Tips For De-Stressing Before Your Wedding

The weeks leading up to your wedding can be stressful, but it’s important to remember that it’s totally normal to want to relax a little bit and destress. It doesn’t mean you’re not excited about getting married! Many brides-to-be find unwinding before their big day will help them stay calm and focused on what really matters, committing to the love of your life and celebrating with all your nearest and dearest. Below you’ll find some tips to help you create a stress free few weeks before your wedding.

Leaving work at work

It’s important to leave work at work. You don’t want to take your stress home with you, and checking emails or texts off hours can be super distracting when all you want to do is relax and enjoy your time off before the big day! As tempting as it is to send one more email on that big project, you must maintain boundaries while prepping for your wedding, or you will find yourself overwhelmed.

Exercise

Exercise is a great way to destress, especially before your wedding. It can help you sleep better, feel more confident and energized, and be more productive at work and in life in general.

Enjoy a balanced diet

Eat more fruits and vegetables, eat less processed foods, and drink more water throughout the day instead of soda pop/energy drinks/etc., which can cause dehydration over time. Doing all this will help you feel better, destress, and keep your skin nice and glowy for the wedding day.

Enjoy a spa day

A spa day is a great way to destress before the wedding; indulge in that massage or pedicure - you deserve it! You could also make it a special celebration with your girls or family and book a full day spa experience and lunch etc.

You can't control the weather

As you’re making your wedding plans, it’s important to remember that there are some things you can’t control. The weather is one of them. The best thing you can do is look at the forecast for your wedding day and plan accordingly: if it’s going to rain or be hot, you need to be prepared, but stop obsessing over it - you can’t change it!

Meditate or journal

You may want to meditate or journal about your thoughts and feelings. This can help you get in touch with what’s really going on in your mind, destress, and feel better going into your wedding week or day.

Delegate wedding responsibilities

It’s important to delegate wedding responsibilities. You can’t do it all, and you don’t have time for that either! Start by identifying the tasks that you want or need someone else to take care of--if you’re not sure where to start, ask family members and friends if they’d like any specific duties assigned to them. Once everyone knows what his or her role is going to be during the wedding planning process, make sure he or she sticks with it.

It's okay to relax and take a minute for yourself

It can be overwhelming to think about all of the things that you have to do in order to plan a wedding, but it’s important not to forget about yourself. You need time to unwind and take care of yourself so that you are healthy and relaxed on your wedding day. It’s okay if this means taking a break from planning at times; there will still be plenty of time for stress later on, but now is definitely not one of those times! For more wedding planning advice, be sure to check out our website

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