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20 Wedding-Planning Epiphanies (in GIFs!)
After the euphoria of getting engaged starts to taper off, it's time for Planning Mode: You're going to have a blast! But no matter how mentally prepared you are to get married, you may still run into a few "surprises":
9. Conversely, he may not give a hoot about things you thought he would:
10. Everything with your future spouse takes on a new sense of gravity - this is the last person you'll ever kiss and when you argue, it's as a couple who will get married:
12. On the bright side, some of your vendors are willing to negotiate and throw in add-ons:
13. You can't do it all by yourself - you'll be a master delegator by the time you're married:
14. You will shed tears of joy when you least expect it (P.S. It's also totally normal if you don't). You may also have an occasional cry fest triggered by stress. Just have some Kleenex on hand, m'kay?
15. You will also have at least one bridezilla-like episode, but unlike on TV, there's probably a good reason for it...
(Reason: Everyone thinks they're entitled to a plus one, even if they've been dating for five minutes.)
(Reason: Your plans will change even up to the night before/morning of thanks to circumstances you can't control.)
16. You may start to ascribe meaning to even the smallest details, like what your first dance song says about you as a couple...
17. But no one will notice half the things you spent your time on. Repeat after us: Good food, dancing, booze > wedding programs, chair backs and table numbers, no matter how much we brides may love the latter.
18. Wedding sticker shock subsides towards the end, when your desire to get married trumps anything else:
19. You start to worry about irrational things you have no control over - Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Exhibit C:
Exhibit D:
20. There is no such thing as a "perfect" wedding — all that matters at the end of the day is that you're married: