ALT-1 How to not be a Bridezilla
We have all seen the show Bridezillas and heard the horror stories from friends or family who had to deal with a real life Bridezilla. Maybe you swore to yourself and anyone who would listen once you got engaged that you would not turn into this vile and demanding creature. But sometimes the wedding planning process takes on a life of its own and before you know it you are dealing with stress levels never before experienced and ready to take the head off of everyone around you. The wedding planning process consumes you and takes over every aspect of your life until you finally snap and turn into a monster. Bridezilla, to be specific. It is not inevitable however. There are plenty of ways to keep your cool and avoid turning into this treacherous creature.
First off, remember why you are doing this in the first place and remember that this is supposed to be fun. You are planning a wedding so that you can spend the rest of your life with the person you love, not to stress yourself to the point where you are beyond recognition. Have fun with the planning. You only get to do it once so don’t spend the time stressed out and pulling out your hair. Once it’s gone, you can’t get it back.
Take a deep breath and exhale. Nothing is so important that it should make you lose your cool on the people around you who are taking part in your special day because they love you. There are some things that are more important than centerpieces and wedding favors.
The more you can let things roll off of your back and go with the flow, the better off you will be and the better off everyone around you will be. Let go of that image you have in your head of “perfection”. It doesn’t exist in any form of reality and you’re only going to make yourself crazy trying to achieve it. When things go wrong, and they inevitably will, just take a breath, count to ten, walk away, do whatever you need to do to not explode right then and there. There is a solution for every problem, you just have to figure it out.
Remember this is not just your wedding, there is another party in all of this – your future husband. Do the planning together. Wedding planning can be a great way to figure out if you two make a good team.
