It should go without saying that planning a large event like a wedding can easily become a stressful experience. Though you might know this to a degree, it doesn’t lessen the feelings of anxiety and anticipation that appear as the date looms closer. Luckily, it is never too late to take a step back and catch your breath. If you’re finding yourself stressed while planning your wedding, look over these suggestions on how to calm yourself and stay grounded at every turn.  

Talk About Anything Else

Due to the involved nature of planning a wedding, most couples tend to spend a lot of time talking about their upcoming nuptials. Whether you’re talking to your partner, friends, or coworkers, you may feel like something of a broken record after a while. The solution to this is as simple as talking about literally any other topic. It might take a bit of effort on your part, but finding other points of discussion to engage with is the best way to feel like your nuptials aren’t fully consuming your life. 

Look Away

Just as talking endlessly about your event exhausts those around you, consuming wedding content around the clock will cause you a lot of stress. While a little bit of poking around blogs, magazines, and apps can inspire you and point you in the direction of new ideas, it also increases your overall fixation. Obsessing over each and every detail of your wedding is never going to make you feel calm and collected. To ensure this doesn’t happen, you need to learn to look away. Stop scrolling through wedding content and engage with another activity.

Schedule a Date Night

A wedding is simply the first step of a lifelong journey of marriage. Unfortunately, plenty of couples put their relationships on pause to an extent while planning their events. Since you always want to dedicate time to nurturing and nourishing the bond you share, it can be wise to schedule weekly date nights. These nights should have a hard rule of no wedding talk, allowing you to enjoy each other’s company without the feelings of pressure that come with the planning process. 

Most of your budget is likely tied up in planning for your wedding, so you may be hesitant to go out on a weekly basis for dates. Thankfully, you don’t need to spend any money to make a night memorable with the person you love. You can watch a movie, cook a meal, or simply hang out and talk like you did when you first met. You might find these dates are so enjoyable that you want to keep with them long after the wedding has come and gone. 

Prioritize Tasks

The human mind is quite funny. Sometimes, all you need to do is trick yourself out of feeling stressed in order to take control of your emotions. If you feel overwhelmed by all of the tasks you need to complete before your wedding, prioritizing the importance of each item on your to-do list can transform how you feel. A number of scientific studies on stress have revealed that creating organized lists and detailed schedules can radically alter how anxious someone feels about a particular topic.

Remember the Reason

Finally, don’t forget the reason for the event. Do you really want to sour the memory of this time with emotional outbursts and nights of insomnia? Though it is natural to feel nervous, being consumed by the planning process will do you no favors. Remember why you’re putting in all this effort, and it can center you during difficult times.

While it’s common to feel stressed, planning your wedding doesn’t need to be a mess of anxieties. Take a step back, find what helps you feel the least anxious, and commit to creating a calmer disposition.