Keep Calm and Marry On How to truly enjoy your wedding and focus on the day, not the details
WE’VE BEEN LIVING in anxious times of late. Lots of cancelled plans and so much up in the air. Planning a wedding any time brings stress, as well as excitement and anticipation. But planning a wedding in 2020 is a whole nother story. If you’ve ever asked a recently married friend for any advice, or what they wish they could do over, chances are they will all say the same thing. When the big day finally arrives—just enjoy it. Don’t sweat the small stuff. Soak it in. The day goes by
so quickly! Have fun and appreciate it, even if little things go wrong. But that can be easier said than done. How exactly do you stay calm, cool and collected when you desperately want everything you’ve worked for to come together as you’ve envisioned? You can’t control everything that happens on your wedding day, but you can control how you react to it and your own state of well-being. And some of the ways to do that may surprise you. (Continued on page 138)
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