In an ideal world, the build up to your wedding day would be romantic, fun, and chilled. Who are we kidding? It’s fraught with last minute changes, late RSVPs, and a few financial worries thrown in for good measure. The last few weeks of wedding planning is anything but romantic, and you wouldn’t be the first bride to find yourself occasionally hoping for it all to be over, skipping straight over the wedding to the domestic bliss that lies waiting on the other side. The key to surviving the mayhem of wedding planning is a bit of preparation, delegation, and a whole lot of self-care. Don’t rip your hair out or give up just yet, give some of these things a go first.
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It’s all about the lists
Any lover of lists will sing their praises to you until they’re blue in the face, but when you’re faced with such a huge task as wedding planning, with so many different things to consider, you’ll wonder why you didn’t start them before you even met the love of your life. When you keep lists, everything is on paper, rather than clogging up your mind. You can go to bed knowing you’ll never forget any crucial details because it’s all in your trusty list. Add to it as you go, feel the immense satisfaction of successfully completing a task, and sleep easy knowing you’ve got everything under control. Keep a little black book in your handbag, full of lists – and lists of lists – and you’ll feel like a whole new woman.
Take time for yourself
When it’s all go go go it’s so important to take some time for yourself, either with your girlfriends, or just completely alone. Wedding planning can become consuming, so taking time away, with an embargo on any wedding gossip, is essential. A date with the spa for some brilliant massage therapy might be in order, with a glass of cold wine waiting for you afterward. Being able to clear your mind, turn off your cell, and spend some time focusing on you is essential for staying sane.
Enjoy your fiancé’s company
The problem with wedding planning is that it can become the focus of your relationship, rather than a result of it. This can put an invisible wedge between you and your fiancé, which isn’t really what you need when you’ve got the stress of planning for the first day of the rest of your lives together. Make sure you spend some time enjoying each other’s company, refusing to talk about the wedding, and having fun. Don’t let romantic gestures fall by the wayside – the best thing to get you through the stress is reminding each other why you’re doing it.
Finally, don’t be scared to delegate
Chances are, you’ll have plenty of people around you who are willing to give you a helping hand. Your parents, your girlfriends, and your partner will all, likely, take some of the stress from you, but you have to let them. You might even want to consider having a day of coordinator, if not a wedding planner, at your disposal. Don’t shy away from delegating – you don’t have to be a bridezilla, but a second opinion on the flower arrangements, or someone else calling the caterer for the zillionth time today wouldn’t go amiss.
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