When you’re both a mother and someone who’s just agreed to get married, a few rather unique challenges make their way into your life.
Knowing about the complications ahead of time will make them so much less exhausting to deal with, and let’s face it, you’re already 100+ hours behind on your sleep anyway!
But we’re here for you moms! If you’re about to tie the knot, and in your own way with your own style that celebrates you and your partner in a way that feels unique, here are the kind of annoyances you’re likely to face over the coming weeks.
A Lot of People Expect Childfree Weddings
And a lot of those people may be invited to your wedding. They know you’re a mom and that your kids are going to be front and center on the big day, and that’s something you’ve carefully prepared them for.
However, you know you’re still going to see them grimacing whenever a child runs by making a slightly too loud noise.
You might also want only a few children to come along to the wedding! But seeing as you have kids of your own in attendance, it’s going to be very difficult to try and turn away every other parent.
But sometimes you do have to put your foot down. It’ll make you feel guilty, but this is your wedding day!
Wedding Planning Takes Forever!
No matter how far away the wedding date is, you’re going to use up all the time from now until that day getting ready for it. It could be in a year’s time, or it could be in five years’ time - but you’re going to be busy the whole time!
But seeing as you’re a mom, you’re not going to have as much free time as the average bride.
So, try to get the big decisions over and done with before the first year mark. After all, even if you start to look for wedding venues right now, you’re likely going to need 3 more months to finally lock one down.
Everyone Wants to Help… Except with the Childcare
Being a bride to be involves interfering, pushy family members trying to stick their noise into the wedding planning process. That’s quite often par for the course, unfortunately.
But when you’re a mom and a bride to be, it might occur to you that maybe you could get one of the aforementioned family members to take the kids off your hands for a little while?
Nope! They want to do everything except the one thing you really need help with!
After you get off the phone with them, having heard every excuse as to why they couldn’t possibly babysit for a couple hours, you’re left thinking that you should really have known better from the start.
So, are you both a mom and a bride to be? Get ready for the unique storm coming your way!
