Wedding Invitations

Are you feeling “Pre-wedding stress?” Take some time out with your mother, close girlfriends, or sister(s), and also with people who have been through the wedding process. Share your feelings with them, listen to their own stories of angst, and realize that you are not alone in the world.

You greatest support group may be somebody you meet in line at the grocery store who has been through wedding planning before.

If your parents are driving you nuts, you may want to consider venting to your siblings or close girlfriends before going to your fiancé. That way you’ll be able to defuse some of your tension rather than laying it on him. After all, there is no reason to burden him with more of your own family’s dirty laundry than is necessary.

Ahead of time, delegate to your maid of honor and other wedding attendants such duties as making phone calls, helping you address and stamp wedding invitations, or coordinating the fittings for the bridesmaids’ dresses.