No Motivation

I know exactly how you feel! my FH and I are paying for the majority of the wedding and I'm doing all the planning myself.. it's so stressful and I just want it to be over with. I am constantly thinking about what I have to get done and make sure I'm keeping myself healthy and fit for the special day.

Yeeeeeees!!! My FH told me when I got to this point that we needed to take 1 week off from wedding planning. It worked like a charm! We talked honeymoon, but no wedding talk was such a nice break! We are pretty over the whole planning thing (and ready to honeymoon), and I know we have plenty left to do but it's hard to balance things so force a break on yourself. Trust me, you'll love it! I get overwhelmed if I dwell on the to do list as a whole, so I started choosing 1 task at a time and dealing with things that way. Your day will be beautiful, so breathe!

Can you take a short break from planning? 1-2 weeks without thinking or talking about the wedding can help a lot.

I am with you! I am just ready for the day to freaking be here already. As someone with depression and anxiety, your statements about just wanting to sleep, feeling miserable, and the stress taking over your personal and work life are concerning. Wedding planning is stressful and I definitely have days where I just want to sleep and not deal with anything but it shouldn't be impacting your work or your social life. I might suggest speaking with a counselor or your doctor, as this seems like it might be a bit more than just wedding-related. I may be completely overstepping so if I am just know this is coming from a good place!

Thanks Ladies! Im glad Im not the only one, and anxiety and depression is what I was worried about.. Ive been feeling like this for a while now and feel like as the stress of wedding planning get bigger it gets worse. I really appreciate everyone! I hope I will find some peace somewhere and be able to make this a happy experience again.

Hi Lynita! I'm sorry you're feeling like this, it can be overwhelming. Maybe take it slower, do one thing a week or even ever other week. And make sure you have a couple days where you do nothing wedding related and take time for yourself, with friends, or a date night with your FH. If you think it's more than just wedding planning, perhaps talking to someone about it like a counselor will help. I think losing motivation at some point during wedding planning is normal, you're not the only one! Hang in there, thing will all come together!

Totally normal for being that far out. Take a week or two off

I've been through this a few times already! Take a break if you can and come back refreshed and ready to plan. Taking a break gets me excited to plan again it might help you too! But just know your feelings are normal and everyone goes through it at some point.

I took 2 weeks off from wedding planning and trust me this feeling will pass.

I've been through something similar, as I am planning most of my wedding alone. I did what PP said, took a week or a little over a week off of everything wedding related to reset and that really helped. I also made some checklists if I felt overwhelmed and realized I had a lot more done than I originally thought

Yessss... January I went thru this... had a breakdown and completely lost control of my emotions.... FH made me take a week off.... no wedding planning or talking anything wedding related.... i actually took more than a week and it worked....

Yes, it's a big challenge, and the majority of couples represented in this community are under the same burden (as in, they're paying for it themselves). You're hosting the most expensive party of your life, and it's a massive undertaking (but, you're going to love the final outcome).

So what's done? What's not done? Who's hired, and what positions still need to be filled? You've got about five months left. That's enough time, but you're going to have to realize that you have a big job to finish. Those cars are going to pull up on September 29 -- ready or not.

Suggestion One: Get your FH to help you.