When we think about wedding planning, invariably wedding stress is a topic that comes up. If you want to avoid wedding stress completely, you could benefit from some of the following practices.
Prioritise the Essentials
If you want to keep things in perspective, you’ve got to look at the things that are the most important to your dream wedding. When you start to put these key components in place at the very start of the planning, you are going to greatly minimise stress further down the line. It’s important to check in with yourself and your goals to ensure that you know what is and is not important. Of course, the venue and address are vital, but if you are agonising over which type of wedding bow ties the groom or the groomsmen are going to wear, you’ve got to decide if this is really worth your stress.
Communicate With Each Other
So many disagreements stem from a lack of communication. Talking it through with your significant other will ensure that you are all on the same page. A lot of the time, we think that we are going to disagree over things, but this is why planning and preparation as a unit are so important, especially if the parents or the in-laws are paying for the bulk of the wedding. It’s about having an understanding of their vision for the big day and hearing what they have to say about what is important to them. Communication and compromise are crucial.
Look After Yourself
Stress is something that can only take over our lives if we let it. Wedding planning stress can result in a number of physical symptoms like changes in appetite, reduced sex drive, breakouts, and even loss of hair. This is why you’ve got to start by making very specific rules for wedding planning. Rather than letting it take over your life, set aside 2 hours in the evening three times a week and use the rest of the time for things that you like. Self-care is about ensuring that you are doing something regularly that will reduce your reactions to stress. Stress covers five different areas: professional, spiritual, emotional, social, and physical. Therefore, understand what your stress encompasses, and use the right tools.
Have a Backup Plan
Problems are going to occur. The biggest mistake we all make is thinking the problems can be avoided. So having a Plan B or an alternative to every conceivable problem means that you are not going to sweat it as much. When you are prepared for the worst-case scenarios, you are going to react better when it goes wrong. The difficulty in planning a wedding for most people is thinking that it’s got to be perfect. Nothing is perfect, and you may want things to be just so. On your wedding day, there will be times when you’ve just got to make peace with the fact that a flower is not going to have a specific shade or the venue you really wanted is just not available on a specific day. Stress doesn’t have to take over your life, especially when it comes to planning your wedding.