10 Tips for Combating Wedding Stress!
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Many times, brides and grooms experience different kinds of stress. Brides are usually more emotional about the wedding plans, and grooms are concerned about, or “stressed out” about money. Whether you are a bride or a groom, it is a time where all kinds of stress can manifest itself. Here are a few tips to combat your wedding stress:
Expect that there will be stress in planning your wedding. Why? There are a lot of decisions to be made, many details to be worked out, and others may want, or try to influence you. That is not bad or wrong it just requires that you and your fiancé be aware of what is really happening. Try to respond to issues and avoid reacting to things.
You can't satisfy everyone. One of the greatest challenges facing brides and grooms is their feelings of wanting to satisfy everyone. There are so many people involved - family, friends and relatives. Setting realistic expectations is very important.
Don’t expect perfection. Expect a “terrific” day. Setting expectations that are too high will create stress and lead to frustration, and then more stress.
Avoid future wedding day stresses. Feeling stressed about certain elements of the wedding such as, saying your wedding vows or your first dance? Then, visualize the event. Spend some quiet time alone, relax and really visualize in your mind the events going smoothly. Does this exercise several times a day if you need to!
One of the best ways to combat stress is to exercise. When things start getting out of control - STOP. Take a break and go to the gym or go for a brisk walk.
Avoid people that make you feel stressed. There are always some people (relatives or friends) that know how to “push your buttons”. When you are feeling very stressed… be sure to stay away from or at least limit your time with these people.
Know your stress threshold. Wedding planning can cause a great deal of stress between the bride and the groom. Individually, you both should be aware of your thresholds for stress, and how much stress you can handle in a given time period. If you notice that one of you is nearing your “threshold”, then take a short break from your wedding planning and does something fun together.
Parents can heighten stress, let them know if they are making the situation worst- nicely. Parents can also experience wedding stress as their children get married and leave “the nest”. This is commonly referred to as “separation anxiety”. It can be a time of great anxiety for the parents, which can then create stress and highly emotional issues for the bride and groom.
Time pressure can cause a great deal of stress. Don’t try and do everything yourself. Delegate as much as you can to others.
Save time for each other. Are you and your fiancé arguing more than normal? Realize that this is normal, because you are spending more time on wedding planning versus spending time on your relationship. That’s why it is so important to take time away from wedding planning and spend time with each other. A romantic dinner, a bike ride—whatever you both like to do together (just don’t discuss the wedding plans!)
Author by Catherine Goulet (Author), - 09 18, 2006 varnita@kebridal.com at http://www.onewed.com | 
