Not that excited anymore

Anna614 Posted: Sep 28, 2011 07:49 PM

Not that excited anymore

This wedding is geting stressful, and i still have so much to do. Feeling overwhelmed

nyrvixen Posted: Sep 28, 2011 07:57 PM

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I think you need to step away from the planning for a day. A whole day when this wedding is not on your mind. Plan a day for yourself, get a mani, grab some wine, pop in a movie and just relax.

There are so many things to do with a wedding but if you don't take anytime for yourself you'll just be stressed out instead of enjoying the process.
And if you need to vent I'm always checking these boards (I'm addicted ) just FM me, I love trying to help others

soon2bmrsammo Posted: Sep 28, 2011 09:37 PM

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Don't worry! You still have some time. Don't stress, everything will get done.

meghan13 Posted: Sep 28, 2011 09:55 PM

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Take a step back! At this point in your planning you should really be having fun. Take a week off, go to a nice dinner with FH and enjoy yourself.

When I was planning my wedding, I actually stopped from Nov-Dec and enjoyed the holidays.

What are you stressed/overwhelmed by?

Anna614 Posted: Sep 28, 2011 10:18 PM

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Aww thank you ladies. I just feel like I have so much to do and on top of it all I'm dieting...lol. I guess I'll get over it and do what u ladies are suggesting and step away from planning for a few days.

ellablackelly Posted: Sep 28, 2011 10:35 PM

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don't be worried , everything will go on well just like your project !

mccoyrh Posted: Sep 28, 2011 10:36 PM

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I agree with the other ladies. Sounds like you need to take a break from the planning and just breathe. You have plenty of time to get everything done.

Once you get the major tasks done (venue, DJ or band, photographer/videographer, invitations and florist), you'll relax for a while. Enjoy being engaged and most of all have fun.

kattus Posted: Sep 29, 2011 06:59 AM

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Posted by Anna614

This wedding is geting stressful, and i still have so much to do. Feeling overwhelmed

You have over a year, don't worry!

IrishAli Posted: Sep 29, 2011 08:28 AM

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You have so much time! You are supposed to be having fun now! If your vendors are booked, take a break and regroup in a few weeks.

pixietina Posted: Sep 29, 2011 10:21 AM

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Take it one step at a time. You have over a year of planning so don't stress. Just step back, breathe and take a break from it all.

EmilyandPeter Posted: Sep 29, 2011 10:32 AM

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That started happening to me at the very beginning and I took a month off of planning. I tried to do things slowly and not overwhelm myself. Honestly take things slow. I am so much happier and enjoy the planning so much more.

justnicethings Posted: Sep 29, 2011 12:13 PM

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you have a ways to go and plenty of time to get things done! if you havent booked every vendor yet, why not devote every month to getting another one booked. this month do photographer. next month do flowers. month after do limos.

the other thing that really works when i'm overwhelmed is making a list. when it's there, you can really soak it in instead of having these thoughts bouncing around in your head. and the other good thing about lists is you can check things off!!!

i assure you it will ALL get done. i'm 16 days away and i was becoming very nervous about things when i was 10months out, but it all came together.

make sure you have date nights, too. puts it all into perspective. this whole wedding is based on love, not planning!

halfbaked Posted: Sep 29, 2011 12:17 PM

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Whoa. Step back and breathe! You're way too early in the game to be burnt out just yet! Though I promise, no matter how stressed you are, you'll wake up on the day of the wedding feeling like a million bucks!

ETA: Don't freak out about the vendors. I didn't have ONE vendor booked at your point and my wedding came together just fine. Only one vendor I contacted was unavailable on my day!

wishingwell1230 Posted: Sep 29, 2011 02:23 PM

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I agree that you need to take a break from the planning! You still have plenty of time! After the initial push of planning I started to run out of steam and get stressed all at the same time..I took a break and then I was ready to go again!!

Wedding planning is supposed to be FUN! But, yes there is a lot to think about. If it ever stops being fun and starts getting stressful, take a step back!!

bowlergyal Posted: Sep 29, 2011 02:47 PM

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I agree with everyone, take a step away, and breathe. Then when you get back to planning try to focus on one thing at a time . I use to do one thing a month, if I finish it early then I would go on to the next check. For example, I gave myself a month to choose my colors. I focused only on that. Then I moved on to flowers. This way your not too overwhelmed. You do have time so BREATHE.

SummerBeauty Posted: Sep 29, 2011 02:52 PM

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I made myself a timeline to do things in a reasonable amount of time and allowing for breaks between.

This could always be revised if I find myself getting overwhelmed.

You want to look back on you wedding and have happy memories of planning--not stress.

Take a breath and relax.. remember why you are getting married and make time for yourself!