The sheer exhaustion of planning a wedding can bring a bride to the brink—not to mention, her beleaguered groom.
Every girl wants the perfect wedding. It’s something most of us dream about as we devour those Mills & Boon romances growing up. But to come face-to-face with the moment that we have waited for so long can be a nerve-racking experience. There are guests to be invited, budgets to stick to, and decor, food, gifts, relatives and in-laws to be attended too. In such a situation, it’s natural to be in a perpetual high strung, emotional state.
“Bridal stress is unique. It’s temporary yet it’s connected to much deeper family dynamics and bigger emotional challenges,” says Pulkit Sharma, a Delhi based clinical psychologist and psychoanalytical therapist. “It can be easily triggered by practical issues. There is often a decision to make and a challenge to resolve—add all this to your anxiety about your life taking a new turn and you can get into a momentary tizzy.” But sustained stress of this kind can negatively impact your relationship. To ensure that the run-up to the wedding doesn’t obscure the reason you’re doing all this anyway (hint: you love this man), watch out for these potential stress traps and save yourself some Bridezilla moments.
EVERYTHING IS SO EXPENSIVE!
This story is from the September 17, 2017 edition of Femina.
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