It Has Come . . . and Gone
Now that my dream wedding has come and gone I’m back to share my experiences leading to the big day. The month leading up to the wedding was a crazy one indeed. Although I had most of all my projects completed I still felt overwhelmed. Being the ‘Bride to Be’ you will feel like you have a million things to do and no time to do them. During this month you will also be getting excited. It’s finally time to go and pick up that marriage license and now . . . it’s real. With all of this going on you NEED to stay calm and remain focused! I was doing so well sticking to my plan of remaining calm and focused and then it hit. . . my one and only wedding melt down. There was only 2 weeks to go and it hit me like a ton of bricks. . . its here. . . its time. . .did I get everything done? What else do I need to do? So I sat down and cried for a good 5 minutes and then gathered myself. I sat down with the man who is now my husband and put together a game plan. We made a list of all the things we needed to get done and posted it in the kitchen so we could see it everyday. This allowed us to stay organized. We also created check lists of all the items that needed to be packed and ready the day before. So I have some advice that may be helpful to all of you soon to be brides out there:
1. Make check lists. . .this will help you remain focused and organized. You may find yourself doodling to do lists while at work, there is nothing wrong with this.
2. Let go of things that are out of your control. . .example: you cannot control the weather, checking it every 5 minutes will not make it change. Plan for the worst and hope for the best.
3. Communicate with you Fiancé . . .planning a wedding puts your relationship to the test, don’t throw it all out the window in the last month.
4. Don’t dwell on minor issues. . .things will go wrong and when they did I would tell myself the following “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference”
Hope this has been helpful. Happy planning!
