Wedding day stress can turn even the most affable and easy-going brides into fire-breathing bridezellas. Every bride wants their wedding day to be perfect, and when things go wrong, it can seem catastrophic. Here are some tips to avoid wedding day stress.
1. Delegate, delegate, delegate!
You are not superwoman, and your wedding day, you certainly shouldn’t attempt to be. You are the guest of honour, and your job is to look amazing, do the pageant wave, and remember your vows. Your most important job on your wedding day is to enjoy it and soak up all the memories. Someone else, someone you trust to crack the whip and out out fires, can be the one running round making sure the day goes off without a hitch. If you cannot afford a professional wedding planner who will be there on your wedding day too, ask a relative who’s known for their problem-solving and organizational skills. It helps if they’re really pedantic.
2. Plan properly
As the saying goes, if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. If you give yourself a sufficient amount of time between the engagement and the wedding, you’re better equipped to plan all the details of your day. If it’s rushed, you’re bound to forget something and then attempt a desperate rescue mission on wedding day and pull your beautifully styled hair.
3. Rehearse
An important aspect of wedding planning that’s often overlooked is a wedding rehearsal. A run through of the wedding before the actual day will help to make sure everybody knows exactly where they should be, when, and what they should be doing. Everybody taking part in the wedding should have a copy of the running order and their roles that they can make themselves familiar with.
4.Take it easy!
However precisely you plan, weddings involve human beings, and where there are human beings, there are bound to be mistakes. Don’t sweat the petty things. If you forgot to wear your garter, don’t let it ruin your whole day. What matters is you’re marrying the love of your life, and in the grand scheme of things, a garter is really not that important. The good memories will far outweigh the slight oversights. Go easy on yourself!
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