Tuesday, July 2, 2013

{Cartoon} Post-Nuptial Depresssion

Right before our big-fat wedding day I started to get a bad case of postnuptial-depression © (yes I coined that term - but it's a real thing). It's similar to postnatal depression - except it's for weddings - and the huge gaping hole you're expecting to feel in your life when you don't have any more wedding stationery, seating planning, menus, table decor and favours to organise. Since I had done all the stationery, crafting, favours and general vibe of our wedding myself - before the wedding I anticipated that the postnuptial depression was going to hit me really really hard after our big day.

Surprising - after our wedding I was on such a blissful wedding-high that I didn't feel any of that bummed out "ain't-got-no-more-wedding-to-plan" blues. When everything went so far above and beyond what I could ever have expected I had absolutely no reason to wish all the planning, preparing, stationery-making and crafting back.

THEN. About five days into our amazing private-island-in-Mozambique-honeymoon, there was a couple who got engaged. Being a small private island with only 9 villas - there were literally only 8 guests on the island while we were there - including Warren and I. It was impossible not to notice that two of the remaining 6, were now NEWLY-engaged.


THEN. THEN, it HIT me.


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"Waaaaah-haaaa.WAILING. SOBBING. SOB!!"


"I'm so bummed out! We will never have all those "NEWLY engaged!!!" feelings! We will never have all the fun of planning and preparing for the best day of our lives! We will never be able to have those moments back! I just want to re-live those moment again and again and AGAIN!!!!"

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"Are you serious?"


"YES! I'm serious! I want to re-live the "NEWLY engaged!!!" feelings!"

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Then, because Warren Dyer is a man among many, he led me up through the little forest to the top of the small island overlooking the sea - and prepared to re-propose to his newly-wed wife:

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Warren: Oh. my. soul.

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"Ok, Mr! I'm going to reject your proposal if you get snarky with me!"
"ok. *sigh* please sit on the rock and wait for me to propose to you again."
"Certainly. I'll just be sitting here pondering and pining"

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Well... I just thought I'd get down on one knee...


and...

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And that's the story of how we got engaged for the second time, on our honeymoon in Mozambique.

AAh. Sigh.

The "NEWLY engaged!!!" feelings.

They last forever.

23 comments :

Natasha Marais said...

ha ha ha. You really are too much Missy! Happy re-engagement x

Che Kershaw said...

why thank you! we are planning the re-wedding for next year april. you're invited. :)

A Daft Scots Lass said...

Awwww how frikken cute is that???

Lee-Ann Lipman said...

I love this. Such a smart way to combat those blues. Except they keep coming back every time someone gets engaged and subsequently married. Well, it happens to me :P I've almost been married TWO years, that is gettig further and further away from newly-wed excitement. HAHA!

Lauren said...

LOLS you guys. CUte.

GeeGee said...

Haha that's such a good point...I hadn't thought of it like that, but you're right, we wont get that same feeling and I bet we'll feel the same when someone else gets engaged. Happy for them and sad for us not having it again! Ta for the tip, now to prepare arsenal to cope :P

FutureMrsOrpen said...

If you feel like doing wedding stationary i need some inspiration for a seating chart? LOL - i have also been working on my own wedding stationary and now completely blank when it comes to the seating chart and table numbers! :)

Christine said...

Well the story is fabulous... and the wailing cartoons delightful... I have to say you look amazing in that gorgeous dress!

Princessnoo said...

You guys are adorable <3

Lisa said...

Dammit!!!!!!! I think you got the last good man in South African.......no the freaking world!! No guy I know would do such a sweet sweet thing!!!! Dammit!! Dammit!! Dammit!!!

Rhianne said...

Did he really sing Stevie?! hahaha, amazing. Congrats :) I think you made the right decision saying yes lol. Also, I agreed with Christine, you look stunning in that dress

waitingformeg said...

where did you get that dress? Want!


http://waitingformeg.blogspot.com

Johlet said...

whahahaha! You are hilarious! Very entertaining!

Caley said...

Hahahahahahaha, hysterical ) x

Che Kershaw said...

hahaha i am sure there are plenty of good ones still out there! hahaha :) otherwise - we can procreate quickly and you can have some offspring?

Che Kershaw said...

haha why thank you - and husband was so obliging to all the wailing... long may it last!

Che Kershaw said...

SEATING CHART. ha. ha. ha. hahahaha. Yep - that's ALLLL yours.
the ONE part of wedding planning that i absolutely DO NOT miss. hahahahaha
good luck gurrrrrl.

Che Kershaw said...

hahaha so... that means Warren is going to have to propose to me every. single. time. someone gets engaged? hahaha i'm gonna need more bling. lols :P

Che Kershaw said...

hahaha :) he put in a tremendous effort :)

Che Kershaw said...

haha you can ALWAYS re-live the feeeeelings. You just have to get your man to propose again. and again. and again. again.

Che Kershaw said...

haha he did indeed sing.. it wasn't Stevie.. but it was a "Warren version" lol :)

Lee-Ann Lipman said...

Lady, you're gonna be covered in bling! Damn, I need to get Greg to repropose. Got a wedding in a month. Enough time for him to start planning a second epic proposal ;)

Andy Graf said...

This is quite simply, fanfreakingtastic! Love it.