EASING THE ANXIETY OF CHANGING YOUR WEDDING PLANS.

YOU’RE NOT ALONE.

EVERY SINGLE COUPLE with a wedding coming up is feeling exactly how you’re feeling.

Nervous.

Unsure about what to do next.

Where do you start?

IT’S COMPLETELY NORMAL TO FEEL THIS WAY.

First, here are some ways to help with anxiety.

I’m no doctor but these have helped me in the past:

GO OUTSIDE

Taking a walk and being with nature is proven to help calm nerves. Go feel the sunshine.

SET BOUNDARIES

Recognize what is making you feel drained and anxious and learn to either cut it out or set boundaries.

EXERCISE

It can decrease tension, improve sleep, and stimulate anti-anxiety effects. SWEAT A LITTLE BIT!

DEEP BREATHS

Breathe in for 5 seconds and out for 8 seconds. The breath out is what relaxes you. The key is to breathe out longer than breathing in.

CALMING HERBAL TEA

Chamomile tea or peppermint tea. ‘Nuff said.

FEET UP

Lay down with your feet up for 15 minutes.

STAY HEALTHY

When you eat a healthy, well-balanced meal, you feel good. If you eat crap, you feel like crap. Besides having chocolate sometimes. 😉

TURN IT OFF

When you’re doing any of these activities, TURN OFF YOUR PHONE, TV and anything else distracting. Be in the moment.

So now that we have ways to keep the nerves at ease, let’s talk about your wedding plans.

how to ease the wedding planning anxiety:

DEEEPPPPP BRRREEAATHHSSS

Take a few deep breaths before diving into your plans. Just to help relax the mind and body. Make sure your deep breaths are 5 seconds in and 8 seconds out. The out is the release so it should always be longer.

HAPPY VIBES LIST

Write out 3 things that bring you happy vibes. Get into the right headspace. Keep this list on your fridge or by your computer. Keep it handy so you can always look back at it when you’re feeling overwhelmed.

Need some inspiration? Here’s mine!

If you need a nap, take a nap.

When things get down, there’s only one way to go. UP.

10 minutes outside will relieve stress.

You’re not alone in this. I’m in it too.

Listen to this song – Weightless by Marconi Union

You don’t have to be good at something for it to be good for you.

Yes you can.

AFFIRMATIONS LIST

Write an affirmations list!! These are things you should always tell yourself. Sometimes you can’t remember them all so having them on a list reallllllllyyy helps. Keep this one handy as well.

RIDE THE WAVE

Planning a wedding during COVID is FLUID. It’s always changing, things get cancelled, things don’t go as planned, and THAT’S OK. Go into planning knowing this and having a mindset of ‘things change and I will ride the wave and go with the flow’ and you will be able to handle the unknown changes much easier. Say goodbye to wedding planning anxiety!

PRIORITIES

Start building a list of priorities. What do you need to do if you have to postpone your wedding? Set a new date, call vendors, and map out exactly what a PLAN B day would be like. These are just a few items that could go on this list.

TAKE YOUR TIME

Tackle 1-2 things in your list. Don’t rush it. If you start feeling anxious, stop what you’re doing, take a deep breath, walk around, make a tea, watch a fav show. Say affirmations and read your happy vibes list. This whole situation is temporary.

COMMUNICATION

Maintain communication with everyone: vendors, family, friends. Let them in on the plans. They can help with small tasks too!

BE REAL

This is a tough time. Give yourself some grace and don’t be hard on yourself. Avoid that wedding planning anxiety by not bottling up any emotions. Be honest and real with yourself. If it’s too hard to start the plans today, then it’s too hard. Try again in a couple days. 🙂

I truly hope this list helps you with replanning your wedding. There’s so much uncertainty right now so just live DAY BY DAY.

STAY SAFE.

STAY POSITIVE.