YOUR BIG DAY CELEBRATIONS ARE OVER AND YOU’VE SHARED ALL OF THE PHOTOS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS… WHAT’S NEXT? HOW DO YOU HANDLE THE POST-WEDDING BLUES? HERE ARE SIX IDEAS…
It’s important to recognise that post-wedding blues are completely normal. It’s your body is going through emotional withdrawal after an intense high from all the planning and preparations and finally, the wedding itself. The post-wedding blues happens to lots of brides, and grooms too so don’t worry, you’re not alone.
But there are ways to battle the post-wedding blues, here are some ideas:
1. Consider a Mini-Moon
Rather than heading straight to the airport the morning after your wedding, why not slow things down and stay closer to home to begin with? You and your new hubbie can still cuddle up and enjoy your first married days in romantic seclusion so you won’t miss out. Instead plan a small trip first, a trip down the country or a festival if there’s one close to your wedding date, or even just have a little taste of luxury in a beautiful hotel, complete with spa treatments to help you relax. It’ll give you something small to look forward to without your actual honeymoon being over too quickly. CLICK HERE to choose a hotel.
2. Honeymoon later in the year
Delaying your dream honeymoon can keep the post-wedding blues at bay for two reasons.. One, if you honeymoon straight after the wedding, you’ll be exhausted and won’t be able to fully enjoy the first couple of days. And two, honeymooning straight after your wedding will deprive yourself of any proper time to look forward to your honeymoon. This means it may be over as quickly as the wedding was and you'll suffer post-wedding and post-honeymoon blues all at once. If you leave a buffer, you’ll have time to recover and you’ll have something else amazing to look forward to after the wedding,
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3. Plan girls’ outings
Planning a wedding might be all about the wedding, but for most brides, it’s also all about the girls’ time together. Visits to boutiques, dress alterations, florist appointments, brides have the help of their best girls through most of the stages of the planning. The loss of these social occasions can also contribute to the post-wedding blues. You don’t need an excuse like a dress fitting to get together though, so make sure you fill your social calendar with plenty of girl time too.
4. Schedule date nights
Keep the romance alive and sparks flying with hubbie by scheduling regular date nights and weekend plans. You’re a married couple now and it’s time to start doing couple things, so get into an early habit of planning regular dates together outside the house so you always have something to look forward to once the big day has come and gone. Plus spending quality time together outside your usual routine will keep your relationship fresh and romantic,
5. Make Anniversary plans
If you want to start organising another exciting project, start planning your anniversary. It might be a year away, but that will give you time to choose the perfect destination and way to celebrate, save up if you need to, and plan an anniversary to remember. Think outside the box. Couples massages, lunch dates, stay-cations. Need some inspiration? Check out these amazing Hyatt offers.
6. Create a Newlyweds bucket list
Before the wedding, there was a lot of organising and planning with your hubbie-to-be. After the wedding, both you and your groom may feel a gap in your conversations, leaving both suffering from post-wedding blues. Keep the conversation alive by talking about, and creating, your own “newlywed bucket list’. Much like your couple’s goals, having a list of places you want to visit, things you want to do and and achieve together will bring you closer and give you plenty to talk about and look forward to. Need some destinations to inspire you? Click HERE