Overstressed Bride

rebeccafw

When people told me that planning a wedding is stressful, I had no idea. I almost lost sight of why we're getting married in the first place. What do you do to relax?

bbyckes

Drink. Sleep.  Repeat.  Your welcome.

MyNameIsNot

Cut back.  Wedding planning is only as stressful as you make it.  If your plans are so much for you that you can't handle it, it's a sign that you aren't doing the right thing.

I'm not saying it's never stressful, but if you're constantly stressed out, it's time to reconsider.

emarston1

Take a break!  Relax and have fun with your fiance.  That should remind you of why you are marrying him.

trix1223

Stop reading bride magazines.  Stop watching bride TV shows.  Stop reading bride websites.  All of those things exist only to sell the "stuff" their advertisers push.

The downside is that they also sell this myth about the "perfect wedding".  If you don't have *thus and so*  and do *this and that* and coordinate everything, and have "unique, clever, memorable, unusual, fabulous" <insert their ideas here />, your wedding won't be special.

Your wedding will be special, because you and your FI are marrying each other and committing to share your lives.  Will you be less married if you don't have monogrammed cocktail napkins?  Will you be less married if all of the BMs don't wear matching shoes?

Will you be less married if people drive their own cars instead of renting limos?  Wil you be less married if the ties the men wear are not exactly the same color as the dresses the BMs wear?


Periodically stop and ask yourself "Do I want this or do I need this?"  and then ask one more question:  Will this decision really matter the day after our wedding?

Don't let yourself get sucked into the silliness and you'll find yourself enjoying this time leading up to your wedding more.

Ken&Cass

Bring my gun to the firing range.

krmabojo

Take a break for a few days. Try not to think anout it. Spend the time with your FI and NOT talk about the wedding, just have fun

nicole0827

I"ve found that allowing other people to help you, even if it's just making a phone call to get a quote on something, has been very helpful. I tend to be a control freak myself and have taken on most of the burden, but when I"ve let others help I've felt so much better.   This isn't something that should make us sick.