Thank you to our Guest Contributor Emma Williams…
Your wedding might be the most amazing day of your life, but planning it will be the most stressful periods you’ll ever go through. It doesn’t matter if it’s a small or big wedding, as you’ll start feeling a lot of pressure to make your special day perfect. If you add mettlesome relatives and friends to the mix, the amount of stress doubles. Just because there is a lot of stress doesn’t mean that you can’t beat it, though. There are some ways you can fight stress, minimize it, and still have an amazing wedding.
1. Don’t bottle things up…
Frustrations are a normal, natural, and constant part of our lives. They tend to build up much more quickly when you’re planning a wedding, though. You don’t have to worry about seeming nit-picky or naggy. This is your wedding day- if you don’t like something, say it. There is always a nice way to communicate your feelings and get your message across without seeming like a diva.
It’s especially important to discuss things that frustrate you with your partner. This is their wedding too and they’re feeling just as much pressure you are. For all you know, they might be feeling the same things but don’t know how to tell you.
2. Take a break…
Being at it for hours and not getting anywhere doesn’t mean you’ll eventually get where you need to be. It just means you’re stuck in a mental loop and that you’re going to completely drain your mental energy and fill up on negative emotions. When you recognize this toxic behaviour, drop everything and take a break. Your brain simply isn’t cooperating anymore, and the only sensible thing you can do is walk away. When you rest a little and your brain rejuvenates, you’ll have a much easier time completing the task you were doing before.
When we take a break from something that we are unable to solve, we usually come back with a fresh take on things and a new solution. As well as that, you should also make time for regular breaks after you’ve been productive with your wedding all day. Doing many things daily might be satisfying, but without taking any breaks, you’ll soon lose the motivation to continue. So, put your mental and physical needs before the needs of the wedding. Rest up, do something you like, and come back a whole new person to the planning. The stress doesn’t have to eat you up completely.
3. Alternatives to smoking…
At this stressful period, most soon to be married couples turn to smoking. The calming effects of nicotine are well-known, so it is no surprise that smoking becomes the new normal.
Soon enough, one cigarette every stressful situation becomes a pack of cigarettes a day, though. Instead of helping yourself with the wedding stress, you’re now just stuck with a bad habit that’s hard to kick.
Instead of smoking, or if you already started but want to gradually stop, consider buying some quality e-liquid and switch to e-cigarettes. They’ll give you the nicotine you need but in a much purer form. You won’t have to intake other chemicals found in cigarettes, and you won’t intake nearly as much nicotine, either. This is an awesome alternative to cigarettes because it’s easier to quit and doesn’t have to turn into a lifelong addiction.
4. Delegate tasks…
Just because it’s your wedding doesn’t mean that you have to do everything by yourself. You should make a list of all the things that need to be done and include all the necessary details, then delegate those tasks to friends and family members who said they wanted to help. Being a perfectionist is one thing, but you can relax knowing that the people will just follow your list.
Therefore, everything will be done the way you wanted it to be, but you’ll get to avoid overworking yourself and doing tasks you really don’t have to. The things you need to be there in person for, like trying on your wedding dress or suit, are the things you’ll do- but anyone can go pick up the flowers.
Conclusion…
As you can see, minimizing wedding stress is possible regardless of how difficult the process may be. You don’t have to let the stress overtake this period of your life completely. You can still enjoy being engaged and planning your happily-ever-after in spite of the stress you’re facing. We’re confident that this will be an amazing day that will remain a warm memory for years to come.