How to Deal with Wedding Planning Stress During COVID-19

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(Newswire.net — April 30, 2020) —

It is a difficult time for a person to be planning a wedding, and you might feel like the joy that you once had when thinking about your wedding has been taken away from you. The pandemic that is currently taking place might add extra stress to the work of planning out a wedding, but planning a wedding right now is still doable. There are things that you can do to plan a wedding right now without feeling too stressed about everything.

 

Make Sure You are Planning Far Enough in Advance and Know Things Will Get Better

 

If you are making plans for a wedding during this time when everything is scary and up in the air, you need to make sure that you are planning far enough in advance that things will be settled down by the time your wedding comes around. If you do not want to stress about your wedding and worry that it will have to be put off, plan it for well into the future. Help yourself relax by telling yourself that things will get better and life will go back to normal.

 

Make a List of Businesses You Can Contact Now and Those that Must Wait

 

When you are trying to plan a wedding without stress in the midst of a pandemic, make lists for yourself. Write down all of the businesses that are currently open and willing to make plans with you, and then also create a list of businesses that are closed now but that will be around and ready to work with you in the future.

 

Get Support from Friends and Family Through Phone Calls and Texts

 

This is a crazy time to be planning a wedding, and a lot of weddings are being messed up because of all that is going on. The more support that you can get from friends and family, the better. If you are not able to see your loved ones right now, know that they are still thinking of you and wanting to support you. Reach out to those people via phone calls and texts so that you can keep them in the loop regarding all that you are doing and so that they can offer you support.

 

Designate a Time Period Each Day Where You Will Not Think About Wedding Plans

 

If you are spending a lot of time at home right now, you might be tempted to dedicate all of your time to planning out your wedding. Doing this can cause you to feel more stress than you need to feel and keep you from letting yourself practice self care and take some time to relax. Designate a time period each day when you will not let yourself think about wedding plans.

 

If COVID-19 Messed Up Plans You Had Made, Get Help Starting Again

 

If you had plans for a big wedding but the pandemic kept you from carrying out those plans, you need to get help making new plans. Choose to cut down on the size of the wedding that you will be rescheduling, and send out emails to friends and family to get their help preparing for your new big day. Ask one family member to let everyone know that things are being rescheduled, and get another family member to contact your venue and the catering company that you were going to use. When rescheduling a wedding, you need to lean on those willing to offer you support so that you do not feel stressed.

 

Tell Yourself that Your Day Will be Special, No Matter What

 

Push away stress related to wedding planning at any point in time by telling yourself that your big day will be special no matter what. Whether you have a wedding in front of hundreds or in front of just a few, your day will mean a lot to you and it will be the start of a beautiful future.