Your wedding day will be the happiest day of your life. However, if you’re like most couples, then planning the wedding can be quite the opposite experience.
According to a study by Zola [1], 96% of couples said that wedding planning was stressful, so you are certainly not alone!
Maintaining happiness can seem complicated when you’re spending months trying to make this one day perfect.
However, constant stress can be detrimental to your mental health and may even negatively affect your relationship [2].
So when you’re overwhelmed with the wedding planning process, follow the six tips below to maintain serenity and happiness [3].
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Take Breaks
As with all types of stress, taking ample breaks is key to staying calm and happy.
Though you may feel that taking a break will only create more of a time crunch and add to the stress, the truth is that breaks are crucial when dealing with any stressful situation [4].
Or maybe you need to prioritize other responsibilities for a while.
Have a spa day with friends, or take a mini-vacation over a long weekend with your partner.
Just find a way to step back from wedding planning for a few days to clear your head. You will return to the planning with a calmer mind and more energy.
Take Care of Yourself
Another key to staying calm and happy when planning your wedding is to take care of yourself. When we don’t take care of ourselves, our mental health can suffer.
That’s why it’s crucial to take care of your body, even if you feel like you don’t have the time to do so.
This means eating right, exercising frequently, and sleeping well.
Without these factors, you will have a much harder time coping with your stress, which means planning your wedding will be more frustrating and far less fun than it should be.
Remain Flexible
Flexibility is essential for happiness [5] in any aspect of life, let alone something as strenuous as wedding planning.
Couples often stress when they can’t make their specific vision of their wedding come into reality.
The truth is that some items or details will not be available or be exactly as you want them to be.
It would be best if you were open to other options in these situations. Otherwise, you may find yourself having an emotional breakdown over something trivial.
Furthermore, your partner has a vision for their wedding, too, and that vision may clash with yours.
You will need to be flexible and open so that you can choose options that you both like.
Get Some Help
Planning a wedding is no small task. If you are trying to do everything yourself, you’re bound to be overwhelmed.
This is why so many people get a wedding planner involved. A professional wedding planner can take care of the details you either don’t want to worry about or don’t have time for.
Having a wedding planner deal with those tasks can give you more free time and take some of the burdens off your shoulders.
Alternatively, you can also ask your bridal party or wedding party to help out. Most members are honored to be a part of your ceremony and are willing to pitch in any way they can.
Enjoy the Process
It’s easy to turn your wedding planning into a long to-do list. But the fact is that this should be an enjoyable experience. After all, this will be the best day of your life.
So have some fun checking out venues and delight in all the food samplings.
You will only get one wedding day so enjoy all the experiences and decisions you have to make throughout the planning process. Don’t get bogged down in the details.
Have fun with everything and focus on how great the day will turn out.
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Remember Why You’re Planning This In The First Place
All of this planning is to create the ultimate celebration of your love.
You are going to spend the rest of your life with the most extraordinary person you have ever met, and you’re inviting everyone to that formal commitment.
This day is all about you and your partner, not about impressing someone else with certain decorations.
While obsessing over the details, it can be easy to forget the whole point of planning a wedding in the first place.
Some people become so engrossed with planning the perfect party that they forget the only person that matters on that day: their partner.
Take some time to ground yourself and remember why you want the day to be special: to commemorate the love of your partner.
How can you not be happy when thinking about your lives together?
Resources
1. 5 Effective Ways to Fight Wedding Planning Stress | Zola Expert Wedding Advice [Internet]. zola.com. [cited 2022 Feb 9]. Available from: https://www.zola.com/expert-advice/5-effective-ways-to-fight-wedding-planning-stress
2. 4 Ways To Take The Stress Out Of Wedding Planning [Internet]. HuffPost. 2013 [cited 2022 Feb 9]. Available from: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dont-let-the-wedding-ruin_b_2570592
3. Happiness | BetterHelp [Internet]. www.betterhelp.com. Available from: https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/happiness/
4. The Importance of Taking Breaks [Internet]. The Wellbeing Thesis. 2019. Available from: https://thewellbeingthesis.org.uk/foundations-for-success/importance-of-taking-breaks-and-having-other-interests/#:~:text=Taking%20breaks%20has%20been%20shown
5. Schlanger D. Research Shows That Mastering “Cognitive Flexibility” Is The Key To Happiness [Internet]. Business Insider. [cited 2022 Feb 9]. Available from: https://www.businessinsider.com/cognitive-flexibility-is-the-key-to-being-happy-2012-7
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