Boy do I feel silly even posting this so long after our wedding. Part of me is a little worried about risking some negative feedback, but I do hope a few kind souls will respond with kindness and compassion.
I'm struggling with post-wedding regrets, mainly because I knocked myself out -- and my groom's family out -- over something that was just one day, and it was shadowed by a tremendous loss despite my best efforts to host a great event for all attending. Thankfully it didn't cost anywhere near the national average for weddings...and who really determines that, other than the people poised to profit from the wedding industry, right? But for us, two self-employed artsy types on limited budgets, it was frankly more than we should've spent.
I think with what all we did spend we should've hired a DOC so I could've felt much more present with family and guests rather than running around like a fool.