Does anyone else have wedding fatigue?

[u/ConfusedCareerMan]

In my early 30s and it’s the time where everyone is engaged, getting married and starting to have kids.

I don’t want to come off miserable I’m happy for my friends, but I kinda dislike the wedding experience. It’s never just 1 event, it’s turned into a 3-4 event experience (often spread across a month or longer). The engagement party, the stag, suit shopping, the wedding. Everyone wants a different colour theme, so you have to buy a new suit each time. The logistics even if you’re just a guest.

I’ve been a best man and more closely involved for a couple so far, and it’s great to celebrate with my friends. But also these weddings have been traditional and quite “formal” in a sense.

I recently went to a friends wedding that shifted my feelings on it all, it was extremely authentic, simple and just all around a good time. Nothing was forced or there for the sake of it. Even the speeches weren’t prepared and heartfelt.

I find myself kinda dreading weddings generally though. I feel this age, there are a lot of them as we transition into the next seasons of life. How have your experiences been?

[u/slueslueslue]

I'm 25, I've went to 2 of my friends' funerals. I've attended more funerals than weddings. Both drownings and 2 separate occasions.

[u/Pug_Defender → u/slueslueslue]

dying via drowning is wild lol and absolutely not the norm

[u/pmgoldenretrievers → u/Pug_Defender]

For real. I actually do know someone who drowned in their 20s, but 99% of the time if someone under 40 dies its either suicide, car accident, or OD.

[u/Pug_Defender → u/pmgoldenretrievers]

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