Meaning of Weddings in Dreams

In life, weddings are meant to be occasions of happiness and joy. Dreaming about weddings, though, takes on many different meanings. While some of these interpretations are happy ones, others are warnings and symbolic of problems in your life. Here you will find some interpretations of both types of wedding dreams.

[edit] Wedding dreams and transition

When you dream of a wedding, this is a huge symbol that you are either getting ready to go into something new in your life, or that you have already entered into this new phase. As weddings are seen as the start of a new life, the symbolism in many of these types of dreams will mean the same for the dreamer.

[edit] Happy wedding dreams

If you are already married, and you dream of a wedding in which you are marrying your current spouse, this is symbolic of a happy marriage. It shows your strong commitment to and love for each other. It may also be symbolic of a new phase in your marriage. This is simply a dream to take as it is presented to you, with no mystical meanings.

[edit] Negative meanings of wedding dreams

If you have some sort of anxiety or fear in your life, you may have a wedding dream. These can symbolize a worry about something that may be acknowledged or subconscious. Oddly enough, a wedding dream can indicate feelings of bitterness, extreme sorrow, or even death. Another symbolism of wedding dreams shows that you may have some real issues with commitment. You may feel that committing to someone will somehow rob you of your independence. While this may not be something you have admitted to on conscious level, your subconscious will know.

[edit] Literal meanings of wedding dreams

Lots of people who are getting married may dream about weddings simply because planning it is consuming so much of their time. These are considered to be anxiety dreams brought on by the excessive stress and worry over getting each little detail right. You may also be experiencing some conflicts with your in-laws, as well as grappling with some commitment issues.

[edit] Miscellaneous meanings of wedding dreams

If you dream that you are planning your own wedding to someone you have never met in real life, you are actually merging your feminine and masculine sides. You may also be trying to find a way to balance the aggressive and passive sides of your personality. If you cannot do this when you are awake, your subconscious will give you a nudge in the right direction as you sleep.

You may be able to see from this information that you had a totally inaccurate idea of what a wedding dream represents. However, as with any other dream you have, pay attention to what happens in the dream, and make a record of it. You will want to apply it to your waking life in order to analyze what its meaning is for you, personally. It might surprise you at just how much you will learn about yourself as you do this.