Originally posted on StopMeifYouveHeardThisOne.com
So. It's been three days since you got back from your honeymoon. And, I mean, it was great and all. Really great. You loved it.
But something is amiss.
What is this weird sensation you have to search Pinterest for bouquet ideas? Why haven't you cancelled your membership to the various online wedding planning sites you joined a few months ago? We all know you totally baited your coworker into bringing up that wedding she's going to next week just so you could talk about it.
What you're experiencing is wedding withdrawal, and there is a cure.
1. You don't have to let go completely...yet.
There are still a few wedding-related tasks to accomplish after you say "I do." Get your wedding dress cleaned and preserved (or donate it!), mail out those thank-you notes, and get on the arduous process of changing your name.
That's bound to keep you preoccupied for at least a month, right?
2. Indulge your desire to plan by offering to host any baby or bridal showers that pop up.
Your husband's cousin just found out she's pregnant? You can totally plan her gender reveal party. Your sister's friend just got engaged? DIBS ON THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY. I mean, you needed to do something with that binder of centerpiece ideas.
3. Break up with your message boards.
I know, I know. You may have spent the last year chatting with those girls about your evil sister-in-law and whether or not your should alter your dress's neckline, but hanging on (and getting inundated with wedding-themed newsletters) is only going to make the break-up harder.
Say your good-byes and delete your account -- after you've become Facebook friends with the ones you would actually hang out with.
4. Remember that the wedding is supposed to end sometime.
You might have loved planning, but now it's time to enjoy what really matters: your marriage! But don't worry, it's still okay to thumb through your wedding album (or even pop in the wedding video) whenever you get a craving.