Signs to watch out for that you’re turning more Bridezilla/Groomzilla than Bridechilla/Groomchilla. And tips to turn it all around!
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Obviously we love weddings…a) we both had one – so there’s your first clue and b) work in the industry… we’re clearly fans. We have videos focusing on every aspect of the day known to man and spend a slightly excessive amount of time on social media (- don’t tell my husband I admitted that!) staring at wedding related stuff and chatting with engaged couples. It’s a big part of our worlds! That said, planning a wedding is not all free cake samples and staring at shiny diamonds like a magpie. There are usually budgets, time constraints, a lot of organisation, stress and sometimes frustrations, tensions and family frictions in the mix. It’s a big life event that we want to make special in whatever way that means for us. We’ve spent our whole lives hearing, “it’s the best day of your life” so understandably that can equate to an internal sense of pressure and potentially a lot of external opinions.
One minute you’re checking something off the to-do list with your best smug face on, and the next you’re having a silent (or not so silent bride/groom-zilla sized) meltdown about how much there is left to do. Believe me you are not alone. Also the dreams, they are not uncommon either. But it’s ok! We have been talking about the warning signs to watch out for and our tips for how to get the show back on track so you can actually enjoy the process!
Remember, stress isn’t all bad, now this is my counselling degree talking…I think we hear ‘stress’ and have negative connotations of the word. But if you think about it, a level of stress can be helpful! It can help us be productive, get things checked off that to-do list, feel motivated and get things moving. Good stress! It’s when we start to tip over the line into feeling anxious, overwhelmed or even paralysed by it that it becomes unhelpful. But that’s where this video comes in…our tips are here to help you stay on the ‘good stress’ side of the line!
If you’ve got any other suggestions for our other brides and grooms to be, leave them in the comments below so we can all be zen together!
Namaste! Bride Society.
