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Kari
Master May 2020

Pregnant Bride

Kari, on June 18, 2020 at 11:38 AM Posted in Planning 1 4

My husband and I eloped on our original date this May with just our parents and a few close friends, and rescheduled our wedding and reception with all of our guests for June 2021. We're in our mid-30s and probably need to conceive within the next 18 months or so if we are going to have a biological child, which would be our first (and likely only). There's no telling if we'll even be able to have the wedding we want next year anyway, so I'd hate to push off trying for a baby for this event that might not even happen (again) and then only have a couple months to conceive and be in a similar position pregnancy-wedding wise in 2022.

I'd love to wear my dress again, although I have maybe a couple inches of wiggle room at most so would likely only be able to wear it early on, before I start to show or several months postpartum. I'm fine with getting an inexpensive reception dress or something from Lulu's at the last minute if I'm pregnant and need flexibility with sizing and timing. I have no idea when I'll start showing (it would be my first pregnancy), whether I'll have morning sickness, or what my pregnancy will look or feel like. Dress and drinking aside, I'm not sure how it would affect our wedding or me being able to enjoy the event.

I'd love to hear from anyone who had experience being pregnant while being a bride or who had a close relationship with a pregnant bride and what that was like for them.

4 Comments

Latest activity by Kari, on June 26, 2020 at 4:49 PM
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    Champion July 2019
    Veronica ·
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    I have been trying to get pregnant for almost a year now, but haven't conceived yet. It can take a while to conceive so if you want to have a wedding with your friends and family I wouldn't put those plans on hold just because you might be pregnant.
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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
    MrsD ·
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    I would just go on with trying to conceive. If you are pregnant at your wedding, that's just something else for everyone to celebrate! If it were me, I would just try now for the next 2 months or so, then I'd put it on hold (just so I wasn't 8/9 months pregnant at the wedding) then start again closer to December. You never know how these things go. Some people take SO long to conceive and some people get really lucky on the first try, it's hard to predict!

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  • Rebecca
    Master August 2019
    Rebecca ·
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    I'm also in my mid-30s, and DH and I have been TTC. It typically takes 6-12 months to conceive if there are no additional issues, so I would keep that in mind with timelines.

    Since you're legaled, I would definitely talk to your doctor, see how both of you check out, health-wise, and then make your decision from there.

    As MrsD said, above, I'd just think about the timing in terms of late pregnancy/early postpartum, and wiggle around that.

    Good luck!

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  • Kari
    Master May 2020
    Kari ·
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    Thanks all! This is really great advice.

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