Chaotic bridal shower with little support
Just recapping my shower to get it off my chest. Basically it felt totally chaotic and poorly executed. It was supposed to be outside in a friends backyard but there was rain so it was like weirdly half outside and weirdly half inside, with it being super spread out. The “tent” my mom got was like a small 10 foot camping tent almost, with there being 30 people invited. At one point people were even in the garage?
My mom tried her best but it felt like there was absolutely no structure. I also feel like she heavily relied on me for planning, when I had told her I didn’t want to be too hands on because I have the wedding to plan. But I ended up being super involved and running around like a maniac the day before and day of for errands. To top it off - my friend who was supposed to do games left early because she got in a fight with my future MIL, didn’t hand them off to anyone so the night kind of ended without games either.
The whole thing just felt messy, and there were no moments that felt super special or celebratory of us as a couple. I felt kind of lost the whole time, no one was like guiding me around and saying ok this is next etc etc. I’m pretty disappointed, and don’t feel supported as much by my family as I’d want to be. I definitely have a dysfunctional family, but I thought they would come together for this for me. I find myself getting emotional or anxious at random times when I think about it, which is so upsetting because it was supposed to be a special time. Please tell me someone can relate to this.