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Emily
Expert November 2014

Married ladies how did you feel the days leading up to your wedding?

Emily, on November 27, 2014 at 4:27 PM Posted in Planning 0 19

I keep reading so many articles about brides feeling crazy amounts of emotions before their wedding, and I feel completely normal.

No jitters, no second thoughts, no crazy amount of excitement, maybe a little anxious to have everyone look at me, but mainly just normal. Maybe because my FH and I have lived together for a couple years already and I know we will be the same people the day after as we were the day before. As well we are great at communicating and have had at length discussions about the big things in life (kids, money, religion ect.) so nothing is up in the air.

So how did you feel the days before your wedding?

19 Comments

Latest activity by Kaegurl, on November 28, 2014 at 7:15 PM
  • Mrs. A & J
    Master December 2014
    Mrs. A & J ·
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    I'm not married yet, but at 16 days away, I'm in the same boat as you! No cold feet, I'm not stressed, I'm not anxious....I'm excited to marry my FH, look pretty, see everyone, and party. I don't expect things to go perfect. I don't expect it to look like a photo shoot (although my photographer is amazing!). I'm prepared for a variety of weather. For our marriage itself....I feel just ready. I'm just....excited!

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  • LadyMonk
    Master September 2014
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    I was super nervous about being the centre of attention, but other than that it was awesome and I stayed with with my last minute DIY's (decorating my wedding cake and doing my flowers). It was a lot of fun.

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  • OMW
    Master August 2013
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    I didn't have jitters. I knew he was going to be there, and that is really all that matters. Everything else is just extra. I knew the food would be good and plentiful, and the cake amazingly tasty, so no worries. I was pretty calm.

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  • KellyT
    Master August 2014
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    I was really calm. I was happy and ready to marry my man and I didn't stress about the small stuff. While getting ready that day everyone kept commenting how calm I was but honestly it just felt right so there was no need to stress.

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  • KarenM
    Master November 2014
    KarenM ·
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    I was pretty calm, but I'm really glad I took the entire week of work off before the wedding. We had a lot of last minute DIY things that seemed to come out of the woodwork at the last minute. Other than that, it was smooth as silk.

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  • kahlcara
    Master August 2013
    kahlcara ·
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    I was a bit overwhelmed and running around. OK emotionally, just a little frazzled (we were living in PA, drove up to MA Wednesday night, final fitting Thursday, did all my favors with my BMs on Thursday, picked up my dress on Friday, bachelorette activities on Friday-lunch, beach, drinks and movies at a BM's house, stayed over, went back to my parents' on Saturday-got my nails done and rehearsed, RD, then home, Sunday was our wedding). I was convinced I was going to forget something somewhere.

    ETA: I didn't get really emotional until Sunday afternoon, when I went upstairs to get something and our ring pillow was in my room with our rings on it, and I teared up for a second, texted DH a picture and told him I loved him.

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  • Jenn...Mrs. F!
    VIP September 2014
    Jenn...Mrs. F! ·
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    I was so relaxed right up until it was time to walk down the aisle. It was busy, trying to make sure everything was done and ready but I was calm and ready.

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  • MissMadeline
    Master June 2014
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    I felt really chill about the whole thing. In fact, I was worried that I was too calm and posted on WW about it haha.

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  • Ashley
    VIP September 2014
    Ashley ·
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    I felt completely normal and excited to marry my husband. However, I was sick starting the Tuesday before my (Saturday) wedding and that continued into the next week. Got 2 1/2 hours of sleep the night before my wedding as a result but was so excited I barely noticed once I got into my dress and DH and I had our first look.

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  • Theresa Beale
    Master November 2014
    Theresa Beale ·
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    I am not married yet bit one day closer than you. I was doing well until about an hour ago when I finished every last wedding task and BAM! My nerves just hit. Not cold feet or anything but nervous because I want everything to go well.

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  • Kimberly
    Super September 2014
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    Three weeks til I was stressed. How in the world was I going to pull everything together, wanted to strangle missing RSVP people went through the WTH didn't we elope stuff. 2 weeks til I was like I might just pull this off, and somehow everything got done and it became kinda surreal that I was really getting married. The week before I was calm. Relaxed and at peace. I knew I was marrying my soul mate and nothing else mattered.

    Eta:yes I cried at sappy commercials and things like that. I'd get so frustrated and stressed I felt like I had a few bridezilla moments along the way. I did have a moment the day of our rehearsal and the day of the wedding, but I joined the IDGAF club for all the details and although I thought id be crying all day, it was mostly smiles the day of.

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  • mrsrobinvalentine
    Master February 2014
    mrsrobinvalentine ·
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    Exhausted, excited & ready to get it over with. However, the day of my wedding, I was excited, ready & happier than I've ever been.

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  • Snarky
    Master September 2014
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    Ohhh man. My emotions were nuts. About 3-4 days out I stopped being able to sleep which gave me horrible headaches. I was so nervous (about being the center of attention). 2 days before the wedding I had a stupid fight with my husband so that cued the "OMG Am I sure I want to get married?" feelings :-/

    The day OF my wedding was a roller coaster. I was exhausted from lack of sleep and so nervous, I didn't even say much the whole day getting ready. My MUA who had just gotten married the month before pulled me aside and asked me if I needed some alone time lol I guess I was just quiet because the whole day was surreal.

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  • DisneyNut
    Master October 2014
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    I was almost giddy. Once we had the church and reception hall decorated I seriously laughed for like 24 hours. It was amazing.

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  • Nancy Taussig
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    DH must have gotten the jitters the evening before (he tried to start a fight -- and we never fight). I was perfectly calm until it was time to put on my make-up -- then I noticed my hands were shaking. They shook all the way through the ceremony until I was in the receiving line and someone handed me a glass of champagne!

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  • KaylaP
    VIP September 2014
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    I was super nervous because I had a ton of decorating to do and DIY's yet. Once I got that finished and headed down to NP, I was mostly excited. Wedding morning, I woke up well rested, excited and relaxed. That lasted until I started having DH run around like a chicken with his head cut off until I got in my dress. After that, all nerves were GONE!

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  • Abbiell
    VIP October 2013
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    I was like you. By the time we got married, we had been together 9 years, lived together 8 and had a 7 year old. So nothing was going to change for us. I was a little stressed about getting programs done (in the end I said fuck it) and about the DJ playlist, but that was it. I wasn't stressed, nervous, or emotional.

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  • Jan87
    Super August 2014
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    Stressed!! There was so much left to do but after our dress rehearsal I felt calm which was weird.

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  • Kaegurl
    Master June 2014
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    I was so excited! The week before went by so quickly - there was something wedding related to do every single day and it was exciting. So many things to look forward too. I wanted time to go faster.

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