Dear Pre-Wedding Woes,
Who knew the pre-engagement stage could be so stressful? Not I, said the frazzled soon-to-be bride-to-be. I never truly gave this stage much thought. I earnestly thought that the stress of a wedding wouldn’t come knocking on my Victorian doorstep until the week before the wedding.
Darn romantic flicks! You have misled me once again! (Precisely why I opt for action and suspense over a chick-flick any day!)
I suppose that’s the part that baffles me the most. Is it the fact that I am such a perfectionist that I literally am planning ahead of the planning stage? Or perhaps, it is the fact that I want to get as much out of the way as possible now, in an attempt to avoid being the horrific monster known as a Bridezilla. Whatever the case may be, I do know that “this” is not the business – as my once teenage nephew would say.
To be honest, wait, I am always honest…what stresses me the most are the details surrounding getting my soon-to-be groom’s family to the wedding. Weeks like this would benefit greatly from a marriage into a rich family – I’m just speaking the truth. I am sure my weekly therapy session (counseling is a must right now) will help me filter through the stacks of lists piling up in my cranium, in order to leave some space for my brain to actually reside in peace.
Pinterest has become a sort of haven these days; a place to gaze and calmly sort through this mess of thoughts, while still being productive. At the end of the day, I am blessed to have been granted this moment in time to spend planning a future, my future, our future with the man of my dreams. Although everything that comes with him isn’t dreamy, I am reminded that God is in control.
Signed…
A soon-to-be Bride with a wish for continued sanity
The Melting Pot 