Brides Reveal Their Biggest Wedding Day Regrets

Wearing an Uncomfortable Dress 

"I was lucky enough to find my dream wedding dress and when I saw it, on my first day of wedding dress shopping, I bought it almost immediately. But I didn't realise, until my wedding day that I could hardly move around in it. Dancing was a nightmare and so was trying to take it off to pee." - Marissa K., 34

Not Having any Extra Help On The Day

"I would have hired a day of co-ordinator or a wedding planner to help out. I found myself dealing with vendor problems and making sure the whole place was set up. That ate up a lot of my free time and I wish I had paid someone to help out with that on my wedding day." - Katrina J., 29

Worrying About The Guests

"The whole night I found myself worrying about what everyone was thinking or if everyone was having fun. I barely was present in the moment and I can hardly remember my own ceremony. I wish I didn't care so much about my guests having a good time and focused more on myself." - Debby R., 24

Spending too Much Time Taking Photos

"I thought I wanted a photo with all of my family members that attended the wedding, so I spent so much time before the ceremony started having the photographer find each family member and take our photo. In the end, I'd rather save the two hours and spend them relaxing or enjoying myself over taking these group family photos. It was super stressful trying to find people and also getting them to pay attention to the photographer." Monica J., 32

The Wedding Cost

"We [the bride and the groom] paid for the entire wedding ourselves and spent close to US$65,000 ($95,000) on the whole thing. On my wedding day, all I could think about was how much this party was costing us and there was no way I could enjoy myself with the price tag creeping through my head. If I could do it again, I'd say no to a lot of things and cut costs by doing more projects myself." - Jenna K., 29

Listening to Others Opinions

"I've never been married before, so a lot of times when I had a question or couldn't make a decision, I would ask friends or family members for their opinions. That opened up the door for so many people to tell me what I should and shouldn't do. By the end of the whole planning process, I felt like my wedding was 20 per cent what I wanted and 80 per cent what they wanted." - Sonia M., 40

Making all The Party Favours

"I didn't have a large budget for party favours so I decided to make them myself. I probably spent close to three weeks putting together handmade party favours. I made about 175. At the end of the wedding, close to 100 were left over. What a waste!" - Patricia E., 29

Writing Thank You Cards After The Wedding

"I waited until I got back from my honeymoon to write my thank you cards. If I could go back in time, I would have started them before the wedding. That way, when the whole wedding and the honeymoon are over, you don't have to look at a stack of 200 blank cards and start the process of writing a little something in each one." - Rachel T., 33

Having Too Many Bridesmaids

"I have a lot of close friends from all different times in my life and so I ended up having ten bridesmaids. In the end, it was more of a headache having so many girls by my side before and on my wedding day. I constantly felt like their team counsellor. I would have rather had them as party guests and tossed the whole idea of having bridesmaids to the curb. It would have made the entire day a whole lot less stressful and it would have saved them from wearing a dress I know they didn't really like." - Clarissa H., 32

Not Thinking To Plan an After-party

"I didn't want my wedding to end and neither did my guests. When the night was over, everyone was asking me about an after-party. I didn't plan anything and it was a stressful task trying to find a location to go, with 50 people, who wanted to keep the party going until 4am." - Dana F., 25

Not Eating At The Reception

"Message to all fellow brides out there: eat at your own wedding. You are paying so much for everyone else to enjoy their meal. Make sure you carve out time for yourself to sit down and eat the food in front of you. Enjoy yourself and feed yourself on your wedding day." - Teresa W., 37

Spending Too Much On Flowers

"My flowers cost so much money and I hardly noticed them at my wedding. When you're planning a wedding, you think flowers are an extreme necessity and if you don't have them, it won't feel like a wedding. The truth is, nobody notices them and not having them can save you thousands of dollars." - Sarah L., 28