Bride regrets not getting a spray tan, calls dress a ‘$5,000 trash bag’

A woman on Reddit is asking for advice after experiencing major regrets about decisions she made before her wedding day.

The user, ReceptionMore8424, posted on the “r/wedding” subthread to express her guilt and “heartbroken” feelings.

She said many of her regrets have to do with how she looked on her big day.

She was wearing an ill-fitting dress, didn’t have her makeup done professionally and lacked a spray tan, she said.

The user also said her dress was too big, long and wrinkled – she called it “a $5,000 trash bag.”

She wrote: “It overwhelmed me and I didn’t feel like a bride. I felt like I was playing dress up.”

ReceptionMore8424 also said she regrets not losing weight before her wedding, getting a facial and other beauty treatments before her special day.

The choice of wedding venue, she said, was another big regret – as it was “classy and over the top”, and she now wishes she had gone with a different “party/barn” vibe for more relaxation.

“I felt terribly out of place and had impostor syndrome all day,” she wrote.

She continued, “It makes me sick because, in my head, it was all a waste and that’s all the money down the drain.”

Although she was excited to marry her “best friend in the whole world,” the wedding top got the best of her, she wrote.

The user asked the Reddit community for help, saying: “I have no idea how to proceed [and] I think I can’t”.

She said: “I’ve had a pit in my stomach and a lump in my throat about this for months.”

Wedding expert Allison Cullman, who works for Zola, a New York-based planning company that helps engaged couples plan their weddings, told Fox News Digital that having regrets after a big day like a wedding is usual.

“We put so much pressure on our wedding day to be absolutely perfect that sometimes we lose sight of what really matters — that you’re marrying who you are in front of the people you love the most,” Cullman said.

“When so much time, attention and budget goes into your party, it’s normal to feel disappointed when things don’t go as planned,” she added.

Cullman noted that many couples often have regrets after the “big day” — not having the right videographer or a “day” coordinator being two of the biggest.

Cullman also said social media can contribute to wedding day guilt as newlyweds often compare their day to others.

“To get ahead of the wedding blues, consider focusing on the positive aspects of your special day,” she said. “Reflect on the moments that brought you joy and cherish those memories.”

Cullman said, “It’s also important to acknowledge and accept your feelings. Instead of repressing them, acknowledge your emotions and, if necessary, seek support from a therapist or counselor to help process these feelings constructively.

She recommended creating a scrapbook of highlights from the wedding or writing a letter to your future self to celebrate “the bliss of being married to your best friend.”

Fox News Digital reached out to ReceptionMore8424 for further comment.