How to deal with wedding planning stress

My client (she's the Mother of the Bride) told me this afternoon that she feels that her stress level is slowly rising as the wedding date is approaching rapidly (we have 1 month and 17 days left to go to Event Date). I ask her how come as it is not the first wedding in the family albeit it's her eldest daughter that's getting hitched. She was worried about our meeting with the venue representative as he was taking over the sales executive that we have been dealing with who has resigned from the resort last month, worried about what can go wrong during the wedding and so forth. The meeting today was for us to touch base with this new guy, who Thank God, is the Sr Sales Manager and is very genial and friendly with us, not to mention knowing his stuff. The worry was wiped away instantly from my client and the three of us got on like a house on fire.

Basically, at some point some brides (I find that grooms are more laidback and just want to get married!) gets disheartened about the whole planning the wedding and going through all the minute details as well as absorbing it, trying to remember every single conversation. To handle stress easily, try to:-

1. Allocate certain hours of the day for your planning i.e. from 5-7pm that is when you make calls to vendors, update the details in your log book or answer emails pertaining to the wedding. If you do it during your lunch break, you might just not have enough time to eat. Now that is where it gets serious as your weight will be affected as well as your bridal outfit.
2. Back up all details and have everything in writing from the vendors. Send an email after a meeting with them to recap what has been discussed about to ensure that there are no miscommunication during the discussion. I usually have my jottings in a book (as well as sketches) on the computer.
3. Once you have decided on a theme or the style - stop reading bridal magazines. It will only confuse you about your prior decisions or selection.
4. If it all looks dreary or just too over-whelming, take a break from it. Rest your mind over the weekend and don't discuss the wedding with your fiance or friends. Just tell them that you are having a little break from the planning, not the wedding. Having a break from the planning will eventually remind you why you are getting married to the man you love.
5. If you still feel that you can't handle it anymore, share the task with your fiance or  delegate some duties to your bridesmaids. They are more than willing to help, just set a dateline on the task which at the end of the day can ease your stress and still get results!

Photo from Bella Baxter Events

But if you think that it is just too overwhelming for you to handle the planning and work commitment is just unbearable, give us a call and we can take away the stress from you!