"No Wedding Wednesdays"

When a woman becomes engaged she sort of unintentionally enters into a new network of past brides or soon to be brides that offer advice from one of two perspectives - a "This isn't my first rodeo" type of perspective (typically the bride that did everything to a T, and perfectly, and wants to tell you all about it) or a "What was I thinking" type of perspective (may have had some wedding day bloopers and willing to tell you about it). Either way you have to prepare yourself when entering this new club and take everything in stride. I've come to find out that the wedding planning process has begun to make me an even more decisive person and has really allowed my Type A personality time to shine. You learn to make decisions based on what works for you and your fiancé and not sweat the small stuff (as much as possible). To me when it comes to wedding planning any advice is good advice, whether you choose to use it or not. So for all those Type A brides-to-be, here is link to an online TLC article I recently found that may help out!

5 Wedding Planning Tips for the Type A Bride

For those that prefer cliff notes...

5. Pick Your Organizational Pleasure - stick to one form of organization (computer, phone, old-fashioned paper)

4. Manage Expectations - tell people what you need from them, but stay within reason!
3. Full Disclosure - know what you want and communicate this to vendors (begin "pinning" now)
2. Embrace Your Nature - it's ok to be nerdy and organized in a bordering on OCD type of way!
1. Don't Overdo It - don't sweat the small stuff

To add to TLC's final and most important tip of not overdoing it, I wanted to share a story about the best piece of advice I have received! A while back on a plane ride to San Antonio I happen to sit next to one of my sorority sisters and colleagues which began with the typical catch up session. Of course it wasn't but a few minutes into the conversation that wedding talk came into play. Since she recently got married in San Antonio  she had great recommendations for florists, makeup places, caterers, etc. I was taking mental notes just as fast as I could when she said it...the best bit of advice that completely trumped anything I had mentally cataloged for later use. She said the best thing you can do for yourself throughout the planning process is to pick one day a week where you do absolutely...NOTHING! That's right, no wedding talk, thoughts or decisions for one whole day to avoid going off the bridal deep end. Although I haven't quite been the best follower of this advice, I feel like being less than 7 months out calls for a strict adherence to this rule! Hence the creation and implementation of "No Wedding Wednesdays" from here on out.

Let's see how this goes...