited but I’m just so sad

Lindsay, on June 14, 2020 at 8:22 AM Posted in New York Planning 0 5
Hi all my wedding is about a month away now in the backyard. I am so happy to finally be marrying the love of my life but I can’t help but just feel so sad still. Everyday I wake up feeling depressed I keep having dreams of what this day was supposed to look like. I have been struggling with the unknowns which I don’t do well with because I am a planner and not knowing if the most important people can be there has been so hard. My mother in law passed away back in March my father in law is so sad and whenever we bring up our day he doesn’t want to talk about it which I understand we are devastated about this loss. My mom is nothing but negative and has always been about my wedding from the start. We want to try and still have the party next year and she doesn’t understand why I still want to hold onto it another year. For us it’s about celebrating with the ones we love and there are so many people not physically able to attend this year. My feelings are so hurt and I just can’t control my sadness. I am helper and I am a social worker so I always help others so it’s weird for me to need the emotional help. I should be getting more excited but I wake up everyday sad and I don’t know how to get over this funk. The losses have hurt me in so many ways, most people dream about their wedding day and I just keep thinking of how different this was going to look and then it makes me feel like I just don’t deserve it because of all the negativity and sadness surrounding it. I don’t know how to handle all this a month before saying I Do it should feel positive and it just doesn’t. Sorry for the long vent but I know no one else will get it the way us brides do. My mom can’t seem to understand it but I tell her she never will because she didn’t have to go through this. Any advice would be appreciated! TIA! ♥️

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Latest activity by Lynnie, on June 23, 2020 at 5:36 PM
  • Rebecca
    Master August 2019
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    I'm so sorry you feel this way!

    It's been such a rough three months for those of us in the hardest hit areas. I'm sorry for your losses, that's just even more on top of it all.

    I think, on the day of, whomever can make it will be happy. It's just hard to hold on to those ideas right now.

    NYC and NJ have been offering mental health services - does that extend to NYS? If it does, I'd certainly encourage you to reach out for some help. We're in such a weird time, a little guidance could really change your life.

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  • Lindsay
    Devoted July 2021
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    Thank you and yes I have been in touch with a therapist it has been helpful but I’m still just trying to navigate the emotions as best as possible but thank you for your kind words 💕
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  • Grace
    Beginner August 2020
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    Totally understand where you are coming from. 2020 brides we are all in the same boat. This really and truly sucks and other people really don't get it. All your feelings are totally ok, and this is a place to express them and feel safe and comfortable w/ no judgement. You deserve an amazing wedding, so don't mind what other people are saying. Celebrate the hell out of your backyard wedding, and do it all over again next year. Don't give people too much weight over how you deserve to feel about this important day. You work so hard to help others working in Mental Health and this is your day to be good to yourself. Smiley heart

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  • Lindsay
    Devoted July 2021
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    Thank you so much for your kind words that means so much to me!!!!♥️
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  • Lynnie
    WeddingWire Administrator October 2016
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    I'm so sorry Lindsay. But you're definitely not alone in your feelings right now! Smiley heart It's ok to be sad about forced changes to your wedding and grieve a little!

    Take a little break from planning and spend time doing things that make you happy and help you release stress! Then come back to the planning table and just focus on the things that are most important to you, not on every single detail you cared about before the pandemic upended 2020!

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