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Top Five Ways to De-Stress While Planning a Wedding Ceremony


So you've found your soul mate, the man of your dreams, and to top it off, your Prince Charming has actually gotten down on one knee and proposed. So now comes the planning of the wedding ceremony, and you better believe that it can get super complicated. Between the future mother-in-law, the caterer, finding a reception hall, and making sure the bridesmaid dresses are affordable and yet not hideous, any bride can turn into a stressful wreck. Below are five tips that just might help the bride-to-be keep her sanity.

Tip #1 Exercise

Believe it or not, going out for a walk or hitting the treadmill during the time you plan your wedding ceremony can be a fantastic stress reliever. You know that exercise is a great way to get your pulse rate to a comfortable level, get the juices flowing, and clear your mind. During this stressful time, it can also be a great release.

Tip #2 Listen to a Few Songs

You've got the wedding ceremony planner out in front of you, and you're struggling to figure out what flowers to have for your center pieces. Bring a smile to your face and a song to your heart by putting in a CD of your favorite songs and sing along as you pick between poises or roses.

Tip # 3 Facial Uplifts

The stress of planning your wedding ceremony may be leaving your skin in poor shape. So what better way to take care of two problems at once than to take your lunch hour and treat yourself to a facial at your local day spa? It will relax you, and leave you feeling invigorated and ready to tackle the world, or at least the wedding part of it.

Tip # 4 Frozen Yogurt with Friends.

You've been looking at the guest list for about eight hours now, trying to whittle down the list for your wedding ceremony. Between your Aunt Hilda and your cousin Daniel, it's enough to drive a bride-to-be into bridezilla mode. So what do you do when life stresses you out, even if it's during planning a wedding ceremony? Grab a pint of your favorite frozen yogurt, call up your favorite friends, and sit down for a gossip fest. Let's face it, frozen creamery and friends are a great combination.

Tip # 5 Elope

Don't laugh. Many, many brides and grooms have found this to be the ultimate de-stressor when it comes to planning a wedding ceremony. All that is truly needed for a wedding is the bride, groom, a marriage certificate, a few witnesses, and someone to officiate the wedding. So grab a few of you best friends, or your parents, a nearby priest or justice of the peace, and have yourselves a wonderful, relatively stress-free, wedding. As for the reception hall, caterer and guests, have a great party when you return from your fun.

No matter when your wedding is taking place, it can be a very stressful time for any bride. By using a few of the tips mentioned above, perhaps it can be a little less stressful.

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