Confession: I’m Dreading the Wedding
Introverted Brides: Tips for Getting Through the Wedding
I’m not kidding. There’s a big part of the wedding I’m NOT looking forward to.
To be clear, I’m ABSOLUTELY on board with being Mr. Wishbone’s wife. I’m 100% psyched for the marriage. But when it comes to the wedding, I’m a wreck. I’m the opposite of excited and glowing—I’m nervous.
Here’s the thing. I’m super introverted. Not in the “Oh, I sometimes like to be alone” way, but in the “if I could avoid seeing people for weeks on end, I’d be my best self” way. And yet, we’re having a 140(ish) person wedding. Where people will be paying attention to me. And talking to me. And taking pictures of me. I’m tired just thinking about it…and I know by the time the wedding’s done, I’ll be just plain exhausted. After all, being around groups of people is seriously draining for me.
Now, we’ve considered eloping. But both of our families are SO excited for a big, happy event after a number of funerals.
So instead I’m working with my long-term therapist and our month-of coordinator to come up with a plan to get me through the wedding WITHOUT losing my mind.
And no, it doesn’t involve a giant cardboard cutout of me for people to take photos with…but I did think about it. It also doesn’t involve bringing the dog…but you can bet I’ll bring tons of pictures of her...
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