Planning a wedding just might be one of the most nerve-wracking and stressful experiences. Even if you have an extremely small wedding, there is just so much do DO!
My wedding was indeed not small with about 350 invited guests. And although I do not consider myself high-maintenance when it comes to things like this, I was stressed to the max. Actually I think it makes it worse when you don't have your wedding planned to the last detail by the time you're 12. Because then there is the same amount to get done, but you haven't given much thought to it and frankly don't really care, but it still needs to be DONE.
For me and Evan, the church and the guest list proved to be the biggest stressors. Luckily we figured out the church thing fairly early on. The guest list was a different story. (People responding with more attendees than were invited...need I say more?)
But for some unknown reason, about the time that Stress Mode kicks into high gear - one month til the Big Day - I actually began to relax. It was so bizzare. I started to see things in perspective and realized how lucky I was to get to be marrying the greatest guy I could ever imagine. Sounds cheesy maybe, but it was true. I realized how much God had blessed me to be able to walk down the aisle and marry Evan with all of our loving and supportive family members and good friends there to celebrate.
The rest of the month flew by and the pre-wedding activities culminated with an amazing rehearsal dinner at Bella Milano. I was happy and tired, but that night, I didn't sleep a wink.
I finally just got up around 6 or 6:30 in the morning on the day of the wedding and took a walk around my neighorhood, the one I'd lived in since I was two years old. I couldn't have imagined a better wedding day morning and felt completely revived.
So brides who are driving themselves absolutely crazy: the best thing I can say to do is to take some time to relax and put things in perspective. Everything will work out in some way or another, and instead of worrying about what's going to happen next, the highest priority of your wedding day should be reveling in the moments as they come as you share your special day as husband and wife!
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I agree with you Courtney. I have not yet met a bride that went through the whole process without feeling the stress. When my husband and I got married almost two years ago, our biggest stressor was finances. We really wanted a nice evening that would be memorable for our friends and family, but didn't want to break my parents. Needless to say, there were several arguments, but it ended up working out just fine and we all had a wonderful time.
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