Now I’m not talking about metaphorical nightmares here, I’m talking about the real thing. If you’ve been having trouble sleeping the closer and closer your wedding gets, you’re not alone! It turns out many brides have nightmares in the months leading up to the big day, and different dreams can mean different things. Read on!
1.) You have nothing done or everything is wrong. This seems to be, by far, the most common. I recently had a dream like this and I’m not even planning a wedding! I was in a cafeteria waiting for leftovers because I hadn’t arranged for a caterer, I wasn’t wearing anything even close to resembling a wedding dress and no one was there because I’d forgotten to mail the invitations. If you’re having a dream similar to this, calm down. It’s completely normal! Many of us stress over the planning, it’s only natural for it to make it into our subconscious. Just wake yourself up and be grateful your makeup isn’t going to look like this:
2.) You’ve “let yourself go.” This tends to be a common occurrence with brides dedicated to getting in shape before the big day. Typically, the dream involves you standing before all your loved ones in a dress that doesn’t fit because you’ve gained an absurd amount of weight. Now anyone can imagine how terrifying a dream like this is, but the truth is, you need to take it easy on yourself. You’re gorgeous now and you’re going to look gorgeous on your wedding day as well.
3.) You’re invisible. Recently a friend described her ”invisibility” dream to me: she was lost in the crowd, trying to make it to the alter, so they just went ahead with the ceremony without her. Later, during the cake cutting, she found herself next to the wrong cake (it was a dream, apparently there were multiple cakes), so her groom cut the cake without her. Then her mother-in-law gave a beautiful speech, but she was too far in the back to hear it.
A dream like this usually means you feel you’re losing your voice in the real world. Are you getting bulldozed over by others interested in planning your wedding? Did your fiance decide on the flavor of cake without consulting you? Did your mother-in-law write your vows for you? How far are things going to go? This is your wedding, and if your subconscious feels you don’t have a voice, maybe you should speak up a bit more.
4.) He is missing or runs off with someone else. Dreaming that you’re fiance is missing often means the opposite of nightmare #3; that he isn’t involved enough in the planning, while dreaming he runs off with an ex could mean you have an inkling feeling about the relationship. Don’t take it to literally though, it’s perfectly natural to wonder if you’re going to last for the rest of your lives. Besides, if it really bothers you just make sure not to invite Miranda Kerr to your wedding and you won’t have to worry about your fiance running off with her.
5.) You run off with an ex. Of all the wedding nightmares, this may not be the most common, but it is often the most terrifying. Think of it as cold feet manifesting itself in your dreams. As mentioned above, it’s perfectly natural to second guess yourself occasionally (after all, this is a huge commitment), but make sure you’re looking at it realistically. I’ve had dreams that I’ve gotten back together with an ex, but as soon as I woke up and saw the love of my life laying next to me, I remembered most dreams are just figments of my imagination and I’m much happier living in reality.