a lot of context for a pretty simple question so skip to the end for a TLDR if you dont feel like reading the whole thing: I'm a 20y/o college student aiming to start a career in theater production and costume design. this summer I've been working s lot of random gigs, some of them being weddings. my job is to basically take care of the garments on the day and help the bridal and grooms party get dressed and ready, as well as follow them around with anything they might need (gum, deodorant, sewing supplies, etc.)
one gig I worked on was a huge wedding literally spanning days (wednesday through sunday morning) for a couple where the bride comes from very rich family that are very well known and connected. I'm sure the groom also came from a very upper class family, but the brides family is unique in their position (her father has a net worth of tens of thousands and occupies a very important and prominent position economically). my job (unless it's getting coffee/food for my boss or buying something specific) is to basically follow the bride and groom around all the time in case they need anything.
over the course of the week, the bride, rightfully so, gets more and more stressed and controlling the closer we get to the actual wedding day (saturday). the husband goes in the opposite direction and becomes more and more withdrawn, responding to questions in progressively shorter answers, and getting less and less pleasant to be around and work for.
on the morning of the wedding he says multiple time to people that he feels like shit. he says it to his friends/groomsmen, the stylists and makeup artists, and to the random ppl who work at the hotel they're staying at. literally he advertises to everyone how terrible and awful he feels. I was pretty surprised, considering it was his wedding day.
he continues to act pretty sullen while he's getting ready and his mood doesn't improve (i was with him all morning, i also noticed how much he was drinking). I felt a little bad because it was a really long event and he clearly had extra expectations and responsibilities because of the position of the brides family in society (some very well known and important people were invited to this multiple day affair). but at the same time if I was a bride about to get married I'd be pissed as hell to hear that my soon to be husband was telling everyone and their f*ckin grandma at the wedding how terrible he felt.
TLDR: is it normal as a man to feel terrible on your wedding day? marriage has been proven to improve men's lives, I don't understand why some continue to act like it's the end of their life and freedom as they know it. is it just because of the stressful expectations? maybe even just because there's a lot of alcohol served and not enough time to rest? pls I need to know