Wedding day is called the happiest day, but most often it is one of the hardest days in the life of a bride. Only after the celebration, you realize that the choice of location, the guest list and the hotel room for newlyweds were dictated by traditions and stereotypes rather than by your desire and common sense. Fortunately, those who have not married yet can learn from other people’s mistakes. We can tell you what couples often regret about after their wedding.
1. Inviting people whom they do not want to see
A wedding should be an event for close people and not for all acquaintances and distant relatives. Inviting someone out of courtesy is absolutely pointless. As a result, you do not interact with these people in any way, they will hardly bring a good gift and at the same time will cost you money.
2. Making sophisticated hairstyles
Extended hair, lush hairdos, tons of hairspray – these canons of wedding hairstyles are still followed by many brides. Few people feel comfortable with a flowerbed on their head. But you have to spend the whole day with it. You will be able to wash off the remnants of this hairstyle only at about midnight. The wedding dress, the bouquet and the very fact that you are the main figure during this holiday make you beautiful. Choose a laconic, well-fixed and comfortable hairstyle, and you will look perfect even at the end of the evening.
3. Not preparing a speech
The newlyweds’ speech is a good tradition. Just do not rely on your eloquence. Even if everything is all right, you’ll get tired, get excited and say something like “thank you to everyone, the holiday is over.” Make your wedding speech a special moment of your celebration. Let it be a little funny to bring down extra pathos or a little touching for the female guests to shed tears and the male guests to leave the hall and smoke. Besides, the speech should also be very sincere. You need to think in advance about what you want to say and who is worth mentioning.
4. Not taking a vacation
Having a wedding at the weekend and returning to the office on Monday is not the best idea. You are awfully tired and have no time to enjoy the new status of your relationship. Take at least a mini-vacation to have a good rest before and after the celebration. However, it can be a mistake to board an airplane immediately after the first wedding night and rush for a honeymoon. If you plan a few quiet days at home, sorting the gifts and lying idle in bed, you will thank yourself for this decision after the wedding.
5. Organizing an open-air wedding in the heat
Prolonged heat is a guarantee that the weather is unlikely to deteriorate, which means that you do not have to store umbrellas and blankets. But spending the whole day outdoors under the scorching sun is cruel if you think about makeup, dresses, and suits. When it is as hot as 30o Celcius and very stuffy, only an air-conditioned café will save you.
6. Allowing other people to make important decisions
Remember that you cannot rely even on your own mother when choosing the menu, décor, and the wedding host. Either find the strength to control all the important moments of the celebration or relax and do not expect anything from this evening (this is hardly possible for anyone). The other mistake is not to be able to delegate this task. If you, like many brides, take care of every little thing, you will go crazy and turn the best day of your life into hell.
7. Rent a room in a chic hotel for the wedding night
This is a beautiful and pointless tradition. Are there couples that use the wedding night for the intended purpose and do not open gifts or drop down from fatigue? If you are so conservative that it really is your first night together, maybe it’s worth making it special.
8. Not leaving enough time to enjoy the holiday
In pursuit of an ideal wedding, the newlyweds forget that this is their holiday and they too can and should get pleasure from it. Try not to have a very complicated scenario where you will have to stand up every 10 minutes to participate in another ritual. Try to enjoy a delicious meal, a good laugh and at least relax a little.
What about you? Are there any mistakes that you or your friends regretted after the wedding?