We’ve all got an idea of how not to act when it comes to planning our wedding day, but let’s face it with the stress and pressure and deadlines you can find yourself becoming irate over the tiniest of things and turning into some sort of beast that stomps around screeching and tearing down buildings in Japan.
Well… not quite. But your friends and family might see the similarity, minus the scaly bits.
You might be looking at wedding dresses in Sydney and they can’t turn around your bridesmaid gowns in time or on the big day itself you could be running late because your up do took too long or someone you didn’t invite randomly turned up, expecting to be seated and fed.
You can’t control everything. You can’t control everyone. So don’t take your stress out on those around you, break down into fits of rage or break things.
But do heed these words of advice:
Dish out some jobs – You can’t choose the cake, arrange the flowers, make the table placements and arrange the seating plan all on your own. Trust someone else with a couple of jobs. Sharing is caring.
Let your groom play a part – Don’t assume he just wants to put his feet up and then turn up on the day in a tux you picked out for him. Okay he might just want to put his feet up and turn up on the day but don’t let him; get him to pick up his tux at least.
Don’t panic – We hate to say it but forgetting to put that glittery confetti in the save the date cards isn’t going to ruin everything. Honest. Plus we all secretly hate that person who makes us spill annoyingly small pieces of confetti on the floor when we open a card.
Life is still going on – You might be able to only think about the wedding but friends and family have lives of their own and your constant stress talk and planning the wedding when you should be spending time with them could test relationships. Until at least a couple of weeks before don’t make everything about you getting married.
There have been stories of brides kicking pregnant women out of their bridal party because they would ruin photos, making their bridesmaids dye their hair brown so they would be the only blonde and brides who have had temper tantrums because a grandparent has died just before the wedding.
With these terrifying examples and the advice above in mind the planning stages of your wedding should go smoothly, you won’t turn into a terrifying beast and there won’t be an intervention from friends who strip you of your diary planning privileges and won’t let you try on your wedding dress again until you’ve calmed down.
Disclosure: This is a collaborative post
