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Inevitably, wedding stress will come to you no matter how well-prepared you are.

There will be little amount of stress initially. With a bit of stress is healthy, in a way you can be on your toes, making sure everything is well prepared. It only means that the wedding meant alot to you and you are committed to see it work, no matter what.

As your wedding day draw nears, more and more things come to mind and you may end up tired and stressed out. There will be at times you feel pulled in four corners.

You soon realised that you can’t breathe.

So, knowing the wedding stress is there, how can you reduce and manage your wedding stress.

If you are the bride:
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Who says wedding problems and stress will disappear after your wedding day?

No one says it and we all assume they will.

It is not easy to admit we have wedding stress. To admit only means that we are weaklings - weaklings who can’t even cope with our wedding day.

I’m not weakling and I dare admit that I do have wedding stress.

In fact, stress after wedding is normally accumulated before wedding and it is many times, we are still not able to cope.
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Wedding is a happy day. And behind all the smiles and laughters, who knows what is going on inside a bride’s mind and heart?

Let me ask you a question?

Have you ever lost someone and you just hope that someone will attend your wedding?

For me, I lost my dad when I was 14 years old. On my wedding day, I just really hope that he will turn up.

Though he is not there physically, the memory still lives on.

It is a trigger of my past.

So what sort of triggers you will have for your wedding?
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1. How I hope my dad is here?
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Whether you like it or not, stress will come and haunt you while you are happily preparing for your big day.

Initally you may not be aware of it.

You will feel a little overwhelmed when you first sit down and start planning your wedding checklist.

Then while looking at the tremendous number of tasks to do (from inviting the guests to making your own wedding invitation cards), you will tell yourself “I think I can do it.”

As months passed, and your energy is drained due to the amount of work and sapped by the people around you (mostly by your mother-in-law), you find yourself feeling tired and listless and maybe even scared.

And worse, your fiance is not supportive and doesn’t provide a listening ear. All he just says is “Don’t worry.”

You feel unheard and you are going to break down now, if not soon.

Have you ever felt this way before?

We all had this experience and it is normal to feel it.

The “secrets” to not breaking down is to be aware of your wedding stress and know how to handle your wedding stress.

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1. Talk it out to someone who listens
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I have heard of this saying that if you want to drive a woman crazy, all you need to do is to let her plan a wedding, preferably her own.

I think it is very true.

She will go insane because of the people around her incuding her parents, her fiance, her family and the people she has to work with.

1. How will her parents drive her insane?

If you are planning your wedding, you will know what I meant. Parents want the best for their daughter, but they didn’t know that they cause more harm.

Have you ever feel as if your parent, especially your mom is planning for her own wedding?

She would want you to wear certain color, especially red for the Chinese as it represents good fortune.

I remembered my mother-in-law wanted my wife to choose a bright red wedding gown and it looked so odd. Nowadays, youngsters like us want to choose contemporary color which suit our character and the current trend.

Can you imagine wearing your mom’s wedding gown now?
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Being bombarded with 101 things to do for your wedding?

It sounds really common as almost all brides and grooms feel really stressful while planning their wedding.

I have heard of brides who can’t take the stress and ended up cancelling weddings.

Others were more fortunate in the sense things do work out at the end even though there are many nerve-wrecking moments while planning the weddings.

What are some of the common stress you could be facing?

Unrealistic expectations from your mother-in-law, insufficient money for your wedding, not being able to take time out to plan your wedding outside work, feeling unsupported from your husband-to-be…

the list goes on and on…

So what kind of stress are you facing now? You can write in the comment box below.

My head is bulging. Imagine a ballon inflating in your head…i feel like this right now. i just had my test…totally demoralised…studied so hard and yet, i don’t think i did well. but i did my best.

now, im still learning to cope with my anxiety and stress level. sometimes, i wonder how much stress my body can take? work+studies+wedding+ some other things that only people around me can sense it…

 now, im just doing my best to cope and to really keep my mind blank sometimes, consciously…free from any thought and worries…i’m just like anybody…a normal person..trying to live my life the best i can…