10 things to do the day after your wedding

Organizing a wedding is like climbing a mountain: it's a relaxing activity – because you wouldn't get married against your will – but it actually involves quite a bit of sweat and healthy stress to get everything organized. Months in advance, you're already busy choosing invitations, trying on wedding dresses, searching for the perfect location, there's a lot involved! As the celebration approaches, those healthy nerves start to rise.

And then the day itself arrives: your dream celebration becomes reality. It's as if you're standing at the top of your wedding mountain. It's a beautiful day. After you've exchanged vows, you can let loose and celebrate. A wonderful party with friends and family as a release of all the tension and exciting prospects you can finally experience.

The day after the wedding, the descent can begin: you can spend it together in peace and relaxation as a newly married couple. Besides looking at that ring and telling each other a hundred times that you still can't believe it, there are many other things you can do. We've listed 10 things for you.  

We know it's an easy one… but we rightly put it in first place! The most delightful thing you can do as a newlywed couple is enjoy each other and a lavish breakfast after a blissful sleep-in. It's a day where your love for each other blossoms even more. Discuss together how the celebration was and look back on that perfect day together.

There is a pile of gifts, flowers, and cards with positive wishes waiting. It might be an idea to dive right in and tear open all the gifts like a wild person, but it's more fun to do this together. Agree on whether you will take turns opening a package or open the gifts together. Going through the beautiful wishes together and reading them aloud ensures that the written words gain strength. Keep your tissues ready because here and there a tear of happiness might flow.

Opening gifts together can lead to hilarious moments: why would Aunt Gerda give such ugly cushions as a gift, or what possessed your mother to put those childhood photos in an album and give them to you right now?

In the past, it was enough to be married on paper, but nowadays nothing is official to the outside world unless you make it "Facebook official." Before you change the relationship status to MARRIED, you can first search together for a few beautiful photos that capture the essence of the day. Think of love, fun, and friendship as mood words. Once you've found them, they can be uploaded while the relationship status can be changed to "married."

You have given the guestbook a special place near your photobooth or photo mirror. The guests have pasted a little photo from the photobooth in it én they have most likely written a personal message in it. Find a cozy spot together and flip through the album where hilarious photos are alternated with serious texts. Enjoy the memories.

The beautiful moment captured in a photo: cutting the wedding cake together. Enjoy a delicious leftover piece of cake together and relive the moment, this time in peace. Did you choose a traditional layered cake? Then save the top layer in the freezer. According to tradition, you eat it together on your first wedding anniversary. Eating it earlier is allowed, but only on the condition that you have a child before your first wedding anniversary. Then the wedding cake can be thawed and eaten after the birth.

Many videos and photos are taken by your guests with phones and cameras. Nowadays, almost every guest has some recording equipment – most have a smartphone – with which they capture fun moments. Send a message to each guest who was present asking them to send you the photos and videos.
The fun part about this is that the guests experience the wedding party from a different perspective. By receiving and viewing all the photos, you will be able to literally and figuratively "relive all the nooks and crannies" of the wedding party.

Take a piece of paper and write down the "diary story" of your wedding day. It's even more fun to do this separately and then compare. You'll be amazed at how many situations you either saw or missed, and vice versa. Note different things: what was hilarious, what was the most emotional or most unforgettable moment? Which moment will you remember forever and which situation did you find a low point of the day? How did you feel throughout the day? When you compare your texts afterwards, it will surely lead to a pleasant conversation.

Invite your close family or day guests and enjoy each other's company. Have a pleasant chat under the aroma of deliciously scented coffee. Also, have some more of that leftover wedding cake because you don't throw away treats.

If you get up early, you can also opt for an extensive lunch. This way, you've already had some romantic time together in the morning and can complement it with a loving gathering with friends and family.
Tip: ask them right away if they would like to stay to help you with the next point.

Not immediately the most fun moment of the day, but if you're on cloud nine, even tidying up becomes an enjoyable activity. If you set up the party venue yourself, you still have quite a bit of work ahead of you, but with just the two of you or with a whole bunch of friends, it becomes manageable. While tidying up the venue, also tackle all the other tasks: picking up any gifts, returning the decorations to the rental company, taking your wedding dress to the dry cleaner, returning the trays to the bakery, etc... Take it from us: postponing until later only brings frustrations. What you do today won't end up on the well-known (and ever-growing) to-do list.

Take time for each other, exchange loving glances, and above all, make sure you are relaxed. Immerse yourself in the new dimension of your love and the tranquility of this day. Plan a wellness day or start preparing for the honeymoon. What could be more fun than packing suitcases with the prospect of a wonderful time together?
Take a leisurely bike ride, go on a day trip… whatever you do: take care of each other and enjoy, but most importantly, enjoy with each other.