Tears of Joy, Not Stress
By: Tracey Wilson
Even though getting married is a happy time, it can also be one of the most stressful events of your life.
Planning a wedding can be down right painful — emotionally, physically and financially – it can also be exhausting.
Dealing with family anxieties and the demands of everyone around you can send you barreling head over heels into a tizzy.
As with all advice dealing with stress, the same holds true here; you must find time to just get off by yourself and do what works best to help you unwind: whether it’s a nice hot bubble bath, walking through nature, reading – do what you need to to help you unwind from all of the stressors of planning what’s suppose to be one of the happiest days in your life.
Make sure you don’t let the wedding turn into the wedding your mom always wanted. This is your day! Don’t let your friend’s ’suggestions’ make you turn it into something you really don’t want. How can you do this? Let everyone know from the start that you have set clear boundaries, and to keep yourself from getting stressed or side-tracked that you are not going to change them.
It’s true getting married can stir up a lot of different emotions. The process itself means a huge change in your life and may mark the change from living dependently on your parents, to living independently with your husband, taking care of everyday needs and monthly bills. This in itself can be scary and intimidating – just know that you will get yourself into a routine that works best for you and your household, and after a while it will all become second nature to you. Besides it’s a great feeling to be in charge of all things surrounding your own life!
Make sure you don’t let vendors talk you into the more expensive deal. Most of them are going to try and get the most money out of you as they can. If you’re tempted to go with a more expensive deal than what you were planning, tell them you’ll have to think about it at home, or discuss it with the groom and you’ll get back to them. Once you’re home it will be much easier to make the wisest choice for you. When you decide, pick up the phone and confirm your decision.
If you have bickering family and you’re worried they’re going to take the fighting to your wedding day, sit down and talk to them. Tell them how much you love them both, but for your sake will they please try to get along and not fight on your wedding day.
Perhaps one of the most important decisions will be who will be in charge of what. At the beginning of the wedding plans, sit down with the groom and decide which things you each will take care of alone, and which ones you will take care of together. Make it a promise to trust each other’s decisions. It may help if you both have already picked out the colors of the wedding, along with any certain style or theme. Have the calendar handy and make sure you allow both of you ample time to take care of the plans without being swamped causing you to become overly-stressed.
Working together and not letting others change your plans, as well taking what they say with a grain of salt, you will be able to get a handle on your stress level and enjoy your special day and the start of your new and exciting future.
This article has been submitted in affiliation with http://www.Prye.Com/ which is a site for Wedding Invitations.