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Dedicated December 2020

Feeling down..

Future Mrs. Lowder, on April 27, 2020 at 12:48 PM Posted in Planning 0 4

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Hey y’all..
Our wedding is about 7 months away. So far we’ve planned
-Our Venue-Gotten my dress-Made a rough guest list -Gotten some decorations (DIYing most everything)-Made a rough menuAnd a couple other smaller things. In the beginning I was very excited about planning everything and getting ideas but recently I’ve just been overwhelmed. When I got the previously mentioned things done it felt like I had accomplished a lot but when I sat down and looked at everything I still needed to do it was extremely overwhelming and since then I just haven’t had the spark to plan anymore. FH is very excited about the wedding. We are planning together but we’re taking on two different jobs. We’re using his family’s property as our venue so he’s looking forward to what he’s going to do as far as planting and the outdoor type things whereas it’s mine and my mother’s job to plan most everything else. I’m trying to find that spark again but I just haven’t... any tips or suggestions about this?

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Latest activity by Lynnie, on April 29, 2020 at 4:05 PM

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Kimberly · on April 27, 2020 at 2:44 PM
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I feel you. Our wedding is in 6 months and I haven’t even opened my wedding binder in 4 weeks. It’s also tough because some vendors are not even open so I can’t finish booking the remainder things like cake/bakery or flowers. What I’ve done recently to try get that spark back myself is watch things like Say Yes to the Dress or Disney Fairytale Weddings to see the excitement and love from other couples and their families and get in the mindset to look forward to our day. Also I have done a few at-home dates for fiancé and I where I do my hair and dress up and make it a romantic evening for the two of us. Because I eventually realized the reason we get the butterflies in excitement for our special day is to celebrate the love we share and the future we will have together. That momentum of trying to make each day count created a small spark for me. Hope some of this answers your question. Take it one day at a time! 💕
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Future Mrs. Lowder · on April 27, 2020 at 2:53 PM
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Thank you! I love that idea! I’m in the same boat.. it’s been about 6ish weeks since I’ve opened my binder ☹️
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Melle · on April 27, 2020 at 3:22 PM
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There were certain aspects of my wedding planning i had enjoyed more than others. for instance are you crafty? crafting projects can be fun
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Lynnie · on April 29, 2020 at 4:05 PM
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I felt this way sometimes when I was planning my wedding!
For me the easiest way to keep planning while avoiding feeling overwhelmed, was to only focus on the next thing on the to-do list. I was pretty aggressive about it, and my mom definitely didn't always appreciate it - but she also asked me what color dresses my bridesmaids would wear two hours after I got engaged!
I also took some intentional planning breaks! Proactively stating (even just to myself) that I'd be taking the next week off planning made me feel much less stressed and guilt free while enjoying that week - instead of not doing any planning, and also beating myself up over it.
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